Road Rage leads to assault
On Monday, April 29, 2013 at approximately 1804 hours, Readington
Township Police were dispatched to a motor vehicle accident
involving two vehicles on Route 31 south bound, just prior to the
the Raritan Township border.
During PFC. Wester's accident investigation, he discovered that
the driver of one of the vehicles Michael Roche had assaulted the
other driver, a juvenile male by punching him in the face several
times after the two vehicles collided. The road rage incident
started on Route 78 and continued down Rt. 31 untill the crash
site, which was witnessed by a third party. The suspect,
identified as Michael Roche, of Hillsborough was arrested and
charged with simple assault. Roche given a mandatory court date,
and released ROR.