December 21, 2024
HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Police say that on December 20, 2024 at approximately 10:05 p.m., a three-vehicle collision occurred on South Broad Street near the intersection with Hempstead Road. The area of S. Broad St. where the collision occurred runs in an east to west direction geographically.
The incident involved a 2021 VW Tiguan driven by Anthony Pipitone, a 45-year- old male from Waterford Twp, a 2011 Hyundai Sonata driven by a 62-year-old woman from Lawrenceville, and a 2003 Toyota Camry driven by Byron W. Zepeda Gonzalez, a 43-year-old male from Trenton, NJ.
The preliminary investigation appears to indicate that the VW driven by Pipitone (eastbound) and the Hyundai (westbound) collided in a head-on fashion on S. Broad St. The Toyota driven by Zepeda Gonzalez then collided into the rear of the Hyundai following the initial collision. The cause of the collision is still an on- going investigation, however the weather at the time of the incident was inclement with an active snow fall.
Pipitone and the driver of the Hyundai were both transported via ambulance to Capital Health Regional Trauma Center in Trenton, NJ. Zepeda Gonzalez was transported to RWJ Hospital in Hamilton via ambulance. During the morning hours of 12/21/24, the driver of the Hyundai succumbed to the injuries she sustained and was declared deceased. Her name is being withheld until the notification of her legal next of kin is confirmed.
The crash is being investigated by Officer B. DiBiasi of the Hamilton Police Traffic Unit. Any witnesses are asked to contact the Hamilton Police Traffic Unit at (609) 581-4000.
