HILLSBOROUGH TOWNSHIP, NJ (Somerset County) – Authorities are investigating the death of a man after he was struck by a family member with a vehicle at his Hillsborough Township residence early Saturday morning, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
On Feb. 25, at around 2:28 a.m., police and Emergency Medical Services responded to a residence on Clark Lane in response to a 9-1-1 call. A 41-year-old Hillsborough Township man, who authorities are not identifying, was struck by a vehicle driven by a family member, and was subsequently pronounced dead at the scene, McDonald said.
The death remains under investigation by detectives pending an autopsy and toxicology report from the New Jersey Northern Regional Medical Examiner’s Office and the results of the Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team’s findings, McDonald said.
“No criminal charges have been filed at this time,” McDonald said.
Anyone with information relating to this investigation to contact the Somerset County Prosecutors Office Major Crimes Unit at 908-231-7100 or the Hillsborough Township Police Department at 908-369-4323 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ. Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports, and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.
