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Driving with a Suspended License
West Milford, NJ
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Suspended Hewitt Driver Arrested In Deadly Crash That Killed Dodge Charger Driver: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old man who was driving on a suspended license has been charged in a New Jersey crash that killed a 30-year-old man in May, authorities announced. Donovan Kelly, 28, of Hewitt, was behind the wheel of a Nissan Pathfinder when he struck a Dodge Charger operated by a Bardonia, NY man on May 31, just before 6 p.m. on Warwick Turnpike and Lake Shore Drive In Hewitt, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and West Milford Police Chief Shannon Sommerville announced on Friday, July 31. The Dodge Charger operator was identified by News 12 as Anthony Navarro. Navarro was flown t…
Harrison, NJ
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Man Charged After Pedestrian Struck, Killed In West Hudson Park: Prosecutor
A 27-year-old Carteret man was arrested and charged after he struck and killed a pedestrian in West Hudson Park, authorities announced Wednesday, April 15. Zaire Ferguson is charged with death by auto, assault by auto, causing death while driving with a suspended license and causing serious bodily injury while driving with a suspended license, Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. At 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, the Hudson County Sheriff’s Office was notified of two pedestrians struck on Woodland Drive in West Hudson Park, Mello said. The two victims were transported to Uni…
Hackettstown, NJ
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Woman Found Slumped In Vehicle With Heroin: Hackettstown PD
A 36-year-old Mansfield Township woman woman was arrested and charged after she was found slumped over in her vehicle holding a pipe, authorities announced Tuesday, Oct. 7. At 7:39 a.m., officers responded to Route 46 and East Plane Street and found Mary McCrystal in the vehicle, Hackettstown police said. A glass pipe was containing residue and a plastic bag with a white powdery substance were in the driver's seat between her legs, police said. Upon waking her up, McCrystal was arrested and charged with possession of heroin and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said. She also r…
Bergenfield, NJ
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: DUI Driver Crashes Stolen Car In Dumont, Then Steals Another, Cops Say
A man accused of crashing a stolen car and then stealing another one nearby was arrested and charged in multiple Bergen County towns, police said (scroll for video). Reggie Smith was taken into custody in Alpine on Monday evening, June 2, following a crash at East Linden Avenue and Depew Street in Dumont, according to Acting Dumont Police Chief Luke Totten. Video footage shared to Facebook by Michael Andrew Murphy shows a blue sedan careening through the intersection, clipping one car before slamming into another. Smith then ran from the scene, Totten said. Totten said the suspect stole an…
Wallingford, CT
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Woman Chased Driver, Waved Gun During Wallingford Road Rage Confrontation: Police
A tense roadside encounter led to the arrest of a 23-year-old woman after police say she followed another driver and waved what looked like a gun after a heated argument at a local gas station, authorities said. Janesleon Santana-Colon was arrested in Wallingford on Sunday, May 25, following the alleged incident just before 8 a.m., police said. A woman called police to report that another driver was tailing her and flashing a black handgun. The victim told officers that after a verbal argument at Delta Food and Fuel on South Colony Road in Wallingford, the suspect — driving a gold BMW…
York, PA
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Man’s Arm Slashed Open In Brutal Street Attack, Police In York Say
A man’s arm was slashed open in a savage street attack late Monday night in York, and police say the suspect was caught red-handed. Officers rushed to the 600 block of West King Street around 11:35 p.m. on Monday, May 12, for a reported stabbing, York City Police said in a release issued on Tuesday, May 13. At the scene, they found a 34-year-old man bleeding heavily from deep lacerations to his arm. He was taken to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment and is expected to survive, authorities said. While investigating, officers arrested Starling Lopez, 41, who was allegedly still on sce…
Stafford, VA
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Duo Passed Out On Busy Stafford Bridge At Rush Hour Tried To Trick Cops — And Failed: Sheriff
A man and woman asleep on a busy Virginia bridge during rush hour on Thursday afternoon both tried to con deputies, and both failed spectacularly, according to the sheriff's office. Jayshon Bates, 23, and Ajae Jackson, 24, both of Stafford, reacted differently when members of the Stafford County Sheriff's Office responded to the Jessica Cheney Bridge, where there were multiple traffic complaints. The complaints started rolling in at around 4:30 p.m. on May 1. "While traffic on Garrisonville Road is usually backed up at this time, it was exacerbated due to the driver asleep behind the wheel…
Lancaster, PA
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Lancaster Mom Drove Teen Son After Porch Ambush Shooting: DA
A Lancaster city teenager and his mother are both facing charges after prosecutors say the boy opened fire on a man during a planned ambush, then fled in a car driven by his mom. Amari Poole, 15, of the first block of West New Street, waived his preliminary hearing before Judge Jodie Richardson on March 27. His case on charges including attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault will now proceed to county court, according to authorities. Poole is accused of shooting at the victim outside a residence in the 400 block of Green Street on the afternoon of Dec. 13, 2024. Surveillance vid…
Waterbury, CT
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Wanted Waterbury Man Turns Himself In To Police Nearly Year After He Led High-Speed Chase: Cops
A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after police say he fled from officers during a traffic stop on Route 8 in May 2024 and remained on the run for months. Milton Westley, 45, of Waterbury, surrendered to Connecticut State Police around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, after he allegedly fled a traffic stop in Naugatuck at speeds topping 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, authorities said. Troopers also determined he was driving with a suspended license. Investigators said they made several attempts to locate Westley following the chase, but he and the BMW he was driving were nowhere to be fou…
Hamden, CT
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Hamden Woman Found Asleep In Stolen Car In North Haven Driveway: CT
A Connecticut woman was arrested after police say she was found asleep in a stolen car with drugs outside a stranger’s home. Cricket Yurchick, 43, of Hamden, was taken into custody Tuesday morning, March 4, after a North Haven homeowner noticed an unfamiliar car parked in their driveway for about 15 minutes, authorities said. Officers responded to the Hartford Turnpike home around 11:45 a.m. and found Yurchick unconscious in the running vehicle with drugs visible inside, North Haven police said. After waking her, officers said she showed signs of impairment. A check of the vehicle identifi…
Columbia, MD
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Columbia Woman Charged With Aggravated Assault By Vehicle Following Serious Crash
A Columbia woman is facing multiple charges after a traffic incident left a person injured, Columbia Borough Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 19. Shalavia Judene Joyce Gibbons, 32, was charged with aggravated assault by vehicle, accident involving death or injury while not licensed, driving with a suspended driver’s license, reckless driving, and disregarding a traffic lane after an incident on South 16th Street in Columbia on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, at 7:19 a.m. Police said the charges stemmed from Gibbons’ actions during the incident. Details of the crash and the extent of injuries h…
Enfield, CT
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4 Days, 2 DUIs: Enfield Man Busted (Again) After Driving Erratically In Front Of Police
A Connecticut man who was arrested over the weekend and charged with DUI was arrested again four days later for driving while intoxicated, police said. It was the third time he’s been taken into custody for allegedly getting behind the wheel while impaired. Anthony Benvenuto, 54, of Enfield in Hartford County, was arrested just after 7 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, and charged with DUI, driving with a suspended Maine license, driving without insurance, and multiple traffic violations, according to Connecticut State Police. A state trooper spotted Benvenuto's truck on Interstate 91 near Exit 33…
Holmdel, NJ
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Manalapan Driver With Suspended License Killed Holmdel Dad Riding Bike, Prosecutors Say
A Manalapan man was accused of driving with a suspended license during a crash that killed a bicyclist in Holmdel, authorities said. John Baradekji, 28, was charged with third-degree operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license while being involved in a fatal crash, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Thursday, Oct. 24. Holmdel police responded to the crash near the intersection of Bethany Road and Galway Drive at around 7:34 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 12. Investigators said Baradekji was driving a 2008 Kia when he struck Timothy N…
Bridgeport, CT
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Stolen Chevy Silverado Recovered During Bridgeport Traffic Stop
A 37-year-old Fairfield County man was allegedly nabbed in a stolen Silverado after Connecticut State Police spotted the truck that had been reported stolen. The arrest occurred in Bridgeport around 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 13, when the trooper was monitoring traffic on southbound I-95. According to State Police, the trooper followed the Chevrolet to the Exit 26 off-ramp on I-95 southbound while confirming that the vehicle was reported stolen in Stratford. He spotted the truck parked along the curb on Yale Street in Bridgeport and saw that the driver, identified as Kenneth Ramos of B…
Hartford, CT
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Alleged Stalker Scares Woman, Daughters At CT Target, Police Say
A 55-year-old Connecticut man was held overnight after turning himself in to police on charges of stalking a woman and her two daughters. The incident occurred in Hartford County at the Target store on Sunday, July 14, in South Windsor. According to Sgt. Mark Cleverdon of the South Windsor Police, a woman, and her two adult daughters came to police headquarters to report that a strange man had followed them through the store. They were scared enough to ask a Target employee to escort them to their car in the parking lot. Cleverdon said that while in the parking lot, a vehicle driven by Tol…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
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Brooklyn Man Had $1600 In Counterfeit Cash: Denville PD
A Brooklyn man was arrested and charged in Denville on Wednesday, July 3, for having counterfeit money, police said. Officers responded to a business on Broadway on a report of a man, Marquise Fleming, 31, attempting to make a purchase with a fraudulent $100 bill, Denville police said in a release. Fleming fled from officers but was apprehended following a foot chase, police said. While searching him, police found him in possession of 16 fraudulent $100 bills, officers said. Fleming was charged with eluding, uttering a forged document and driving with a suspended license, police said. He w…
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Speeding Pennsylvania Driver, 29, Charged Crash That Killed NJ Grandmother
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a fatal high-speed crash in South Jersey, authorities said. Theresa Karbach, 69, of Cherry Hill, died as a result of injuries from the crash in Lawnside on May 13 at about 9:30 p.m., according to Camden County Prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay. Anwar Parham, 29, of North Wales, PA, was charged with death by auto, driving with a suspended license and assault by auto, MacAulay said. An investigation revealed that Parham was driving at a high rate of speed prior to and during the crash. A passenger from Karbach's car …
Fredericksburg, VA
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Suspended Driver Wanted For Hit-Run Arrested After Tailgating Motorist In Stafford: Sheriff
A 37-year-old woman wanted for felony hit-and-run out of Stafford was arrested after another bout of "less than ideal" driving, authorities said. Ladonna Smith of Montross had apparently been swerving and tailgating another driver on Deacon Road around 7:40 p.m. Thursday, April 25, the county sheriff said. Smith's vehicle pulled into the parking lot of the 7-Eleven, located at 327 Deacon Road, the 911 caller told police. Deputy Amato found Smith's vehicle and made contact with her. Deputy Amato saw a smoking pipe in plain view, and Smith gave a false identity to police. While the driv…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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South Jersey Man Convicted Of Driving With Suspended License After Two DUIs
An Atlantic County man was convicted of driving with a suspended license after he had at least two DUIs, authorities said. Thomas Fox III, 60, of Absecon, was found guilty by a jury on Tuesday, Apr. 9, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a new release. He was convicted on a two-count indictment for fourth-degree driving during license suspension for prior DUIs. A Galloway Township police officer pulled over a vehicle driven by Fox on Route 50 on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018. Fox wasn't able to give the officer a valid driver's license and a police search revealed he had a…
Arlington, VA
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Armed, Suspended DUI Driver Crashes While Fleeing Cops In Arlington: Police
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after police say he crashed his car while fleeing police late Monday, Feb. 26 in Arlington. Abraham Mansaray Jr., of Woodbridge, was driving erratically with improper registration and a suspended license when police tried to stop him on Columbia Pike at S. Scott Street around 11 p.m., Arlington County police said. Mansaray failed to stop and fled the scene, during which he struck another vehicle and crashed. Mansaray got out of his vehicle and ran from the area. Responding officers canvassed the area, found Mansaray, and arrested him. He was taken …
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Man Charged In Thanksgiving Eve Crash That Killed Hackettstown Mom
A 51-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 4 and charged with vehicular manslaughter following a Thanksgiving Eve crash that killed a 33-year-old mother of two. Andrzej Szysko was heading east in a Jeep Wrangler that struck the passenger's side of a Ford pickup truck, heading south on Route 517 in Allamuchy around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, New Jersey State Police said. The impact sent the Ford into 33-year-old Lauren Gerhold's vehicle, heading north in a Jeep SUV, and she was pronounced dead, police said. Gerhold was survived by her husband, Casey…
Amherst, MA
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Massive Fireworks Haul Found During Routine Traffic Stop In Western Mass
State police stopped one of the most patriotic men in Massachusetts over the weekend. Police pulled over the 22-year-old Springfield man in Hatfield on Sunday, July 2, on Route 91 after a trooper noticed his insurance had been canceled. As the officer approached the 2019 Infiniti, they saw 64 boxes of fireworks in plain view, officials said. Authorities charged the man with various motor vehicle infractions, unlawful possession of fireworks, and driving with a suspended license, state police said. Officials did not release the man's name. They turned the fireworks o…
Washington Township, NJ
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Dad Charged With Vehicular Homicide In NJ Crash That Killed 8-Year-Old Son: State Police
A 31-year-old father from Camden was charged with vehicular homicide in a crash that killed his 8-year-old son, authorities said. Franklin Diaz Sr., who remained in the hospital, was additionally charged with endangering the welfare of a child and causing death while driving with a suspended license, according to Sgt. Philip Curry, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The crash occurred at 1:47 p.m. Saturday, May 27, on Route 55 northbound at milepost 52.9 in Mantua Township, Gloucester County, Curry said. Preliminary investigation revealed that a northbound Subaru was "passing vehicl…
Yorktown, NY
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Cops Catch Man Illegally Passing Stopped School Bus In Yorktown, Police Say
A man with a suspended license faces charges after allegedly passing a school bus while it was displaying its stop sign in Northern Westchester, police said. The incident happened on Tuesday, April 18 around 2:30 p.m., when police in Yorktown noticed a vehicle pass a school bus that was displaying a stop sign and flashing red lights on Route 202, according to Yorktown Police. Officers then pulled the vehicle over and discovered that the driver, 25-year-old New York City resident Jerlin Veras, had a suspended license and was driving an unregistered motor vehicle, police said.&nbs…
Vernon-Rockville, CT
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Call By Concerned Citizen Leads To DUI Arrest Of CT Man
A Connecticut man was arrested for an alleged DUI after a concerned citizen called the state police. The incident took place in Tolland County around 9:50 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 at a gas station in the town of Somers. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers received a report from a concerned citizen of an individual who appeared intoxicated, sitting inside a vehicle at the Sunoco gas station, located at 169 Main Street, in the town of Somers. A description of the vehicle was provided and the reporting party expressed concern about the individual potentially driving away from…
Bethlehem, PA
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4 Felonies For Double DUI Prior Offender On Meth, Fentanyl In Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Crash
A motorcyclist hospitalized after a Lehigh Valley crash in September was arrested on Halloween after a warrant-approved blood draw found him to be under the influence of meth, fentanyl, and alcohol, police said. David A. Cassidy Jr., 33, was charged with four counts of felony DUI, driving with a blood alcohol level of .02 or high with a suspended license, and various traffic offenses, Slate Belt Regional Police said in a Tuesday, Nov. 1 release. Cassidy was seen lying on the ground as officers responded to a motorcycle crash near the intersection of Sullivan Trail and Filetown Road in Nazar…
New Haven, CT
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Fairfield County Man Accused Of Driving Wrong Way While Under Influence On Merritt Parkway
A 59-year-old Fairfield County man is accused of driving the wrong way on a Connecticut highway while under the influence. Troopers in New Haven County received 911 calls about a vehicle traveling south in the northbound lanes on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) near Exit 55 in Milford at about 2 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 1, Connecticut State Police reported. Shortly after the initial calls, police received a report of a crash on Route 15 near the Milford/Orange line involving a northbound vehicle that had reportedly swerved and struck a guardrail to avoid a crash with the wrong-way vehicle, au…
Massapequa, NY
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Man Dies Days After Being Struck By SUV Near Hempstead Intersection
A man has died from injuries he suffered after he was struck by an SUV on Long Island. The crash happened in Hempstead on Sunday, May 29 at around 1:10 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. The man was crossing Fulton Avenue near Clinton Street when he was hit by the 2013 Mercedes Benz SUV, according to police. The driver of the SUV, Alrich Braide, age 34, of Hempstead, who remained at the scene, was charged with driving with a suspended license. On Friday morning, June 3, police announced that the man struck has been pronounced dead by a hospital physician. Earlier repor…
Brentwood, NY
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One Seriously Injured In Crash Near Long Island Intersection
Police are investigating a crash that left one person seriously injured near a Long Island intersection. It happened Saturday May 21 at about 1:30 p.m. in Wyandanch. A 19-year from Wyandanch was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe northbound on Mount Avenue when he attempted to make a left turn onto Lake Drive and struck a crossing pedestrian, Suffolk County Police said. The victim, a 74-year-old Wyandanch man, was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip for treatment of serious injuries. The driver of the Tahoe was not injured and was ticketed for drivin…
Lancaster, PA
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Driver Uses Neighbor's Yard As Turnaround In Police Pursuit In Central PA: Authorities
A Central PA man who damaged property by trying to turn around in a yard during a police chase was charged with a felony, authorities said. Christopher Michael Mumford, 41, sped away from police who attempted to stop him near Lititz Pike and West Woods Drive in Warwick Township just before 1:45 a.m. on Thursday, April 28, Northern Lancaster County Regional Police said. Mumford, of Lebanon, then headed north on Lititz Pike after trying to flee east on West Woods Drive, using a resident’s yard to turn around and causing damage in the process, police said. County Police ended the chase for sa…
Darien, CT
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Man Surrenders To Darien Police On DUI Charge
A 27-year-old Fairfield County man who had been wanted for years turned himself in to police custody and is facing a host of charges for an alleged DUI. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 1, 2017, Darien police officers arrested Norwalk resident Jorge Canola for alleged impaired driving after he was stopped making an illegal turn onto Old Kings Highway South. At the time of the traffic stop, police said that Canola did not have a valid driver's license, had been busted repeatedly for driving with a suspended license, he had alcohol on his breath, and bloodshot eyes. Canola ultimately admitt…
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