Police Urge Caution After Teen Struck in Cranbury Crosswalk
East Brunswick woman charged with careless driving and failure to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
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Cranbury police are urging residents to use caution crossing the street after a 13-year-old girl was hit by a car while crossing North Main Street in Cranbury only July 12.
The girl was nearly halfway through the crosswalk around 9:07 a.m. at North Main Street and School House Lane when a Jeep Grand Cherokee struck her, said Chief Ricky Varga. She suffered cuts and bruises to her legs, hips and arms and was taken to University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro.
“She was hit pretty hard,” Varga said, noting she was knocked out of her shoes. “Contributing factors were clearly distracted driving by the operator of the vehicle to not see a pedestrian walking in the crosswalk.”
The driver, Seema Basi, 38, of East Brunswick, was charged with careless driving and failure to stop for a pedestrian in the crosswalk.
Varga said Cranbury is mostly a walking community and patrols continually enforce crosswalks, but said residents should also make sure the vehicle sees you crossing.
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Andrew M. Galbraith Ryer
11:36 am on Monday, July 23, 2012
Wow, I hope this girl is okay. I really hope people see this and pay more attention to the pedestrians in crosswalks. Each morning my daughter and I cross Stockton by the Rogers school, and each day at least three cars drive right through the crosswalk with us in it, even with the "Stop for Pedestrains signs" in both directions.
Cathy McMann
4:53 pm on Monday, July 23, 2012
Big problem at intersection of South Main Street and Etra Road. Drivers turning at the intersection simply aren't looking for pedestrians. Of course, they would notice more of what is happening around them if they put the phone down and became fully engaged in the act of driving.
Rocky
8:31 am on Sunday, July 29, 2012
Same issue at Hightstown Library crossing...majority of drivers do not wait for pedestrians to crossing at Franklin street crossing...perhaps the Hightstown police can at least stop and warn few drivers? And cite repeat offenders?