Morris Prosecutor: 17 Years Behind Bars For Drunk Driver In Triple Fatal Wrong-Way Rt. 80 Crash Morris Prosecutor: 17 Years Behind Bars For Drunk Driver In Triple Fatal Wrong-Way Rt. 80 Crash
Morris Prosecutor: 17 Years Behind Bars For Drunk Driver In Triple Fatal Wrong-Way Rt. 80 Crash The Dumont car salesman who caused three deaths during a wrong-way DWI crash on Route 80 was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in state prison, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said. Miguel Botero, 30, plead guilty in November to two counts of second-degree vehicular  homicide, one count of third-degree strict liability vehicular homicide and DWI, Acting Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. Botero, who had a BAC of .20, was headed west on the eastbound side of the highway in Parsippany-Troy Hills when his Jeep Grand Cherokee slammed into a Toyota Corolla on Oct. 18, 2019, killing Ronal…
27-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash 27-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash
27-Year-Old Killed In Chain-Reaction Long Island Expressway Crash A 27-year-old was killed in a chain-reaction crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened around 10:40 p.m. Sunday, June 6 In Ronkonkoma. Scott Dawes Jr., of the Town of Franklin in upstate New York, was riding a 2017 Harley-Davidson motorcycle in the right lane of the westbound expressway at exit 60 when he struck the rear of a 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee, Suffolk County Police said. The Jeep was driven by Haci Ozgun, age 46, of Ronkonkoma, according to police. Dawes was ejected into the HOV lane where he was struck by a 2012 Honda, driven by Jasper Ob…
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Jeep At Fairfield County Car Dealership Hit During Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A new Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on the lot of a Fairfield County car dealership ended up damaged during a two-vehicle crash. The incident took place around 7 a.m., Tuesday, May 4, on Danbury Road in Ridgefield when a woman was swerving to avoid another vehicle pulling into her lane of travel and ended up entering the lot of Pamby Motors and hitting the vehicle, said Captain Shawn Platt of the Ridgefield Police. The woman was treated at the scene and released.  The Jeep received "substantial damage," police said. The second driver, who pulled in front of the first vehicle, Vane…
Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash
Firefighters Extricate Passenger In Multi-Vehicle Hawthorne Crash Hawthorne firefighters extricated a passenger following a three-vehicle crash Monday afternoon. The woman was taken to the hospital by ambulance with injuries that weren't considered serious after members of Hawthorne Rescue Co. 5 got her out of a KIA SUV that was rammed by a Jeep Grand Cherokee at the corner of Utter and Lincoln avenues. No other injuries were reported. A Mercedes sedan also was damaged. The Cherokee got the worst of it.Boyd A. Loving for DAILY VOICE Borough police were investigating. Glen Rock police assisted. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this…
Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash
Driver, 34, Ejected In Fatal Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash A driver was ejected from his Jeep in a fatal Sunday morning crash on the southbound New Jersey Turnpike in Ridgefield Park, State Police said. Jose Minaya, 34, Newark, was driving a Grand Cherokee that struck the center concrete barrier, then re-entered the roadway and hit the right-side guardrail, rolling over and ejecting him around 7 a.m., State Police Trooper II Alejandro Goez said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, Goez said, adding that no other vehicles or passengers were involved. The left lane approaching Route 46 initially was closed during the cleanup and investigation, cond…
Two Long Island Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video, Police Say Two Long Island Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video, Police Say
Two Long Island Cops Suspended Over Alleged Abuse Captured On Bobycam Video, Police Say Two police officers from Long Island have been suspended and four others, including a supervisor, have been placed on modified duty after bodycam video shows the two officers pushing and kicking a suspect who took police on a pursuit. The two Suffolk County officers were suspended for the incident which took place on Tuesday, Feb. 23, in which the suspect, identified as Christopher Cruz, 30, who is undomiciled, fled from officers in a stolen vehicle and hit two police cruisers, said Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart.  According to Hart, the incident occurred when o…
Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Two Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle On Long Island Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Two Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle On Long Island
Suspect Nabbed After Crashing Into Two Police Cars In Stolen Vehicle On Long Island A man was apprehended after crashing a stolen vehicle into two police cars while fleeing from officers overnight on Long Island. Christopher Cruz, age 30, stole a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee from the driveway of a Port Jefferson Station residence on Oakland Avenue at approximately 11:40 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 23, Suffolk County Police said.  Officers in an unmarked police vehicle saw the Jeep pull into the parking lot of Mobil, located at 1889 Route 112 in Coram, at approximately 12:05 a.m., police said. Officers in marked police vehicles arrived at the scene moments later, according to poli…
State Police: Tractor-Trailer Collides With Pickup Truck, SUV On Route 80 State Police: Tractor-Trailer Collides With Pickup Truck, SUV On Route 80
State Police: Tractor-Trailer Collides With Pickup Truck, SUV On Route 80 Several lanes of Route 80 eastbound were temporarily closed following a three-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer in Morris County Wednesday afternoon, state police said. The crash — which also involved a Toyota Tundra and a Jeep Grand Cherokee — occurred near milepost 30.4 in Mount Arlington Borough just after 2:25 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez told Daily Voice. Several lanes were partially closed following the crash but had reopened around 3:15 p.m., Goez said. No injuries were reported in the incident, which remains under investigation, Goez said.
Jeep Grand Cherokee Stolen In Darien Used In Bridgeport Shooting, Police Say Jeep Grand Cherokee Stolen In Darien Used In Bridgeport Shooting, Police Say
Jeep Grand Cherokee Stolen In Darien Used In Bridgeport Shooting, Police Say A Jeep Grand Cherokee that was stolen in Fairfield County was used in a shooting and in a pursuit with police. The vehicle was reported stolen to police from Timber Lane in Darien, on Monday, Jan. 11, said Sgt. James Palmieri. The owner was unsure if he had locked the vehicle or if the keys were inside, Palmieri said. Later the same day it was stolen, Bridgeport Police notified Darien Police the driver of the vehicle had engaged officers in pursuit in their jurisdiction, ultimately crashing.  It was also learned that the vehicle had been used in a shooting in Bridgeport, Pa…
Pennsylvania State Police Probe Attempted Weekend Bucks County Homicide On Interstate 95 Pennsylvania State Police Probe Attempted Weekend Bucks County Homicide On Interstate 95
Pennsylvania State Police Probe Attempted Weekend Bucks County Homicide On Interstate 95 Pennsylvania State Police are seeking the public's help identifying the person who shot a man and fled the scene on I-95 southbound Bensalem Township on Saturday, authorities said. Members of the PSP Trevose Crime Unit responded mile marker 33.8 around 3:50 a.m., where they found a man with a gunshot wound, Trooper Nathan T. Branosky said. The victim told police that he saw the shooter drive down I-95 southbound in a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee, Branosky said. The victim was treated and released from Jefferson Torsedale Hospital. Anyone with information regarding this incident i…
27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say 27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say
27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Northern Westchester, Police Say A 27-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle was nabbed in Northern Westchester following a traffic stop. Dutchess County resident Zef Ljucovic, 27, of Millbrook, was arrested around 4:19 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 25, following a traffic stop in Yorktown, said Yorktown Police. According to police, a Yorktown officer on patrol was advised of a possible stolen vehicle traveling northbound on the Taconic Parkway.  The officer responded to the area and located a vehicle matching the description of a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area of Crompond Road, police said. The vehicle was…
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold'
Paramus Driver, 61, Killed In Horrific Fair Lawn Crash Called 'Angel With Heart Of Gold' She was called "an angel with a heart of gold," deeply religious, kind and caring. Now loved ones, friends and others who knew Cemile Akguc are mourning her sudden death in a horrific crash in Fair Lawn. Akguc, 61, of Paramus, "was such a good woman," one of them told Daily Voice. "Read the Bible every day. Went to Bible studies. Spoke Jesus’s word every day." Responders suspect Akguc suffered a medical episode before her Jeep careened out of control and crashed, killing her, at a busy intersection Monday night. The Turkish immigrant, who lived several years in Dumont before moving Paramu…