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West Windsor Police Department, NJ
Sunday January 3rd, 2021 :: 01:00 p.m. EST

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**WWPD PRESS RELEASE 1/3/2021 Serious Motor Vehicle Collision Inc. #2021-171. Reply with TIP.--Det. Lt. Lee

WEST WINDSOR TOWNSHIP POLICE DEPARTMENT
20 Municipal Drive  P.O. Box 38
West Windsor, New Jersey 08550

Robert Garofalo Ph(D)c Chief of Police

Records Fax (609) 799-6338 * Fax (609) 897-9010
Fax (609) 799-6515 * Dispatch Fax (609) 799-3516

PRESS INFORMATION

INCIDENT: 2021-171 Serious Motor Vehicle Crash

DATE/TIME OCCURRED:  1/3/2021 at 3:54 am

LOCATION OCCURRED:  Clarksville Road approx. 8/10 of a mile North of Quakerbridge Road (at former BASF property near the pigpens)  


VICTIM:  Driver #1-- 48 year old  
                                   Resident of Ewing, NJ 

**Identity withheld at this time**


OTHERS INVOLVED:  1)  Det. Sgt. Lai #470
                                      2)  Traffic Sgt. Bal #467
                                      3)  Sgt. Brodowski #479
                                      4)  Ptl. C. Van Ness #86
                                      5)  Traffic Officer Brown #89
                                      6)  Ptl. Abade #94 
                                      7)  K9 Officer Zicha #96
                                      8)  Traffic Officer McQuade #97
                                      9)  K9 Officer Pollini #99
                                     10)  Ptl. LaForge #104
                                     11)  Ptl. Crawford #108
                                     12)  WW Division of Fire & Emergency                                                          Services
                                     13)  West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company 
                                     14)  Princeton Jct. Volunteer Fire Company 
                                     15)  Fire Police 
                                     16)  Capital Health Services MICU

INVESTIGATING OFFICER:  Traffic Officer LaRocca #85

DETAILS:  On Sunday January 3, 2021 at 3:54 am Patrol Units and the WW Division of Fire & Emergency Services (WWDFES) were detailed Clarksville Road at the former BASF Property (near the  pig pens) to a Serious Motor Vehicle Collision involving one (1) car that had overturned.   Driver #1 was found to be entrapped and unconscious upon  Patrol Units' arrival.  The PJVFC worked to extricate Driver #1 from his 2009 Honda Accord which was at its final rest on its passennger's side.  After being extracted from the Honda with serious injuries, WWDFES transported Driver #1 to Capital Health Regional Medical Center-Fuld.  
                        The initial investigation by the WWPD Traffic Unit & Detective Bureau revealed the following; Vehicle #1 had been traveling Northbound on Clarksville Road and was approximately 8/10 of a mile North of Quakerbridge Road (near the pig pens at the former BASF property).  Vehicle #1 left the roadway to the right, drove into a drainage ditch, and struck a concrete hood & (2) drain pipes.  Vehicle #1 came to its final resting place on its passenger's side.  There were no other occupants in Vehicle #1.    
                        Driver #1 was listed in Critical Condition with Non-Life Threatening injuries.  WWPD Traffic Unit  & Detective Bureau are continuing the investigation.  If you have any pertinent information, please contact Traffic Officer LaRocca at [email protected] or Traffic Sgt. Bal at [email protected] or at (609) 799-1222 or on our Confidential Tip Line at (609) 799-0452.  

OFFICER PREPARING RELEASE:  Det. Lt. Lee #359

DATE OF RELEASE:  1/3/2021 

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

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Non-emergencies: 609-799-1222

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