November 7, 2020
MANCHESTER, NJ (OCEAN)–On Thursday, November 5, 2020, at approximately 05:28 pm, officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the area of Beckerville Road near the intersection of State Highway 70, in the Whiting section of the Township to investigate a motor vehicle accident. The crash involved a single vehicle, which struck a utility pole and then a tree.
Upon arrival, officers located a gray, 2012, Ford Escape with extensive damage in the wood line on the southern shoulder of Beckerville Road. The investigation revealed that the Ford was traveling west on Beckerville Road when it crossed the centerline and ran off the roadway on the south bound shoulder. The Ford then collided with a utility pole and continued forward into the wood line where it impacted a tree. The driver of the Ford, identified as 60-year-old Lynda Brown of Brick, was not wearing her seatbelt at the time of the collision. Both the front and side curtain airbags of the Ford were deployed. Ms. Brown was unresponsive when first responders arrived and was pronounced dead at the scene. The cause of the crash and the manner of death are pending investigation at this time.
Assisting at the scene were EMTs from the Manchester Township Division of Emergency Services, as well as paramedics from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Also assisting were members of the Whiting Volunteer Fire Department, Joint Base Fire Department, the Ocean County Medical Examiner’s Office, and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit. The roadway was closed for several hours while officers conducted the investigation. This crash is being investigated by Patrolman Michael O’Hara of the department’s Traffic Safety Unit.
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November 7, 2020
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November 7, 2020
See November 9, 2020 UPDATE here: UPDATE: Bordentown Driver Suffers Life Threating Injures In Saturday’s Route 130 Accident In East Windsor
UPDATE roadway was reopened at 6:47 pm.
EAST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–A serious accident in the 800 Block of Route 130 near Goodyear Tire Center and PakMail shipping center occurred just before 4:00 pm. The accident happened near an opening in the median strip and appeared to involve 2 vehicles and a parked vehicle. East Windsor Fire Company, Hightstown Fire Company, East Windsor First Aid Squad, Mercer County Paramedics and East Windsor Police responded to the scene. There was an extrication involved from one of the vehicles and the first aid squad transported to the Trauma Center at Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton and a “Trauma Alert” was called. All based on preliminary information. An email was sent to East Windsor Police for official information and once received the story will be updated and any corrections and additions made.
Currently Route 130 is closed in both directions for an accident investigation by East Windsor Police Department. Detours start at Hankins Road and also Route 130 and Route 33 intersection. Avoid the area. No official information is expected until the accident investigation is completed.
For latest update check the map on 511NJ at the link below:
From 511NJ.Org
NJ DOT – STMC: Crash investigation on US 130 southbound NJ 33 (East Windsor Twp) to Hankins Rd (Robbinsville) All lanes closed 10 minute delay
Started11/07/2020 04:41:50 PM Updated11/07/2020 4:43:45 PM
Rt 130 Northbound all lanes closed between Hankins Road in Robbinsville and Rt 33 in East Windsor Township due to crash. Use caution, slow down and expect delays.
— NJDOT (@NJDOT_info) November 7, 2020
East Windsor Township NIXLE Alert:
Route 130 is CLOSED in both directions between Hankins Rd. and Rt. 33 due to a motor vehicle accident.
