Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
UPDATE: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash UPDATE: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash
Update: 52-Year-Old Man Killed In 3-Vehicle Morris County Crash A 52-year-old man was killed in a triple-car crash involving a box truck in Morris County early Monday, authorities confirmed. The man was behind the wheel of a Jeep Wrangler heading south on Shunpike Road in Chatham Township when he was struck by a Nissan Rouge heading west near the intersection of Lafayette Avenue around 11:30 a.m., Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said. The Wrangler then hit a box truck that was parked on the opposite side of the intersection, Carroll said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending family notification, auth…

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by Valerie Musson
Paramus, NJ
News
Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17
Human Corpse Ejected From Transport Van, Horse In Trailer OK In Multi-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 You had to see it to believe it, witnesses said: A corpse being taken from a hospital to a funeral home fell out the back of a transport vehicle in a multi-vehicle crash involving a horse trailer on Route 17 in Paramus. Three people were hospitalized, none with serious injuries, in the five-vehicle pileup on the highway's southbound side near the exit for Route 4 around 3:45 p.m. Friday, March 25, Paramus Police Kenneth Ehrenberg said from the scene. The body was on a stretcher wrapped in a sheet when it popped out of a Honda Odyssey, the chief said. The corpse wasn't damaged, he said. Th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Beekman-Poughquag, NY
Police & Fire
Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway
Two Murder Suspects Apprehended After Police Chase Ends On Taconic Parkway Two out-of-state murder suspects were apprehended in the Hudson Valley by the New York State Police after receiving a tip that a Jeep they were traveling in was spotted in New York. The incident began on Tuesday, March 1, in St. Johnsbury, Vermont when Vermont State Police identified a Jeep Wrangler wanted in connection with an ongoing homicide investigation was spotted in Connecticut.  Shortly after receiving a tip from the Vermont State Police, the Jeep and its occupants were spotted traveling on the Taconic State Parkway in Columbia County, near State Route 199 in Milan, said Troope…

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by Kathy Reakes
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say 6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say
6-Year-Old Girl Run Over By Jeep While Sledding On Long Island, Police Say A 6-year-old Long Island girl was injured after being run over while sledding in a parking lot by a relative who was loading a Jeep Wranger that began to roll and hit the child. The incident took place around noon, on Sunday, Jan. 30 in the parking lot of Southampton Youth Services, said Lt. Susan Ralph, of the Southampton Town Police. According to Ralph, the child had been sledding, when the relative started the 2007 Jeep in the parking lot and began loading the vehicle when it began to roll forward and then struck the child. The vehicle continued to roll despite the owner's attempt …

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by Kathy Reakes
Paramus, NJ
News
ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun ROAD RAGE: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun
Road Rage: Driver Tracked Down By Paramus PD, Charged With Pointing Fake Gun A motorist from Garfield was arrested after police in Paramus said he pointed a genuine-looking pellet gun at another driver during a road-rage incident. Paramus Detective Daniel Cullen tracked down Dennis Music, 51, at his job in town on Monday and took him into custody, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said. Cullen also recovered an air soft gun that "resembled an actual handgun," the chief said. The victim had told police earlier that the driver of a Jeep Wrangler had "pointed a handgun with a red laser sight at him" on Farview Avenue near Shubert Lane around 5:30 a.m., Ehrenberg said. M…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Deadly Crash Closes I-95 In Bensalem Deadly Crash Closes I-95 In Bensalem
Deadly Crash Closes I-95 In Bensalem A deadly crash has closed a portion of I-95 in Bensalem (Bucks County) early Friday morning. The crash involving a Jeep Wrangler and a Toyota Tacoma was reported around 6:20 a.m. on the northbound lanes at Woodhaven Road, Pennsylvania State Police said. One person was killed, PSP Trooper Nathan Branosky confirmed to Daily Voice. Traffic is being detoured onto Woodhaven Road, according to various news outlets. The crash is under investigation by PSP Trevose Patrol Unit.

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by Nicole Acosta
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say
Woman Killed Crossing Busy Hudson Valley Roadway, Police Say A woman was killed after she was struck by a Jeep Wrangler crossing a busy roadway. The incident took place around 3:15 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 1 in Dutchess County in the City of Beacon. The woman was crossing Main Street and Teller Avenue when she was struck by a vehicle, said Detective Sergeant Jason Johnson, of the City of Beacon Police. The woman was treated on the scene by the City of Beacon Fire Department and transported to St. Luke’s Hospital by Mobile Life.  She was later transferred to Westchester Medical Center where she died from her injuries, Johnson s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Jeep Near Long Island Intersection Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Jeep Near Long Island Intersection
Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck By Jeep Near Long Island Intersection An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was struck and killed near a busy Long Island intersection overnight. It happened around 6:50 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 in Shirley. A 70-year-old Shirley man was driving a 2015 Jeep Wrangler southbound on William Floyd Parkway, near the intersection of Roberts Road when the vehicle struck the pedestrian in the roadway, Suffolk County Police said. The pedestrian, whose identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The driver of the Jeep was not injured. The investigation is co…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Sayville. The man, now identified as Amjed Hussain, age 63, was crossing the westbound Sunrise Highway entrance ramp, west of Lakeland Avenue, when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said. Hussain, who police say is homeless, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.  The driver of the Jeep, a 46-year…

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by Joe Lombardi
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway
Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway Updated story: ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Sayville. The man was crossing the westbound Sunrise Highway entrance ramp, west of Lakeland Avenue, when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said. The 63-year-old victim was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said. His identification is being withheld pe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash
Authorities Searching For ATV Rider Wanted In Suffolk County Hit-Run Crash Authorities on Long Island are asking the public for help as they investigate a hit-and-run crash involving an ATV and a parked SUV. At about 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 23, a male was riding a black and yellow ATV on Whitetail Lane in Commack, when he struck a parked, unoccupied 2013 Jeep Wrangler, according to Suffolk County Crime Stoppers. Crime Stoppers said the suspect then fled the scene.  Authorities are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an arrest. Tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-220-TIPS.

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by Nicole Valinote
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Police Searching For Duo Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards In Suffolk County Police Searching For Duo Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards In Suffolk County
Police Searching For Duo Accused Of Using Stolen Credit Cards In Suffolk County Police are asking the public for help identifying and locating two people accused of using a stolen credit card at stores on Long Island. A man reported that his 2006 Jeep Wrangler was stolen from outside of his home on Central Avenue in Bohemia sometime between Monday, Aug. 9 and Tuesday, Aug. 10, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. SCPD said two credit cards were inside the Jeep.  One of the cards was reportedly used at a 7-Eleven, located at 5140 Veterans Memorial Highway in Sayville, not long after the Jeep was stolen.  The credit card was then used at Su…

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by Nicole Valinote