Sixty-three year old Michael Arena was arrested and charged with aggravated manslaughter and leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle crash, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office. Police officers responded to the intersection of Whitehead and Russell Avenues in South River for a report of a collision. There they found the victim, a 14-year-old boy, who was struck by a white work van while riding his bicycle. The van fled the scene, officials said. First responders transported the boy to a nearby hospital where he later died from his injuries. Arena was taken into custody for questioning on Friday and admitted to driving the van at the time of the crash.
Man Arrested in Hit-and-Run in Death of Teen Bicyclist
