No Charges For NJ State Trooper After Deadly Crash Killed Toms River Man: AG
A grand jury voted not to file criminal charges against a New Jersey State Trooper who was involved in a crash that killed Frank Lando, a 65-year-old Toms River resident, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 12.
On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Trooper Anthony Fernandes was traveling westbound on Route 70 when he observed a speeding vehicle near Burns Mill Road in Southampton traveling eastbound, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said.
Fernandes began to conduct a U-turn across Route 70 to perform a motor-vehicle stop, Platkin said.
While executing the U-turn, a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling west,…
Bowie Motorcyclist Killed In Head-On Crash With BMW In Brookeville, Police Say
A weekend ride ended in tragedy when a motorcyclist lost control and slammed into a BMW along a Maryland roadway, police confirmed.
The victim, 30-year-old Patrick Adam Smith of Bowie, was killed in the crash, which was reported around 6:15 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, near the 22000 block of New Hampshire Avenue in Brookeville, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police.
Investigators said Smith was heading north on New Hampshire Avenue on his black 2006 Triumph Rocket III when, for reasons still under investigation, he lost control and collided with a silver 2013 BMW 128i travel…
Motorcyclist Teddy Elphick, 54, Killed In Northampton County Crash: Coroner
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in East Bangor Borough, the Northampton County Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 3.
Teddy Elphick, 54, of Pen Argyl was operating a motorcycle when it was involved in a single-vehicle crash on the 200 block of East Central Avenue in East Bangor on Saturday, Aug. 2, according to Northampton County Coroner Zachary R. Lysek.
Elphick, the sole occupant of the vehicle, died from multiple blunt force injuries, Lysek said. His manner of death was ruled accidental.
According to public records and social media, Elphick lived in Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania, …
Wrestling Coach, 24, Killed In Woodcliff Lake Motorcycle Crash, Sources Say (Update)
A North Jersey wrestling coach was identified by Daily Voice sources as the motorcyclist killed in a Bergen County crash late last week.
Frank Fea, 24, of Middletown, NY, died following a crash at the intersection of Pascack Road and West Hill Road in Woodcliff Lake on Friday, Aug. 1, according to sources familiar with the incident.
Fea served as an assistant wrestling coach at Don Bosco Prep from 2022 to 2023, the school’s website says. He previously wrestled for Goshen High School and Castleton University.
Fea also worked as a resident coach at RedNose Wrestling School, where his younger…
Motorcyclist Killed In Friday Afternoon Woodcliff Lake Crash, Officials Say
A motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Bergen County on Friday afternoon, August 1, authorities said.
The accident occurred around 4:51 p.m. on Pascack Road in Woodcliff Lake, near the intersection of West Hill Road, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office's Deputy Chief of Detectives, Jeff Angermeyer.
Responding officers from Woodcliff Lake, along with local EMS and police from surrounding towns, arrived to find a motorcyclist critically injured. Despite life-saving efforts, the rider was pronounced dead at the scene, Angermeyer said.
Investigators say the motorcycle…
