Friends and family are mourning a Hamilton Township man who was taking out the trash when he was struck and killed by a car that then crashed into his home Tuesday night.
A 40-year-old Lambertville, New Jersey man was driving a 2004 Toyota Sequoia westbound on Edinburg Road shortly before 8 p.m. when he left the roadway and struck Daniel Quinlan, 53, of Hamilton Township. Family members say Quinlan was taking the trash out of the garage when he was hit by the vehicle. The driver then crashed into his home.
“The car was in the house and still running,” said Mike Nowicki. “The guy just jumps out the driver side. He’s standing in the front yard after this happened. Everyone else was getting away from the house. He hit that hill, got airborne, flew up over the set of bushes near your van.”
Quinlan was pronounced dead at the scene.
“My dad heard the bang,” said Quinlan’s sister, Jennifer Stagg. “I don’t believe my dad even knew Danny was outside. They didn’t know. I’m speechless. I don’t know what to say. I still can’t process it.”
Stagg told NBC10 her brother was taking care of their parents at the home.
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“Danny was an amazing, caring, kind, loving, sweet man,” Stagg said. “He was their caretaker. He lived with them to help out my parents who are almost 90. So he was a gift and he will be missed terribly.”
The driver was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was treated for minor injuries.
No charges have been filed but officials continue to investigate the crash. If you have any information, please call the Hamilton Police Traffic Unit at 609-581-4024. You can also leave information anonymously on the Hamilton Police Crime Tip Hotline at 609-581-4008.
