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Columbia, MD
Police & Fire
Woman Killed By Alleged Drunk Pick-Up Truck Driver In MD: Police
The driver of a pick-up truck who set off a fatal three-vehicle crash in Howard County was allegedly under the influence when he lost control, police say. Columbia resident Rikelmy E. Beltran-Menjivar, 20, walked away uninjured from a crash that took the life of 68-year-old Karen Johnson Battle, also of Columbia, on Monday, June 12, and left two others hospitalized, according to the Howard County Police Department. Beltran-Menjivar was reportedly driving a Ford F-250 south on Tamar Driver near Flicker Place in Columbia at approximately 7:30 on Monday when he lost control and crashed into a …
North Hunterdon, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Ticketed For Rear-Ending Honda Into Guardrail While Swatting At Bug: Hackettstown Police
A 19-year-old driver was ticketed for rear-ending a Honda while he was swatting at a bug that flew into his vehicle, police said. The crash occurred on Route 57 near Nikitin Way in Hackettstown just after 1:55 p.m. on Sunday, June 11. The Washington Township (Morris County) man was behind the wheel of a 2014 Tesla heading eastbound when, according to police, “a bug started flying around his face.” As the Tesla driver tried to swat the bug away, he lost control of the vehicle and rear-ended a 2017 Honda driven by a 19-year-old Washington Township (Warren County) woman, who then struck a gua…
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
11 Injured After Stolen Car Crashes Into Vehicles On CT Roadway
A three-vehicle crash at a busy Connecticut intersection allegedly caused by a man driving a stolen car injured 11 people. The crash took place in New Haven County around 4:15 p.m., Saturday, June 10 in Meriden at the intersection of Windsor Avenue at West Main Street. When officers arrived on the scene they found three vehicles with heavy damage and a total of 11 injured people, said Sgt. Stanley Zajac, of the Meriden Police. From the preliminary investigation, a 2003 Honda Accord was traveling north on North Third Street, crossing the intersection of West Main Street hitting a 2010 …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Violent Carjacking: Long Island Man Pulled From Car, Kicked, Punched, Police Say
Police are searching for a trio who were involved in a violent, early-morning Long Island carjacking. The incident occurred in Elmont on Wednesday, June 7 at approximately 5:40 a.m., according to Nassau County police. A 60-year-old man was entering his vehicle in front of his Fieldmere Street home when a group of three appeared and pulled him out of his car. Police said that the carjackers threw the victim onto the ground, kicking and punching him. One of the carjackers got into the victim’s gray 2022 Honda CRV and fled the scene, heading southbound on Fieldmere Street towards 106th Av…
Bethlehem, PA
Police & Fire
Teenager Sought In Gunpoint Easton Carjacking
Police in Easton are investigating a gunpoint carjacking that took place late on Saturday, June 3. It happened just before 11 p.m., the department wrote in a release. The victim was on the 1200 block of Sassafras Street when a "teenage male" put a handgun in his face and demanded his Honda, authorities said. The suspect took off headed east on Buskill Street, police said. The victim's car was later recovered across the river, on the 600 block of Reynolds Street on the city's South Side, they added. "Two males" were seen running away from the abandoned car, headed toward t…
Ashburn, VA
Police & Fire
Pursuit-Crash Injures Passenger In Loudoun County
Charges are pending for a driver who fled from police but ultimately struck a tree, inuring his passenger in Loudoun County, authorities said. A Virginia State Police trooper attempted to stop on a Honda SUV heading west on Route 7 near the Loudoun County Parkway around 4:30 p.m. Friday, June 2, VSP said. The Honda refused to stop and sped away from the trooper. A pursuit was initiated but ended minutes later when the driver of the Honda lost control and struck a tree at Lansdowne Boulevard and Riverpoint Drive. The male driver was arrested and female passenger has been taken to…
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Catalytic Converter Thefts On Rise In Central Jersey Town: Police
Thefts of catalytic converters, particularly from Hondas, have spiked in recent days in a Central Jersey township, authorities said. South Brunswick police are asking the public to be alert for an increasing number of thefts during the overnight hours, Chief Raymond Hayducka said, “The catalytic converter problem in New Jersey is at epidemic levels," Hayducka said. "We are partnering with county and State law enforcement to track these suspects, but there are multiple crews operating throughout the state.” Suspects have intensified their recent efforts in southern Midd…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Washington Township, NJ
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Dead, Three Hurt In Gloucester County Crash
An 8-year-old child died and three other people were injured in a Gloucester County crash Saturday, May 27, authorities said. A Subaru driver was passing vehicles in the center grass median and left shoulder along Route 55 north when they struck a Honda on the driver's side and lost control around 1:45 p.m. in Mantua Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. The Subaru then traveled off the left edge of the pavement and struck an overpass abutment and caught fire. As a result of the crash, the young child died. Another child and two adults were hospitalized for treatement. …
Hampden-Silver Spring, PA
Police & Fire
Drug Dealer With 'Gun' Drags Wheelchair-Bound Man Across Central PA Parking Lot: Police
A 33-year-old convicted drug dealer came after a man in a wheelchair with what looked like a gun and dragged him from a moving vehicle until he surrendered his cellphone, Lower Allen Township police detailed in a release on Friday, May 26, 2023. Darren Edward Ross was arrested after police watched a video a witness took of the incident in the 2100 block of Cedar Run on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Ross had previously called the wheelchairbound man "making threats to come assault him," and "the victim had just gotten back to the complex from a convenience store and was returning to th…
York, PA
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies At MD/PA Line, Coroner Says
A 25-year-old motorcyclist has died in a crash on Monday, May 22, 2023, the York County Coroner's Office announced the following day. The man was driving a Kawaski motorcycle south on Route74/Delta Road in Peach Bottom Township "when he passed a vehicle, crossing over the double yellow line at a high rate of speed," according to the coroner's release. He then attempted to make a short right turn into the straightaway as a Honda CRV was attempting to turn left into the M&T Bank at 6960 Delta Road (by the Welcome to Maryland sign)— "the CRV was ultimately impacted by the motorcycle at 3:59…
Poughkeepsie, NY
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Killed In Crash
A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed during a crash with an SUV. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 5:30 p.m., Monday, May 22 in Arlington on Route 55 at the intersection with Manchester Road. According to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police, a 2019 Toyota SUV driven by a 41-year-old Poughkeepsie woman, collided with a 2003 Honda motorcycle being operated by a 23-year-old man. The driver of the motorcycle, a Poughkeepsie man, was pronounced dead on scene by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office. The identity of the motorcycle driver has not …
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