Tag: Motor Vehicle Accident
Upper Darby Man Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-495 In DE: State Police
A chain-reaction crash turned deadly when a driver was struck and killed after getting out of his vehicle on Interstate 495 in Wilmington, Delaware State Police announced on Monday, April 6.
Mark Barnett, 45, of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, died after the three-vehicle crash on the northbound side of I-495 near 12th Street around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, according to troopers.
A Ford Windstar was traveling in the right lane when it was rear-ended by a Kia Optima, investigators said. The impact pushed the Ford into a guardrail.
Barnett, who was driving the Ford, exited the vehicle and…
91-Year-Old Struck Lawn Mower Rider, Thought It Was Garbage Can: Wall Twp PD
A 91-year-old Brick resident was arrested and charged with striking a person on a lawn mower last month in Wall Township, authorities announced Friday, Jan. 2.
At 10:58 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 8, a vehicle was traveling west on Ocean Road when it struck the lawn mower, Wall Township police said. The vehicle fled west toward Samuel Drive without stopping, police said.
The victim, a 34-year-old Neptune landscaper, was ejected from the mower, police said. They were treated at a nearby hospital for a concussion, police said.
An investigation led police to a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek driven by Jo…
Cops ID Salisbury Teen Killed When Jeep Veers Off Road, Slams Tree, Home In Sharon
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a crash in which a Jeep veered off the roadway and struck a tree and a home on Saturday, Oct. 11 in Connecticut, authorities said.
Shea Cassidy-Teti was identified as the victim of the accident on Amenia Union Road near Golf Drive in Sharon around 3:05 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.
A 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee L, driven by a 63-year-old Salisbury man was heading north when it veered into the southbound lane and shoulder, left the roadway, then struck a tree and home, police said.
The driver was airlifted to Hartford Hospital, the report said. His f…
24-Year-Old Kutztown Native Killed In Motorcycle Crash: Coroner
A Northampton man was killed in a late-night motorcycle crash in Salisbury Township, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Thursday, Sept. 4.
Brandon C. Gehris, 24, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, in the Emergency Department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, Coroner Eric Minnich said.
Gehris was the operator of a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle near South Cedar Crest Boulevard and Fish Hatchery Road at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, according to the release.
He had been wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, investiga…
Unlicensed DUI Driver Arrested In I-84 Manchester Crash That Left Passenger Dead: State Police
An unlicensed, intoxicated Hartford man has been charged in connection with a high-speed crash on Interstate 84 that killed his passenger, according to Connecticut State Police.
The crash occurred around 6:53 a.m. on Feb. 8, 2024, near Exit 61 in Manchester, investigators said. Jason Ivers, 25, was driving a 2016 Nissan Juke westbound at a high rate of speed when his vehicle collided with a 2015 Hyundai Genesis, CT State Police said.
Police said Mirelly Vega, 25, a front-seat passenger in the Nissan, suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital. Ivers, who…
Man Who Admitted To Northfield Crash That Sent 8 On Motorcycles To Hospital Gets Prison
A Rhode Island man who admitted to being under the influence when he crashed into a group of motorcyclists, sending eight people to the hospital with serious injuries, in Franklin County was sentenced to prison, authorities said.
Ryan O’Farrell, 34, was sentenced to nine to 12 years behind bars on Monday, Aug. 19, for the 2022 crash, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said.
O'Farrell was behind the wheel of an SUV pulling a trailer with a motorcycle when he drifted over the center line on Route 10 in Northfield near Main Street on a sunny May 29, 2022, day when he …
Fugitive Who Drove High On Cocaine In Deadly Jersey Shore Crash Arrested In Philly: Prosecutors
A Howell Township man was arrested exactly one year after he drove while high on cocaine and killed another man in a crash, authorities said.
Thomas Redding, 45, was arrested in Philadelphia on Monday, July 29, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso said in a news release. He was facing charges in a deadly crash in Wall Township on Saturday, July 29, 2023.
Wall Township police responded to a three-vehicle crash near the intersection of Old Mill Road and Route 138 at around 5 a.m. Leonard Akers, 55, of Wall, was rushed to Jersey Shore University Medical Center…
Heroin Found On Driver Pepper Sprayed By Cops After Pursuit Through Mahwah Yards, Police Say
A 50-year-old Rockland County man was found with heroin after leading a police pursuit over state lines, that ended with him hitting multiple vehicles — including police cars — in Mahwah, NJ on Tuesday evening, July 9, police said.
Trouble began sometime around 5:15 p.m., when Eugene McDermott, of Tomkins Cove, NY fled the scene of a motor vehicle accident in Sloatsburg, Mahwah Police Lt. Michael Blondin said.
Officers tried stopping McDermott, who was operating a Dodge pickup truck with significant damage, but he fled, Blondin said.
McDermott struck several vehicles including a Suffern p…
Motorcyclist, 64, Killed, Passenger Seriously Injured In Salem County Crash
A 64-year-old motorcyclist was killed and his passenger was seriously injured in a crash in Salem County, authorities said.
Troopers responded to a crash on Sunday, June 16 at 12:10 p.m. on Route 49 in Quinton Township, New Jersey State Police said.
Based on a preliminary investigation, a Honda SUV was traveling westbound on Route 49. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Route 49.
In the area of milepost 11.1, the Honda turned left, and the Harley-Davidson impacted the Honda, State Police said.
As a result of the crash, the driver of the Harley-Davidson, Wilbert T…
NJ Man Steals Construction Vehicle, Crashes Multiple Times, Prosecutor Says
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for stealing a construction vehicle and leading a police pursuit in Somerset County on Tuesday, June 4, authorities said.
Amr Khodeer, of Somerville, stole a vehicle from Union Street and sped away around 2:15 p.m. on June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Bridgewater Township Chief of Police John Mitzak said.
Khodeer drove "in a reckless manner," hitting two other cars and a structure in Bridgewater Township, authorities said. One of those driver…
