EAST BRUNSWICK — A Manalapan resident was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Route 18 and Rues Lane on Nov. 14.
Police said Joseph Yankilevich, 61, was traveling southbound on Route 18 when he collided with a vehicle driven by Diana Sachakova, 17, of Old Bridge, at around 4:59 p.m. Sachakova was entering the highway from the Exxon gas station at 4:59 p.m., police said.
Yankilevich’s vehicle rolled over in the accident and he had to be extricated by the Old Bridge Volunteer Fire Department District No. 1. Yankilevich was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick with serious injuries. Sachakova and a passenger declined treatment at the scene.
Police are investigating the accident and anyone with information is asked to contact Patrolman Thomas Kienle or Patrolman James Angermeier of the Special Operations Section at 732-390-6969.
— Chris Zawistowski