Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region
Investigation Underway After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Region Police are investigating after a 2-year-old died from cardiac arrest in the region. Click here for a new, updated story: 33-Year-Old Woman Charged After 2-Year-Old Dies In Hot Car In Monticello The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, July 16, in the village of Monticello. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, officers responded to a 911 call of a child in cardiac arrest inside a vehicle at the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex on Terri Lane. Rockland Video Productions via Mark Lieb Monticello Police, firefighters, and the Catskills H…
Worker In Critical Condition After Roof Rescue In Prince George's County (DEVELOPING) Worker In Critical Condition After Roof Rescue In Prince George's County (DEVELOPING)
Worker In Critical Condition After Roof Rescue In Prince George's County (Developing) A worker had to be rescued from the roof of a Prince George's County business on Friday afternoon after going into cardiac arrest, officials say.  First responders were called shortly before noon on July 12 to the 1100 block of Hampton Park Boulevard in Capitol Heights, where there were reports of a worker in distress near Caliber Collision.   A spokesperson for the Prince George's County Fire and EMS Department said that first responders completed a high-angle rescue to remove the worker on the roof before he could be rushed to an area hospital. The man was listed in critic…
Concrete Wall Collapses, Kills 1 On Long Island, Police Say Concrete Wall Collapses, Kills 1 On Long Island, Police Say
Concrete Wall Collapses, Kills 1 On Long Island, Police Say One man was killed and another was injured after a concrete wall collapsed during a home demolition. It happened in Manorhaven on Monday, July 1, according to Nassau County Police. At approximately 11:45 a.m., two men were working on demolition for a Kirkwood Road home when a concrete wall collapsed on them. One of the men, age 56, was taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The second man, age 20, went into cardiac arrest while en route to the hospital. He was pronounced dead by hospital staff. Police said the investigation into the incident is ongoing.  Check back …
Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says
Carriage Horse Likely Died From Cardiac Event While Pulling Cape May Tourists, Necropsy Says A horse that died while pulling a carriage of tourists in Cape May was likely killed by cardiac arrest or a blood clot, according to a necropsy. An 18-year-old Percheron gelding named Ice died suddenly "in a very public setting" on Thursday, June 27, the Cape May Carriage Company said in a Facebook post. The company offers tours showcasing Victorian architecture in Cape May's historic district. The company said Ice was the first horse to die while pulling a carriage since the business began in 1983. "It would have happened no matter where our boy had been," the company posted on Faceb…
2 Killed After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In New Rochelle 2 Killed After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In New Rochelle
2 Killed After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In New Rochelle Two people are dead following a blaze at an apartment in Westchester, according to reports.  Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released For Mother, Son Killed In Westchester Fire The fire happened on Friday, June 21 just after 7 a.m. at an apartment at 30 Eastchester Rd. in New Rochelle, according to a report from ABC 7.  Two victims suffered cardiac arrest and were pronounced dead, the outlet reported, also adding that firefighters reported the apartment had hoarding conditions.  More information, including the cause of the blaze and the victims' identities,…
Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser
Jersey Shore HS Employee Suffers Cardiac Arrest Before Vasectomy, Dies At Hospital: Fundraiser A Howell Township man died after going into cardiac arrest right before having a vasectomy, according to a fundraising campaign. A GoFundMe page said Michael Vacchiano went to Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch for the procedure on Thursday, June 13. When he was brought into the operating room, he threw up, aspirated, and went into cardiac arrest. Doctors tried life-saving measures but Vacchiano went into cardiac arrest again. Specialists traveled from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center to connect him to a life support machine to relieve lung pressure and get his organs to func…
Coatesville Parents Charged In 8-Year-Old's Fentanyl Death Had Unused Narcan Doses In House: DA Coatesville Parents Charged In 8-Year-Old's Fentanyl Death Had Unused Narcan Doses In House: DA
Coatesville Parents Charged In 8-Year-Old's Fentanyl Death Had Unused Narcan Doses In House: DA Two Coatesville residents have been arrested and charged in the fentanyl overdose death of their 8-year-old son last summer, authorities said Holly Back and Mousa Hawa were each charged with third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the July 26, 2023 overdose death of their son, the Chester County District Attorney's Office said on Tuesday, June 4. Police also said they found two unused doses of Narcan in the East Lincoln Highway home of Back and Hawa, who both denied the possibility that the boy had gotten into "their medicine," when interviewed by detectives, according to a…
Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser
Central Jersey High School Student Suffers 'Traumatic Cardiac Event': Fundraiser A teen in Monmouth County was fighting for his life after going into cardiac arrest, a fundraising campaign said. A GoFundMe page said JJ Machnik suffered a "traumatic cardiac event" on the morning of Friday, May 10. The GoFundMe page had raised more than $39,000 from at least 680 donations as of Monday, May 13. Machnik was rushed to Morristown Medical Center and "coded" on his way to the hospital. He was placed in a medically induced coma to be monitored for 48 hours in the cardiac care unit. In an update on Sunday, May 12, the fundraiser's creator Marlana Ho…
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life
Man Who Went Into Cardiac Arrest At Local Business Meets NJ Officer Who Saved His Life On Saturday, Feb. 24, Washington Township police officer Scott Myers did what he was trained to do: He saved a life. Louis Luckhardt, a Long View physical therapist, went into cardiac arrest at a local business, but luckily for him, Myers arrived on the scene and performed CPR and used his defibrilator to revive him and Luckhardt eventually made a full recovery.  "Responding to medical emergencies is one of the calls where we as officers have the greatest positive impact on the residents of Washington Township and Califon," Myers, who had gone through EMT training, said. "I w…
North Brunswick Dad Matthew Beauregard Dies Suddenly: Campaign North Brunswick Dad Matthew Beauregard Dies Suddenly: Campaign
North Brunswick Dad Matthew Beauregard Dies Suddenly: Campaign Matthew D. Beauregard, a heavy equipment operator and father of two from North Brunswick, went into cardiac arrest and died days later, a GoFundMe campaign says. He was 55 years old. Matt, as he was affectionately known, began Feb. 12 just like any other day, the campaign reads: "Matt wished his youngest daughter a good day at school, drove to work, sat with his coworkers, and excitedly discussed the Super Bowl from the night before.  "A few minutes later, life for the Beauregard family changed forever. Matt suffered a cardiac arrest and was rushed to RWJ, where he spent a short s…
Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station
Person Lying On Tracks Rescued At Croton-Harmon Train Station Rail traffic at a Northern Westchester train station was temporarily halted when an unconscious person was found lying on the tracks, fire officials said.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 15 around 2:45 p.m., when Croton-on-Hudson firefighters and police as well as MTA Police found an unconscious person on the tracks, the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department announced on Friday night, Feb. 16.  Metro-North officials then stopped rail traffic and disconnected power to the high-voltage third rail, allowing rescuers to reach the person. Soon, the patient was placed in a bask…
Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business
Officers Save Life Of Man Found Foaming At Mouth In Mount Kisco Business Thanks to quick action from officers, the life of a man who was found foaming at the mouth at a Northern Westchester business was saved.  The harrowing incident began during the week of Monday, Jan. 22 at a business in Mount Kisco on Hubbels Drive, when officers found a 58-year-old man in cardiac arrest lying on the ground and foaming at the mouth, the Westchester County Police Department announced on Tuesday, Jan. 30.  Although a civilian at the business had already performed some chest compressions, police found that the man was unresponsive with no pulse, and Officers …