Full Notification

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT

20 Municipal Drive * P.O. Box 38

West Windsor, New Jersey 08550

ROBERT GAROFALO PhD(c), Chief of Police

(609) 799-1222

Records Fax (609) 799-6338 * Fax (609) 897-9010

DB Fax (609) 799-6515 * Dispatch Fax (609) 799-3516

NEWS INFORMATION

INCIDENT: 2023-13706 Serious Motor Vehicle Collision 

DATE & TIME OCCURRED:   May 6, 2023 at 2:57 pm

LOCATION OCCURRED:  Roszel Road 

WHO:  Driver #1:  73 year old 
                               Resident of Princeton, NJ 
 
OFFICER:  Traffic Officer F. Sabatino #83--Lead Investigator
      
OTHERS INVOLVED:  1)  WWPD Communications Center,
                                           Patrol Division, Traffic Unit,
                                           & Detective Bureau
                                      2)  West Windsor DIvision of Fire & Emergency Services 
                                      3)  Capital Health MICU
DETAILS:  At 2:57 pm, the WWPD Communications Center detailed Traffic & Patrol Units to Roszel Road (near #15) for a Serious Motor Vehicle Collision.  WW Division of Fire & Emergency Services attended to the victim, Driver #1, and sole occupant of a 2014 Volkswagen Jetta.  Driver #1 sustained a head injury and was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center by WW Division of Fire & Emergency Services.  The victim's injuires were considered life threatening.  
                 Initial investigation revealed the following: the VW Jetta was traveling Southbound on Roszel Road on straight portion of roadway.  The VW Jetta entered into the Northbound lanes and continued in a southeasterly direction where it struck the Northbound curb.  The Jetta continued off of the roadway and struck a utility pole and came to its final resting place.  No other vehicles were involved in the crash.  It is believed that this incident may have been the result of a medical event for Driver #1. 
                  Traffic & Patrol Units were able to maintain an open roadway during the investigation.  If anyone has any pertinent information to share into this colliision please contact Traffic Officer F. Sabatino #83 at (609) 799-1222, our Anonymous Tipline at (609) 799-0452, or [email protected].  

**UPDATE**: As of 12 pm on 5/7/2023, Driver #1's condition has improved and she is in good spirits as per Traffic Officer Sabatino.--Det. Lt. Lee 
OFFICER  PREPARING RELEASE: Det. Lt. Lee #59

DATE OF RELEASE: 5/7/2023


**Please note that charges are merely accusations and that the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.