A maintenance worker at the Glenwood Apartments complex in Old Bridge noticed the small white dog, believed to be a Bichon Frise, in the dumpster Tuesday morning.
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.