Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash
Date: 05/27/2025
Subject: Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash
Contact: Lieutenant Joseph Maccaquano
Hopewell Township Police Department
609-737-3100
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025 at 12:07 PM, Hopewell Township Police responded to North Route 31 between Titus Mill Road and Hopewell Pennington Road for a reported serious motor vehicle crash involving a head-on collision between a Honda Civic and a tractor trailer.
Additional responding units included Hopewell Valley Emergency Services, Pennington Fire Company, Hopewell Fire Company / EMS, Capital Health Paramedics, New Jersey State Police, and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office.
The initial investigation on scene showed the Honda Civic left the southbound lane of travel on North Route 31, which resulted in a head-on collision with the tractor trailer.
The Honda Civic contained three occupants (one driver and two passengers). All three sustained serious injuries from the crash and were transported to a nearby hospital by EMS. One occupant ultimately succumbed to injuries sustained from the crash, and was later pronounced deceased.
The investigation is being conducted by Hopewell Township Police and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team. Anyone with further information regarding the incident may contact Detective Steve Ciosek of the Hopewell Township Police Department.