RARITAN TWP. — The driver of a car that crossed Route 523 (Flemington-Sergeantsville Road) and crashed into an oncoming car this morning was using his cell phone to get directions, police said.

The accident around 8:15 a.m., near Leffler Hill Road, resulted in serious injuries to the drivers of both cars.

According to the investigation by Officer David Carson, Margaret Roche, 85, of Flemington was traveling north in her Ford sedan when Matthew F. Nadu, 28 of Quarryville, Pa., who was travelling south, crossed over the center line into Roche’s lane of travel. Nadu’s car, a Mazda Miata, struck Roche’s car, police said.

Roche’s vehicle ran off the roadway and ended up against a utility pole. Nadu’s car came to a rest in the road near 144 Route 523.

Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles and needed to be extricated by Flemington-Raritan Rescue Squad. Both suffered serious leg injuries and also had other injuries.

Due to the extent of time that Nadu was trapped in his car before extrication, police said, he was flown by a State Police medical helicopter to Capital Health Medical Center-Hopewell. The chopper had landed at Lenape Park, near the accident scene. Roche was taken by ambulance to Hunterdon Medical Center.

The investigation revealed that Nadu was using his cell phone for GPS directions and was distracted at the time of the accident, police said. Carson issued him summonses for failure to keep right and being an uninsured motorist.

Along with the rescue squad, Raritan Township and Quakertown fire companies and paramedics from Hunterdon Medical Center responded.

Police detoured traffic to side roads around the accident scene for more than an hour.

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