Police Log: Jan. 17 – Jan. 25, 2017

Jan. 17

• Felix Vargas of Somerset was walking in an Easton Avenue parking lot, to his car, when he was struck from behind by a driverless car. Raymond Goodwin of Somerset told police that he had pulled into a spot, and got out of the car while it was running, with his grandson still inside. He said he must have forgotten to put the car into park, because when he closed the door it started moving backwards and hit Vargas.
• Asia Irish of Franklin Park was cited for driving with a suspended license after her car collided with one driven by Francis Guglielmo of Somerset. Guglielmo said his car was struck while he was entering the intersection of Canal and Blackwells Mills roads. Irish said Guglielmo went through the stop sign.

Jan. 18

• Nathaniel Curry of Somerset was cited for careless driving and failure to show driving credentials after his car rear-ended one driven by Louise Spedaliere of North Brunswick on Route 27. The impact pushed Spedaliere’s car into one driven by Shao Jinang of Piscataway.
• Adam Abdalla of Monmouth Junction was cited for careless driving after the car he was driving collided with one driven by Kelly Mesinger of Monmouth Junction on Cedar Grove Lane. Mesinger was in the right lane, she said, when Abdalla’s car switched from the left lane into hers. Adballa said he did not see Mesinger’s car.
• Stephany Hernandez of Somerset was cited for driving without insurance after her car rear-ended one driven on Easton Avenue by Valerie Romito of Robbinsville. Hernandez said she started to cough and did not see that Romito’s car had stopped.

Jan. 19