Arlington, VA
News
DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report
DC Nightclub Manager Once In Pedestrian Safety Campaign In ICU After Hit-Run Crash: Report The manager of a Washington DC nightclub was in the ICU after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend, police and various news reports say. Stephen K. Grasty, 29, was riding a Lime scooter southbound on 14th Street Southwest when he was struck by a Nissan around 4:10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 3, according to NBC Washington and DC Metro police. Grasty, the manager at The Park and 14th, was apparently on his way home at the time of the crash. A witness told police she saw the vehicle his Grasty, then take off toward Virginia. The witness also told police she saw an object, later identified as Gr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Fatally Struck By Car In Philly Suburbs, Police Say Bicyclist Fatally Struck By Car In Philly Suburbs, Police Say
Bicyclist Fatally Struck By Car In Philly Suburbs, Police Say A bicyclist died at the scene of a crash in Levittown on Monday evening, Sept. 4, according to Falls Township police.  Authorities say the bicyclist was hit by a Nissan Rogue on the 9000 block of New Falls Road around 7 p.m. The victim, who was "wearing dark-colored clothing and no helmet," was critically injured and pronounced dead by first responders, police said. He has not been officially identified but authorities say he was a Levittown area resident in his 60s named Jose. The driver of the Nissan, a 21-year-old Morrisville resident, remained on-scene and is cooperating…

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by Mac Bullock
Bergenfield, NJ
Police & Fire
HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford HEROES: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford
Heroes: Driver Extricated, Another Cited After SUVs Collide In New Milford New Milford police and firefighters quickly came to the rescue of two drivers involved in a Tuesday crash that knocked an SUV onto its side, trapping one of them. A 66-year-old Moonachie woman driving a 2007 Nissan Pathfinder blew a stop sign at Hoffman Avenue and Boulevard and struck a 2022 Hyundai Tucson driven by a 63-year-old man from town around noontime Sept. 5, New MIlford Police Chief Brian Clancy said. Firefighters from New Milford and River Edge extricated the Tuscon driver after his SUV was knocked on its side against a utility pole, the chief said. He and the other motorist we…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
Traffic
Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day
Wrong-Way Crash Closes NJ Turnpike For Hours On Labor Day A wrong-way crash closed a portion of the NJ Turnpike up for hours on Labor Day. The accident happened just before 1:40 a.m. on the northbound side of the Turnpike in Carneys Point, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. A Nissan Sentra was heading south in the northbound lanes when it struck a Nissan Pathfinder and a Hyundai Sonata, not far from the Delaware Memorial Bridge, according to Curry.   Several non-life threatening injuries were reported and three patients were transported to a nearby hospital for those injuries.  The northbound lanes were closed fo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Manassas, VA
Traffic
BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say
BMW Driver Without Seatbelt Killed By Aggressive Driver In Virginia, Police Say An aggressive driver led to the death of a Woodbridge man who was killed driving a BMW in Prince William County overnight. Police say that Jose Bonilla Bonilla, 23, has been identified as the driver of a BMW 535 Series who was struck by a speeding driver attempting to pass a truck, sending him into a tree. Shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 30, Bonilla Bonilla and an 18-year-old man in a Nissan 370 Z were driving on Minnieville Road near the intersection of Hedgewood Drive, when the teen attempted “an aggressive maneuver” to pass a pick-up truck. While attempting to pass, it is bel…

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by Zak Failla
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor
Jersey Shore Man Charged In Fatal 86 MPH DWI Crash: Prosecutor A 41-year-old man from the Jersey Shore has been charged with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a fatal high-speed crash in May, authorities said. John Zinkoski, 41, of Beachwood, surrendered himself to the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday, Aug. 22, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. The charges are in connection with the alcohol-related crash that occurred in Plumsted Township which resulted in the death of Judi Smith, 59, of Browns Mills, the prosecutor said. On May 12 at approximately 5:50 p.m., Plumsted Township police re…

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by Jon Craig
Amherst, MA
Police & Fire
Teen Killed In Crash That Sent Car's Engine Through Western Mass Home During Police Chase: Cops Teen Killed In Crash That Sent Car's Engine Through Western Mass Home During Police Chase: Cops
Teen Killed In Crash That Sent Car's Engine Through Western Mass Home During Police Chase: Cops A 19-year-old trying to escape police in Hampshire County lost control of his car, left the road, and went airborne, causing his vehicle to come apart, authorities said.  The chase began around 8:45 p.m. when a Massachusetts State Trooper spotted a 2011 Nissan Altima and attempted to pull it over on Route 202 South in Belchertown. The driver stepped on the gas, police said. He was going too fast to manage a curve in the road and skidded off the highway.  The car smashed into a mulch bed, which sent the Nissan flying. It bounced off a rock wall and a light post before crashing…

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by Josh Lanier
Clifton Park, NY
News
Man Dies Following 2-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region Despite Efforts Of Good Samaritans Man Dies Following 2-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region Despite Efforts Of Good Samaritans
Man Dies Following 2-Vehicle Crash In Capital Region Despite Efforts Of Good Samaritans A man was killed in a two-vehicle crash on a busy roadway in the region. The incident happened just before 1 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, in Saratoga County, on Route 146 in the Town of Clifton Park. According to sheriff’s officials, 53-year-old Geoffrey Gabel, of Halfmoon, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle eastbound on Route 146 when he struck a Nissan SUV making a left turn east of the traffic circle at Route 146A. Other drivers came to Gabel’s aid before police and medics arrived, but he was later pronounced dead at Ellis Hospital in Clifton Park, deputies said. No other vehicles were involv…

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by Michael Mashburn
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit
PA Mom Goes 200+ Miles In Lyft To Shoot At Her Child's Foster Family: Affidavit A Pennsylvania mom took a nearly 4-hour Lyft ride — over 200 miles — and then opened fire at the foster family of six that she claims "stole her baby," according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kayla Menne took a 9-millimeter pistol registered in her previous legal name, Kayla Boyden Harris, from her home in the 100 block of Nissley Street, Middletown to the 5000 block of Julia Lane, McKees Rocks with the intent of shooting at the family fostering her child, according to a criminal complaint filed by the Kennedy Township Police Department.  The family, consistin…

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by Jillian Pikora
Gaithersburg, MD
Obituaries
Mother Of Three, New Nurse Remembered As 'Force To Be Reckoned With' Following Fatal MD Crash Mother Of Three, New Nurse Remembered As 'Force To Be Reckoned With' Following Fatal MD Crash
Mother Of Three, New Nurse Remembered As 'Force To Be Reckoned With' Following Fatal MD Crash A family is in mourning after a beloved mother of three and newly minted nurse was killed by a negligent drunk driver who took her life in a wrong-way crash that left nine others - including her children - hospitalized. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Maryland State Police in Rockville received several reports of a white Mercedes SUV that was driving in the opposite lanes of I-270 near Rockledge Drive. Police said that Jayleen Hannor, 23, of Macon, Georgia, made his way southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270 until he hit the outer loop of I-495. The Mercedes eventually …

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police
One Dead, Nine Injured In Wrong-Way I-495 Crash In MD: State Police Nine people were injured and one killed in a wild wrong-way multi-vehicle crash late on Tuesday night in Montgomery County, state police say. Shortly before 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 1, Maryland State Police in Rockville received several reports of a white Mercedes SUV that was driving in the opposite lanes of I-270 near Rockledge Drive. Police say that Jayleen Hannor, 23, of Macon, Georgia, made his way southbound in the northbound lanes of I-270 until he hit the outer loop of I-495. Then things took a turn for the worse. The Mercedes eventually crashed into a Lexus and Nissan Pathfin…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Lake Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Dragging Victim With Stolen Vehicle, Assaulting Police Officer Lake Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Dragging Victim With Stolen Vehicle, Assaulting Police Officer
Lake Ronkonkoma Man Accused Of Dragging Victim With Stolen Vehicle, Assaulting Police Officer A Long Island man is being accused of stealing a car, assaulting a police officer, and attempting to steal a marked police vehicle. The incident happened around 7:15 a.m. Saturday, July 29 in Ronkonkoma. A 45-year-old man was driving a 2021 Chevrolet Equinox on School Street when the suspect jumped onto the hood of the vehicle, according to Suffolk County Police. During a verbal altercation between the two men during which the suspect exited the Chevrolet, the suspect jumped into the driver-side door and drove away.  The owner of the vehicle he…

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by Joe Lombardi