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Interstate 95
Westport
Police & Fire
2 Teens Nabbed After Driving Stolen Vehicle In Westport, Fleeing Officers
Two teenagers were taken into custody after driving a stolen vehicle in Connecticut and fleeing a traffic stop, police said. The incident happened in Fairfield County on Wednesday, May 1 at around 11:45 p.m., when two people were seen trying to enter vehicles on Hillspoint Road near Compo Beach in Westport, according to Westport Police. Soon after this was reported, Westport officers and members of the Bridgeport Auto-Theft Task Force arrived in the area and saw two suspect vehicles stolen from other jurisdictions. When officers tried pulling them over, they instead kept driving. However, p…
Delaware
Police & Fire
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…
Rye
Police & Fire
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…
Harrison
Police & Fire
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…
Bucks
Police & Fire
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…
Rye
Traffic
Bridge Work To Cause Lane Shifts, Closures Along I-95, I-287 In Rye, Port Chester For 5 Months
An ongoing bridge replacement project is set to cause several lane shifts and reductions on Interstate 95 and 287 in Westchester for more than five months, officials announced. The new lane configurations, which will affect Interstate 95 and Interstate 287 in Rye and Port Chester, will go into effect on Monday, April 1 at 8 p.m. and are expected to continue through Sunday, Sept. 15, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The lane shifts and reductions will allow crews to work on the ongoing project to replace the bridges carrying I-287 over Midland Avenue.…
Bucks
Police & Fire
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…
Arlington
Police & Fire
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…
Prince William
Police & Fire
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.
Delaware
Traffic
I-95 Rollover Wreck In Upper Chichester Kills One: 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…
Bucks
Police & Fire
Cold
CASE: Man With Illegal Gambling Ties Found Dead On I-95 In Bucks County
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…
Fairfield
Police & Fire
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…
Montgomery PA
Traffic
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…
Delaware
Traffic
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.
Loudoun
Police & Fire
Thieving Brothers Lead I-95 Pursuit In Virginia: Sheriff
A pair of brothers from Woodbridge led Stafford County Sheriff's deputies on a chase along Interstate 95 after a theft at Walmart, authorities said. On Thursday, Jan. 11 at about 12:30 p.m., deputies responded to Walmart, at 11 Village Parkway, for a larceny, the Sheriff's Office said. Walmart workers told deputies that two suspects had left the store with multiple stolen electronic devices. The suspects smashed into another vehicle and fled, deputies said. Sgt. A. Dupree Jr. spotted the vehicle at the intersection of Warrenton Road and Plantation Drive before it fled onto I-95 northbound,…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Felon Reaches For Gun After Crash Ends Chase, PA State Police Claim
A police chase in Ridley Township ended in a car crash and an arrest on Monday afternoon, Jan. 8, state police wrote in a release. Troopers tried to pull over a driver, later identified as 30-year-old Khalid Mack, in the southbound lanes of Interstate 95 around noon, according to officials. Mack stopped initially but then sped away, exiting the highway onto Highland Avenue, troopers said. The 30-year-old blew through a red light before crashing into another driver and several parked cars, authorities said. After his car came to a rest, police claimed Mack was "actively re…
Darien
Police & Fire
Pantsless Man Runs Into Traffic After Sexually Assaulting Woman In Darien: Police
A Connecticut man has been arrested after he allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he was staying with, got kicked out of her house, and ran around traffic while completely naked from the waist down, police said. The Fairfield County foot chase happened on Sunday, Dec. 31 in the town of Darien, according to Darien Police. Just after 12:15 p.m., authorities found 33-year-old Adonnus Elliott walking south on Noroton Avenue near Heights Road. He was completely naked from the waist down. He allegedly spoke irrationally with officers before he turned around and ran off, heading south towards …
Delaware
Police & Fire
Troopers Among 5 Injured In New Year's Day Crash On I-95, PA State Police Say
A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 sent two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and three young men to area hospitals on New Year's Day. The crash happened in the southbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 5.3 in Chester City around 3:20 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2024, as detailed in the PA State Police release. The troopers were helping a disabled driver of a gray 2012 Dodge Challenger in the left lane before the crash. They had just gotten back into their marked police vehicle when a white 2010 Acura TL crashed into the rear of their vehicle, according to the PSP release. The Dodge C…
Arlington
Weather
Screaming Winds, Pouring Rain Could Trigger Outages In Powerful Weekend Storm (
Timing
)
You can kiss the cold goodbye, but the warmer weather comes with a price. A weekend warmup will culminate in "screaming" winds and heavy rain along the East Coast come Sunday evening, Dec. 10, forecasters say. According to the National Weather Service, Friday, Dec. 8 will be sunny with a high around 50, and a low of 32. Saturday, Dec. 9 with be even warmer: 55 with patchy fog in the morning, then partly sunny. Temps will reach a high of 65 on Sunday, with rain expected to begin in the late afternoon. "Winds will be screaming a couple thousand feet up from the ground on Sunday and Sun…
Delaware
Police & Fire
Major Thanksgiving Crash Shuts I-95 Near Commodore Barry Bridge
A serious crash closed a portion of Interstate 95 Thanksgiving morning. The northbound lanes were closed after the multi-vehicle 6:30 a.m. crash near the Commodore Barry Bridge in Chester (Delaware County), 6abc reports. All NB lanes of I-95 closed near Commodore Barry Bridge after multi-vehicle crash https://t.co/Axqqdf1DNO — Action News on 6abc (@6abc) November 23, 2023 PDOT footage shows the lanes remained close as of 9 a.m.
Delaware
Traffic
Drivers Fled From Back-To-Back Crashes On I-95 In DelCo, 1 Missing: Police
A driver is missing after one multi-car crash led to another on Interstate 95 on Monday morning, according to state police. It began when a 2014 Honda Pilot struck the rear of a PepsiCo. tractor-trailer while changing lanes without enough clearance on I-95 North in Chester City, Delaware County, just before 6 a.m. on Nov. 20, troopers detailed. When troopers arrived, they found the tractor-trailer on fire and the Honda Pilot abandoned. The PepsiCo. driver lost control of his vehicle due to the crash and slammed into the concrete barrier between the north and southbound lanes, PS…
Mamaroneck
News
Update: Conflict Over $4.5M Bridge Replacement Continues Between Village, Town Of Mamaroneck
A conflict between a village and a town in Westchester over police detail funding is continuing to leave a $4.54 million bridge replacement project at a standstill. New, updated report - Latest Update: Costs Incurred In Conflict Over Bridge Replacement In Mamaroneck The project, which is planned to replace the structurally deficient Waverly Avenue Bridge over the Sheldrake River in Mamaroneck, was commenced on Friday, Oct. 20 after a four-year design process, according to Town of Mamaroneck officials. However, days after the Town's contractor installed barricades …
Bucks
Police & Fire
I-95 Barricade: Armed Driver In Custody After Standoff, Philly Police Say
Traffic slowed to a halt on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia Friday morning as police were involved in a standoff with an armed driver, authorities told Daily Voice. It began around 8:30 a.m. when officers spotted an "erratic" driver in the southbound lane near the Girard Avenue exit, police said. When a PPD lieutenant pulled the car over, officials said the driver got out with a pistol in his hand. Police ordered the driver to put the weapon down while they called for SWAT and crisis-intervention-trained backup, the department said. The man allegedly "placed (th…
Montgomery PA
Police & Fire
I-95 Gunman Arrested Four Years After Shooting: State Police
The suspected gunman in a 2019 shooting on Interstate 95 is in police custody, authorities announced. Twenty-year-old Samuel Irizarry was arrested by state police early Friday, Nov. 3, troopers said in a release. Irizarry is thought to have been riding in a dark-colored Chevrolet sedan that was involved in a Feb. 20, 2019 shooting on Mile 22 of the highway in Philadelphia, near the Benjamin Franklin bridge, according to police. He was sought for attempted murder, aggravated assault, conspiracy, unlicensed firearm carry, and other counts related to the incident, …
Stafford
Police & Fire
Tractor Trailer Driver Hauling Several Hundred Bags Of Concrete Dies On I-95 In Stafford
The driver of a tractor trailer hauling several hundred bags of concrete suffered a medical episode and died on Interstate 95 in Virginia, authorities said. The vehicle was heading north on Wednesday, Oct. 11 when the driver began suffering a medical emergency, causing him to run off the road in Stafford County near mile post 146, Virginia State Police said. The vehicle struck a guardrail and the driver was taken to Mary Washington Hospital, where he died. Several hundred bags of concrete spilled into the roadway and blocked several travel lanes. All northbound travel lanes were…
White Plains
News
State Of Emergency: Flooding Closes Roads, Prompts Evacuations In Westchester
A barrage of heavy rain has already caused much flooding in Westchester, resulting in closures on several busy parkways, evacuation warnings, and even state of emergency declarations. The rain arrived in the region late Thursday night, Sept. 28, and is expected to continue into Friday evening, Sept. 29, bringing as much as three to five inches of rain and flash flooding along with it. Related Story - New Update: Flood Rescue Teams Staged In Westchester Amid Heavy Rain, Hochul Says The weather event prompted New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to declare a state of emergency in the Hudson Valley, …
Fairfax
Traffic
Tractor Trailer Crashes On I-95 In Fairfax County
A tractor trailer crashed on Interstate 95 in Fairfax County Thursday, Sept. 14. It happened just before 1 p.m. in the southbound lanes in Springfield. The right outside lane and shoulder were closed at mile marker 169. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Prince William
Traffic
Traffic Barely Getting By Due To I-95 Accident In Prince William County
A bad accident had traffic crawling along Interstate 95 in Prince William County Tuesday, Sept. 12. It happened on the northbound side near mile marker 148.8 just outside of Triangle and near near Locust Shade Park around 10:45 a.m. The north left lane, center lane, right lane, and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups were approximately two miles. Traffic was getting by on the left shoulder. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
Arlington
Weather
Severe Thunderstorm Watch In Effect For Much Of Region
With a round of storms moving from west to east in interior portions of the region, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been issued for much of the area The watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 across DC, MD, NJ, PA, and VA. Potentially dangerous straight-line wind gusts are the primary threat, with potentially damaging hail also possible, according to the National Weather Service. Localized heavy rainfall and lightning are also possible. The storms are expected to break the extreme heat, but could stick around until Tuesday, Sept. 12, AccuWeather says. Thunderstorms to break…
Stafford
Police & Fire
Carjacking Brothers Wreck Stolen Vehicle In I-95 Pursuit With Baby, Loaded Guns (
Details
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Two carjackers and brothers were arrested after leading an Interstate 95 pursuit through Spotsylvania County with an 18-month-old child in the stolen vehicle, police said. Larique E. Leach, 18, of Maryland, and Larry Leach, 22, of Washington DC, were both being held without bond in the Rappahannock Regional Jail, Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Major Troy J. Skebo said. Trouble began on Saturday, Sept. 2 around 3:20 p.m., when a citizen reported he was carjacked at gunpoint by two men in the 11100 block of Salem Station Boulevard in Fredericksburg, Skebo said. The suspec…
Prince William
Traffic
Miles Of Delays: Crash Jams I-95 In Prince William County
A crash caused several miles of delays on Interstate 95 Friday morning, Sept. 1. The incident happened on the southbound side, at mile marker 157.5 in Potomac Mills (Prince William County), around 9:35 a.m. It happened just after the Opitz Boulevard intersection and closed the left shoulder, left lane, and center lane. Traffic backups were approximately four miles. Want breaking news in the DMV as it happens, or want to contribute? Join the DMV All Incidents Facebook group.
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