John MacMillan, 62, was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Malibu southbound on Route 130 and ran a red light at the Horizon Center Boulevard intersection in Hamilton Township around 1:50 p.m., Lt. Richard Mastropolo said in a release.
MacMillan, of Edgewater Park, struck nine vehicles, including a 2018 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Frances Sgro, 76, of Columbus, Mastropolo said.
Sgro was extricated and taken with serious injuries to Capital Health Regional Hospital in Trenton, where she was later pronounced dead, police said.
Route 130 southbound was shut down until about 4:40 p.m.
Emergency responders from Allentown, Bordentown, Robbinsville, Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, and Capital Health Hospital also assisted with multiple injuries, police said.
The crash remained under investigation, and no charges have been filed, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Hamilton Police Traffic Unit at (609) 581-4000.
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