Branchburg Man Killed In Route 202 Crash: Police

BRANCHBURG, NJ — Authorities are investigating a fatal two-car crash where a Branchburg man was killed on Tuesday morning.

At around 10:50 a.m., two cars crashed and were blocking both lanes on Route 202 North in the area of North Branch River Road in Branchburg, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said.

One of the drivers, Henry J. Herschell Jr., 61, Branchburg was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The other driver, a 49-year-old Flemington resident, had internal injuries and was being treated at an area hospital, Robertson said.

Both drivers were the only people inside their cars at the time of the crash.

The fatal crash is being investigated by Branchburg Township Police along with investigators from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Collision Analysis Reconstruction Team (CART).

Anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact the Branchburg Police Department at 908-526-3830 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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