Medical emergency causes fatal crash in Lawrenceville, N.J.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Medical emergency causes fatal crash in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Police in Mercer County say a medical emergency is to blame for a fatal crash.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (WPVI) -- Police in Mercer County say a medical emergency is to blame for a fatal crash.

It happened at 6:45 a.m. Monday in the 3500 block of Princeton Pike near Lewisville Road.

Police tell Action News a pickup truck and a sedan collided, sending both off the road.

Seventy-six-year-old Maddie Everett of Lawrenceville, the driver of the sedan was pronounced dead at the scene.

Forty-seven-year-old Henry Hoffler of Trenton was identified as the driver in the pickup truck.

Police say he suffered a medical emergency when his truck was travelling northbound and struck the sedan in the southbound lane.

Hoffler had to be extricated from the pickup truck.

He was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton for treatment. He is listed in stable condition.