The 25-year-old man was found on Ridge Road early Friday morning.
SOUTH BRUNSWICK -- A New York City man was found stabbed on the side of a township road early Friday morning, police said.
The 25-year-old man is in stable condition, according to police, who said they are trying to determine how and where the man was stabbed.
"Preliminary indications are the incident was not a random act," a police statement said.
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A motorist called police and reported an injured man on the shoulder of Ridge Road near Corn Road around 2 a.m. on Friday, police said. Responding officers found a man "suffering from several stab wounds."
The man was taken to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick where he underwent surgery, police said. The man's name was not released.
South Brunswick police are working with New York City police on the investigation.
Anyone who traveled on Ridge Road near Docks Corner Road between 1:30 a.m. and 2 a.m. on Friday are asked to call police at (732) 329-4646.
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