By Amy Batista, Special Writer
EAST WINDSOR — A Monroe man involved in a March 14 evening crash on Route 130 north at the border of Cranbury Township has died, according to police.
Anthony Saer, 72, of Monroe, was pronounced dead at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick at 12:07 p.m. on Sunday afternoon from a medical condition and complications related to the crash, According to Lt. James Geary of the East Windsor Police Department.
”It has been determined that the driver experienced a medical event preceding the accident and that his death was attributed to a combination of this event and complications from injuries sustained in the accident,” Lt. Geary said in a press release Monday afternoon.
The accident took place around 10:14 p.m. just south of the Cranbury circle when Mr. Saer’s red 2011 Kia left the road, struck a utility pole, then rolled onto its roof. His wife, Ann, 72, of Monroe, was a passenger in the front seat of the vehicle, according to police.
The crash left the senior couple trapped inside their vehicle while rescue crews feverishly worked to free them.
The impact snapped the utility pole in half, bringing the power line down, which then caused two separate brush fires in the wooded area just off of the northbound side of the road.
”We received a report of a brief loss of power from area residents,” Lt. Geary said. “It was described as a few minutes in duration.”
The East Windsor and Cranbury police departments, East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company No. 2, East Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad No. 1, East Windsor Volunteer Rescue Squad No. 2, Hightstown Engine Co. No. 1 and Capital Health Systems paramedics responded to the scene to assist with the accident and fire.
The couple was freed from the wreck and transported to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick for lacerations and abrasions in the accident, according to police.
While the injuries at the time of the accident were not considered life threatening, Lt. Geary said that Mr. Saer had an unidentified medical condition that led to losing control of the vehicle.
Route 130 was closed in both directions until 12:50 a.m. Friday morning, Lt. Geary said.
The East Windsor Township Police Department’s Traffic Safety Unit and the Serious Collision Response Team of the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office are conducting an investigation into the cause of the one-vehicle accident.
No charges have been filed at this time, Lt. Geary said.

