Subscribe
81°
Toddler ID'd As Third Victim In Fiery Hit-And-Run Crash That Killed NJ Residents
An infant was among three family members killed in a fiery hit-and-run crash on the Merritt Parkway, Connecticut State Police said.
Yanelet DePaz, who was 1 year and 9 months old, died alongside Maria E. Vasquez Chacon, 29, and Joselyn Vasquez-Chacon, 25, both of Trenton, New Jersey, Connecticut State Police said.
The crash happened early Sunday morning, May 11, on Route 15 south in Stratford near Exit 36. Troopers were called to the scene around 4:50 a.m., according to a state police incident report.
Police said a 2012 Chrysler 200 was traveling in the right lane, followed by a 2008 Honda…
Elizabeth Man One Of 3 Charged In Large Scale Vehicle Theft Ring: NJ AG
Three men were arrested and charged for operating an auto theft trafficking ring that stole multiple vehicles throughout New Jersey, authorities announced Wednesday, May 13.
Yosiel Ruiz-Linares, a 33-year-old Elizabeth resident, operated and directed an organized motor vehicle theft and trafficking enterprise responsible for the theft, storage, transportation, re-identification, and redistribution of stolen commercial and passenger vehicles, Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said.
Ruiz-Linares coordinated the movement and storage of stolen vehicles between commercial lots, storage lo…
