Student Cyclist Sues Princeton Over April Accident on Campus

The student bicyclist who was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle on Elm Drive in April has filed a lawsuit against Princeton University and the driver, a University employee.  

Aiden Shah ’29 is suing Princeton; the driver of the vehicle, Antonio Frink; the owner of the vehicle, Maxine Frink; and three unnamed persons for damages, attorneys’ fees, and the costs of the lawsuit.

In his complaint, Shah alleges he was pinned under Frink’s vehicle “in excess of 25 minutes” on April 7 after Frink failed to stop at a stop sign on Elm Drive. As a result, Shah was hospitalized for “a broken right arm, broken ribs, head injury, a tendon rupture in the right hand … as well as various other injuries.” 

The lawsuit, filed in Mercer County Superior Court in early June, claims that Frink “had an extensive motor vehicle violation past history at the time of the accident, which Princeton University should have been well aware of.” Frink was “acting as an employee at Princeton” at the time, according to the complaint.

Days after the initial incident, University spokesperson Jennifer Morrill told PAW via email that “At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday evening, April 7, [the Department of Public Safety] responded to a call of cyclist struck by a motor vehicle on Elm Drive in the area of Morrison Hall and Richardson Auditorium. An 18-year-old undergraduate student sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the crash and was transported to an area hospital. The driver, a University employee, was issued a motor vehicle citation.”

A few weeks later, Shah posted what appear to be pictures of himself, bloodied and laying in a hospital bed, on his Instagram with the caption “never been better.” 

Shah is represented by O’Connor, Parsons, Lane & Noble, based in Springfield, New Jersey. 

According to his LinkedIn, Shah, a native of Madison, New Jersey, has been a member of EcoReps, a student sustainability program at Princeton, since January and previously served in various positions in local government, such as a student representative of the Madison Board of Education’s Alternative Energy Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. He was salutatorian of his graduating high school class and told TAP at the time that he planned to major in public and international affairs with a double minor in sustainable energy and philosophy. 

On the University’s Facilities website, Antonio Frink Sr. is listed as a new hire as of October 2025, working in building services. As of June 23, Frink is still listed in the University’s directory.

According to the filing, the defendants must respond within 60 days. Shah and the University did not respond to PAW’s requests for comment.