By Lea Kahn, Staff Writer
The driver of an Acura RDX and a passenger in the sport utility vehicle had to be extricated from the vehicle after it flipped onto its side in the middle of Walnut Lane, following a three-car accident Tuesday afternoon, according to the Princeton Police Department.
The accident occurred when Zhaoying Yang, 45, of Princeton, who was driving the Acura south on Walnut Lane (toward Princeton High School) failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection of Walnut Lane and Valley Road, police said.
After the Acura entered the intersection, it struck the front bumper of a Toyota Prius driven by Christina I. Lee, 31, of Plainsboro Township. Lee was traveling east on Valley Road, in the direction of the Princeton Shopping Center.
After striking the Toyota Prius, the Acura struck a Subaru Forester that was stopped on Walnut Lane at Valley Road. The Subaru, driven by Richard Schatzman, 74, of Stockton, was traveling north on Walnut Lane.
The force of the impact with the Subaru caused the Acura to flip onto its side, coming to rest on the passenger side in the middle of Walnut Lane, police said.
The airbags deployed on all of the vehicles.
The driver of the Acura, Zhaoying Yang, and the rear seat passenger, Zhicai Yang, 79, of Princeton, had to be extricated by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.
Zhaoying Yang suffered minor abrasions on both arms from the shattered glass, but Zhicai Yang suffered serious injuries to his upper body, police said.
A 12-year-old passenger who was sitting in the front seat suffered a facial injury and also complained of pain in her abdominal area, police said. She lives in Princeton.
All three were taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad.
Lee was uninjured. Schatzman did not report any injuries, but he was taken to the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro by the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad for observation.
The accident is under investigation by Patrolman Michael Schubert of the Princeton Police Department’s Traffic Safety Bureau.
