South Brunswick police said the Tesla turned off Georges Road after 5 p.m., likely sensed an SUV coming towards it and turned into a driveway to avoid a head-on collision.
Every late winter the salamanders cross from one side of Beekman Road in East Brunswick, which turns into White Pine Road in South Brunswick to get to their breeding pond. After laying their eggs they will cross the road to return home.
The victim's mother told News 12 New Jersey that police need to talk to the truck to complete the investigation. She is hoping there is video of the crash that captures the truck's license plate.
Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolonda Ciccone said 15-year-old was the front seat passenger in a 1998 Buick that hit a utility pole along the southbound lanes of Route 130 around 7:25 a.m.
The incidents have taken place either outside a unit or on a nearby trail in a wooded area at an apartment complex on Route 1 in South Brunswick, police said.
South Brunswick Deputy Police Chief James Ryan said they had been called to two-story house on Old Beekman Road late Monday night hours before the fire was set.
South Brunswick police said they received a 911 call from a man Monday afternoon who said the driver of a white Mercedes was throwing coins and spitting at his car as they headed south.