Man Charged In New Brunswick Pedestrian Hit & Run

31-Year-Old New Brunswick Man Charged With Running Down  Pedestrian Early Monday Morning

Tuesday, May 21, 2024, 4:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- A 31-year-old New Brunswick, New Jersey man was taken into custody and charged in connection in connection with a pedestrian hit and run that occurred early Monday morning in New Brunswick, New Jersey, leaving a man hospitalized. 

     According to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone, on Monday, May 20, 2024, just shortly before 1:30 a.m., members of the New Brunswick Police Department responded to the area of 100 Jersey Avenue on a report of a pedestrian hit-and-run. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a 25-year-old New Brunswick man, in the roadway having sustained serious injuries, The man was immediately transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where he remains in critical condition.

     A swift-moving investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the New Brunswick Police Department determined that a motor vehicle being operated by Abel Bustos-Medel, 31, of New Brunswick, New Jersey, struck the man on Jersey Avenue and then fled the scene. 

     A short time later, the sedan was located on Livingston Avenue with damage consistent with striking a pedestrian. Bustos-Medel was immediately taken into custody.

     Accordingly, Bustos-Medel was formally charged with third-degree Assault by Auto; third-degree Leaving the Scene of a Serious Bodily Injury Accident; and Driving Under the Influence.

      The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information or video surveillance footage of the area is asked to contact Officer Mark Smith of the New Brunswick Police Department at (732) 745-5005 or Sergeant Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 745-4328. All calls will be kept confidential.

"The rules of the court requires us to include a statement, that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt."

FILED UNDER: MAY 21, 2024: LAW, LOCAL, MIDDLESEX: