Good evening, New Jersey Patch readers! We’ve assembled some of the most share-worthy stories from the state for today, just for you.

Here are the top five stories from New Jersey:

1. Police said a teen crashed a stolen car during a struggle with the car’s driver, who left the vehicle running when he went into a bagel shop. (Read more on Patch.)

2. Two pedestrians have been fatally struck by a vehicle on the same stretch of road in Somerset County in the past several days, officials said. (Read more on Patch.)

3. Those tart, juicy cranberries you eat with Thanksgiving dinner were likely invented by a Rutgers scientist. And, those same researchers are currently hard at work inventing not only a cranberry more resistant to fruit rot, but also a sweeter cranberry. (Read more on Patch.)

4. Police are searching for a driver accused of ramming into multiple New Jersey State Police unmarked vehicles on Monday morning. (Read more on Patch.)

5. A GoFundMe is raising money for Cassie Arcaro, a North Jersey teen who was among four teens in a car crash late Friday night. Arcaro was airlifted to the hospital with serious injuries and will remain in a coma for several days, according to the fundraiser. (Read more on Patch.)