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**WWPD NEWS RELEASE** Serious Motor Vehicle Crash on US Route 1 South at Meadow Rd. 12/08/2024 - DSgt. J. Jones

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
 

PRESS INFORMATION

INCIDENT: 2024-34328 SERIOUS MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH
DATE/TIME OCCURRED: December 8, 2024 at 3:46 am
LOCATION OCCURRED: US Route 1 South @ Meadow Rd.
REPORTING OFFICER:  Traffic Officer Kyle Brown #589 - Lead Investigator

OTHERS INVOLVED:  1)  WWPD Communications Center,
                                           Patrol Division, Traffic Unit, & Detective
                                           Bureau
                                     2)  West Windsor Division of Fire & Emergency Services #45
                                      3)  Capital Health MICU #179
                                      4)  Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Department #44
                                      5)  West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department #43
                                      6) Mercer County Prosecutors Office Serious Collision Response Team (SCRT)
                                      7)  NJ State Department of Transportation

DRIVER #1:  25-year-old male, Resident of Somerset, NJ
                        Serious head injury – non-life threatening
DRIVER #2:  43-year-old male, Resident of Pennsauken, NJ
                       Minor injuries, refused medical treatment at scene
 
DETAILS:  On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 03:46 am, West Windsor Township Police’s Communications Center received a 911 call for a motor vehicle accident on US Route 1 South at Meadow Rd.  Investigation on scene revealed that a 2017 Toyota sedan was traveling south on US Route 1 approaching the Meadow Rd. overpass when for unknown reasons, it struck a box truck in the rear that was also traveling southbound.  As a result of the collision, the box truck tipped over on its side and came to rest.  
 
West Windsor Division of Fire and Emergency Services #45, Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Department #44, and West Windsor Volunteer Fire Department #43 responded to the scene.  Driver # 1 was transported to Capital Health Medical Center at Fuld for treatment of a serious head injury.  At the time of this report, he was listed in stable condition.  The NJ Department of Transportation responded to the scene to assist with closing US Route 1. 

This investigation is ongoing.  The WWPD is actively seeking anyone with pertinent information into this incident.  If you have any information, please contact Traffic Officer K. Brown at (609) 799-1222, our Anonymous Tip Line at (609) 799-0452, or [email protected].  The roadway was closed in the area of the collision for approximately four (04) hours. 
 

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE: DSgt. J. Jones #475

DATE OF RELEASE: 12/08/2024
 

Address/Location
West Windsor Police Department, NJ
271 Clarksville Rd
West Windsor Township, NJ 08550

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