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Princeton Man, 81, Charged After Accident at Intersection

Police said driver of other car was injured in the South Harrison Street collision.

Thomas C. Southerland, 81, of Western Way, Princeton, was charged with failure to stop or yield after police said his car struck another at an intersection Thursday, Oct. 20.

Princeton Township police said they received a report of a motor vehicle with injuries at 12:43 p.m. at South Harrison Street and Western Way.

Police said Southerland was headed west on Western Way and had stopped at the intersection with South Harrison Street but did not see a Saturn approaching as he drove through the intersection.

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Police said the driver of the Saturn, John Gin, 65, of New Beulah, Pa., complained of left shoulder pain. The Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad transported him to the University Medical Center at Princeton where he was treated for his injury.

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