READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — Two people were injured in a head-on crash on Route 202 in Readington Township Friday night after an 83-year-old Somerset woman drove the wrong way and struck another vehicle, according to police.
The crash occurred Oct. 30 at approximately 9:46 p.m. on Route 202 near Pleasant Run Road.
Police said the woman was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when her vehicle struck a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Flemington man head-on.
Responding officers found both drivers injured. The 83-year-old woman was unconscious and was later flown to an area trauma center by a New Jersey State Police NorthSTAR helicopter for treatment of her injuries, authorities said.
The 26-year-old Flemington man was transported by the Whitehouse Rescue Squad to an area hospital for treatment of his injuries. Police did not provide additional details about the extent of either driver’s injuries.
The Readington Township Police Department, Whitehouse Rescue Squad, Three Bridges Fire Department, paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center and the New Jersey State Police Aviation Bureau responded to the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the Readington Township Police Department.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Sgt. Terry Woolverton at 908-534-4031.
