HAMILTON TOWNSHIP, NJ – A fatal motor vehicle collision took place on Route 40 near milepost 46.1 in the Hamilton Township on Sunday.
The Township of Hamilton Police Department responded to the crash scene at approximately 7:54 pm.
Initial investigations indicate that a 2009 Mitsubishi Galant, driven by 18-year-old Jamyre Dewey Jr. of Egg Harbor City, swerved into the opposing lane, resulting in a collision with a 2009 Toyota Highlander driven by Joseph Tancredi, 66, of Wallingford, PA. The crash left both vehicles immobilized on the westbound lane of Route 40.
Dewey Jr., who was not appropriately restrained, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers in his vehicle, both 18-year-old males, were seriously injured and airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City.
A third passenger, a 17-year-old male, was transported to the same hospital via ambulance. Tancredi sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
