Warminster resident taken to Capital Health System at Fuld for treatment of multiple fractures and internal injuries
By Linda Seida, Staff Writer
LAMBERTVILLE — A Pennsylvania woman tried to commit suicide March 11 by jumping about 50 feet from an overpass into the shallow Alexauken Creek.
Karen Gindhart, 36, of Warminster, suffered multiple fractures and internal injuries, according to Lambertville police. She was taken to Capital Health System at Fuld for treatment.
Late Monday, Lambertville Police Director Bruce Cocuzza had nothing new to report on the case or on the condition of Ms. Gindhart.
Police in Lambertville first became aware of Ms. Gindhart’s intention to kill herself when a resident of the Malloy Tract notified them shortly after 9 a.m. of a suspicious vehicle parked in her driveway.
When Lambertville police arrived, they discovered a note on the vehicle’s windshield, “indicating her intent,” according to police.
The note also contained a cell phone number. Police tried unsuccessfully to find her location by using the cell phone’s GPS tracking technology.
When police called the number, Ms. Gindhart’s husband answered. Lambertville police said the husband told officers he already had reported his wife’s intention to New Hope police.
A New Hope patrolman also arrived on the scene and confirmed her family had reported her as “possibly suicidal,” according to Lambertville police.
Some published reports said Ms. Gindhart had left a note for her family that said she was headed to the New Hope area, but local police could not confirm that fact.
Lambertville police said the husband informed them she had attempted suicide previously, about a year ago. Police said they did not know the reason why she wanted to kill herself.
Fog prevented a medical helicopter from removing the woman from the scene. Instead, she was transported by the Lambertville-New Hope Ambulance and Rescue Squad to the hospital.

