DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD
DWI PA Driver Drove Through Road Closure Signs: Lopatcong PD A 43-year-old Easton, PA man was arrested and arrested after he drove through traffic control near Route 57 and Route 519, authorities said. At 12:27 a.m., on Tuesday, Aug. 25, Manuel Breve bypassed multiple traffic cones, road-closure signs and a marked police car in an effort to avoid a designated detour, Lopatcong police said. Breve was arrested following a roadside investigation for DUI, police said. A breath test showed Breve had a blood alcohol concentration of .13, above New Jersey's legal limit. Breve is charged with DWI, driving with a suspended license, careless driving, reckless …
Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say
Woman Killed Crossing Route 110 In Farmingdale, Police Say The woman who was struck and killed while crossing a busy Long Island roadway Saturday night, Aug. 29, has been identified, police said. Meghann Jones, 43, of East Farmingdale, was named Wednesday, Sept. 2 as the victim, the Suffolk County Police Department said. The crash happened in East Farmingdale at approximately 8:30 p.m., when Jones was walking west across Route 110 at Conklin Street, according to investigators.  She was struck by a southbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, police said. Jones was taken to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, where she was pronounced…
DOT Driver Hospitalized After Car Hits Truck On I-684 In Harrison DOT Driver Hospitalized After Car Hits Truck On I-684 In Harrison DOT Driver Hospitalized After Car Hits Truck On I-684 In Harrison
DOT Driver Hospitalized After Car Hits Truck On I-684 In Harrison A driver struck a New York State Department of Transportation truck that was backing up while a crew collected traffic cones on I-684 in Westchester County, police said.  The crash happened on northbound I-684 in Harrison around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 25, according to New York State Police.  A 2024 Acura driven by a 47-year-old New Rochelle resident was traveling north when it struck the trailer of a DOT truck, police said. At the time, the DOT truck was backing up in the left lane as workers collected traffic cones from the highway.  Police said the DOT truck dri…
Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: NJSP
Tesla Crosses Route 55 Median, Killing PA Man In Head-On Vineland Crash: Njsp A 68-year-old Pennsylvania man was killed when a Tesla crossed the median of Route 55 and struck his SUV in South Jersey on Saturday morning, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 8:31 a.m., a Tesla was heading south on Route 55 in Vineland when its driver lost control, ran off the left side of the road, crossed the grass median, struck a tree, and entered the northbound lanes, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State Police said said. The Tesla then struck a northbound Chevrolet SUV, Brennan said The Chevrolet driver, Phillip Eastman, 68, of Springfield, PA, died, while the Tesla dr…
Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG Ex-NYPD Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG
Ex-nypd Sergeant Admits Driving Drunk In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash On Taconic In Mount Pleasant: AG A former NYPD sergeant from Orange County has admitted to causing a head-on crash that killed a 61-year-old man on the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County, prosecutors said. Warwick resident Tiffany Howell, 48, pleaded guilty on Wednesday, Aug. 19, to aggravated vehicular homicide and second-degree manslaughter in connection with the Thursday, Jan. 22 crash that killed Peekskill resident Manuel Boitel, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced.  Howell, who was an off-duty NYPD sergeant at the time of the crash, entered the plea before Westchester County Court Judg…
17-Year-Old Girl Killed By Hit-Run Driver As Newark Cop Followed Sedan: AG 17-Year-Old Girl Killed By Hit-Run Driver As Newark Cop Followed Sedan: AG 17-Year-Old Girl Killed By Hit-Run Driver As Newark Cop Followed Sedan: AG
17-Year-Old Girl Killed By Hit-Run Driver As Newark Cop Followed Sedan: AG A 17-year-old girl was struck and killed by a speeding hit-and-run driver moments after a Newark police sergeant began following the sedan, authorities said. The fatal crash happened shortly before 9 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 9, near Bloomfield and Mount Prospect avenues in Newark, according to the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. An unmarked Newark Police SUV driven by Sgt. Xavier Pimentel was heading west on Bloomfield Avenue as a sedan traveled east at a high rate of speed, according to a preliminary investigation. Pimentel made a U-turn near Parker Street and began following the sedan…
NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police
NJ Driver Crosses Center Line, Kills 2 On Harley-Davidson In PA: State Police A New Jersey woman has been charged after crossing into oncoming traffic and striking a motorcycle head-on, killing two people in Pennsylvania, State Police say. Bernadette Ann Cobb, 55, of Brick, NJ, was driving a 2021 Nissan Rogue east on Carson Hill Road when she crossed into the westbound lane near 332 Carson Hill Road in Brady Township, Clearfield County at 4:46 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 12, according to a PSP. The Rogue struck a westbound 2013 Harley-Davidson Wide Glide head-on, troopers detailed. The motorcycle's driver, Anthony M. Sones, 34, of Hyde, and his passenger, Miranda S. Wor…
Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police
Toddler, Mom Struck By Truck That Kept Going In Farmingdale: Police A 2-year-old boy and his mother were injured when a truck struck them on a Long Island roadway and kept going, police announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The crash happened near 416 Conklin Street in Farmingdale at 3:51 p.m. that day, according to Nassau County Police. The toddler unexpectedly ran into the roadway and his 28-year-old mother attempted to retrieve him when an eastbound 1998 Peterbilt struck them both and continued driving, detectives said. The boy suffered an abrasion to his leg, while his mother suffered injuries to her hip and legs. Both were taken to an area hospital for tre…
Frederick Man Killed, Child Among 5 Hospitalized In Germantown Crash Frederick Man Killed, Child Among 5 Hospitalized In Germantown Crash Frederick Man Killed, Child Among 5 Hospitalized In Germantown Crash
Frederick Man Killed, Child Among 5 Hospitalized In Germantown Crash A Saturday morning drive turned deadly on a busy stretch of Maryland roadway. Harold Christopher Christner, 67, of Frederick, has been identified as the man killed in a two-vehicle crash outside Damascus on Saturday, Aug. 8, Montgomery County Police announced on Tuesday, Aug. 11. The crash was reported at approximately 7:22 a.m. in the 24000 block of Ridge Road, where officers and Montgomery County Fire Rescue personnel found a gray 2023 Ford Transit van and black 2024 Chrysler Pacifica with significant damage. Christner was a restrained passenger sitting in the second row of the Pacifica.…
NJ Motorcyclist Dad Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash With SUV Northampton County: PA State Police NJ Motorcyclist Dad Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash With SUV Northampton County: PA State Police NJ Motorcyclist Dad Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash With SUV Northampton County: PA State Police
NJ Motorcyclist Dad Killed In Fiery Head-On Crash With SUV Northampton County: PA State Police A New Jersey motorcyclist was killed and two Pennsylvania residents were hospitalized following a fiery head-on crash in Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 10. Nathan D. Giamoni, 48, of Phillipsburg, was riding a 2014 Harley-Davidson Low Rider south on South Delaware Drive in Williams Township when the crash happened at 7:07 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 9, according to the PSP Belfast crash report.  Giamoni lost control for an unknown reason and was thrown from the motorcycle, which slid into the northbound lane on the 200 block of South Delaware Drive, als…
Dump Truck With Raised Bed Snags Wires, Flips Over In LaGrange Dump Truck With Raised Bed Snags Wires, Flips Over In LaGrange Dump Truck With Raised Bed Snags Wires, Flips Over In LaGrange
Dump Truck With Raised Bed Snags Wires, Flips Over In LaGrange A dump truck overturned in Dutchess County after its raised body caught overhead wires, lifting the front of the truck off the ground, police said.  The incident happened in LaGrange, New York State Police announced on Monday, Aug. 10.  According to police, the dump truck was driven from a yard while its dump body was still raised.  As the truck moved, its cab guard caught overhead communication lines, causing its front axle to lift off the ground, State Police said. The truck then rolled onto its passenger side.  Despite the dramatic crash, the driver was not inj…
Motorcycle Rider, 22, Identified After Deadly Hempstead Car Crash: Police Motorcycle Rider, 22, Identified After Deadly Hempstead Car Crash: Police Motorcycle Rider, 22, Identified After Deadly Hempstead Car Crash: Police
Motorcycle Rider, 22, Identified After Deadly Hempstead Car Crash: Police A motorcyclist critically injured in a Long Island car crash earlier this month has died, police announced Monday, Aug. 10. Francisco Moises Alvarez, 22, of Hempstead, was publicly identified Monday as the victim by the Nassau County Police Department. Moises Alvarez was traveling westbound on Front Street in Hempstead on his 2007 black Kawasaki motorcycle just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, police said. A 27-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota Corolla turned left onto Front Street from Courtenay Road, causing the collision with Moises Alvarez, investigators said. Moises Alvarez was rus…