The driver's name is being withheld pending further investigation
WEST WINDSOR -- One person died Wednesday night when a car veered off the road in a picnic area of Mercer County Park and crashed into a tree, police said.
The single-car crash occurred around 8:11 p.m. in the west picnic area of the park, police said. The driver was traveling south on New Road in a 2013 Mercedes Benz GL 400 when the car left off the road and struck a tree, police said.
The Lawrence resident, whose identity is being withheld pending further investigation, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The crash is being investigated by West Windsor Township Police's traffic bureau. Any witnesses are asked to contact Traffic Sgt. Danny Mohr or Officer Kyle Brown at 609-799-1222.
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