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Highway Safety
Frederick, MD
Traffic
Second Maryland Highway Worker Killed In 72 Hours After Safety Week Ends: State Police
A second Maryland highway worker has been killed just days after the state marked the end of Work Zone Safety Week. Dipakkumar Patel, 70, of Delmar, was killed shortly before 12:40 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, in a crash on northbound US 13 at King Miller Road in Princess Anne, Maryland State Police said. Patel was sitting inside a marked Maryland Department of Transportation vehicle while working on a highway maintenance project when another driver slammed into the rear of his car, according to investigators. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. The crash comes jus…
Mount Olive, NJ
News
Eggs Fall Off Truck, Scrambled Across Route 46: Budd Lake FD
An egg-citing problem for firefighters in Budd Lake to solve occurred Tuesday, April 14. At midnight, crews were dispatched to Route 46 and Mount Olive Rd. for debris cleanup after a pallet of eggs had fallen off a truck and was poached across the highway, the Budd Lake Volunteer Fire Department said. Another scene nearby also saw a wannabe omelet spread out throughout the highway near Route 80 and Route 46, firefighters said. Both scenes were cleaned up quickly, firefighters said. "We’re guessing someone’s going to be a couple pallets short when they arrive at their next stop… talk about…
Garfield-Lodi, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 37, Killed In Crash Outside Lodi Wawa: Prosecutor
A 37-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash outside a Wawa in Lodi on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 8, authorities said. Lodi police responded to Essex Street in front of the Wawa store after receiving reports of a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle around 3 p.m., according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella and Deputy Chief of Detectives Jeff Angermeyer. Officers arrived with emergency medical personnel and found the motorcyclist seriously injured, officials said. The victim was taken to a nearby hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later. The driver of the vehicle …
Stafford, VA
Traffic
Virginia Safety Service Patroller Chad Freeland Killed In I-95 Crash While Helping Driver
The Virginia Safety Service Patroller killed in a violent crash on I-95 after being struck while helping a stranded driver has been identified by state police. According to Virginia State Police, Chad Freeland, 48, a contracted VDOT patroller, was assisting a disabled Audi on the shoulder and right travel lane when a Chrysler 300 lost control, crossed all lanes, and slammed into both him and the Audi driver. The crash happened Saturday night, Sept. 6, shortly before 8 p.m. in the northbound lanes near the 151-mile marker, investigators said. The Falls Church resident and Fauquier High Scho…
Stafford, VA
Traffic
Virginia Safety Patroller Killed Helping Driver In I-95 Crash: State Police
A Virginia Safety Service Patroller was killed in a violent crash on I-95 after being struck while helping a stranded driver, state police announced. The crash happened Saturday night, Sept. 6, shortly before 8 p.m. in the northbound lanes near the 151-mile marker, investigators said. According to Virginia State Police, the contracted VDOT patroller was assisting a disabled Audi on the shoulder and right travel lane when a Chrysler 300 lost control, crossed all lanes, and slammed into both the patroller and the Audi driver. The patroller was rushed to a nearby hospital but did not survive,…
Riverdale, MD
News
Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (
Updated
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A deadly chain-reaction crash on a busy Prince George’s County highway left two women dead and sent five others to the hospital, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the seven-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, on Route 202 at St. Joseph’s Drive in Landover. Investigators said a Honda Accord driven by Tierra Johnson, 28, of Upper Marlboro, struck a curb divider and went airborne. The Accord then hit a Toyota Tundra, pushing it into a Dodge Grand Caravan, before slamming into four more vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz E 300. The Mercedes was being …
Nanuet, NY
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After Driver Reports Hitting 'Unknown Object' On I-87 In Clarkstown: Police
Police are investigating after a man was found dead along Interstate 87 in Rockland County after a driver reported damage to their car from hitting an unknown object. The incident began around 1:10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, when troopers responded to a disabled vehicle near Exit 6 of the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Clarkstown, New York State Police said. Officers found a 2007 Honda Civic with heavy damage to its front passenger side bumper, hood, and windshield. The driver, a 24-year-old Sparkill resident, told troopers he had been driving northbound on I-87 when h…
Southampton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcycle Overturns After Crashing Into Bus On Route 38 In Southampton:
Njsp
A 55-year-old Little Egg Harbor man was seriously injured after they were ejected from a motorcycle in a crash with a bus on Route 38 Monday afternoon, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 3:56 p.m., a Harley Davidson motorcycle struck the back of a Coach Bus that was entering the highway from a driveway on Route 38 West in Southampton Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The motorcycle overturned and the motorcyclist was ejected, sustaining serious injuries, Lebron said. He was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said.
East Windsor-Hightstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Dad Of Four ID'd As Driver Killed In Fiery NJ Turnpike Crash
The driver killed in a fiery crash involving multiple vehicles on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County has been identified by his family as a father of four. A GoFundMe campaign launched by Catherine Torres says Pablo Ramon Puntiel Jr. died in the crash at approximately 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 7 in East Windsor. As previously released by New Jersey State Police, a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150, then hit the side of a Mercedes-Benz. The Ford F-150 struck the back of a Freightliner, and during the crash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck a Ford van, …
Berlin, CT
Police & Fire
West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone
A late-night crash inside a Berlin construction zone has led to DUI and reckless endangerment charges after state police say a driver rear-ended a parked Department of Transportation vehicle with flashing emergency lights, authorities said. Brian Ayers, 46, of West Hartford, was identified as the driver who veered left from the right lane of Route 9 northbound near Exit 34 and slammed into the back of a stationary DOT truck Thursday, July 17, around 9:15 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. The crash occurred in a closed lane during an active highway construction project. The DOT vehi…
Silver Spring, MD
Traffic
Tractor-Trailer Teeters Off Beltway Bridge In Early Morning Crash In MoCo (
Photos
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A scary scene played out on the Capital Beltway early on Thursday morning when a truck driver found themself in a perilous position. At around 1 a.m. on July 10, a tractor-trailer carrying refrigerated mushrooms crashed and was left dangling off the side of an overpass, between Old Georgetown Road and River Road, officials said. Following the crash, the driver was trapped inside the vehicle, and the truck partially hung off the bridge over the I-270 spur. The scene of the crash in Montgomery County on Thursday morning. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO According to Montgomery County Fire and…
Longmeadow, MA
News
4 Hospitalized After Car Careens Off I-91 In Longmeadow Rollover Crash
Authorities are asking drivers to be careful after the second major crash happened on I-91 in Longmeadow in 48 hours. The most recent crash happened Tuesday afternoon, July 1, when a car left the interstate near the Connecticut state line and rolled over into a tree, Longmeadow firefighters said. All four people inside were taken to area hospitals. The car was shredded in the crash, but miraculously, no one suffered any life-threatening injuries. This is the second serious crash in Longmeadow in as many days.
Frederick, MD
Police & Fire
2 Men Charged With Murder In Deadly I-70 Shooting After Frederick Fairgrounds Event: MSP
Weeks after a young Silver Spring man was shot and killed on I-70 in Maryland, police say they’ve arrested two suspects in the highway ambush that left two others hurt. Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, and Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, both of Howard County, were taken into custody without incident on Saturday, June 29, 2025, according to Maryland State Police. They are charged with first-degree murder and multiple firearm-related offenses and are being held without bond at the Frederick County Detention Center, officials said. The arrests stem from a deadly June 14 shooting that occurred ar…
Monsey, NY
Traffic
Carnival Trailer Catches Fire, Snarls Traffic On I-87 In Monsey (
Update
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A carnival trailer fire temporarily blocked lanes and caused traffic to back up on the New York Thruway in Rockland County. The blaze happened on Monday, June 30, around noon on Interstate 87 northbound in Monsey just after the Spring Valley toll barrier, according to 511NY traffic reports. According to New York State Police, a 2017 Volvo tractor-trailer had been traveling in the right lane when the carnival trailer caught fire on the right shoulder after its brakes overheated. The truck then detached the trailer to avoid being damaged. The driver was not injured, police said. The bla…
Montville, NJ
News
Extreme Heat Buckles I-287, Shuts Down Lanes In Morris County
Emergency roadwork shut down multiple lanes of Route 287 south in Morris County Tuesday, June 24, after cracked concrete due to expanding bridge joints made driving unsafe, state officials said. According to the New Jersey Department of Transportation, the right lane was closed at mile marker 52.6 in Riverdale, just south of Route 23. Further south, in Montville, the left and center lanes were shut down at mile marker 49.3 near the Brook Valley Road bridge. Only the right lane and shoulder were open, and crews temporarily converted the shoulder into a travel lane to ease the backup. Shortl…
East Hampton, NY
Obituaries
‘Touched So Many Lives’: 19-Year-Old Killed In East Hampton Crash Dreamed Of Joining Army
A devastated Long Island family is mourning the loss of a 19-year-old high school student who was killed in a suspected drunk driving crash that injured six others a week before graduation. Scarleth Samaniego was gravely injured when a vehicle carrying eight people, mostly teens, overturned and struck a tree on Stone Highway in East Hampton late Sunday night, June 15, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene. An 18-year-old East Hampton woman was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital, where she is listed in serious but stable condition, as Daily Voice reported. Five…
Leesburg, VA
Traffic
Septic Truck Flips, Dump Truck Crashes Into Trees On Route 7 In Loudoun County: State Police
A septic truck rolled, a dump truck slammed into trees, and a driver had to be cut out of the wreck — all on a Loudoun County highway, Virginia State Police said. Troopers responded at 2:15 p.m. on Friday, June 13, to a wreck on the ramp from Route 267 west to the Route 7 Bypass, according to police. One dump truck ended up smashed into trees. The other truck, a fully loaded septic hauler, rolled onto its side and pinned the driver in the seat. The right and center lanes of Route 7 Bypass were shut down, along with the ramp, while fire crews worked to rescue the driver. The af…
North Babylon, NY
News
Teen Ejected After Packed Jeep Overturns On Southern State Parkway In North Babylon (
Breaking
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A Jeep reportedly full of teenagers overturned on the Southern State Parkway, ejecting one passenger. The incident happened in North Babylon, on the eastbound Southern State Parkway at Exit 39, just before 11 a.m. Thursday, June 12. Troopers responding to reports of a two-car collision found a Jeep on its side and one passenger ejected, a New York State Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. All five occupants were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. It was not immediately clear whether speed or impairment were factors in the crash. New York State …
Mount Laurel, NJ
Traffic
Tractor Trailer Fire Sparks Heavy Delays On Route 295 In Mount Laurel
A tractor trailer fire shut down a lane and the right shoulder on a major South Jersey highway Friday morning, May 2, causing heavy delays, the NJDOT site shows. The fire broke out on the southbound side of I-295, north of Exit 36 — NJ Route 73, in Mount Laurel Township, as of 11:29 a.m. One of the three lanes and the right shoulder were closed, according to a highway traffic alert. Emergency crews responded to the scene as traffic built up in the area. Drivers were urged to expect delays and use caution.
Fredericksburg, VA
Obituaries
Virginia Woman Killed In Crash Remembered For Love Of Animals, Art, Nature
A community is mourning a young woman known for her creativity, love of animals, and bright spirit after she was tragically killed in a Virginia crash. Alysia Marie Coffelt, 28, of Edinburg, died Friday, April 25, from injuries she sustained in a three-vehicle crash along John Marshall Highway, Virginia State Police said. The crash happened at 8:35 a.m. just east of Back Road when a Ford F-250 crossed the double solid yellow centerline, sideswiping a Subaru Outback and then colliding head-on with the Toyota Camry Coffelt was driving. Coffelt, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at t…
Camp Hill, PA
Traffic
Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581 Near Camp Hill: PSP
A York City man was killed and another was seriously injured when a Freightliner tractor-trailer plowed into a work zone on Route 581 East in Camp Hill early Monday, April 14, authorities said. The crash happened around 4:39 a.m. near mile marker 5.1, Pennsylvania State Police said in a report. Hector Hernandez, 56, of York City, was on the back of a construction vehicle picking up cones when a double trailer 2018 Freightliner Cascadia entered the closed right lane and struck the work crew's truck, according to PennDOT spokesperson Dave Thompson. Hernandez was transported to Penn State Ho…
Bedford, NY
Police & Fire
Dump Truck's Load Catches Fire On I-684 Off-Ramp In Katonah, Prompts Firefighter Escort
Firefighters in Westchester County were called to an unusual roadside fire after debris in a dump truck ignited near a busy highway exit. The fire broke out around 9 a.m. on Monday, April 21 on the Interstate 684 Exit 6 off-ramp in Katonah, according to the Katonah Fire Department. There, a load of construction debris caught fire inside a dump truck, prompting the driver to pull off the road and call for help. Fire crews, who had just cleared from a separate emergency involving a stuck elevator at the Katonah Metro-North train station, raced to the scene and used a hose lin…
Oxon Hill, MD
Police & Fire
Oxon Hill Man Hurt After Car Strikes Toll Barrier In New Jersey: Police
A 23-year-old Maryland man was injured after his car struck a toll barrier on the Atlantic City Expressway on Saturday, April 19, authorities said. At 2:44 a.m., troopers responded to Hamilton Township after a Kia Sportage, traveling westbound, struck the attenuator at the Egg Harbor Toll Plaza, then impacted the concrete curb and concrete barrier, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. The driver, a resident of Oxon Hill, sustained serious injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
Dillsburg, PA
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Had BAC 3X Limit, Marijuana In System During Rt 15 Crash In Dillsburg: Police
A York County man was driving nearly four times the legal alcohol limit—and in the wrong direction—before crashing and fleeing the scene on Route 15, police announced on Thursday, April 17. Chase Mitchell Hunter, 30, was arrested after a hit-and-run on Saturday, March 22 near Route 15 North and North Baltimore Street in Dillsburg, according to Carroll Township Police. Witnesses reported a pickup truck traveling the wrong way on Route 15 that struck another vehicle and continued northbound in the wrong lanes. Officers later located the vehicle behind the Fine Wine & Good Spirits sto…
Barnegat, NJ
Police & Fire
Barnegat Woman Killed In Crash On Atlantic City Expressway:
Njsp
An 80-year-old Barnegat woman was killed in a crash on the Atlantic Expressway on Thursday, April 10, authorities said. At 11:50 a.m., a Hyundai Kona and Genesis GV80 were traveling eastbound on the expressway in Pleasantville, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Hyundai came to a stop in the left lane of travel and was struck in the rear by the Genesis, Lebron said. The driver of the Hyundai sustained fatal injuries while the driver of the Kia sustained minor injuries. The name of the driver killed is being withheld pending next of kin notification, Lebro…
Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Teen Driver In Stolen SUV Causes Fatal Head-On Crash On I-70 In Howard County: State Police
A 49-year-old Maryland man is dead and three teenagers are in the hospital after a stolen SUV going the wrong way slammed head-on into his car during a high-speed crash in Howard County, police say. Fred Eromosele Ehimen, of Columbia, was killed early on March 31, when a Ford Explorer driven by a 17-year-old from Baltimore hit his Toyota Camry on the ramp from westbound I-70 to southbound US-29 in Ellicott City, according to Maryland State Police. The crash happened just before 12:30 a.m. on Monday morning. Emergency responders arrived to find Ehimen unresponsive. He was pronounced d…
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Driver Ditched Car After I-695 Hit-Run That Injured Pedestrian In Baltimore: State Police
A Baltimore woman is facing assault and traffic charges after troopers say she struck a pedestrian in a hit-and-run crash on I-695 earlier this month and then ran from the scene. Crishawna Donteece-Chane Hall, 29, was arrested in Baltimore on Tuesday, March 25, nearly a week after investigators say she sideswiped a minivan and struck a motorist standing outside it along the shoulder of the interstate. The crash happened just before midnight on Wednesday, March 19, in the inner loop prior to I-95 near Exit 11 in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers with the Golden …
Hartford, CT
Business
1.2M+ Ford F-150s Under Investigation For Dangerous Highway Downshifts:
Nhtsa
Federal safety officials have opened an investigation into nearly 1.3 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks after drivers reported sudden downshifts at highway speeds that, in some cases, caused the rear wheels to lock up. An estimated 1,270,970 Ford F-150 pickups are potentially involved in the issue, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The probe comes after 138 drivers reported that their trucks unexpectedly downshifted into a lower gear while traveling at high speeds. The investigation covers model years 2015 through 2017, according to the NHTSA's Office of D…
Woodbridge, VA
Obituaries
Dog Saved, Hero Lost: Woodbridge Father Killed During Daring Rescue
A Virginia father and animal lover is being remembered as a hero after sacrificing his life to save a stranger’s dog from being struck by a car. Jack Leo Burdette Jr., 56, of Woodbridge, was killed early Friday, March 7, after rushing into traffic to rescue a loose dog on Dumfries Road near Old Stage Road in Dumfries, according to the Prince William County Police Department. Burdette, a father of three and a "lifelong protector of animals and those he loved," saw the 2-year-old Dalmatian/Pointer mix running loose amid early morning traffic and acted without hesitation. He successfully caug…
Norwich, CT
News
2 Hit While Changing Tire On Route 2; 1 Seriously Wounded In Crash
A car crashed into two people parked on the shoulder of a Connecticut highway changing a tire, sending them both to the hospital, authorities said. The crash was reported on Route 2 in Norwich just before 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, Connecticut State Police said. Two 29-year-olds from Rhode Island were stopped on the right shoulder of the eastbound lane tending to their vehicle when a 2005 Nissan Altima crashed into them, police said. Both were taken to the hospital, with one suffering serious injuries in the crash. State Police urge anyone who witnessed the cra…
Milford, CT
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured On I-95 At Scene Of Disabled Tractor Trailer In Milford: State Police
A man helping at the scene of a disabled tractor-trailer was hospitalized with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle on I-95 in Connecticut overnight, authorities said. A 2014-2017 white Hyundai Genesis was traveling in the right, southbound lane of I-95 when, for unknown reasons, it veered into the right shoulder and struck the Killingworth man in the shoulder, CT State Police said. The incident occurred at approximately 2:03 a.m. near the entrance to the Exit 34 on-ramp in Milford. Emergency responders from the Milford Fire Department transported him to Bridgeport Hospital…
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