Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury
Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury A Long Island man who fled to El Salvador after a crash that left a pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced in absentia. District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that 32-year-old Juan Morales-Guerra, 32, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug, 21. It followed his jury conviction for leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious physical injury. The wreck happened around 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2022, when Morales-Guerra struck a pedestrian while driving an Acura MDX on Washington Street in Brentwood. He then…
Avalon Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: NJSP Avalon Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: NJSP
Avalon Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash: Njsp An 81-year-old Avalon man died on Monday, Aug. 18, days after a crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to a crash on County Road 557 North in Estelle Manor City after a Lexus crossed the center line into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said. Richard Pedroni, the driver of the Lexus, sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where he died six days later, Postorino said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor inj…
VIDEO: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment VIDEO: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment
Video: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment A Bergen County family says they’re lucky to be alive after a DUI driver crash sent her vehicle slamming through their restaurant last weekend — just eight months after opening. It was a typical night at Casa D’Amici in North Arlington at 599 Ridge Road, until a car came crashing through the front of the family-owned restaurant at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, according to Nancy Kajo, 20, whose father and uncle own the restaurant. Mayor Daniel Pronti said. The driver was arrested for DUI. Kajo said she was inside with her parents, John and Neta, her 14-year-old brother Devin, cousin …
Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: NJSP Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: NJSP
Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: Njsp A driver was seriously hurt after being ejected from their SUV in a rollover crash in Sussex County on Thursday, Aug. 21, authorities said. At 4:20 a.m., troopers responded to County Route 618 East in Fredon Township after a Subaru SUV traveling eastbound veered off the roadway to the right and overturned, Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said. The driver was ejected and sustained serious injuries, Postorino said. They were taken to a nearby hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police
Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after police say he crashed his SUV while intoxicated, then tried to climb back inside the overturned vehicle before being taken into custody. Christopher Jon Telesco, 49, of Norwalk, faces multiple charges following the crash on Monday, Aug. 18, police said.  Norwalk officers were called to East Avenue around 3:45 p.m. after a gold Acura MDX had rolled over onto its side. It's unclear what caused the crash.  Police watched as Telesco tried to crawl back into the wrecked vehicle, authorities said.  Investigators determi…
Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC
Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC One person had to be extricated from a wrecked vehicle in DC on Wednesday after an armored National Guard vehicle struck a civilian car, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 20, first responders were called to a section of 8th Street SE at North Carolina Avenue, where there were reports of a military vehicle that struck another driver. According to federal officials, the crash involved a DC National Guard Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) and a civilian vehicle. Following the crash, a five-vehicle convoy was halted, and DC Metropolitan Police …
High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says
High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says A Long Island man was formally charged with driving while high on drugs and causing a wrong-way crash that severely injured an elderly couple. Miandad Khan, 37, of Dix Hills was indicted on aggravated vehicular assault, DWI, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Prosecutors allege that Khan was driving a Mercedes Benz north on Deer Park Avenue when he struck another vehicle near Jacqueline Way and fled the scene at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. He then crossed the median into the southbound lanes at high speeds, striking a Honda SUV carrying two teenage…
Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report
Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report Details have been released in a North Carolina crash that killed a star college baseball pitcher from New Jersey this week. According to 13NewsNow, citing North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Nicholas "Nick" Danbrowney was a front-seat passenger in a 2023 Ford Explorer driven by Rosario Edgar, 65, of Georgia. Edgar was heading north on NC 12 around 12:25 a.m. in Corolla when he lost control at a high rate of speed, hit an embankment, and flipped multiple times, the outlet said, citing authorities. Danbrowney, of Barnegat and a former standout Ramapo College pitcher, was not wearing a seatbe…
Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (UPDATED) Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (UPDATED)
Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (Updated) A deadly chain-reaction crash on a busy Prince George’s County highway left two women dead and sent five others to the hospital, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the seven-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, on Route 202 at St. Joseph’s Drive in Landover. Investigators said a Honda Accord driven by Tierra Johnson, 28, of Upper Marlboro, struck a curb divider and went airborne.  The Accord then hit a Toyota Tundra, pushing it into a Dodge Grand Caravan, before slamming into four more vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz E 300. The Mercedes was being …
2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury 2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury
2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury Two children were struck by a car in Waterbury, Connecticut, this week and hospitalized, but doctors say both are expected to recover. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, near Sylvan Avenue and Keefe Street, according to police. Both children were walking when a car hit them, Waterbury police said. They suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver stayed at the scene and was not hurt, paramedics said.
DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police
DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police A 36-year-old Somers Point man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence following a crash in Egg Harbor Township on Friday, Aug. 6, authorities said. At 8:06 p.m., officers responded to a crash at Zion Road and Robert Best after 2002 Buick Lesabre failed to appropriately navigate a curve as it approached a stop sign, ran off the roadway, served back into the intersection and struck a 2008 Toyota Tundra turning left onto the roadway, Egg Harbor Township police said. Hector Merino-Garcia, the driver of the Buick Lesabre, had a BAC of .12%, police said. He was arrested and cha…
Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police
Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police A 40-year-old Connecticut man was killed over the weekend when he lost control of his Jeep and crashed into a telephone pole, authorities said.  Gregory Issa was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Battle Street in Somers around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, Connecticut State Police said.  For unknown reasons, the Somers man went off the side of the road and crashed into the telephone pole. The impact threw him from the vehicle, police said.  Issa died at the scene. Investigators ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information about it to contact Tro…