Greenwich, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Dies From Injuries After Being Hit By Compact SUV In Greenwich Woman Dies From Injuries After Being Hit By Compact SUV In Greenwich
Woman Dies From Injuries After Being Hit By Compact SUV In Greenwich A woman has died from her injuries after being hit by a vehicle last week in Greenwich. The incident took place on Friday. Nov. 29, when Regina Dowling, 62, was walking north on Sound Beach Avenue when she began to cross Station Drive South, said the Greenwich Police. At the same time, a 2015 Honda CRV was traveling south on Sound Beach Avenue, driven by an 82-year-old Greenwich resident.  The CRV made a left turn onto Station Drive South and struck Dowling. Dowling suffered serious injuries and was transported to the hospital.  On Thursday, Dec. 5, Dowling died from her i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Northern Highlands, NJ
Police & Fire
SUV Hits Deer On Busy Northbound Route 17 SUV Hits Deer On Busy Northbound Route 17
SUV Hits Deer On Busy Northbound Route 17 A deer wandered onto Route 17 in broad daylight Tuesday afternoon and was struck by an SUV in Saddle River. The 47-year-old Brooklyn driver wasn’t injured in the noontime crash on the highway’s northbound side just before the East Allendale Avenue exit, police said. His Honda CRV was damaged, however. ****** ALSO SEE: An out-of-control sedan driven by a 79-year-old Westwood man crashed into a guard rail, transformer and utility pole on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes after it clipped the back of a van driven by a 75-year-old Haledon motorist, police said Tuesday. https://dailyvoice.com/…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash
Trucker Charged With Vehicular Homicide, Assault In Fatal NJ Turnpike Crash A chain-reaction crash on the NJ Turnpike in Ridgefield that claimed the life of a Long Island man was caused by a Seattle truck driver, said State Police who charged him vehicular homicide. Stefan (Stephen) Shipinkoski, 22, remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail on death-by-auto and assault-by-auto charges following his arrest Wednesday. Shipinkoski was driving a Freightliner box truck that rear-ended a Nissan Altima, igniting the chain-reaction crash on the Turnpike’s southbound western spur just after 2 p.m. Saturday, NJ State Police Trooper Alejandro Goez said. Luis Choez-Pad…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield
Authorities ID Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield UPDATE: Ridgefield police detectives fulfilled next-of-kin notification and, in turn, publicly identified a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection earlier this week. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck Patricia H. Sagna as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue Monday night, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Sagna was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in the investigation. The Bergen County She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5 Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5
Authorities Seek Kin Of Ridgefield Woman, 33, Struck, Killed On Route 5 UPDATE: Ridgefield police on Tuesday continued trying to locate the next of kin of a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection the night before. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck the woman as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in what is an ongoing investigation. The Bergen County Sheriff's Bureau collected e…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield
Pedestrian, 33, Struck, Killed In Ridgefield UPDATE: Ridgefield police detectives fulfilled next-of-kin notification and, in turn, publicly identified a 33-year-old borough woman who was struck and killed by an SUV at a notorious borough intersection earlier this week. A 78-year-old Fort Lee driver was behind the wheel of the Honda CRV that struck Patricia H. Sagna as she crossed Route 5 at Maple Avenue Monday night, Deputy Police Chief Robert Meurer said. Sagna was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Fatal Accident Investigations Unit joined borough police in the investigation. The Bergen County She…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Compact SUV In Bethpage Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Compact SUV In Bethpage
Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck By Compact SUV In Bethpage A pedestrian died after being struck and killed by a compact SUV overnight in Nassau County. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27 in Bethpage, Nassau County Police said. According to detectives, the pedestrian was walking westbound on Maple Avenue at the intersection of Stewart Avenue before being involved in the collision with a 2016 Honda CRV that was heading northbound on Stewart Avenue.  The pedestrian suffered multiple trauma injuries and was rushed to an area hospital where the pedestrian was pronounced dead by a staff physician, according to police. Ne…

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by Joe Lombardi
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
3 Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Oncoming Traffic: Jefferson PD 3 Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Oncoming Traffic: Jefferson PD
3 Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Oncoming Traffic: Jefferson PD Three people were hospitalized with serious injuries sustained in a head-on Jefferson crash, authorities said. Naiomy Rivera, 18 of Somerset, was headed eastbound on Berkshire Valley Road when she attempted to pass another car, striking a 2015 Honda CRV headed westbound head on around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jefferson Police Sgt. Joseph Kratzel said. Rivera, her 15-year-old passenger and the 29-year-old Honda driver from Warwick, N.Y., were all taken to Saint Clare's Denville and Dover with serious injuries, Kratzel said. The Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, Sheriff’s Office and Jeffers…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Man Killed In Linden Motorcycle Crash Was Fords Resident, 21 UPDATE: Man Killed In Linden Motorcycle Crash Was Fords Resident, 21
Update: Man Killed In Linden Motorcycle Crash Was Fords Resident, 21 Authorities in Linden Thursday identified the man killed in a motorcycle the day before as  Moustafa Elgendi, 21, of Fords.  Elgendi was riding a 2004 Suzuki north on Roselle Street collided with a 2007 Honda CRV around 6:20 p.m. Wednesday night.  Elgendi was pronounced dead at the scene.  The driver of the Honda, a 21-year-old Brooklyn man, was airlifted to University Hospital in Newark in critical condition. He was still critical Thursday, police said.  The crash was still under investigation Thursday. Anyone with information is asked to call Investigator Peter K…

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by Paul Milo
Danbury, CT
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With SUV Near Danbury Mall Entrance A 25-year-old Fairfield County man was killed following a crash with a car, according to Danbury Police. Samuel Hyde of Danbury died Thursday following a serious crash around 7 p.m. on Backus Avenue near the west entrance of the Danbury Mall, said Danbury Police Det. Lt. Mark Williams. An investigation into the crash found that Hyde was operating a Honda CBR 954RR motorcycle at a high rate of speed, westbound on Backus Avenue when the motorcycle struck a 2008 Honda CRV, Williams said. The operator of the SUV, 64-year-old Roberto Romero of Brewster, was not injured. Ambulance personnel tre…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By SUV In Middletown Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By SUV In Middletown
Man Seriously Injured After Being Hit By SUV In Middletown A man is hospitalized with a serious head injury after being hit by an SUV Sunday on Wickham Avenue in Middletown, according to the Middletown Police Department. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. when a 68-year-old driver of a 2015 Honda CRV, hit the man, a Middletown resident, just east the intersection with North Street, police said. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with police. Officers provided medical assistance to the man before he was transported by Mobile Life Ambulance to Orange Regional Medical Center. His injuries were considered non-life threatening and he was co…

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by Kathy Reakes