New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops
New Brunswick Driver Was Drunk, Speeding On Wrong Side Of Road In Deadly Head-On Crash: Cops A New Brunswick man was drunk, speeding and driving on the wrong side of the road when he caused a head-on crash that killed another driver, authorities said. Alexcis Merino, 25, was charged with first-degree aggravated manslaughter and second-degree vehicular homicide on Tuesday, Sept. 29, Middlesex County Prosecutor Linda Estremera and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo said. The crash happened on Jersey Avenue near Triangle Road in New Brunswick around 2:47 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, authorities said. Merino was driving a 2017 Honda Accord when he collided head-on with a 2009 Toyota Co…
Audi Driver, 21, Killed In Route 78 Crash With Parked Tractor-Trailer In Hampton Audi Driver, 21, Killed In Route 78 Crash With Parked Tractor-Trailer In Hampton Audi Driver, 21, Killed In Route 78 Crash With Parked Tractor-Trailer In Hampton
Audi Driver, 21, Killed In Route 78 Crash With Parked Tractor-Trailer In Hampton A 21-year-old Maryland man was killed when his Audi struck a parked tractor-trailer on Route 78 in New Jersey early Sunday, Sept. 27, authorities said. Jourdain Nicholson, of Riverdale, was heading west near milepost 15.4 in Union Township when he lost control of the Audi around 3:34 a.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The Audi ran off the right side of the highway and struck the rear corner of the parked tractor-trailer, according to Lebron. Nicholson was subsequently pronounced dead. The crash remained under investigation Sunday. No additional information was ava…
CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ CTDOT Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’
Ctdot Worker Killed On I-95 In Fairfield; Gov. Lamont Calls Death ‘Heartbreaking Tragedy’ A Connecticut Department of Transportation worker was killed while working along I-95 Friday morning, Sept. 25, Gov. Ned Lamont said. Elvin Hernandez, 60, was struck by a vehicle around 10:35 a.m. near southbound Exit 20 in Fairfield, authorities said.  Hernandez had worked for CTDOT since 2010.  Lamont called Hernandez’s death a “heartbreaking tragedy that never should have happened.” “CTDOT workers face dangerous situations while performing their jobs because of drivers who aren’t paying attention to road conditions and speeding through work zones," Lamont said in a Faceb…
NJ Woman Killed In Route 9 Upper Twp Crash: NJSP NJ Woman Killed In Route 9 Upper Twp Crash: NJSP NJ Woman Killed In Route 9 Upper Twp Crash: NJSP
NJ Woman Killed In Route 9 Upper Twp Crash: Njsp A 49-year-old Rio Grande woman was killed in a crash on Route 9 in Cape May County Wednesday, Sept. 23, authorities said. At 2:35 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on Route 9 north in Upper Township after a Mini Cooper failed to negotiate a curve, crossed the centerline into the northbound lanes and collided head-on with a Honda Sedan, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said. Bobbie Stefankiewicz, the driver of the Mini Cooper, was pronounced dead at the scene while two people in the Honda were also injured, Lebron said.  The crash remains under investiga…
Pleasantville 6-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle Mourned Pleasantville 6-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle Mourned Pleasantville 6-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle Mourned
Pleasantville 6-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Vehicle Mourned Quintay Muhammad was just six years old when he was struck and killed by a vehicle in Pleasantville on Sunday, Sept. 13, authorities said. "This loss has completely devastated the family. Quintay was deeply loved, and we want people to remember Quintay's name and the love that surrounded this sweet child every single day," Cartayah Smith, who organized a GoFundMe for the family. At 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the Black Horse Pike and Noahs Road in Pleasantville after a Quintay, who his family said was diagnosed with autism, entered the roadway and was struck by a vehicle driven by…
Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man
Wheelchair User Killed In Camp Springs Hit-Run ID'd By Police As 67-Year-Old Temple Hills Man New details have been released after a 67-year-old man using a wheelchair was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver in Maryland. Temple Hills resident James Evan Moore, Jr. has been identified by the Prince George's County Police Department as the person who was killed early on Saturday morning in Camp Springs by a driver who remains at large. Investigators say Moore was crossing Allentown Road around 12:30 a.m. on Sept. 19 in the 6300 block of Allentown Road when he was struck. Moore was pronounced dead at the scene. Detectives believe the vehicle that struck him was a dark blue or b…
Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Babylon Crash, Police Say Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Babylon Crash, Police Say Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Babylon Crash, Police Say
Harley Rider Seriously Injured In Babylon Crash, Police Say A Harley-Davidson rider was seriously injured when a Toyota turning across a Long Island roadway struck his motorcycle, police said. The crash happened at the intersection of Little East Neck Road and Platt Avenue in West Babylon at approximately 3:50 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, according to Suffolk County Police. Rosemay Clairant, 60, of North Amityville, was driving a 2011 Toyota north on Little East Neck Road and attempting to turn left onto Platt Avenue when her vehicle struck a southbound 2009 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, police said. The motorcycle was being operated by a 25-year-old from …
One Person Extracted, One Critical Following Car Crash Outside Police Station In Smithtown: FD One Person Extracted, One Critical Following Car Crash Outside Police Station In Smithtown: FD One Person Extracted, One Critical Following Car Crash Outside Police Station In Smithtown: FD
One Person Extracted, One Critical Following Car Crash Outside Police Station In Smithtown: FD One person was trapped and another left in critical condition in a two-car crash on Long Island on Thursday morning, Sept. 17, authorities said. A 2010 Honda Odyssey and a 2013 Dodge Grand Caravan collided at the intersection of Veterans Memorial Highway (Route 347) and County Center Drive in Smithtown, the Suffolk County Police Department said. When first responders arrived on the scene, one person was still trapped in a vehicle, and crews used the Jaws of Life to remove the driver’s side door and extract them from the car, the Smithtown Fire Department said. A passenger in the Dodge, a 6…
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD
Motorcyclist Killed In Crash: Hamilton PD A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Hamilton on Tuesday, Sept. 15, authorities said. At 2:39 p.m., authorities responded to Whitehouse-Mercerville Road and Kuser Road after a 2003 GMC pickup trick driven by a Hamilton Township resident was exiting the parking lot of a shopping center when it collided with a 1997 Yamaha motorcycle traveling northbound, Hamilton police said. The motorcyclist, Justin Morell, an Allentown, New Jersey resident, was pronounced dead at Capital Health Regional Medical Center, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Man Killed In Head-On Rocky Point Crash: Police Man Killed In Head-On Rocky Point Crash: Police Man Killed In Head-On Rocky Point Crash: Police
Man Killed In Head-On Rocky Point Crash: Police A 44-year-old man was killed and another driver was injured in a head-on crash on Long Island on Wednesday afternoon, police said. David Maiman of Middle Island was driving a 2020 Lexus north on Rocky Point Yaphank Road around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to Suffolk County Police. A Jeep traveling southbound then veered into the northbound lanes, striking Maiman's Lexus, police said in an update Monday, Oct. 5. Maiman was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Jeep driver, Ferdi Reyes Garcia, 45, of Port Jefferson, was taken to the same hospital …
Farmington Driver Dies After Vehicle Strikes Exit Sign Support, Flips On I-84 In New Britain Farmington Driver Dies After Vehicle Strikes Exit Sign Support, Flips On I-84 In New Britain Farmington Driver Dies After Vehicle Strikes Exit Sign Support, Flips On I-84 In New Britain
Farmington Driver Dies After Vehicle Strikes Exit Sign Support, Flips On I-84 In New Britain An 85-year-old driver died after his vehicle ran off Interstate 84 and overturned near an exit. Abbott Schultz Jr. of Farmington was traveling west near Exit 36 in New Britain when the crash happened Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 8, Connecticut State Police said. Schultz’s vehicle left the highway and broke through a support post for the Exit 36 sign. It then flipped and stopped on its roof past the guardrail. Schultz suffered serious injuries, and an ambulance rushed him to a New Britain hospital, where he died, police said.  Several people stopped and helped Schultz before emergency cre…
Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner
Man Struck In Bethlehem Crosswalk By Driver On Drugs ID'd As Allentown Man: Coroner A 43-year-old man was identified as the pedestrian killed when a speeding driver struck him in a marked crosswalk, authorities announced on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Walter Lee Taylor III of Allentown was walking his bicycle across Daly Avenue at Wind Creek Boulevard when he was struck around 4:05 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 7, according to Bethlehem police and Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio. Taylor was taken to the emergency department at St. Luke’s University Hospital in Bethlehem, where he was pronounced dead at 6:11 p.m., Buglio said. An autopsy was scheduled for Tuesday to determine his ca…