Juvenile on e-bike critically injured in Princeton crash

A juvenile riding an e-bike was critically injured Sunday after a collision with a motor vehicle at the intersection of Ewing Street and Terhune Road, according to police.

Police officers in Princeton were called to the intersection at about 12:01 p.m. Sunday, April 26, after someone reported a crash involving an e-bike. Emergency responders from the Princeton Fire Department and the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad also responded.

When first responders arrived, they discovered that a juvenile operating the e-bike had been involved in a collision with a motor vehicle. Emergency personnel provided medical aid at the scene before the juvenile was taken to a local hospital, where the rider remains in critical condition, police said.

A preliminary investigation found that the juvenile was traveling north on Ewing Street and entered the intersection of Terhune Road, where the e-bike collided with a vehicle traveling east on Terhune Road, police said.

The driver of the vehicle suffered minor injuries.

Members of the police department’s Serious Collision Response Team and representatives from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office responded to investigate. The area around Ewing Street and Terhune Road was closed for about three and a half hours.

Police did not provide the age or gender of the juvenile cyclist. They said no additional information about the juvenile would be released. They also did not provide any information about the driver, such as age, what town the driver lives in, or the make and model the vehicle is.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Patrol Officer John Myzie of the Traffic Safety Bureau at 609-921-2100 or jmyzie@princetonnj.gov.