Crime & Safety

South Brunswick Crash Seriously Injures Mercer County Man

The crash forced both vehicles off the roadway and onto the lawn of the Coaster Corporation.

A 30 year old Mercer County man was seriously injured in a two vehicle crash Monday afternoon in South Brunswick, police said.

According to police:

At 4:25 p.m. South Brunswick Police responded to a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Herrod Boulevard and Stults Road. The crash took place when the 30-year-old who was driving a 1997 Toyota south on Herrod Boulevard was struck by a 2014 Chrysler minivan, which was driven by a 45-year-old man from Indianapolis that was headed west on Stults Road.

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The crash forced both vehicles off the roadway and onto the lawn of the Coaster Corporation.  

The Mercer County man was trapped in his vehicle for 30 minutes while members of the Monmouth Junction Fire Department worked to free the victim. Firefighters had to cut the roof and a door off to free the victim.

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South Brunswick EMS and paramedics treated the victim at the scene. New Jersey State Police medevac landed at the crash location and transported the victim to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick.

The crash is under investigation by South Brunswick Traffic Safety Bureau Officer Frank Mongalieri. Traffic was diverted from the accident scene for over an hour which caused extensive delays near Exit 8A of the New Jersey 


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