Prosecutor: Authorities Seek Witnesses to Pedestrian Hit & Run

Authorities are seeking the public’s assistance in finding a driver who may have been involved in a Dec. 27, 2022 motor-vehicle crash with a pedestrian in Manalapan, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

A joint investigation by detectives of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, Monmouth County Serious Collision Analysis Response Team (SCART), and the Manalapan Police Department began at roughly 5:45 p.m. on Dec. 27, Manalapan police responded to the vicinity of 341 Union Hill Road near the intersection of Kristin Court for a motor vehicle crash with serious bodily injury.

The investigation revealed that a juvenile pedestrian had entered the roadway where no crosswalk exists and was struck by a vehicle of an unknown make and model that was traveling eastbound on Union Hill Road. The driver of that vehicle left the scene.

The juvenile remained upright and then entered the westbound lane of travel when he was struck by an oncoming 2014 Toyota Prius, driven by a 27-year-old male from Milltown who remained on the scene.

He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for head and leg injuries, and has since been released.

Officials are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to please contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Nicolas Logothetis at 800-533-7443 or Manalapan Police Department Patrolman Matthew Meyler at 732-446-4300.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office