Details Released In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed Pottstown Mom Details Released In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed Pottstown Mom
Details Released In Head-On DUI Crash That Killed Pottstown Mom An unlicensed driver was slapped with multiple charges for driving under the influence and speeding in the head-on crash that killed a 35-year-old Pottstown mother, authorities announced. Nicole Benzenhafer was driving home from work around 10:15 p.m. on Aug. 3 when her Chevrolet Equinox was struck head-on by a Chevrolet Impala driven by Symere Butler, 30, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office. Butler was traveling between 71 and 73 miles per hour down Queen Street near Madison Street (a 25-mile-per-hour zone) when his car went airborne and l…
Rockaway Single Mom Killed In Crash Had Recently Relocated To PA For Better Life Rockaway Single Mom Killed In Crash Had Recently Relocated To PA For Better Life
Rockaway Single Mom Killed In Crash Had Recently Relocated To PA For Better Life A Morris County single mom who was killed in a Pennsylvania crash over the weekend had recently relocated to the area in search of a better life, those who knew her say. Samantha Garcia, 24, of Rockaway, died in in a fiery crash in Bucks County Friday night. As of Monday morning, more than $4,762 had been raised for her family on a GoFundMe page launched by Melanie Zuravnsky. "Samantha grew up in Rockaway Township with her parents and sister, only recently relocating to Royersford, PA," the page says. "She was a devoted single mother working hard to support and raise her 2-year-old d…
Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash
Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash Authorities have identified the three people who died and fourth seriously injured in a fiery Bucks County crash Friday. Two cars each carrying two people crashed at 1542 Mountainview Drive in Haycock Township around 11:40 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The vehicles caught fire after crashing head-on. WFMZ identified the four victims citing the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Those individuals include: The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox, a 26-year-old man from Ossining, NY was airlifted with serious injuries. His passenger, Samantha Garcia, 24 of Rockaway, NJ, died at the sc…
Northern Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania Northern Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania
Northern Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania Three people died and a Northern Westchester man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a head-on motor-vehicle collision in Pennsylvania. The crash happened in Haycock Township, located in Bucks County, around 11:40 p.m. Friday, June 4, Pennsylvania State Police said. Initial reports say the two vehicles involved, each carrying two people, caught fire after crashing. The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox, a 26-year-old man from Ossining, was airlifted with serious injuries. His passenger, a 24-year-old woman from Rockaway, New Jersey, died. The two occupants of the Lexus ES 330 b…
Morris County Woman, 24, Among Three Dead In PA Crash Morris County Woman, 24, Among Three Dead In PA Crash
Morris County Woman, 24, Among Three Dead In PA Crash A 24-year-old Morris County woman was among three dead in a Pennsylvania crash Friday night. Two cars each carrying two people crashed at 1542 Mountainview Drive in Haycock Township (Bucks County) around 11:40 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. Initial reports say the vehicles caught fire after crashing head-on. The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox, a 26-year-old man from Ossining, NY, was airlifted with serious injuries. His passenger, an unidentified 24-year-old woman from Rockaway, NJ, died. The two occupants of the Lexus ES 330 both died, and they were identified as 25- and 26-year-ol…
Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash
Authorities ID 3 Dead, 1 Airlifted In Bucks County Crash Authorities have identified the three people who died and fourth seriously injured in a fiery Bucks County crash Friday. Two cars each carrying two people crashed at 1542 Mountainview Drive in Haycock Township around 11:40 p.m., Pennsylvania State Police said. The vehicles caught fire after crashing head-on. WFMZ identified the four victims citing the Bucks County Coroner's Office. Those individuals include: The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox, a 26-year-old man from Ossining, NY was airlifted with serious injuries. His passenger, Samantha Garcia, 24 of Rockaway, NJ, died at the sc…
Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say
Drunk Pottstown Driver Crashes On Route 422 In ChesCo, Police Say A drunk driver who crashed her car into a Route 422 guardrail is facing several charges, police said. Officers responded to the eastbound side of the highway near mile marker 171.6 around 7:45 p.m. on March 22, where a white Chevrolet Equinox had hit a guide-rail head on, North Coventry police said. Sandy Zazueta, 35, of Pottstown, was the sole occupant and driver of the car, police said. Zazueta was taken into custody for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, authorities sayd. She refused testing and was processed and released to a sober adult.  DUI and oth…
Woman, 2-Year-Old Son Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash Woman, 2-Year-Old Son Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash
Woman, 2-Year-Old Son Critically Injured In Three-Vehicle Long Island Crash A woman and her 2-year-old son were critically injured in a three-vehicle Long Island crash. It happened just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5 in Mineola. While traveling east on Old Country Road near Wisteria Avenue, a 29-year-old female operator, driving a 2019 Nissan Sentra, was involved in the collision with a 2019 Jeep Cherokee Latitude traveling west, operated by a 28-year-old woman, Nassau County Police said.  A Chevrolet Equinox, operated by a 41-year-old male, also traveling west with three female occupants, ages, 35, 6 and 3, was then struck as a result of this collision, acco…
Woman Pulled Over For DUI Yells At Officers, Urinates On Jail Floor, Wilton Police Say Woman Pulled Over For DUI Yells At Officers, Urinates On Jail Floor, Wilton Police Say
Woman Pulled Over For DUI Yells At Officers, Urinates On Jail Floor, Wilton Police Say A 41-year-old woman was arrested for DUI after she allegedly almost hit another vehicle after swerving from her lane in Wilton. Erica Torres, of Norwalk, was arrested around 11:10 p.m., On Saturday, July 3, after she was spotted her driving a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox southbound on Danbury Road when she swerved and almost collided with another vehicle traveling northbound, said the Wilton Police. After being stopped, Torres failed field sobriety tests and registered 0.1459 on a blood-alcohol test, police said. During the booking process, Torrest allegedly became verbally abusive with officers…
Lamont Makes Appeal To Middle-Class Voters In His First TV Campaign Ad In Governor's Race Lamont Makes Appeal To Middle-Class Voters In His First TV Campaign Ad In Governor's Race
Lamont Makes Appeal To Middle-Class Voters In His First TV Campaign Ad In Governor's Race Democrat Ned Lamont tries to refute the "limousine liberal" label that his primary election rival Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim has been trying to portray in the race for governor. In his new 30-second TV campaign ad, Lamont, a Greenwich telecommunications giant, is shown driving a modest car -- part of a $40,000 ad buy in the Hartford television market for the endorsed Democrat for governor. “So, I turned 64 this year. Kind of liberating actually,” Lamont says while driving. “I’m not running for governor as a stepping stone. Not thinking about re-election. Not going to take a salary…