Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police
Man, 45, Killed In 3-Vehicle Route 17 Chain-Reaction Crash In Blooming Grove: State Police A 45-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed and two others were injured in a three-vehicle chain-reaction crash on Route 17 in Orange County, NY, over the weekend, police said.   Millrift, Pennsylvania resident Sean M. Nelson, 45, died following the crash in Blooming Grove, NY, on Saturday, Oct. 3, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Troopers responded to the crash scene at around 7:03 p.m. Police said an investigation found that Nelson was driving a 2003 Chevrolet pickup truck east on Route 17 behind a 2014 Nissan Pathfinder and a 2015 GMC Sierra, all traveling in t…
White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police
White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police The driver never stopped. A 44-year-old man was killed in a hit-run crash in Virginia on Sunday night, Oct. 4, and Fairfax County police are now searching for the white SUV that struck him and disappeared. Thomas Gum, who had no fixed address, was walking across Old Keene Mill Road toward Backlick Road in Springfield at around 8:20 p.m. when he was hit, according to Fairfax County police. Investigators said Gum was crossing mid-block and was not in a crosswalk when an eastbound white SUV struck him in the right travel lane. The SUV kept going. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel rus…
800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED) 800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED) 800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED)
800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (Updated) A tractor-trailer dumped fuel across nearly three football fields of the Maryland Beltway, turning the afternoon commute into a slippery mess that involved as many as a dozen vehicles. The trouble unfolded on Monday afternoon on the Inner Loop of I-495 between University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County. Officials believe the tractor-trailer suffered a mechanical problem before fuel began spilling across the highway, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. It didn't stay contained for long. The fuel spread across approximately…
SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP
SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: Njsp One person was injured after a Jeep SUV was struck by a school bus in Warren County on Saturday, Oct. 3, authorities said. At 4:01 p.m., a Jeep SUV failed to stop at a sign stop at Route 519 and Titman Road in White Township, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The Jeep traveled into the intersection and was struck by a Blue Bird school bus, Marchan said. The driver of the Jeep sustained non-life threating injuries and was transported to an nearby hospital, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police
Vineland E-Scooter Rider, 45, Dies After Being Struck By SUV: Police A 45-year-old man riding an e-scooter died after being struck by an SUV in Vineland, authorities said. At 11:11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, Angel Tirado,  was riding eastbound on East Chestnut Avenue near South Seventh Street when he was struck by a black 2007 Mercury Mountaineer driven by a Vineland resident, Vineland police said. Tirado, a Vineland resident suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to Inspira Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. A GoFundMe campaign launched by the Tirado family in the wake of Angel's death had raised more than $2,000 as…
2-Year-Old Killed By Car In Upper Freehold Brewery Parking Lot: Reports 2-Year-Old Killed By Car In Upper Freehold Brewery Parking Lot: Reports 2-Year-Old Killed By Car In Upper Freehold Brewery Parking Lot: Reports
2-Year-Old Killed By Car In Upper Freehold Brewery Parking Lot: Reports A child was struck and killed by a vehicle in a parking lot in Monmouth County Saturday, Oct. 3, according to State Police and published reports. At 11:07 a.m., a 66-year-old Roselle Park woman and a juvenile were exiting a parking lot on Emleys Hills Road in Upper Freehold Twp and when they were struck by a Chrysler SUV exiting a parking space in reverse, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The crash happened in the lot used by Bullock Farms and Screamin' Hill brewery within the Cream Ridge section of town, NJ Advance Media reports. The child was 2 years…
Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook
Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook A trapped driver was rescued after falling asleep and hitting a pole in Dutchess County, causing live wires to fall on his truck.  The crash happened on Pitcher Lane in Red Hook on Sunday, Oct. 4, at around 3:20 p.m., according to Red Hook Police.  Officers arriving at the scene found the truck on its side in the roadway with the driver trapped inside. The impact had snapped a utility pole, leaving live electrical wires on top of the pickup, police said.  Central Hudson crews responded and shut off power to the wires, allowing firefighters to reach the driver. Crews rem…
York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA
York Man, 41, Killed When Car Pulls Into Path Of Motorcycle Group In PA A 41-year-old man was killed when a car pulled into the path of a group of motorcyclists on a Pennsylvania roadway, authorities said. Shane Wells of York was riding north on Numidia Drive/Route 42 with a group of motorcycle riders when a passenger car pulled onto the roadway from Kulp Road in Catawissa Township, Columbia County, around 12:07 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, according to the Columbia County Coroner's Office. Wells' motorcycle collided with the car, leaving him with multiple traumatic injuries, officials said. The Columbia County Coroner's Office was called to the scene, where Wells w…
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County
Driver Killed; Baby, Woman Injured When Porsche Veers Into Oncoming Subaru In Bucks County A 57-year-old man was killed and a woman and an infant were hospitalized after a Porsche veered across a Bucks County roadway and collided with an oncoming Subaru, authorities announced Saturday, Oct. 3. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, in the 1200 block of Diamond Street in Hilltown Township, according to the Hilltown Township Police Department. A Porsche Cayenne was traveling east on Diamond Street, east of Narothyn Road, when its right-side tires went off the edge of the roadway, the preliminary investigation found. The Porsche then veered left, crossed into the wes…
Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Lodi, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Lodi, Then Flees, Police Say Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Lodi, Then Flees, Police Say
Video: Driver Gets Out After SUV Strikes Pedestrian In Lodi, Then Flees, Police Say Police in Bergen County are seeking a driver who they say got out of her SUV after striking and seriously injuring a pedestrian, spoke to him briefly, then fled. The pedestrian was crossing Passaic Avenue near 343 Passaic Ave. in Lodi around 2:13 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 6, when he was struck by a dark-colored SUV traveling north, Lodi police said. The crash left the pedestrian with serious injuries, police said.  Video released by police shows the female driver getting out of the SUV and appearing to speak briefly with the victim before leaving the scene, authorities said. Lodi…
New Haven Driver Convicted Of Fleeing Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old New Haven Driver Convicted Of Fleeing Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old New Haven Driver Convicted Of Fleeing Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old
New Haven Driver Convicted Of Fleeing Crash That Killed 17-Year-Old A New Haven man who struck and killed a 17-year-old on Sherman Parkway fled without reporting the crash, prosecutors said. A jury has now convicted him of evading responsibility. Lennell Bethea, 57, was found guilty on Wednesday, Sept. 29, in the fatal Feb. 1, 2023 crash that killed 17-year-old Bryan Ramirez-Gutierrez on Sherman Parkway near Harding Drive in New Haven, according to New Haven State’s Attorney John P. Doyle Jr. Bethea left immediately after the crash and did not notify local authorities, the prosecutor said. New Haven police’s Accident Reconstruction Team later ide…
Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Woman In Aspen Hill: Police Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Woman In Aspen Hill: Police Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Woman In Aspen Hill: Police
Witness Gets License Plate After Hit-Run Driver Fatally Strikes Woman In Aspen Hill: Police The driver of a Jeep took off after fatally striking a woman in Maryland, but there was one problem: Someone saw it happen. The 62-year-old woman was struck at approximately 7:21 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, near Arctic Avenue and Bel Pre Road in Aspen Hill, Montgomery County police officials said. The driver didn't stick around. Instead, police say the Jeep Wrangler left the scene while the woman was suffering from serious injuries in the roadway. But a witness to the crash was able to give responding officers both a description of the Jeep and its license plate. Officers arriving at th…