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 RELEASE
 

INCIDENT:  2026-13210 / 2026-13216
 
DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 5/29/26 at 0158 hours
 
LOCATION OCCURRED:  US Route 1 South at Washington Road
 
REPORTING OFFICER: Traffic Officer A. Mangone #5112 – Lead Investigator (Crash #1)
                                         Traffic Officer K. LaForge #5104 – Lead Investigator (Crash #2)
 
DRIVER 1:  22-year-old male, resident of Philadelphia, PA
DRIVER 2:  28-year-old-male, resident of Edison, NJ
DRIVER 3: 43-year-old female out of Media, PA
 
OTHERS INVOLVED:

1. WWPD Communications Center, Patrol Division, Traffic Unit and Detective Bureau
2. West Windsor Fire/EMS Station 45
3. WW Volunteer Fire Station 43
4. WW Volunteer Fire Station 44
5. Mercer County Prosecutors Office Serious Crash Response Team
6. NJ DOT
7. Capital Health MICU
8. Grover’s Mill Towing
9. Eddie’s Towing, LLC.

 
DETAILS:
 
Friday, May 29, 2026, at approximately 1:58 a.m., the West Windsor Police Department Communications detailed patrol to a motor vehicle crash on U.S. Route 1 South at Washington Road. The initial investigation on scene revealed that a 2023 Kia operated by Driver #1 was traveling south on U.S. Route 1 in the left lane.  A tractor trailer driven by Driver #2 was traveling west on Washington Road, turning left onto U.S. Route 1 South.  Driver #1 failed to stop for the red traffic signal On U.S. Route 1 South, and crashed into the passenger side of the tractor at the passenger door/fuel tank area.  Driver #2 was transported to Capital Health Fuld campus with minor injuries.  Driver #1 was entrapped in the vehicle and extricated by emergency services then also transported to Capital Health Fuld Campus where he was admitted with life threatening injuries. 
 
Subsequent to the crash, the West Windsor Police Department Traffic Unit, Detective Bureau and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Crash Response Team were contacted and arrived on scene to conduct an investigation.  U.S. Route 1 Southbound was closed at Harrison Street, with the assistance of NJDOT for the duration of the investigation.   At approximately 5:20 a.m., while police, EMS and investigators were on scene, a 2017 Toyota operated by Driver #3, drove through the barricades on U.S. Route 1 South at Harrison Street and continued on U.S. Route 1 South where it subsequently crashed into the trailer of the tractor trailer that was still across the roadway, narrowly missing emergency personnel on scene.  Driver #3 succumbed to her injuries at the scene.  The cause of Driver #3’s actions is still under investigation. Her identity is being withheld pending investigation.
 
U.S. Route 1 South between Harrison Street and Washington Road remained closed for approximately 7 hours while the investigation was conducted and traffic was delayed for the same duration.  If anyone has any pertinent information to share for either of these collisions, please contact Traffic Officer A. Mangone #5112 or Traffic Officer K. LaForge #5104 at (609) 799-1222, our Anonymous Tipline at (609) 799-0452, or [email protected] or [email protected]