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Allentown Woman Dies Months After Route 22 Rollover Crash, Officials Say Allentown Woman Dies Months After Route 22 Rollover Crash, Officials Say
Allentown Woman Dies Months After Route 22 Rollover Crash, Officials Say A driver who was ejected from her vehicle in a crash on Feb. 3 has died from her injuries, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office on Monday, April 1.  Iris Crystal Mercado, 37, died from multiple traumatic injuries, the coroner said in a release. Her manner of death was accidental.  The crash happened in the eastbound lanes of Route 22 South Whitehall on the night of Feb. 3, officials said. State police have said Mercado lost control of her Ford Focus and struck an embankment before the car rolled over and she was ejected. 
Still No Suspect After LIE Hit-Run In Ronkonkoma Killing 'Loving, Goofy' Husband, Father Still No Suspect After LIE Hit-Run In Ronkonkoma Killing 'Loving, Goofy' Husband, Father
Still No Suspect After LIE Hit-Run In Ronkonkoma Killing 'Loving, Goofy' Husband, Father It’s been a year since a beloved husband and father was killed in a hit-and-run crash on the Long Island Expressway, and police still have no suspects. Robert Twiford, age 61, of Melville, died Dec. 5, 2022, after being struck on the off-ramp of eastbound I-495 at exit 60 in Ronkonkoma. Suffolk County Police said Twiford was lying in the roadway at around 8 p.m when he was struck by at least one vehicle, which fled the scene. Earlier Report: Melville Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Expressway In Ronkonkoma He was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital where he died fro…
92-Year-Old Oradell Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash 92-Year-Old Oradell Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash
92-Year-Old Oradell Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Route 80 Crash A 92-year-old Oradell man was killed in a wrong-way overnight crash on Route 80, New Jersey State Police confirmed. Henry F. Sohl for some reason was headed west in the eastbound lanes when his Ford Focus veered onto the left shoulder and hit a metal electrical box and concrete median at milepost 53 in Wayne shortly after 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 27, NJSP Trooper II Charles Machan. Sohl, whose vehicle had a donut for the sedan's front driver’s side wheel, was pronounced dead at the scene. It wasn't immediately clear what he was doing in that area at that time of night. Traffic was clogged …
'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say 'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say
'Let's Hit Five Below Next': Thief Gets Text From Accomplice While In Police Custody, Cops Say A woman accused of stealing from retail stores in Delaware County received an inconvenient text from her alleged accomplice while she was in police custody, authorities claim.  State troopers were dispatched to the Kohl's at Granite Run Mall in Middletown for a theft in progress on May 4, they wrote in a release. While officers were en route, the suspect hopped into a Ford Focus, went to the nearby Boscov's, and stole more merchandise, police said.  She was arrested at Boscov's and identified as 28-year-old Nye'jierra Drummond of Wilmington, Delaware, troopers wrote.  While …
Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor
Willingboro Man Convicted Of Killing Woman During Phone Sale: Prosecutor A jury has convicted a Burlington County man of fatally shooting a woman in the head as she tried to sell him a cellphone, authorities said. Marvin A. Coleman Jr., 24, of Willingboro was found guilty Tuesday, March 21, of murder, robbery and weapons offenses, according to Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw. Coleman killed a 21-year-old Lindenwold woman four years ago while she was sitting in her car in the Millbrook Park section of Willingboro Township, Bradshaw said. Police were called to the first block of Medley Lane just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7, 2019, for a report…
Annapolis Woman Killed By Teen Driver After Super Bowl ID'd: Police Annapolis Woman Killed By Teen Driver After Super Bowl ID'd: Police
Annapolis Woman Killed By Teen Driver After Super Bowl ID'd: Police A 54-year-old Annapolis woman is dead after being reportedly struck by a teenage driver, authorities say. Mary Johannes Summers was reportedly walking across Riva Road at Broad Creek Drive when she was struck by a 17-year-old driving a Ford Focus around 11 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 12, according to an Anne Arundel County Police spokesperson. Summers was wearing dark and non-reflective clothing at the time of the collision, investigators noted. She was rushed to Anne Arundel Medical Center by paramedics with life-threatening injuries after the collision. Tragically, a short time after arriving at…
21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch In Stonington 21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch In Stonington
21-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On I-95 Stretch In Stonington A 21-year-old woman was killed and a man seriously injured after a Ford Focus left I-95 in Connecticut and struck a tree. The crash took place in New London County around 1:15 a.m., Sunday, Dec. 4 in Stonington. Connecticut State Police responded to the scene after receiving several 911 calls reporting that a person was walking on I-95 southbound in the area of Exit 91. State police reported troopers discovered that there was a one-car motor vehicle crash off of the left side of the roadway, where a Focus struck the tree head-on.  Troopers learned that person, identified as Jason Den…
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash
Driver Seriously Injured In Fair Lawn Crash A driver was seriously injured in a multi-vehicle Friday afternoon crash in Fair Lawn. Basic and advanced life support teams from the Valley Hospital responded along with police to the collision at the corner of Hillside Terrace and Jerome Place on Dec. 2.Belfi's Towing removed a Ford Focus AND Toyota RAV4 from the scene. Collision at the corner of Hillside Terrace and Jerome Place in Fair Lawn sent one of the drivers to the hospital.Boyd A. Loving
Woman Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile On I-95 In Bridgeport Woman Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile On I-95 In Bridgeport
Woman Nabbed For Assaulting Juvenile On I-95 In Bridgeport A Fairfield County woman has been charged for allegedly beating a juvenile in the head and face on I-95 after cutting her off at an exit. Allyah Beeman, age 27, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Wednesday, March 2, for the incident which took place on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, at the I-95 exit in Bridgeport. The incident began when a juvenile was driving on I-95 in the right lane and had her turning signal on to exit, said the Connecticut State Police. While attempting to exit, a silver Ford Focus, driven by Beeman passed her on the right shoulder and cut in front of her vehicle, state polic…
One Killed, Five Hospitalized After Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say One Killed, Five Hospitalized After Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
One Killed, Five Hospitalized After Long Island Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say One person was killed and five others were hospitalized after a two-car crash involving a drunk driver overnight on Long Island, police said. It happened just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 21 in Islip. Driver, Michael Lupo, age 23, of North Babylon, was traveling southbound on the Robert Moses Causeway in a Dodge Charger when it collided with a Ford Focus, causing the Dodge to overturn, according to state police. The Dodge had four passengers. One of them, Allen Boston, age 23, of West Babylon, was taken to a nearby hospital and later died of injuries sustained in the crash, according …
PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say
PA Dad Vaped THC Marijuana Prior To Crash That Killed 2 Children, State Police Say Months after communities rallied for multiple injured people and killed children, charges have been filed against an uncle and foster parent who is responsible for a double fatal crash, according to Pennsylvania state police. Greg Nornhold, 35, of Mechanicsburg, was driving a Volkswagen Tiguan while under the influence of THC marijuana, at the time of crash on Interstate 81 on Aug 3, according to a release by Pennsylvania state police. Nornhold drove across the grass median of the northbound lanes into the southbound lanes colliding with a Ford F150 and Ford Focus, according to Pennsylvan…
Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say
Pedestrian Airlifted, Dog Killed In Serious Union County Crash, Reports Say A pedestrian was airlifted and his dog killed after the pair were struck by a car at a Union County intersection Wednesday night, Yahoo reports. Kurt Weins, 45, was crossing West Milton Avenue near Bryant Street in Rahway when he and his dog were struck by a Ford Focus driven by Petrina Drayton, 37, around 6:10 p.m., the outlet reports citing local police. Weins was airlifted to University Hospital in Newark with serious head and leg injuries while his dog was killed in the crash, the report says. Drayton, of Elizabeth, suffered minor injuries. Weins, of Rahway, is apparently a kitchen he…
Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights
Police: Driver Runs Stop Sign, Knocks Over SUV In Hasbrouck Heights Two drivers were hospitalized following a crash that rolled an SUV in Hasbrouck Heights. A Ford Focus driven by a 37-year-old borough resident was heading east on Springfield Avenue when it was struck by a Subaru Forester going south on Summit Street shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Police Captain Joseph Rinke said. The driver of the Subaru "appeared to fail to stop for stop sign and the vehicles collided in the intersection," said Rinke, the officer in charge of the department.  The impact left the Subaru on it side. Borough firefighters extricated the Subaru driver, a 34-year-old wom…
Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17 Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17
Driver Hospitalized After Rear-End Crash On Route 17 A motorist was hospitalized after her SUV was rear-ended Monday afternoon on Route 17 in Hackensack. She and the female driver of the Ford Focus that hit her were guided to the shoulder of the southbound highway below South Summit Avenue by Walter Rogers, an EMT with the Rutherford First-Aid Ambulance Corps, and a passing tow truck driver shortly after 1 p.m. The Ford driver declined attention, but the SUV operator complained of neck and back pain and dizziness, Rogers said. He said he waited with her until a Bergen County sheriff's officer and Hackensack firefighters arrived. Below S…
Car Crashes Into Popular Store In Fairfield County Car Crashes Into Popular Store In Fairfield County
Car Crashes Into Popular Store In Fairfield County A driver, mistaking the brake with the accelerator drove into the front of a popular Fairfield County liquor store. The incident took place around 9:352 a.m., Friday, July 2, when a Ford Focus being driven by an 86-year-old man entered the parking of 953 Post Road at Mo's. Wine & Spirits in Fairfield. As the driver attempted to park in front of the business, the car accelerated forward causing the car to drive over the parking barrier and strike the front of the building, Fairfield PD Lt. Antonio Granata said.  A view from inside.Mo's Wine & Spirits Though the car sustained dis…
Toyota Driver Hospitalized In 2-Car Crash On Route 206, State Police Say Toyota Driver Hospitalized In 2-Car Crash On Route 206, State Police Say
Toyota Driver Hospitalized In 2-Car Crash On Route 206, State Police Say A Toyota driver was hospitalized following a Friday afternoon crash on Route 206, state police said. A Ford Focus collided with a Toyota Highlander in the southbound lane near milepost 111.5 in Hampton Township around 12:20 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Both drivers complained of minor injuries, and the Toyota driver was taken to Newton Hospital for additional treatment, authorities said. The scene was clear by 2 p.m. following the crash, which remains under investigation, Goez said.
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash
Woodbridge Teenager Charged With Assault, Eluding After Serious Crash A teenager from Middlesex County has been arrested in connection with a serious two-car crash that sent two people to the hospital on Wednesday, authorities said. Gregory Kazdan, 18, of the Fords section of Woodbridge was charged with eluding police and aggravated assault, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Old Bridge Police Chief William Volkert said in a statement. Old Bridge police tried to stop Kazdan, who was speeding in white 2019 Mercedes Benz past other vehicles on the shoulder of Route 9 north about 3:35 p.m., they said. Kazda…
Seen Them Or Their Car? Alert Issued For Missing Woman, Man From Area Seen Them Or Their Car? Alert Issued For Missing Woman, Man From Area
Seen Them Or Their Car? Alert Issued For Missing Woman, Man From Area A pair of adults have gone missing in the area and New York State Police are asking the public's help in locating them. Dutchess County residents Loretta M. Meanen, 87, and Claude L. Epstein, 69, of Amenia, were en route to Alabama (the Pell City area) and were expected early in the day on Tuesday, Dec. 10, State Police from the Dover Plains barracks said. Neither Meanen nor Epstein owns a cellular device, police added. They were last seen on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Meanen and Epstein were operating a gray 2016 Ford Focus, four-door sedan bearing NY registration HZK5475. "The trip from New York…
Police Searching For Vehicle Stolen From Driveway Of Ridgefield Home Police Searching For Vehicle Stolen From Driveway Of Ridgefield Home
Police Searching For Vehicle Stolen From Driveway Of Ridgefield Home Ridgefield police are searching for one of two cars stolen in town overnight.  One incident took place during the early morning hours on Wednesday, Oct. 30, on Conley Court, said Ridgefield Police Capt. Shawn Platt. One of the vehicles, a red Ford Focus, was recovered abandoned in Bridgeport, Platt said. The second, a gray Toyota Sequoia, has not been recovered, he said.  Both vehicles were unlocked with the keys inside.  If anyone has any information regarding these cases they are asked to contact the Ridgefield Police Department at 203-438-6531.
Missing Rockland Man Found In Westchester Missing Rockland Man Found In Westchester
Missing Rockland Man Found In Westchester Update: The 78-year-old man who went missing Wednesday morning, Aug. 22 was found on Thursday morning, Aug. 23 and is safe, authorities said. Philip McDermott of Nanuet was located in Yonkers by state police and has been reunited with his family. Original report: A 78-year-old Hudson Valley man has gone missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Philip McDermott of Rockland County was last seen on Oakland Place in the hamlet of Nanuet in Clarkstown at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. McDermott is 6-…
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe
Missing Hudson Valley Man Found Safe Update: The 78-year-old man who went missing Wednesday morning, Aug. 22 was found on Thursday morning, Aug. 23 and is safe, authorities said. Philip McDermott of Nanuet was located in Yonkers by state police and has been reunited with his family. Original report: A 78-year-old Hudson Valley man has gone missing and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Philip McDermott of Rockland County was last seen on Oakland Place in the hamlet of Nanuet in Clarkstown at 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22. He has dementia and may be in need of medical attention. McDermott is 6-…
UPDATE: Twins Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 UPDATE: Twins Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28
Update: Twins Charged In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 (UPDATE) A Lodi driver trying to beat a light struck and killed a 28-year-old Teaneck man with his car as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart last month, then was picked up by his twin brother, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Brandon Bialek, 32, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail, charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a crash resulting in death and hindering his apprehension by suppressing evidence, as Daily Voice originally reported Tuesday night. He has a detention hearing scheduled this Friday. His brother, Brian Bialek -- a New Jersey transit maintenanc…
Reward Grows In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 Reward Grows In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28
Reward Grows In Route 46 Hit-Run Death Of Teaneck Man, 28 TEANECK, N.J. -- A GoFundMe reward grew Thursday to nearly $3,000 for information that helps find whoever was responsible for the hit-and-run death of 28-year-old Teaneck man as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart last month. "Brian Rossi was a loving son, brother, uncle, and friend who was taken away from us all too soon," his sister, Sharyn Rossi Agnew, wrote on the GoFundMe page she launched earlier this week. "The culprit(s) left the scene and left Brian to die on the side of the road, alone," after the 5:50 a.m. Jan. 5 crash near Industrial Avenue. "…
Authorities ID Vehicles In Teterboro Hit-Run Death Authorities ID Vehicles In Teterboro Hit-Run Death
Authorities ID Vehicles In Teterboro Hit-Run Death TETERBORO, N.J. -- Authorities released a photo of a black Ford Focus that they said struck and killed a 28-year-old Teaneck man as he crossed Route 46 near the Teterboro Walmart earlier this month and another car that picked up the driver. Brian Rossi was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:50 a.m. Jan. 5 crash near Industrial Avenue, and investigators have been searching for whomever was responsible ever since. On Wednesday, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said that evidence recovered from the scene "indicates that the vehicle is a black Ford Focus, sedan or hatchback, …
Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed After Being Hit By Truck, Car ID'd Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed After Being Hit By Truck, Car ID'd
Town Of Poughkeepsie Man Killed After Being Hit By Truck, Car ID'd The Town of Poughkeepsie man who was killed after being struck by an empty dump truck and then a car on Lime Kiln Road late Thursday night has been identified. A preliminary investigation indicated that the victim, 44-year-old Rudolph Thompson of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was struck while in the southbound lane of Lime Kiln Road by a 2012 Peterbilt tractor hauling an empty dump trailer. The truck, which was traveling south, stopped immediately after the collision. After being hit by the tractor, Thompson was then struck a few moments later by a 2008 Ford Focus. He was declared dead at the sc…