Serious Motor Vehicle Crash
Lieutenant Louis Vastola
Hopewell Township Police Department
609-737-3100
On Friday September 13, 2024 at 2:57 PM, Hopewell Township Police officers were dispatched to the intersection of Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. (County Rt. 546) and Dublin Rd. for a reported serious crash.
Multiple HTPD officers, Pennington Borough Police, NJ State Park Police along with Pennington Fire Department, Hopewell Valley Emergency Services Unit, Capital Health EMS/ALS and Ewing EMS responded to the scene where two occupants were injured.
The initial investigation shows that the 17-year-old driver of a Toyota was traveling South on Dublin Rd. and attempted to turn onto Washington Crossin-Pennington Rd. The Toyota traveled into the path of a Ram pickup truck, being driven by a 36-year-old Ewing, NJ man, which was traveling West on Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. and had the right of way. The collision forced both vehicles off of the roadway where they came to rest in the grass shoulder. Washington Crossing-Pennington Rd. was closed for approximately 2 hours, while the scene was cleared.
As a result of the crash, the driver of the Toyota suffered from serious injuries. The front seat passenger, a juvenile female, suffered from non-life-threatening injuries. Both occupants were transported to a local hospital for treatment. The driver of the Ram was not injured.
The crash is being investigated by Officer Mandy Grey and Detective Christopher Collins of the Hopewell Township Police Department along with detectives from the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.