Prospect-Beacon Falls, CT
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Driver, 22, Tried Passing Tesla In Prospect — Now Two People Are Dead, State Police Say Driver, 22, Tried Passing Tesla In Prospect — Now Two People Are Dead, State Police Say
Driver, 22, Tried Passing Tesla In Prospect — Now Two People Are Dead, State Police Say Authorities have released the identities of the two people killed in a three-vehicle crash early Thursday, Oct. 16 on Route 69 in Prospect. The crash happened around 5:21 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 16, at the intersection of Talmadge Hill Road, according to a report from Connecticut State Police Troop I in Bethany. Investigators said a 43-year-old man from West Haven was driving a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ north on Route 69 when a southbound 2024 Tesla Model Y, driven by 57-year-old Andrew Kozel of Avon Park, Florida, was hit by a 2020 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Trail Boss traveling behin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Haymarket, VA
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Trucker Tried To Warn Driver Before Fatal Highway Crash In Haymarket, Police Say Trucker Tried To Warn Driver Before Fatal Highway Crash In Haymarket, Police Say
Trucker Tried To Warn Driver Before Fatal Highway Crash In Haymarket, Police Say A truck driver did all he could to avoid a deadly crash, but one person was killed in Virginia after smashing into the back of the semi, police say. Haymarket resident Jose Ramirez, 55, was killed early on Wednesday morning, when he slammed into a tractor-trailer on James Madison Highway, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Officers were called at around 5:45 a.m. on Oct. 15 to a stretch of the highway near Logmill Road in Haymarket, where there was a violent crash. Police say that the driver of a 2012 Freightliner semi-truck was making a left turn from a private…

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by Zak Failla
Rutherford, NJ
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Tow Truck Hits Pedestrian After Giants-Eagles Game At MetLife Stadium, State Police Say Tow Truck Hits Pedestrian After Giants-Eagles Game At MetLife Stadium, State Police Say
Tow Truck Hits Pedestrian After Giants-Eagles Game At MetLife Stadium, State Police Say A pedestrian was struck by a tow truck in the parking lot at MetLife Stadium following the New York Giants’ win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday, Oct. 9, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers responded to the incident in Parking Lot F at the stadium around 11:30 p.m., Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. The pedestrian sustained minor injuries, Postorino said. The case remains under investigation, and no additional information is available. The Giants beat the Eagles, 34-17.

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by Cecilia Levine
Meriden, CT
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Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street
Woman, 62, Seriously Hurt By Car Strike As She Crossed Meriden Street A 62-year-old woman suffered serious injuries after police say she was struck by a teen driver while crossing the street in Meriden on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 9.  Police said the woman was walking west across Swain Avenue in the crosswalk when she was hit around 1:15 p.m. The walk signal was not active at the time. According to investigators, a 17-year-old boy driving a Kia Sorento was stopped at a red light on Swain Avenue, waiting to turn right onto East Main Street. As he began his turn, “he failed to notice the pedestrian in his path and struck her with his vehicle, knocking her t…

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by Josh Lanier
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Worker Pinned Under Truck In Vernon Crash; Police Investigating Cause Worker Pinned Under Truck In Vernon Crash; Police Investigating Cause
Worker Pinned Under Truck In Vernon Crash; Police Investigating Cause A pedestrian was seriously hurt after a crash on Hartford Turnpike near 862 in Vernon, police said. Officers arrived to find the person lying in the road under their work truck. Vernon Police, Vernon EMS, and the Vernon Fire Department gave aid. The victim was taken to Hartford Hospital. Police identified the pedestrian as Logan Baker, 31, of Manchester. Baker is in stable condition. At the scene, officers also found a 2005 Honda Accord facing eastbound that appeared involved. The driver is Christopher Brown, 34, of Vernon. Police said he is cooperating with the investigation. The crash w…

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by Josh Lanier
Paramus, NJ
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Driver, 79, Cited After Hitting Paramus Crossing Guard: Police Driver, 79, Cited After Hitting Paramus Crossing Guard: Police
Driver, 79, Cited After Hitting Paramus Crossing Guard: Police A crossing guard was struck by an SUV while crossing a pedestrian on Paramus Monday morning, Sept. 29, authorities said. The incident happened around 7:20 a.m. at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Howland Avenue, according to Paramus Police Deputy Chief Frank S. Scott IV. Police said a 79-year-old Paramus resident was behind the wheel of a 2025 Subaru Forester when she made a left turn from Howland Avenue onto northbound Forest Avenue after the light turned green. The driver struck the crossing guard, who was standing in the roadway to stop traffic for a pedestrian. The driver told pol…

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by Cecilia Levine
Allentown, PA
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Driver Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Allentown: Coroner Driver Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Allentown: Coroner
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Utility Pole In Allentown: Coroner A 25-year-old man was killed after his car struck a utility pole in Allentown, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Saturday, Sept. 27. The crash happened at the intersection of Union Boulevard and Quebec Street around 5:04 a.m., authorities said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:04 a.m. from multiple blunt force injuries, according to the coroner. His death was ruled accidental. The driver has been identified and next of kin have been notified, but his name will not be released to allow his family to grieve privately, officials said. The Allentown Police Departmen…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mount Olive, NJ
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Route 46 Closed For 4 Hours After Crash Traps Woman: Mount Olive PD Route 46 Closed For 4 Hours After Crash Traps Woman: Mount Olive PD
Route 46 Closed For 4 Hours After Crash Traps Woman: Mount Olive PD A woman was hospitalized following a crash on Route 46 between a Toyota and a truck on Wednesday morning, Sept. 25, authorities said. At 5:27 a.m., a tractor trailer was backing into a business on Route 46 near a Kia car dealership, when it collided with a 2014 Toyota Rav 4 that had the right of way in the eastbound lane, Mount Olive police said. The driver of the Toyota, a 70-year-old woman, was trapped in the vehicle, police said. Members of the Budd Lake Fire Department extricated her and she was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment. The crash caused Route 46 to be closed in b…

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by Sam Barron
Alexandria, VA
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Alexandria Woman Struck Twice — First By Mercedes, Then By Police Cruiser: Cops Alexandria Woman Struck Twice — First By Mercedes, Then By Police Cruiser: Cops
Alexandria Woman Struck Twice — First By Mercedes, Then By Police Cruiser: Cops A 62-year-old Virginia woman is dead after being struck by a driver in a Mercedes — then hit again by a responding officer investigating the hit-and-run, authorities announced. Alexandria resident Trina Jones has been identified by the Fairfax County Police Department as the pedestrian who was struck and killed during a strange sequence that played out shortly before 8:40 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 23, on Richmond Highway near Belford Drive. Witnesses told detectives a black 2016 Mercedes C300 hit Jones and sped off southbound without stopping. As Jones lay in the roadway, an officer rushing t…

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by Zak Failla
Yorktown, NY
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Bridge Reopens After Being Damaged By Tractor-Trailer In Yorktown (UPDATE) Bridge Reopens After Being Damaged By Tractor-Trailer In Yorktown (UPDATE)
Bridge Reopens After Being Damaged By Tractor-Trailer In Yorktown (Update) This story has been updated.  A bridge on a windy back road in Westchester has reopened to all traffic after a tractor-trailer damaged the structure, officials said.  The bridge on White Hill Road in Yorktown between William Court and Hunterbrook Road reopened on Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 24, after being damaged in a crash earlier in the morning, the town's highway department announced.  According to officials, a tractor-trailer took out part of the bridge, rendering it unsafe until its reopening.  "Many thanks to our highway Superintendent Dave Paganelli and his team…

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by Ben Crnic
Bensalem, PA
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Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (UPDATE) Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (UPDATE)
Gun-Wielding Motorcyclist Shot By Officer After Threat On Bristol Pike: Bucks DA (Update) A Bensalem police officer was justified in shooting a wanted Levittown man who pointed a gun at a motorist and aimed it at the officer during a road rage incident, Bucks County District Attorney Jennifer Schorn announced on Monday, Sept. 22. Gunpoint Threat Leads To Shooting The shooting happened at 5:43 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, after a 911 caller reported that a man on a motorcycle had pulled a gun on him and threatened to rob him along Bristol Pike near Biddle Lane. The suspect, later identified as John Thomas Mathis, 44, of Levittown, allegedly continued following the victim’s car northb…

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by Jillian Pikora
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Dump Truck Driver Cited After Ripping Down Wires In Wyckoff: Cops Dump Truck Driver Cited After Ripping Down Wires In Wyckoff: Cops
Dump Truck Driver Cited After Ripping Down Wires In Wyckoff: Cops A freak accident involving a dump truck shut down Wyckoff Avenue at the Midland Park border for more than three hours on Thursday, Sept. 18. The crash happened around 1:47 p.m. when the driver of a 2024 Peterbilt dump truck left a parking lot on Wyckoff Avenue without lowering the body of the vehicle, Wyckoff police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The truck’s raised bed got tangled in overhead wires, damaging a major communications line and causing the truck to lift off of the ground, Soto said. The driver, a 46-year-old Kearny man, was cited for operating an unsafe vehicle, careless driving, and obs…

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by Cecilia Levine