March 28, 2024
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, NJ (MERCER)–Lawrence Township Police say that at approximately 01:43 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, 2024, the Lawrence Township Police Department responded to a one car motor vehicle crash on Brunswick Pike at the Whitehead Road Circle.
A 2003 Suzuki Vitara had struck a utility pole and sustained heavy damage. The vehicle was being operated by Delva Jonas (49-year-old male from Trenton, New Jersey). Jonas suffered serious but non-fatal injuries and was transported to an area hospital for treatment.
Jean Pierre (50-year-old male from Trenton, New Jersey) was the front seat passenger in the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene of the crash.
The crash is still under investigation by Lawrence Township Police Detective James Steimle and Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office – Serious Collision Response Team Detective Ryan Minnick.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Steimle at 609-844-7135 ([email protected]).
