Two
people
were
hospitalized
overnight
after
a
carjacking
suspect
pinned
the
man
and
woman
up
against
a
Newark
bar
late
Saturday.
Officials
in
the
New
Jersey
city
said
police
responded
to
the
Cozy
Corner
Bar
around
12
a.m.
for
reports
of
a
vehicle
crash
at
the
corner
of
South
12th
Street
and
South
Orange
Avenue.
Newark’s
public
safety
director,
Fritz
Fragé,
said
two
adult
pedestrians
were
found
sandwiched
between
the
building
and
the
car,
which
had
since
caught
fire.
The
man
and
woman
were
taken
to
University
Hospital;
she
was
reportedly
in
critical
condition
and
he
was
non-life-threatening
injuries.
According
to
city
officials,
the
car
had
been
stolen
only
a
few
blocks
away.
Police
were
still
looking
for
the
driver
Sunday
morning.