Driver ran after deadly Route 202 crash that killed NJ woman, prosecutors say

🚨A Bridgewater woman died after an SUV crash on Route 202 Monday morning

🚨The other driver ran from the crash but was found a short time later

🚨Investigators are seeking witnesses to the crash

RARITAN BOROUGH — An SUV driver ran away after crashing into another car on Route 202, leaving a woman to die in the driver's seat on Monday morning, officials said.

Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald says a Genesis SUV driven by Siddartha Prasad Surapanani crossed over the intersection of Route 202 and First Avenue against the red light around 6:30 a.m. Witnesses told investigators Surapanani drover "erratically" and in the wrong directions before hitting the driver's side of an Acura SUV. The driver of the Acura, a female from Bridgewater, died at the scene.

The driver of the Genesis, Siddartha Prasad Surapanani, ran from the scene but was soon found and arrested. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of injuries suffered in the crash and charged with second degree vehicular homicide, according to McDonald. He will taken to the Somerset County Jail.

Siddartha Prasad Surapanani

Victim not identified

McDonald did not disclose the name of victim. Surapanani's legal representation is not known.

The county Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team is investigating the crash.

The crash caused the road to be closed for a part of Monday morning’s commute.

McDonald asked witnesses to the crash to contact his office at 908-231-7100 or the Raritan Police Department at 908-725-6700 or via the STOPit app.

It was the 9th fatal crash in Somerset County in 2026 and the first on Route 202 within the county, according to State Police records.

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