July 22, 2021
WEST WINDSOR, NJ (MERCER)–West Windsor Police were detailed to a serious motor vehicle crash on U.S. Route 1 North just prior to Carnegie Center Boulevard at 1:13 p.m. on July 21, 2021.
Police said that Sgt. Brodowski was first on scene and determined that Vehicle #1, a 2016 Chevrolet Cruze driven by a resident of Franklin Park, NJ, was traveling behind Vehicle #2, a 2018 Audi Q7. Vehicle #2, which was slowing for a red light, was rear-ended by Vehicle #1. Vehicle #1 left no traces of trying to stop or slow down prior to impact.
Driver #1 of the Chevrolet Cruze was found to be unconscious and injured upon arrival. Sgt. Brodowski had to break the driver’s side window in order to extricate Driver #1 from the wreckage and began life saving efforts. Driver #1 had been unrestrained and smashed his face into the front windshield and had no pulse and was not breathing.
Firefighters and EMS from West Windsor Emergency Services and Capital Health Paramedics arrived and took over the care of Driver #1.
Driver #1 was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center as responding First Responders were able assist the man 1 in regaining a pulse. He sustained non-life-threatening injuries to his head/face as a result of the collision.
Vehicle #2’s two occupants were uninjured in the collision.
The incident is still under investigation by the WWPD Traffic Unit. If anyone has any pertinent information to share, please contact Traffic Sgt. Bal at [email protected] or (609) 799-1222.
Responding to the scene were: West Windsor Police Department, West Windsor Division of Fire & Emergency Services Squad #45, Princeton Junction Volunteer Fire Company Station #44, West Windsor Volunteer Fire Company Station #43, Princeton Emergency Services – First Aid and Rescue Squad, Capital Health Paramedics, and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office Serious Collision Response Team.
Yesterday’s MidJersey.news story here: Serious Crash On Route 1 In West Windsor
Quick response by Police and Emergency Services saved a man’s life in West Windsor yesterday. Rescue workers were able to revive and bring a man back to life after found not breathing and no pulse after a crash on Route 1 yesterday. Photos by: Brian McCarthy