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DWI Spring Valley Driver Kills 4-Year-Old Girl, Seriously Injures 3 Others Leaving Park: Cops
A 4-year-old girl was killed and three others, including two young boys, were seriously injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed into a group of pedestrians near a park in Rockland County, police said.
The crash happened around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, on Old Nyack Turnpike near 142 Old Nyack Turnpike, according to Spring Valley Police. The victims were leaving the park when a black vehicle jumped the curb and hit them as they walked along the sidewalk.
Police said 41-year-old Axel Lopez-Santiago, of Spring Valley, was found wedged in his vehicle, which had become disabled after…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer On Bethel Roadway
A man was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while walking along a Hudson Valley roadway.
The Sullivan County incident happened in the town of Bethel, on State Route 17B, at around 5:45 a.m. Thursday, May 8.
Brett Stevens, 30, was walking in the roadway near Happy Avenue when he was struck by a tractor-trailer, New York State Police said. Stevens, of Bethel, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The truck driver, a 64-year-old man from Waterbury, Connecticut, was not injured.
New York State Police’s Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) is investigating the incident. Anyone with infor…
Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Ringwood Crash: Prosecutor
A young motorcyclist was killed in a crash with an SUV in Passaic County, authorities said.
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The collision happened Sunday, April 27, at around 5:30 p.m. near Skyline Drive and Greenwood Lake Drive in Ringwood, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Ringwood Police Chief Peter McGinty said.
Michael Mendonca-Lopez, 23, of Cranford, was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a Jeep Cherokee SUV, officials said.
Mendonca-Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene, Valdes and McGinty said. The occupants of the J…
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: Njsp
A 44-year-old Pittsgrove man is facing numerous charges after he drove drunk, fatally struck a cyclist and fled the scene on Wednesday, April 23, only to return in a different vehicle, authorities said.
At 7:41 p.m., troopers responded to County Road 639 and Parvins Mill Road in Pittsgrove for the crash, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Steven Petronglo was driving a Chevrolet Silverado that was hauling a tractor with a wide seeder attachment, Lebron said. James Goode, a 61-year-old Vineland man, was riding a bicycle when he was fatally struck by the seeder a…
Fiery Pomfret Crash Leaves Driver Dead, Police Searching For Answers
A driver died in a fiery crash earlier this week after their car erupted in flames, police said.
The crash was reported around 9 p.m. Thursday, March 27, on Mashamoquet Road (Route 44) near the intersection with Paine Road in Pomfret, according to Connecticut State Police.
The Subaru reportedly crossed the double-yellow line, veered onto the westbound shoulder, and left the roadway before crashing into a tree, police said. The impact sent the vehicle tumbling down an embankment, where it landed upside down and caught fire.
The driver was unidentifiable at the scene, but the vehicle is regi…
Driver, 32, Dies After Truck Hits Tree, Overturns In Greenlawn
A 32-year-old man has died following a single-vehicle crash on Long Island.
Joseph Scappatore, of Greenlawn, succumbed to injuries sustained when his Chevrolet pickup truck struck a tree on Greenlawn Road near Ducharme Lane in Greenlawn, Suffolk County Police announced Monday, March 10.
The wreck happened at around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9, as Daily Voice reported.
Scappatore was heading northbound on Greenlawn Road when his vehicle left the roadway, crashed into a tree, and overturned, police said. He was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical condition.
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