By Barbara A. Preston | Posted April 7, 2023
A 12-year-old boy from Belle Mead was attempting to cross County Route 601 on his bicycle when he was struck by a car then transported to the hospital on Wednesday at 6:09 pm. The boy was released from the hospital following treatment for facial wounds.
Montgomery Township police told The Montgomery News on Thursday that the boy was attempting to cross Belle Mead-Blawenburg Road (Rt. 601) from the northbound side of the road, near Reading Boulevard, when he pulled out from behind a line of stopped traffic.
A preliminary police investigation revealed that Eunhwa Yang, 43, of Hillsborough was driving in the southbound lane of Route 601 in a 2008 Toyota Sienna. She crashed into the bicyclist while he was trying to cross the roadway.
The boy, whose name is being withheld because he is a minor, was not wearing a helmet. Police said he sustained facial injuries, and was taken by the Montgomery EMS to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for treatment. He was later released.
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The roadway was partially shut down, and traffic was delayed in the area while police investigated.
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The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the crash is asked to contact the MTPD Traffic Division at 908.359.3222. The Route 601-Reading Blvd intersection is close to Route 206 in Belle Mead.