Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Pickup Driver ID'd In Fatal I-295 Crash Pickup Driver ID'd In Fatal I-295 Crash
Pickup Driver ID'd In Fatal I-295 Crash A 52-year-old driver was killed in a crash on Interstate 295 in Camden County, authorities said. Jeffrey Marino of Philadelphia died in the crash, according to New Jersey State Police. The crash occurred at 2:07 p.m. Monday, April 17 on the northbound lanes of I-295 at milepost 30.5 in Lawnside Borough, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a State Police spokesman,  Preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford F-150 was traveling north in the center lane of I-295 when it side-swiped a Subaru Forester that was traveling north in the right lane, Curry said. After the impact, the Ford impa…

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by Jon Craig
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
Car Rams Into ESPN Security Gate, Causes $35K Worth Of Damage In Bristol, Police Say Car Rams Into ESPN Security Gate, Causes $35K Worth Of Damage In Bristol, Police Say
Car Rams Into ESPN Security Gate, Causes $35K Worth Of Damage In Bristol, Police Say Authorities are searching for the driver of a car that drove straight into a security gate at ESPN headquarters in Hartford County, police said.  The incident happened on Sunday, April 9 around 8:30 p.m., when a vehicle that was possibly a silver Subaru drove into the gate at ESPN Headquarters on Ronzo Road, according to Bristol Police.  The incident, which can be seen in security footage released by police, caused around $35,000 worth of damage to the gate.  The Bristol Police Department is looking for assistance from the community in identifying a vehicle that caused... Posted by Br…

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by Ben Crnic
Massapequa, NY
News
49-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Residential Long Island Neighborhood 49-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Residential Long Island Neighborhood
49-Year-Old Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Residential Long Island Neighborhood A man was hospitalized after being struck by a car while crossing a residential street on Long Island. The incident occurred at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 4, in Oyster Bay. According to Nassau County Police, the unidentified man, age 49, was walking south on Kellogg Street and was attempting to cross Burtis Avenue when he was struck by a black Subaru Outback driven by a 62-year-old woman. The woman, traveling east on Burtis Avenue at the time of the accident, stayed at the scene, police said. She was not injured.  The man struck by her car was transported to a local hospital to be tre…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Long Island Expressway Road Rage: Man Punches Car Carrying Child With Head, Fists, Police Say Long Island Expressway Road Rage: Man Punches Car Carrying Child With Head, Fists, Police Say
Long Island Expressway Road Rage: Man Punches Car Carrying Child With Head, Fists, Police Say A man was arrested following a road rage incident on the Long Island Expressway involving another driver and the driver’s 12-year-old son, authorities said. The incident happened at around 7 p.m. Monday, April 3, on I-495 near Jericho. According to Nassau County Police, Panagiotis Orkopoulos, age 42, of Elmhurst, Queens, stopped his 2012 Subaru while traveling in the HOV lane and began to damage the 49-year-old victim’s car by hitting it with his head and fists. The victim and his son, fearing for their safety, drove away and contacted the police. There were no reported inju…

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by Sophie Grieser
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Several Hospitalized After Ambulance, SUV Crash In Bellmore Several Hospitalized After Ambulance, SUV Crash In Bellmore
Several Hospitalized After Ambulance, SUV Crash In Bellmore Several people were hospitalized after a crash involving an ambulance and car on Long Island.  It happened around 12:15 a.m. Saturday, March 25 in Bellmore. A Bellmore-Merrick Fire Department ambulance was traveling northbound on Newbridge Road and was struck by a 2019 Subaru traveling westbound on Camp Avenue, Nassau County Police said. The ambulance was responding to an emergency call and overturned. The Subaru was operated by a 50-year-old woman and contained two 14-year-old female passengers. Both rear passengers suffered knee injuries.  One refused medical attention …

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by Joe Lombardi
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Charged After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police Drunk Driver Charged After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police
Drunk Driver Charged After Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: Police A Connecticut man faces drunk driving charges after being involved in a head-on collision involving two cars in the Hudson Valley, according to authorities. The accident happened in Putnam County on Saturday, March 4, when police in Mahopac responded to the area of Union Valley Road and Shindagen Hill Road for a reported head-on crash.  After arriving, police found a black BMW and a grey Subaru Legacy that both had heavy front-end damage. Luckily though, both drivers only suffered minor injuries and declined medical attention from emergency responders.  An investigation at the sc…

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by Ben Crnic
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Bank Robber Gets Away With Money In CT, Police Asking For Help Finding Suspect Bank Robber Gets Away With Money In CT, Police Asking For Help Finding Suspect
Bank Robber Gets Away With Money In CT, Police Asking For Help Finding Suspect Authorities are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank in Madison before driving away from the scene.  The robbery happened on Friday, Feb. 24 around 10:50 a.m., when police responded to the Essex Savings Bank located at 99 Durham Rd. to investigate the incident.  Authorities discovered that a white man described as 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds with a tan complexion had passed a note to the teller demanding money without displaying or implying that he had a weapon. He was then given an undisclosed amount of cash before leaving the scene in a maroon Subaru …

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by Ben Crnic
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Bethlehem Twp. Crash Kills Elderly Woman On Valentine's Day Bethlehem Twp. Crash Kills Elderly Woman On Valentine's Day
Bethlehem Twp. Crash Kills Elderly Woman On Valentine's Day An 84-year-old woman is dead following a two-car crash in Bethlehem Township on Tuesday afternoon, police told Daily Voice.  It happened just before 3:30 p.m. on Freemansburg Avenue near 13th Street, the department said.  The victim and her 89-year-old husband were headed east in their Chevrolet when a westbound Subaru crossed lanes and collided with their car, authorities explained.  The couple and the driver of the Subaru, a 20-year-old man from East Allen Township, were all rushed to Saint Luke's Anderson for treatment, officials wrote. The 84-year-old woman died tha…

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by Mac Bullock
Hartford, CT
News
4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch 4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch
4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch A five-car crash on I-91 in Connecticut left four people with injuries and closed the highway for several hours. The crash took place in Hartford around 5:30 p.m. near Exit 32A on Sunday, Feb. 5, according to the Connecticut State Police. Police said right before the crash a 2021 Subaru Ascent was traveling in the right center lane, a 1998 Toyota 4Runner was traveling in the left lane, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler and a 2022 Nissan Rogue were traveling in the right lane, and a 2002 Toyota Camry was traveling in the left center lane. The Toyota Camry, driven by a 19-year-old Hartford County residen…

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by Kathy Reakes
Paterson, NJ
News
UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified UPDATE: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified
Update: Driver In Fatal Passaic River Bridge Crash On Route 3 Identified A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Paterson, NJ
News
One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm
One Dead In Route 3 Crash, Authorities Confirm A driver who was killed in a chain-reaction crash on Route 3 was identified as a 46-year-old Kearny resident. A BMW X3 had become disabled and was stopped on the westbound Passaic River Bridge in Clifton when it was struck by a Subaru Impreza driven by Karen Garcia shortly before 5 a.m. last Thursday, Dec. 15. Garcia's Impreza was then broadsided by an oncoming Toyota Prius, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said in a joint release on Monday, Dec. 19. Garcia, who was extricated by firefighters, was later pronounced dead at Hackensack Unive…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
News
Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police
Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police A driver climbed out of his Jeep after it rolled, slammed into a tree and caught fire on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes early Wednesday, authorities said. The 6:48 a.m. collision was the most serious of several morning rush-hour crashes along the highway on Dec. 14 as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark. The 30-year-old 2018 Jeep Wagon driver from Oakland was changing lanes when his vehicle struck a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek on the northbound side, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. He lost control of the Jeep, which ended up crashing behind the woodline and igniting, the ca…

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by Jerry DeMarco