July 23, 2024-UPDATE
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–On Friday, July 19, 2024, at approximately 10:53 p.m., the East Windsor Police Department responded to Hickory Corner Road in the area of Brookwood Gardens on a report of a motor vehicle collision with injuries. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Honda Civic was traveling west on Hickory Corner Road, veered off the roadway, and collided into a large tree on the property of the Brookwood Gardens apartments.
A four-year-old passenger in the back seat sustained serious injuries and was transported to RWJ New Brunswick by New Jersey State Police Medevac and Capital Health Paramedics. The driver, a 36-year-old male, and an 11-year-old passenger in the back seat were transported via ambulance to RWJ New Brunswick for non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation by the East Windsor Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Serious Collision Response Team revealed that the front seat passenger, Madelin A. Soto-Santizo, 36, of East Windsor, grabbed the steering wheel of the moving vehicle while in an argument with the driver, causing the Honda Civic to crash.
Soto-Santizo is charged with one count of second-degree aggravated assault, two counts of third-degree aggravated assault, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion to detain her pending trial.
Despite having been charged, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Assisting Agencies:
Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office
Capital Health EMS/Capital Health Paramedics New Jersey State Police
Hightstown EMS Robbinsville EMS
East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #1 East Windsor Volunteer Fire Police #1
