Wrong Way DUI Perth Amboy Driver Involved In Crash That Killed Cyclist: Police Wrong Way DUI Perth Amboy Driver Involved In Crash That Killed Cyclist: Police
Wrong Way DUI Perth Amboy Driver Involved In Crash That Killed Cyclist: Police A 20-year-old Perth Amboy driver was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in the death of a 71-year-old Kenilworth cyclist in Westfield on Monday, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 9:54 a.m., Anthony Velazquez was driving a 2016 Acura IDX east on West North Avenue when he entered the opposite lane of travel and crashed into a 2022 Ford Transit van traveling west, Westfield police said. The crash caused the Ford to overturn and onto the cyclist, who was traveling west on his bicycle along the side of the roadway, police said. The bicyclist, who has not been identified, was prono…
125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police 125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police
125 MPH Drunk Driver On I-95 In Milford Had Double Legal Limit Of Alcohol In System: Police A 23-year-old man was arrested early after state police said he was caught driving 125 miles per hour on I-95 while drunk. Jose Gonzalez, of Bridgeport, was pulled over near Exit 40 on the southbound side of I-95 in Milford just before 3 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 3, after troopers clocked him at nearly twice the speed limit, Connecticut State Police said. The trooper noted Gonzalez showed "clear signs of impairment," including red, glossy eyes and the smell of alcohol. Authorities arrested him and administered a blood alcohol test at the Troop G barracks in Bridgeport. He was nearly double the …
Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA
Teen Driving On THC, Alcohol Causes Crash That Nearly Paralyzed Man: Lancaster County DA A Lancaster woman admitted to causing a crash while high on THC and alcohol that nearly left a man paralyzed, prosecutors announced on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025.  Evangeline L. Roth, 20, of the 500 block of West Walnut Street, pleaded guilty before Judge Dennis Reinaker on Monday, July 29, 2025, to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, aggravated assault by vehicle, three counts of driving under the influence, and two summary offenses, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney’s Office. The crash happened the evening of Saturday, June 22, 2024, when Roth…
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE
Boiling Springs Man With 14 Convictions Gets Nearly Decade In Prison For Homemade Rifle: ICE A Pennsylvania man with a long criminal record, including convictions for indecent assault and multiple DUIs, will spend nearly a decade in federal prison for illegally manufacturing a firearm, authorities announced Friday, Aug. 1. Philip Shearer, 49, of Harrisburg — previously of Boiling Springs, Enola, Mechanicsburg, and Chambersburg according to public records — admitted to possessing an unregistered short-barrel rifle along with more than 1,000 rounds of ammunition, several high-capacity magazines, night vision goggles, and a ghillie suit, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the …
Five Face Charges In Fatal Route 1 Plainsboro New Year's Crash: Prosecutor Five Face Charges In Fatal Route 1 Plainsboro New Year's Crash: Prosecutor
Five Face Charges In Fatal Route 1 Plainsboro New Year's Crash: Prosecutor A woman is facing manslaughter charges after she fled the scene of a fatal six-car crash in Plainsboro that occurred on New Year's Day, authorities announced Thursday, July 31. At 1:56 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1, first responders responded to Route 1 in Plainsboro for the multi-car crash, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard said.  Louisa Bradlow Carman, a 25-year-old Princeton resident, who was driving a Ford Fusion, was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where she was later pronounced dead, authorities said. Carman…
DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Newark resident was arrested after striking two people, one fatally, in a hit and run crash while driving intoxicated on Monday, July 28, authorities said. Segundo Carlos Bunay was driving a 2014 white Ford Econoline Van when he struck two women in front of George Washington Carver Elementary School at 333 Clinton Pl., Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Eryn Montgomery, 28, was pronounced dead at University Hospital while the other woman is in stable condition, authorities said. Bunay fled the scene but later returne…
DUI, Suspended Driver Kills Bridgeton Bicyclist: NJSP DUI, Suspended Driver Kills Bridgeton Bicyclist: NJSP
DUI, Suspended Driver Kills Bridgeton Bicyclist: Njsp A Bridgeton man riding a bicycle on Interstate 676 was struck and killed early Sunday morning by a woman who was driving under the influence and on a suspended license, authorities said. Victor Owens, 39, was riding south in the left lane of I-676 in Camden when he was hit from behind by a Nissan passenger vehicle, around 1:37 a.m. on Sunday, July 27, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said in a release. The Nissan was being driven by Charlene Wingate, a 60-year-old woman from Blackwood, who police say failed to remain at the scene. Later, she self-reported that she had struck a b…
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff ‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff
‘Hitting The Sauce’: NY Man Charged With DUI, Cocaine Possession In Stafford: Sheriff A New York man with a prior DUI conviction is back in trouble after allegedly showing up drunk at a Virginia chicken wing joint with cocaine in his car, authorities said. Deputies were called to America’s Best Wings on South Gateway Drive in Stafford County around 8:22 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, for a report of a possible drunk driver, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office. A witness told deputies that the man appeared to be “hitting the sauce pretty hard, and not the buffalo flavored one.” Deputies located the man — later identified as Jeanpaul Donoso, 47, of Forest Hills in N…
Wrong Way DUI Paterson Driver Had Kids In Car: Police Wrong Way DUI Paterson Driver Had Kids In Car: Police
Wrong Way DUI Paterson Driver Had Kids In Car: Police A 36-year-old Paterson resident was arrested and charged after she was driving the wrong way with children in the car in Denville, authorities announced Friday, July 25. On Monday, July 20, at 1:36 a.m., officers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver on Route 46, Denville police said. The vehicle was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes and was pulled over, police said. The driver, Vicraida Ortega, was operating the vehicle while intoxicated and had two juveniles in the vehicle at the time, police said.  Ortega is charged with cruelty neglect of children, driving while und…
‘Not A Threat, A Promise’: Drunken IHOP Brawl Ends With Stafford Woman Attacking Cops: Sheriff ‘Not A Threat, A Promise’: Drunken IHOP Brawl Ends With Stafford Woman Attacking Cops: Sheriff
‘Not A Threat, A Promise’: Drunken IHOP Brawl Ends With Stafford Woman Attacking Cops: Sheriff It wasn’t pancakes getting flipped at a Virginia IHOP. Ahmani Graves, 26, is facing multiple charges after Stafford County deputies say she took umbrage with a passenger in her vehicle who questioned her sobriety, setting off a wild series of events that turned the popular eatery upside down. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 20, deputies were called to IHOP on Simpson Road, where staff advised that two women were brawling, and as they arrived, Graves attempted to leave the scene. Graves reportedly showed signs of intoxication and smelled of booze, and she continued to refuse deputie…
Teen Convicted After Blowing Through Stop Sign While High on THC In Middletown: DA Teen Convicted After Blowing Through Stop Sign While High on THC In Middletown: DA
Teen Convicted After Blowing Through Stop Sign While High on THC In Middletown: DA A teenager has been convicted of driving while high after the smell of marijuana led to his arrest when he ran a stop sign in Orange County, prosecutors announced.  The defendant, whose name was not made public because he was only 18 at the time of his arrest, was convicted on Thursday, July 17, in connection to an incident that occurred around 11 p.m. on September 29, 2024, the Orange County District Attorney's Office announced.  On the day of the incident, Middletown Police officers patrolling near Wisner Avenue saw a black Mercedes fail to stop at the intersection with Gra…
DUI Reckless Driver Arrested Following Crash: Denville PD DUI Reckless Driver Arrested Following Crash: Denville PD
DUI Reckless Driver Arrested Following Crash: Denville PD A 41-year-old Morristown man was arrested and charged for driving under the influence following a crash in Denville on Friday, July 11, authorities said. Officers responded to a crash on East Main Street near Estling Lake Road, Denville police said. One of the drivers was identified as Manuel Callechimborazo and he exhibited multiple signs of impairment, Denville police said. Callechimborazo was placed under arrest for driving under the influence and charged with careless driving, consent to take breath samples, refusal to submit to chemical testing and reckless driving, police said.