Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
PSP Vehicle Involved In Crash On I-95 In Delaware County: Troopers PSP Vehicle Involved In Crash On I-95 In Delaware County: Troopers
PSP Vehicle Involved In Crash On I-95 In Delaware County: Troopers A state police vehicle was involved in a crash on Interstate 95 early on Thursday, May 2, according to troopers.  It happened in the southbound lanes near mile marker 6.2 in Chester, police wrote in a report. A driver crashed off the right shoulder and their car overturned, blocking the right and center lanes, authorities said.  A driver behind that car immediately hit their brakes and applied their hazard lights before they were rear-ended by a PSP Ford Interceptor, according to police.  Two troopers were in the police vehicle at the time of the crash, authorities said. Nei…

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by Mac Bullock
Rye, NY
Police & Fire
Vehicle Goes Up In Flames After Driver Notices Smoke On I-95 In Westchester Vehicle Goes Up In Flames After Driver Notices Smoke On I-95 In Westchester
Vehicle Goes Up In Flames After Driver Notices Smoke On I-95 In Westchester A vehicle was engulfed by flames soon after its driver noticed smoke while driving on Interstate 95 in Westchester, officials said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 16 around 11:45 a.m., when the Rye Fire Department learned of a vehicle blaze at the intersection of Old Post Road and Playland Access Road. According to City of Rye officials, the driver had been traveling on Interstate 95 when he saw smoke coming from his engine. He then left the highway and pulled over in Rye.  Once he opened his vehicle's hood, flames soon began engulfing it, officials said.  After firefig…

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by Ben Crnic
Harrison, NY
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say
Road Rage: Man Shoots Gun At Other Driver On Highway In Westchester, Police Say A Connecticut man has been charged with attempted murder after firing a gun at another driver on a busy New York highway, police announced. New Haven County resident Stephen Escoffery of Waterbury faces charges in Westchester County in connection with a shooting that happened on Interstate 95 in Harrison in December 2022, the New York State Police announced on Wednesday, April 10.  According to police, investigators determined that Escoffery had fired a gun at another motorist on the highway while driving a 2020 BMW X5 as part of a road rage incident. Escoffery was later arr…

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by Ben Crnic
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
ATV Rider Intentionally Crashed Into Officer's Motorbike, Philly Police Say ATV Rider Intentionally Crashed Into Officer's Motorbike, Philly Police Say
ATV Rider Intentionally Crashed Into Officer's Motorbike, Philly Police Say Authorities are searching for an ATV rider who they said purposely crashed into a pursuing policeman's motorbike on Tuesday night, April 9.  It happened around 7:15 p.m. when police noticed a group of 50 to 60 ATV riders on Interstate 95, the department said.  One rider on a red quad broke away from the group with smoke coming from the rear of his ATV, according to police. When an officer followed him onto the Walt Whitman Bridge ramp, authorities said the rider "intentionally turned into the officer's motorbike, causing him to lose control and crash." The rider fled the scene wh…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County COLD CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County
Cold CASE: Alleged NYC Gang Member Was Found Dead In Barrel Off I-95 In Bucks County State troopers are investigating the murder of a suspected New York City gangster more than 25 years ago.  Jia Qiang Li, 27, was found murdered on Jan. 2, 1997, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  The Chinese national's body was discovered in a plastic garbage can at the bottom of an embankment off Interstate 95 in Lower Makefield Township, investigators say.  Troopers said his remains had been "intentionally mutilated to some degree after his death." According to detectives, Li was affiliated with the Pell Street Flying Dragons, a street gang active in Manhattan's Chi…

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by Mac Bullock
Arlington, VA
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops
Unlicensed Maryland Driver Rams Virginia State Trooper 4X In High-Speed Pursuit: Cops A Maryland man has been arrested for assaulting police in Virginia following a weekend pursuit, authorities said. Reggie P. White, 24, of College Park, sped away from a Virginia State Trooper initiating a traffic stop on Route 1 in Fairfax County at 3:40 a.m. Sunday, March 17, a State Police spokesman said.  Traveling in a stolen gray sedan, White rammed a state troop car twice approaching the Beltway then continued onto Interstate 495 westbound, according to VSP. There, White struck the same trooper’s vehicle a third time, and then onto Interstate 95 southbound, where the trooper…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Cars Land In Median On I-95 Tying Up Traffic For Miles Cars Land In Median On I-95 Tying Up Traffic For Miles
Cars Land In Median On I-95 Tying Up Traffic For Miles A bad crash on Interstate 95 had traffic crawling for miles in Prince William County Tuesday afternoon, Feb. 20. The crash happened near Lyman Park at mile marker 148.4. As of 1:15 p.m., traffic was getting by in the shoulder. Footage from the scene shows two cars in the grassy median, possibly overturned. The north left shoulder, left lane, center lane, and right lane were closed. Traffic backups are approximately 5 miles.

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by Cecilia Levine
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
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NJ Man Dies After Rollover Crash On Delaware Expressway: Troopers NJ Man Dies After Rollover Crash On Delaware Expressway: Troopers
NJ Man Dies After Rollover Crash On Delaware Expressway: Troopers A Trenton, NJ man has died after losing control of his Dodge Durango on Interstate 95 in Delaware County Sunday morning, Feb. 11, according to state police.  Troopers said the unnamed 32-year-old was southbound and passing another driver near mile marker 0.8 in Upper Chichester when he crashed into a ditch around 7 a.m. The driver was thrown some 50 feet from his Durango, which came to rest on its roof, police said.  He was taken to Crozer Hospital but died after about an hour of surgery, according to troopers. His name is being withheld pending notification of his loved ones.&nb…

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by Mac Bullock
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
COLD CASE: Philly Man With Illegal Gambling Ties Found Dead On I-95 COLD CASE: Philly Man With Illegal Gambling Ties Found Dead On I-95
Cold CASE: Philly Man With Illegal Gambling Ties Found Dead On I-95 Charles Sherman was found dead on the east shoulder of Interstate 95 in Middletown on Jan. 25, 1978.  He had been shot to death, according to state police investigators.  Authorities allege that Sherman — who also went by the aliases Charlie Harris and Sherman Shikie — had deep ties to illegal gambling rackets in Northeast Philadelphia and Bristol.  At the time of his death, Sherman was living on the 1200 block of South 7th Street in South Philadelphia.  Anyone with information is asked to call Pennsylvania State Police at 610-861-2026 or submit an anony…

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Victims In Double-Fatal I-95 Fairfield Crash: Police Seek Witnesses IDs Released For Victims In Double-Fatal I-95 Fairfield Crash: Police Seek Witnesses
IDs Released For Victims In Double-Fatal I-95 Fairfield Crash: Police Seek Witnesses This story has been updated: Connecticut State Police are asking for any witnesses to a double-fatal three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Connecticut. Click here for a new, updated story: Bridgeport Man Killed In Double-Fatal I-95 Crash In Fairfield Was Lead Singer For Popular Band The collision occurred in the town of Fairfield around 12:10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26 just before Exit 22. According to Connecticut State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed a tractor-trailer and two cars were traveling on I-95 northbound when the second vehicle identified as a 2018 Chevy Impala tra…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says
Detour Ahead: I-95 North In Center City To Close For Roadwork, PennDOT Says A portion of Interstate 95 in Center City Philadelphia will shut down next weekend for roadwork, PennDOT has announced.  The northbound lanes from Exit 20 (Columbus Boulevard) to Exit 22 (Interstate 676) will be closed and detoured from Saturday evening, Feb. 3 to Monday morning, Feb. 5, officials said.  "This closure comes as PennDOT begins partial demolition of the existing concrete covering over I-95 between Chestnut and Walnut streets under the $329 million project to replace and expand the covered area at Penn's Landing in Center City Philadelphia," said PennDOT in a statemen…

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by Mac Bullock
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Traffic
Deadly Motorcycle Crash On I-476/I-95 Ramp In Delco: Troopers Deadly Motorcycle Crash On I-476/I-95 Ramp In Delco: Troopers
Deadly Motorcycle Crash On I-476/I-95 Ramp In Delco: Troopers A motorcyclist was hit and killed on an Interstate 95 on-ramp Friday morning, Jan. 12, state police said in a release.  The victim was on the shoulder of the ramp from I-476 southbound onto I-95 north when they were struck by a 2012 Toyota Camry, according to troopers.  State police said more details are soon to come. 

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by Mac Bullock