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Montclair, NJ
Obituaries
Retired Montclair Teacher Loses Daughter In Freak Accident On Virginia Highway
A New Jersey woman whose mother is a locally known teacher was killed in a Virginia crash last week, loved ones say. Ericka Payne, 44, of Irvington, was in a Kia Sportage on a Virginia highway when a Dodge Ram 2500 lost a tire that crossed the median, and struck Payne's vehicle on Oct. 8 in Washington County, WCYB says, citing state police. Payne's vehicle then lost control and veered off to the right side of the road where it went up an embankment and hit a guardrail, the outlet said. Payne was rushed to a local hospital where she died. A GoFundMe launched by friends of her mother, Jennif…
Sachem, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver, 21, Was Also High When He Killed Holtsville Dad In Parked Car, Authorities Say
A Long Island driver was drunk and high when he plowed into a parked car and killed a man earlier this year, authorities said. Noah Slusser, 21, of Holtsville, was indicted and arraigned Wednesday, Oct. 14 for the crash that killed James Baldassarri in Middle Island on Thursday, Aug. 27, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was sitting in a parked 2025 Toyota Crown on Wilson Avenue near Adams Lane around 12 a.m. Aug. 27, police said. Slusser came up speeding south on Wilson Avenue in a 2017 Ford Taurus, prosecutors said. He drove into a marked…
Hackensack, NJ
Breaking News
Wheelie Gone Wrong: Motorcyclist Slams Into Lexus In Hackensack, Police Say
A motorcyclist performing a wheelie lost control and slammed into the back of a Lexus SUV in Hackensack, sending him to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened on South Summit Avenue around 11:27 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, Hackensack Police Detective Captain Darrin DeWitt said. A 26-year-old Hackensack woman driving a 2025 Lexus NX was heading north when she slowed to turn right into a residential driveway, DeWitt said. Behind her, a 27-year-old Lodi man riding a 2021 Kawasaki motorcycle performed a wheelie before landing on both wheels, losing control and rear-ending the SUV, an in…
Red Hook, NY
Breaking News
Tree Almost Crushes Driver Suffering Medical Emergency On Route 9G In Red Hook
A 58-year-old woman narrowly escaped serious injuries after suffering a medical emergency behind the wheel and crashing into a tree that then fell on top of her car in Dutchess County. The crash happened on Route 9G near Lemon Lane Extension in Red Hook at around 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to the Red Hook Police Department. Police said the woman, a Germantown resident, was driving a 2014 Toyota southbound on Route 9G when she experienced a medical emergency. The vehicle then crossed the double yellow lines, veered off the road, and struck a large tree. …
Washington Township, NJ
Breaking News
Vehicle Overturns In Three-Car Crash: Washington Twp PD
One woman was injured after a vehicle overturned in a three-car crash in Washington Township Tuesday, Oct. 13, authorities said. At 4:25 p.m., officers responded to Egg Harbor Road and Hurfville-Grenloch Road and confirmed a vehicle had overturned, police said. Firefighters and EMS responded to assist with the scene, police said. One woman was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries, police said.
Monsey, NY
Breaking News
Car Crashes Through Cemetery Gate In Monsey: Report
A vehicle lost control and crashed into the entrance gate of a cemetery in Rockland County, according to reports. The crash happened at the Historic Monsey Cemetery located at the intersection of Saddle River Road and West Maple Avenue on Monday, Oct. 12, The Monsey Scoop reported. The vehicle reportedly went out of control before striking the cemetery gate, according to the outlet. Despite the collision, no injuries were reported, the outlet said. Several emergency agencies responded to the scene, including Hatzoloh EMS, Spring Hill EMS, Rockland Paramedics, the Monsey Fire Dep…
Cranbury, NJ
Breaking News
6 PA Boys Involved In Deadly Cranbury NJ Turnpike Crash: 2 Dead, 4 Hospitalized
Six Pennsylvania teens were involved in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike that killed two of them and sent four others to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened around 5:06 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the southbound outer lanes near mile marker 69.9 in Cranbury, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Jersey State Police Acting Superintendent Jeanne Hengemuhle said. The vehicle was carrying six people when it crashed, ejecting two occupants, a 19-year-old from Warminster and a 16-year-old from Hatboro, authorities said. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. The four…
Fairfield, CT
Breaking News
Fairfield Man Killed In Bridgeport Overpass Crash Was 'Extraordinary,' An 'Inspiration'
Memorials have poured in for a Connecticut man who was killed after his car became wedged between a retaining wall and a light post following a single-vehicle crash last week. Garth Lawrence, 62, of Fairfield, was killed just before midnight Thursday, Oct. 8, when he crashed beneath a Bridgeport overpass at the Fairfield and Railroad Avenues intersection, police said. The car came to rest wedged between a light pole and a retaining wall, but firefighters said he was unresponsive when they cut him from the vehicle. Emergency crews took him to St. Vincent’s Medical Center. H…
Cherry Hill, NJ
Breaking News
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Vehicle: Cherry Hill PD
A 36-year-old Cherry Hill man was struck and killed by a vehicle Thursday evening, Oct. 8, authorities said. At 7:56 p.m. on Route 38 near Longwood Avenue, Michael Mancuso was crossing the roadway when he was struck by a vehicle traveling eastbound, Cherry Hill police said. Mancuso was later pronounced dead, police said. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Tappan-Blauvelt, NY
Breaking News
Police Detail Landscaping Truck Crash That Killed Man In Blauvelt
A 68-year-old man was killed after an unoccupied pickup truck rolled backward and pinned him underneath it in Rockland County on Thursday morning, Oct. 8, police said. Officers responding to Bradley Parkway in Blauvelt around 8:21 a.m. found the man unresponsive beneath a Ford F-350 pickup truck, Orangetown Police Capt. Michael Shannon said. A preliminary investigation found that the truck, which had no one inside, began rolling backward and struck the man for reasons still under investigation, Shannon said. Emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. The Rockland Co…
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Breaking News
Driver Dies After SUV Hits Cars, Strikes Pedestrian, Slams Into PA Building
A 51-year-old driver died after his SUV rear-ended a car at a red light, crossed into oncoming traffic, hit another vehicle, struck a pedestrian, and slammed into a building in Philadelphia on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, police said. The multi-vehicle crash happened on the 5100 block of Westminster Avenue at approximately 1:29 p.m., according to Philadelphia Police Officer Tanya Little. Investigators said the 51-year-old man was driving a Chevrolet Traverse westbound on Westminster Avenue when it struck the rear of a Nissan Sentra stopped at a red traffic signal. The Chevrolet continued o…
Babylon, NY
Breaking News
Uninsured Babylon Driver Admits Fleeing Crash That Killed 66-Year-Old Man In Crosswalk: DA
A Long Island driver who killed a pedestrian then tampered with evidence and fled the state pleaded guilty Wednesday, Oct. 7, authorities said. Michael Bonner, 41, of Babylon, struck Narcizo Guerra Lopez, 66, in a Freeport crosswalk in late March, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Bonner then sped away from the scene and eventually traveled all the way south to the Carolinas before later returning to Nassau County and being arrested, according to authorities. Guerra Lopez was in a crosswalk at the intersection of East Merrick Road and South Main Street in Freeport around 8…
Easthampton-Southampton, MA
Breaking News
21-Year-Old Westfield Woman Killed In Easthampton Crash Had 'Stunning, Contagious Smile'
Authorities have identified a 21-year-old Western Massachusetts woman who was killed when the car she was riding in struck a guardrail and came to rest in a backyard last week. Lexani Velazquez, of Westfield, was killed in the crash Friday, Oct. 2, around 1:15 a.m. near the rotary at Park Street and South Street in Easthampton, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. Velazquez was a passenger in the vehicle, which was traveling on Park Street when it struck the guardrail before coming to rest in a home's backyard, according to the preliminary investigation. The driv…
Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD
Breaking News
'Fireball' Zoey Harrison's Killer Gets Prison Time For Deadly District Heights Police Chase
For Zoey Harrison's family, nine years cannot bring their little "Fireball" back. But the Maryland man whose decision to flee police ended with the 3-year-old girl dead is now headed to prison. Capitol Heights resident Larry Naylor, 42, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 2, to 10 years in prison with all but nine years suspended for grossly negligent manslaughter by motor vehicle, Prince George's County State's Attorney Tara Jackson announced. He will also serve five years of supervised probation after his release. The sentence comes nearly 19 months after the crash that killed Zoey Rose Marie…
Clinton, MD
Breaking News
Gary Shifler Dies Days After Being Struck By Driver In Early-Morning Clinton Crash: Police
For two days, Gary Shifler fought to survive. The 60-year-old Clinton man died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, from injuries suffered when he was struck by a driver in Prince George’s County two days earlier, police announced on Friday, Oct. 2. Officers were called to the area of Surratts Road and Lormar Court in Clinton at around 6 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, where they found Shifler in the roadway suffering from serious injuries. He was rushed to an area hospital, where he remained until his death. Investigators say the driver was traveling west on Surratts Road when, for reasons still under inve…
Mount Vernon, NY
Breaking News
Mount Vernon Moped Rider Hits
Nypd
Officer, Then Arrested In Bronx, Police Say
A Westchester County man was arrested after running a red light on a moped and hitting an NYPD officer who was crossing the street to respond to a fight, police said. The incident happened in the Bronx near East 228th Street and White Plains Road at around 6:13 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the NYPD. An officer on duty saw a physical fight across the street and began crossing while he had the right of way, the department said. However, as the officer crossed, a man riding a moped allegedly disobeyed a traffic light and hit him. The officer suffered minor inj…
Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Yonkers Motorcyclist, 45, Killed After Hitting Turning SUV In Bronx
A 45-year-old Westchester County man was killed after his motorcycle collided with an SUV at a Bronx intersection, police said. Yonkers resident Douglas L. Smith was killed in the crash at Broadway and West 261st Street in the Bronx at around 1 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, according to the NYPD. Police said an investigation determined that a 30-year-old man driving a 2018 Subaru Outback was traveling north on Broadway and began making a left turn onto westbound West 261st Street from the right lane. At the same time, Smith was riding a 2007 Honda motorcycle north on Br…
Norfolk, MA
Breaking News
Hundreds Rally Behind Mass College Freshman In ICU After Crash, Raising Thousands For Family
Hundreds of donors have rallied behind an 18-year-old Bridgewater State University student, raising more than $76,000 to help his family as he remains in intensive care after a head-on crash in Plymouth. Dylan Rauch’s GoFundMe had drawn contributions from more than 679 donors as of Thursday, Oct. 1. The fundraiser seeks to cover medical expenses and the unexpected costs his family faces while staying by his side. The Sept. 17 crash came just as Rauch began his freshman year at Bridgewater State. He plays the flute and studies music theory. His family says he loves music, theater, and the ar…
Albany, NY
Breaking News
Driver Pulled Handgun And Fled After Albany Crash, Didn’t Get Far Before Arrest: Police
A Capital Region driver pulled a gun on another man following a car crash in Albany, police said. Maurice S. Fitzgerald, 33, of Schenectady, was involved in a two-car collision near Columbia Circle West and South Frontage Road on Friday, Sept. 25, the Albany Police Department said. After the wreck, Fitzgerald displayed a handgun toward the other driver, a 44-year-old man, then fled the intersection, police said. By the time officers arrived, only the 44-year-old and his car remained at the scene, according to authorities. However, Fitzgerald and his vehicle were located shortly afterward d…
Owings Mills, MD
Breaking News
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD
A late-night breakdown turned deadly for a Maryland woman and her dog when they tried crossing an interstate together after her vehicle ran out of gas. Madison Cecille Davis, 31, of Westminster, was killed shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after stopping on the left shoulder of southbound I-795 near Mt. Wilson Lane in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. Investigators say Davis' vehicle had run out of gas, prompting her to pull onto the shoulder and get out with her dog. Then, for reasons that remain unclear a day later, Davis attempted to cross the travel lanes…
Woodbridge, NJ
Breaking News
Video: Woodbridge Officer With Fractured Neck, Back Gets Hospital Clapout
A Woodbridge police officer who suffered a fractured neck and back when he was struck by a vehicle while helping someone in the roadway is home from the hospital. Officer Alexander Rebelo was discharged from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Woodbridge PBA Local 38 announced. Video shared by the union shows officers lining the hospital as Rebelo was wheeled out during a walkout before being escorted home to begin his recovery. “Our guy is discharged!!!" the caption reads. "Earlier today we were able to conduct a walk out at the hospital and escort him to his home to…
Oley, PA
Breaking News
Birdsboro Woman Killed In Oley Township Crash: Berks County Coroner
A Pennsylvania woman was killed following a two-vehicle crash, officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 15. Agustina M. Stevens, 42, of the 200 block of Chestnut Street of Birdsboro, was involved in the crash at Philadelphia Avenue, also known as Route 73, and Snyder Road in Oley Township around 6:18 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office. Stevens was taken by ambulance to Tower Health/Reading Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 8:23 a.m., the coroner said. Her cause and manner of death remain pending as the investigation continue…
Roxbury-Mount Arlington, NJ
Breaking News
Wrong Way Driver Learns Fate After Roxbury Crash Kills PA Resident: Prosecutor
A 46-year-old Parsippany man will spend the next decade+ in prison after he was sentenced for a deadly crash that killed a 31-year-old Pennsylvania resident. Victor Peters was sentenced to 16 years in prison after previously being convicted of aggravated manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the death of Destinn McKnight, an East Stroudsberg resident, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll and Acting Chief of Detectives Mark Castellano said. At 2:23 a.m., on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025, officers responded to a crash on Route 80 West in Rockaway Township after a Mercedes SUV driven by Peters…
South Glens Falls, NY
Breaking News
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Driver Crashes Into Ditch On Moreau Road, Cops Say
A drunk driver’s BAC was measured at 0.27% after he drove into a ditch in the Capital Region, authorities said. Clifford E. Murphy III, 57, of Northumberland, was found at the crash scene in Moreau on Wednesday, Aug. 26 around 9 p.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. Officers responded to Mott Road and found Murphy’s car in a ditch on the side of the road, authorities said. No other vehicles or people were involved in the incident, police said. After the investigation, Murphy’s BAC was measured at 0.27%, more than three times the legal limit, and he was booked on two DWI counts, …
Longwood, NY
Breaking News
Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car in Middle Island: Police
A Long Island business owner and father has died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the parked car he was sitting in, police said. James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was inside a 2025 Toyota parked outside 26 Wilson Drive in Middle Island when a 2017 Ford Taurus struck it around 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Suffolk County Police said. Baldassarri suffered serious injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. He died from those injuries, police announced Saturday, Aug. 29. The Taurus driver, Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicate…
Central Islip, NY
Breaking News
Central Islip Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Husband, Attacker’s Case Ends In Prison Time: DA
A Long Island man who admitted to stabbing and strangling his wife in their bed was sentenced to prison time on Thursday, Aug. 20, authorities said. Rodolfo Alvarez, 35, of Central Islip, got 18 years for attempted murder and several other crimes, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. The victim “survived that brutal attack and will no longer have to worry about her safety while this defendant serves many years in prison,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said. Alvarez pleaded guilty in the case on April 28, nearly two years after he was first arrested in September 2024, accordi…
Glen Cove, NY
Breaking News
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said. David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said. De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said. Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing. De Jesus was the…
Hampton Bays, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver Flees Crash In Hampton Bays, Gets Arrested Down The Road: Police
A drunk Long Island driver fled the scene of an accident early Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said. Matthew Buckley, 45, of East Quogue, was involved in a crash at the intersection of East Tiana Road and Corwin Lane in Hampton Bays around 12:15 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said. Cops responded to reports of a car wreck with property damage and realized Buckley’s vehicle had fled the scene, police said. It was located afterward on Yale Drive in Hampton Bays, about 1.4 miles from the crash intersection, according to authorities. Buckley was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI…
Riverhead, NY
Breaking News
Riverhead GOP Leader’s DWI Charge Upgraded After BAC Results Come Back: Authorities
A local Republican party leader on Long Island is facing upgraded charges for a drunken car crash earlier this year. Tammy Robinkoff, 60, was hit with an aggravated DWI charge Monday, July 27 after her BAC was measured at 0.18, the Riverhead News-Review first reported Wednesday, July 29. Robinkoff, chairwoman of the Riverhead Republican Party, was driving on West Main Street through Riverhead on May 24 when she began driving erratically, turned onto Sunrise Avenue and continued onto Further Lane, according to police and doorbell cam video obtained by Newsday. Cops said Robinkoff collided w…
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Feds ID Driver Who Crashed Pickup During Teaneck Pursuit
Federal officials have identified the man who crashed his pickup truck during a pursuit on Sunday, July 26 in Teaneck. In an update on Monday, July 27, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Luis Angel Cifuentes Rodas is an illegal immigrant from Guatemala. “He illegally entered the U.S. at an unknown time and place," the spokesperson said. "All of his claims will be heard by a Justice Department immigration judge and he will receive full due process. “Resisting officers and evading arrest is dangerous for our officers, illegal aliens, and the public. We remind the public that…
Southampton, NY
Breaking News
Three's A Crowd: Trio Of Drunk Drivers Crash In Hamptons Within Hours, Police Say
Three drunk drivers crashed their vehicles in separate incidents Sunday night, July 12 in the Hamptons, police said. All three incidents were single-car wrecks, and none of the drivers suffered serious injuries, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. All three were charged with DWI and violating traffic laws. The first incident occurred on Seabreeze Avenue near Montauk Highway in Westhampton, police said. Marcelo Juarez Ajcuc, 36, crashed around 5:30 p.m. while traveling southbound toward the highway, and responding officers determined the Westhampton native was drunk, authori…
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