New Jersey
ATV rider wanted after running over officer in New Jersey, police say
Police are asking for help identifying an ATV rider who ran over an officer in Ewing, New Jersey.
According to the Township of Ewing Police Department, on Sunday, May 31, 2026, officers received multiple calls regarding ATVs operating recklessly throughout the town.
Police said that at around 5:30 p.m., an officer encountered a man who was attempting to fuel an ATV at the Delta gas station, located at 1513 Princeton Avenue.
The officer exited his patrol vehicle and attempted to stop the man on the ATV, police said. That’s when the man drove over the officer with the ATV and fled.
Other responding officers briefly pursued the ATV but ended it for safety reasons, according to police.
Police said the officer who was struck was taken to a nearby hospital to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
Now the police are searching for the ATV rider, who is wanted for aggravated assault on a police officer.
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Anyone with information as to his identity is asked to call the Ewing Police Department at 609-882-1313 or their anonymous tip line at 609-882-7530.