Woman Rescued From Burning Van By State Police, Good Samaritans On I-70 In MD
Some fast-acting Maryland State Police troopers may have saved the life of a woman who found herself in a perilous position on Wednesday.
Shortly after noon on Wednesday, Aug. 23, Sgt. Brian Blubaugh was working in Frederick County when there was a report of a single-vehicle crash in the westbound lanes of I-70, officials said.
A Ford van was being driven by a 69-year-old woman from Pennsylvania when she lost control, went off the road, crashed into an embankment, and went up in flames.
Blubaugh, along with the help of several Good Samaritans, were able to extract the woman, saving her lif…
Methuen Rallies For Family Of Woman Who Died Pinned Between 2 Trucks
An Essex County woman died in a freak accident last week, leading to an outpouring of support for her family.
Alyssa Fluet, age 21, of Methuen, died on Monday, Aug. 14 in Long Island, Maine, while trying to stop a 1998 Ford Ranger that was rolling from a parked position, according to the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office. The Ford Ranger rolled into a 2004 Ford Ranger, pinning Fluet between the trucks and killing her.
Fluet was born in Lawrence and grew up in Methuen, where she attended Methuen High School, according to her obituary. She was a student at Salem State College before he…
Dump Truck Driver, 32, Killed In Sussex County Crash: State Police
A dump truck driver was killed in a Sussex County crash Monday, August 21, state police confirmed.
The crash occurred near 78 Fox Hill Road in Frankford Township just after 10:20 a.m., NJSP Det. I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice.
Joseph S. Spagnuolo, 32, was heading north in a Ford 800 dump truck when the vehicle veered off the left side of the road, hit the guardrail, and overturned into the woods, Lebron said.
Spagnuolo, of Frankford Township, was killed in the crash.
The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said. No further details were released.
115 MPH Pursuit Crosses 3 County Lines In Virginia; Stolen Handgun, Drugs Recovered: Police
A 24-year-old North Carolina man who led a 115 mph pursuit that crossed three county lines in Virginia has been taken into custody, and two of his passengers treated for injuries, authorities said.
Marquilis T. Boyd, of Charlotte, NC, was behind the wheel of a Ford Taurus with an expired tag when Virginia State Police tried to stop the vehicle on Interstate 81 at the 245-exit ramp in Rockingham County, around 11:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 7, VSP Sgt. Brent Coffey said.
Boyd failed to stop for police, and a pursuit was initiated. Boyd led authorities into Shenandoah County then into Warren Co…
