READINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Hunterdon County) — A Flemington man has been charged with driving while intoxicated after a wrong-way crash Thursday night on U.S. Route 202 in Readington Township that left two people hospitalized, police said.
The Readington Township Police Department said officers and members of the Whitehouse Rescue Squad responded around 9:11 p.m. on Oct. 30, to the area of Route 202 near Summer Road for a report of a crash with multiple injuries.
According to police, a Nissan Murano driven by Pedro Ramos-Santos, of Flemington, was traveling north in the southbound lanes of Route 202 when it collided head-on with a Chrysler 300 sedan.
Emergency crews from the Whitehouse Rescue Squad extricated both drivers from their vehicles. Each was transported to a regional trauma center with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
An investigation determined that Ramos-Santos was allegedly operating under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. He was charged with driving while intoxicated, third-degree assault by auto, careless driving, reckless driving, wrong way on a one-way street, failure to keep right, and traffic on marked lanes.
Assisting at the scene were the Raritan Township Police Department, Three Bridges Fire Company, and Whitehouse Fire Company.
The crash remains under investigation by the Readington Township Police Department Traffic Safety Unit. Anyone with information is asked to contact Officer Michael Columbo at (908) 534-4031.
