Victims ID'd: 8 People, Including TCNJ Students, In Head-On Crash

Tributes have been pouring in for the victims in a head-on two-car crash last week that killed one man and injured seven others, including New Jersey college students. A 22-year-old was charged.

In a now-viral a text message exchange, a supervisor told the employee at the Cafe 72 restaurant in Ewing Township that it would have to "let you go" for wanting to go to the services of one of the eight victims in the terrible crash involving College of New Jersey students.

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David Lamar, 22, of West Windsor was charged with vehicular homicide after the investigation revealed that he operated a motor vehicle while impaired at 2:07 a.m. on Sunday when he struck another car, police said.

Five of the victims are members of The College of New Jersey community, and 4 of the people affected are members of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, according to William Walker, the fraternity's president, who set up a GoFundMe page for the victims.

Those college students were Danielle DeFlores, 21, an open-options major from Brick; Matthew DeGenova, 21, an accounting major from Wall Township; Anthony Galante, 19, a finance major from North Bellmore, NY; Ryan Moore, 21, a marketing major from Midland Park; and Michael Sot, 20, a math major from Clark, Walker said.

"With assistance from a certified CPA, I will collect the money and write checks to each family that was affected and a part of the TCNJ community," Walker said.

Sot, the designated driver for the night who happened to get into an accident with the other car, died after the crash.

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Lamar was traveling southbound at 1817 Pennington Road in Ewing Township in a black 2018 Kia Optima when his vehicle crossed over the double yellow lines, striking a 2007 Dodge Charger that was traveling northbound. There were a total of two people in the Kia and six people in the Dodge.

The crash happened near The College of New Jersey.

Overall, eight people were hospitalized in the crash and six were initially listed as being in critical condition Injuries in the crash included broken bones, a ruptured bladder and a brain injury, according to police.

On Monday, the Ewing Township police said those in critical condition include a 20-year-old male, a 19-year-old male and a.21-year-old male. Those in stable condition include a 21-year-old female, a 21-year-old female and a 22-year-old male.

Those released from the hospital were a 21-year-old male and a 22-year-old male, police said.

Three of the passengers were transported to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne, Pa., and five passengers were taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center, according to police.

Responding officers encountered multiple occupants who were trapped in the two vehicles. Ewing Fire Stations 30, 31, and 33 responded and freed the victims.

Anyone with information concerning the crash is asked to contact Officers David Massi or Paul Digristina at (609) 882-1313.

Here are photos from the scene:

An investigation is ongoing, police said.

This is a developing story. Patch will have more information as it comes in.

Photo courtesy of Peterson’s Breaking News of Trenton