Quincy, MA
Obituaries
Weymouth Father ID'd As Man Killed In Franklin Rollover Crash Weymouth Father ID'd As Man Killed In Franklin Rollover Crash
Weymouth Father ID'd As Man Killed In Franklin Rollover Crash Authorities have identified the 39-year-old Weymouth man who was killed last week after being ejected from his car during a rollover wreck in Franklin.  Anthony Espino was driving north on I-495 near exit 41 on Friday, Jan. 5, when he lost control of his car, the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office said. The vehicle skidded and rolled over multiple times and ejected him, Mass State Police said.  Police provided medical aid until paramedics could rush him to Milford Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.  A GoFundMe was created to benefit Espino's f…

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by Josh Lanier
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack
Dix Hills Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After BMW Crashes Into Tree In Commack Two Long Island teens suffered serious injuries after a single-vehicle crash. It happened just before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 in Commack. An 18-year-old from Dix Hills was driving a 2022 BMW M5 traveling northbound on Old Commack Road when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a tree on the driver’s side, Suffolk County Police said. The driver and the passenger in the vehicle, also an 18-year-old man from Dix Hills, were transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore for treatment of serious injuries. Detectives are asking anyone with informati…

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by Joe Lombardi
Alexandria, VA
Traffic
Crash On I-95 Ties Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia Crash On I-95 Ties Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia
Crash On I-95 Ties Up Traffic For Miles In Virginia The inclement weather plaguing the region led to several crashes throughout Virginia that backed up traffic for miles in some areas. As of 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday morning, crews were working to clear up a crash on I-95 in Spotsylvania near mile marker 120, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The crash backed up traffic in Spotsylvania.  Virginia DOT The multi-vehicle crash left the right southbound lane and shoulder temporarily closed while crews investigated and the involved vehicles were towed from the area. Traffic was held up approximately three miles, officia…

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by Zak Failla
Towson, MD
Obituaries
'Devastated:' Death Of National Guard Sgt. In Maryland Crash Stuns Loved Ones 'Devastated:' Death Of National Guard Sgt. In Maryland Crash Stuns Loved Ones
'Devastated:' Death Of National Guard Sgt. In Maryland Crash Stuns Loved Ones Tributes have come flooding in for a beloved 30-year-old Maryland Air National Guard staff sergeant who was killed in a Middle River crash.  A Mazda being driven by Lacy O'Neill was struck pulling out of a parking lot shortly before 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3 near the 3000 block of Eastern Boulevard, Baltimore County police said. O'Neill was rushed to an area hospital, where she later died from her injuries sustained in the crash. The driver of the other vehicle was also hospitalized for evaluation of less severe injuries, police say. A Kenwood High School graduate, O'Neill had been with…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police
Pedestrian Fatally Struck By Car In Lakewood: Police A pedestrian was fatally struck by a car Monday evening, Jan. 8 in Lakewood, police said. The crash happened on New Hampshire Avenue around 6 p.m., Lakewood Police Capt. Gregory Staffordshire said. Investigators were actively trying to locate next of kin. No further details were provided.

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
NYPD Officer ID'd As Victim In Fatal Long Island Crash NYPD Officer ID'd As Victim In Fatal Long Island Crash
Nypd Officer ID'd As Victim In Fatal Long Island Crash The victim of a fatal crash on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway has been identified as an NYPD officer on his way to work. According to the New York State Police, the crash happened on the morning of Sunday, Jan. 7 in the town of Hempstead. Clifford Saintvil, age 32 of Shirley, was driving in a 2013 Nissan Rogue west on the Southern State Parkway near exit 13 at about 7:15 a.m. when his car went off the roadway, swerving right and hitting a tree. Saintvil was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The NYC Police Benevolent Association (PBA) identified Saintvil as …

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by Sophie Grieser
West Chester, PA
Lifestyle
Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say
Founder Of Chesco Horse Rescue Badly Hurt In Car Accident, Loved Ones Say An animal welfare activist who runs a Chester County horse rescue is on the road to recovery after a deer leaped in front of her car last month, according to loved ones.  Lakyn Shultz swerved out of the animal's way and was "catapulted into a nearly fatal car accident," said organizers on her GoFundMe campaign.  Rescuers had to remove the 21-year-old from her crumpled vehicle, sending her to the hospital with a broken foot and forcing doctors to remove her spleen and part of her pancreas, those close to her said.  Cassimo and Rodeyo of Furvivors Wonderland Horse Res…

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by Mac Bullock
Fairfax, VA
News
'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA 'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA
'Suffering Quietly:' Husband Details Trip To Grocery Store That Left Family Critical In VA A Virginia patriarch says he is quietly suffering after a trip to the grocery store turned tragic for his family. On a GoFundMe campaign, Armando Verduo identified himself, his wife, and their young son as the victims struck by a vehicle on Herndon Parkway Thursday, Dec. 28. Verduo says he and his wife, Vanessa, and their 5-year-old son were walking home from the grocery store when a driver ran off the road and hit the family of three. The boy was left unconscious on the sidewalk and suffered brain damage, his father said. Vanessa was dragged nearly 50 feet by the vehicle, and was lat…

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by Cecilia Levine
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash
Pennsylvania Man Killed In South Jersey Head-On Crash A Pennsylvania man was killed after colliding with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Monir Lancaster, 38, of Chester, PA, was driving a Buick Encore westbound on Stephen M. Sweeney Way in Harrison Township at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 27 when he veered into the eastbound lane for an unknown reason, according to township police. The SUV collided head-on with a Chevrolet Silverado pickup traveling east. Lancaster was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Glassboro resident driving the pickup was taken to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hill wi…

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by Jon Craig
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
News
Father Of Four Out Doing Laundry Killed, 2 Critical In Head-On South Jersey Crash Father Of Four Out Doing Laundry Killed, 2 Critical In Head-On South Jersey Crash
Father Of Four Out Doing Laundry Killed, 2 Critical In Head-On South Jersey Crash A South Jersey family is devastated by the loss of a father-of-four in a head-on crash. Friday night, Dec. 29, Laurie Procopio-Willitts and her husband, Richard, were in the horrific car crash on Route 70, just 10 minutes from their home in Pemberton Township, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by relatives for the family. Just before 11:30 p.m., Diana Milelli, 49, of Marlton, was heading west on Route 70 when she crossed the center line and collided head-on with a pickup truck driven by Richard Willitts, 56, of Browns Mills, Pemberton Police Chief Jon Glass said. Willitts was …

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by Jon Craig
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash: 48-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Vehicle In Southampton Fatal Crash: 48-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Vehicle In Southampton
Fatal Crash: 48-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Being Struck By Vehicle In Southampton A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 in Southampton. Southampton Town Police Officers and New York State Police responded to the scene after a 911 caller reported the incident. Officers performed CPR on the pedestrian who was transported by Southampton Ambulance to Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.   The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene.  The pedestrian involved in this crash has been identified as Julio Victor Teo-Gomez, age 48…

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by Joe Lombardi
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Troopers Among 5 Injured In New Year's Day Crash On I-95 In Delco, State Police Say Troopers Among 5 Injured In New Year's Day Crash On I-95 In Delco, State Police Say
Troopers Among 5 Injured In New Year's Day Crash On I-95 In Delco, 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…

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by Jillian Pikora