Allentown, PA
Neighbors
Boys Orphaned After Parents Killed In Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Crash Boys Orphaned After Parents Killed In Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Crash
Boys Orphaned After Parents Killed In Lehigh Valley Motorcycle Crash The Lehigh Valley couple killed in an accident on Airport Road have left behind two sons, who their loved ones and neighbors are stepping up to support in their time of need.  Jason and Samantha Loch Izon were riding in East Allen Township on Tuesday, April 4 when they collided with a flatbed truck near the intersection with Portland Drive, Daily Voice has reported.  Samantha, 31, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Lehigh County Coroner Daniel Buglio has said. Jason, 44, was taken to taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg for treatment, where he passed aw…

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by Mac Bullock
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport
Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport A drunk driver faces numerous charges after striking a truck and another vehicle in a construction zone on a highway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, April 4, around 11:40 p.m., when state police learned that a black Honda had allegedly hit a truck and another car in a construction zone on Interstate 95 northbound in Westport near Exit 17 and had then evaded the scene.  According to state police, the person who reported the incident and had been driving the second vehicle that was hit was following the Honda when he called.  Upon arriving …

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by Ben Crnic
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway Woman Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway
Woman Struck By Car On Long Island Roadway A woman was hospitalized after a crash on a Long Island roadway shortly after daybreak. It happened around 8:05 a.m. Tuesday, April 4 in Massapequa. The victim, a 64-year-old, was crossing south to north on Pittsburg Avenue in the vicinity of Carmans Road when she was struck by a 2019 Infinity traveling eastbound on Pittsburg Avenue, Nassau County Police said. She suffered injuries to her right leg and arm, according to police, and was transported to an area hospital for treatment. The driver of the Infiniti, also a woman in her 60s, was not injured and remained at the scene. The in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Paterson, NJ
News
Paterson Police, Private SUVs Collide On Rainy Morning Paterson Police, Private SUVs Collide On Rainy Morning
Paterson Police, Private SUVs Collide On Rainy Morning A police vehicle and a civilian's SUV collided on a rain-slicked Paterson street before dawn Saturday. A city police sergeant sustained injuries that weren't considered life-threatening after the front driver's fender of the vehicle t-boned the rear seat area of a Nissan at Memorial Drive and Ellison Street around 6 a.m. April 1. The officer was taken to nearby St. Joseph's University Medical Center, responders said. The other driver was uninjured and remained at the scene. The New Jersey Attorney General's Office, which is temporarily in command of the city police department, is investig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Rutherford, NJ
News
HERO: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds HERO: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds
Hero: Tow Truck Driver Comes To Rescue Of Driver Whose Ragtop Rolled Into Rutherford Weeds Paul Carmeci was barely a mile from work at Nick’s Towing Service when he saw a cloud of dirt and debris kick up as he rounded the bend from westbound Route 3 onto northbound Route 17. It was just after 4:30 a.m. and there weren’t many other drivers out on the road in Rutherford. Carmeci, of North Bergen, pulled to the shoulder, donned his safety vest and headed 60 yards or so into the meadows off the highway. There he found a 2001 Mazda MX-5 convertible that rolled off the ramp and landed on its roof. A passing trucker had pulled over and called 911. Carmeci took the phone from him, …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police 5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police
5-Year-Old Bicyclist Pinned By SUV Saved By Good Samaritans In Atlantic City: Police Good Samaritans pulled a 5-year-old bicyclist out from underneath an SUV that struck her, leaving her seriously injured over the weekend, authorities said. The girl was riding her bike on the 200 block of north Montpelier Avenue 36-year-old Nivida Garciaromero lost control of her GMC Yukon and struck her around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 26, city police said. Witnesses sprung into action, pulling the girl from underneath the vehicle before an ambulance rushed her to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, City Division, with non-life-threatening injuries. Garciaromero and her passengers, …

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by Cecilia Levine
Edison, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash Closes Route 130 In Central Jersey Crash Closes Route 130 In Central Jersey
Crash Closes Route 130 In Central Jersey UPDATE: Route 130 had been reopened by 1:15 p.m. A crash on Route 130 in South Brunswick was causing serious delays, authorities said. Police had temporarily closed the highway. Use the New Jersey Turnpike or Route 535 as an alternative, police said late Thursday morning, March 16. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES

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by Jon Craig
Bristol, PA
Police & Fire
Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash
Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash A man and a woman are dead following a two-car crash in Bucks County Sunday afternoon, state police have announced.  It happened on I-295 in Middletown Township at around 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 26, troopers said. Investigators believe the driver of a Ford Taurus was traveling west in the eastbound lane, going the wrong way.  Around mile marker 5.2, the driver of the Ford struck an oncoming Jeep Compass head-on, causing "heavy front-end damage" to both cars.  Drivers Alexander Wetzel, 31, of Media, and Jenna Paulaski, 21, of Ewing, New Jersey, were both pronounced dead at the scen…

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by Mac Bullock
Villas-Lower Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash Kills Driver On GSP In Cape May County Crash Kills Driver On GSP In Cape May County
Crash Kills Driver On GSP In Cape May County A 74-year-old man was killed in a Garden State Parkway crash in Cape May County Saturday afternoon, Feb. 25, authorities said. A Volvo heading south veered off the roadway and struck tow trees near milepost 12.4 around 4:20 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. The driver, a Neptune man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name was being withheld pending notification.

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Struck, Killed Along Busy Baltimore County Road, Police Say Bicyclist Struck, Killed Along Busy Baltimore County Road, Police Say
Bicyclist Struck, Killed Along Busy Baltimore County Road, Police Say A bicyclist was struck and killed by a Dodge Charger driver in Baltimore County in a crash that remains under investigation hours later, according to police. Shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 20, members of the Baltimore County Police Crash Team were called to the 1800 block of Reisterstown Road in Pikesville to investigate reports of a bicycle rider who was struck while traveling northbound along the roadway. Investigators said that the victim was struck from behind by the driver of a 2017 Dodge Charger who remained at the scene to assist with the investigation. The cyclist was pronoun…

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by Zak Failla
West Chester, PA
Police & Fire
Police Car Kills Bicyclist In Chester County: Authorities Police Car Kills Bicyclist In Chester County: Authorities
Police Car Kills Bicyclist In Chester County: Authorities A bicyclist was struck and killed by a West Goshen Township police vehicle while out for a ride Sunday, Feb. 19, authorities said. The northbound cyclist was struck by the northbound police car while on South High Street near the Route 202 overpass around 10:15 a.m., local police said. The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. Further details were not immediately released.

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
News
Driver Seriously Injured In 2-Car Crash On Long Island Driver Seriously Injured In 2-Car Crash On Long Island
Driver Seriously Injured In 2-Car Crash On Long Island A 61-year-old man is recovering from serious injuries following a two-car crash on Long Island. The incident happened at around 10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 14 in Farmingville, on Nicolls Road north of Horseblock Place, according to Suffolk County Police. A preliminary investigation found that Patrick McCrum, of Ridge, rear-ended a pickup truck that was stopped in the left lane of northbound Nicolls Road. Members of the Farmingville Fire Department had to extricate McCrum from his vehicle before he was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries, according to pol…

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by Michael Mashburn