By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
A pedestrian and a motorist were killed in separate accidents in Lawrence Township that occurred within hours of each other between Friday night and early Saturday morning, according to the Lawrence Township Police Department., Police received a call shortly after 10 p.m. March 3 reporting that a pedestrian had been struck by a car in the southbound lanes of Route 1, near the Toys ‘R Us store, as he tried to cross the center median between the southbound and northbound lanes., Kenneth Voropay, 63, of Trenton, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center at Fuld for treatment, but he later died, police said., The 41-year-old driver, who lives in Lawrence Township, was evaluated at the scene by medical personnel, but she refused medical treatment, police said., A few hours later, at 1:46 a.m. March 4, police were called to investigate a one-car accident in which a car struck a tree on Route 1 South, just south of Franklin Corner Road., The driver was reportedly trapped in the car, and the Lawrenceville, Lawrence Road and Slackwood volunteer fire companies were dispatched to extricate the driver., Police began cardiopulmonary resuscitation at the scene along with paramedics, but Shaukat Bhatti, 54, who was driving the car, was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel. He lived in New Brunswick., Both accidents are under investigation by the Lawrence Township Police Department and the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office’s Serious Collision Unit. Witnesses are being asked to call the Lawrence Township Police Department at 609-896-1111.
