Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two
Newark Driver Charged In Upstate NY Thruway Hit-Run Crash That Killed Two A tractor-trailer driver from Newark was extradited to New York and charged with a hit-and-run crash on the New York State Thruway that killed two people. A car slid under his rig when Quentin D. Campbell, 55, made an illegal U-turn in the Monroe County town of Wheatland, just west of Rochester, around 4:15 a.m. Sept. 4, New York State Police reported. Campbell kept going, pulled off at Exit 46, then removed a piece of debris from the rig in the parking lot of a hotel before continuing on, they said. Both victims were from Tennessee, State Police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Central Jersey Motorist Sought By Pennsylvania Police In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Central Jersey Motorist Sought By Pennsylvania Police In Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Central Jersey Motorist Sought By Pennsylvania Police In Fatal Hit-Run Crash Police in Pennsylvania are seeking the public's help in locating a Mercer County woman in connection with a hit-and-run crash. A 34-year-old man, believed to be riding a bicycle, was found dead at the scene of the crash at 1:11 a.m. Thursday in Bucks County, Pa., Falls Township police said.  The fatal collision occurred on Route 1 northbound near the the Fairless Hills exit, police said.  Falls Township Police Chief Nelson Whitney said the vehicle involved in the crash fled the scene.  Police said they located a black 2006 BMW sedan with NJ plates R54 EVK near the crash sce…

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by Jon Craig
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker
Jersey Shore Man, 18, Gets Three Years Prison For Hit-Run Death Of Morris County Utility Worker An 18-year-old man from Ocean County has been sentenced to three years in state prison for the hit-and-run crash that killed a Morris County utility worker in Metuchen, authorities said, Paddy Flynn of Toms River pleaded guilty to causing death by driving without a license and knowingly leaving the scene of an accident that killed Michael Bergamasco, 51, of Whippany, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone. Flynn was sentenced on Tuesday by New Brunswick Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Paone under a plea agreement reached with Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor…

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by Jon Craig
Trumbull-Monroe, CT
Police & Fire
Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield
Police Locate Driver, Vehicle In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Woman, 32, In Fairfield Police have located both the driver and vehicle in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a woman in Fairfield County over the July 4th weekend. Marileidy Morel Araujo, 32, of Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was killed in the crash that happened around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 4 in the Town of Fairfield in the area of 2000 Redding Road. Surveillance video was located from the area of Redding Road, along with several other locations throughout Fairfield and Easton, which identified the suspect vehicle as a white Dodge Ram pickup truck, Fairfield Police said.  Investigators had earlier b…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say
Medford Woman Driving Drunk With Child In Car Flees East Northport Crash Scene, Police Say A Medford woman drove drunk with her son in the car during a hit-and-run crash in East Northport, according to Suffolk County Police. Susan Striplin was driving a 2007 GMC Yukon SUV southbound on Daly Road Monday, July 15 when she reportedly sideswiped a 2013 Mercedes Benz Sprinter van at approximately 12:45 p.m. at the intersection of Phyllis Drive in East Northport, police said. Striplin allegedly fled the scene in her vehicle and was stopped at approximately 1:20 p.m. on Daly Road, near Jericho Turnpike, and placed under arrest at 1:53 p.m., according to police. Striplin’s 11-year-old s…

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by Donna Christopher
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven
Man, 63, Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Crash Near North Bay Shore 7-Eleven A 63-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash at a busy intersection in North Bay Shore last night. James Antonelli was operating a 2008 Harley Davidson motorcycle eastbound on Pine Aire Drive, east of Manatuck Boulevard, when the motorcycle was struck by a motor vehicle that drove out of a 7-Eleven parking lot at approximately 10:47 p.m.Saturday, April 27, Suffolk County Police said. Antonelli was thrown into the westbound lane where he was struck by a 2004 Mercury sedan, according to police. The Mercury was driven by a 54-year-old Bay Shore woman who st…

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by Joe Lombardi