South River police ask for public's help after boy, 14, killed in hit-and-run

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SOUTH RIVER – Police have asked for the public’s help locating the driver after a 14-year-old boy was killed Friday afternoon in a hit-and-run.

The boy was riding his bicycle near the intersection of Whitehead and Russell avenues around 4:20 p.m. when he was struck by a white work van that fled the scene, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said.

The boy was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead, Ciccone said.

No other description of the vehicle or details were provided.

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Anyone with information is asked to call South River Police Detective Kenneth Nale at 732-254-9002 or Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Sgt. Jonathan Berman at 732-745-4328.

This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: South River NJ hit-and-run leaves boy, 14, dead