Major Crash Shuts Down PA Turnpike Near Willow Grove: All Lanes Blocked For Hours Major Crash Shuts Down PA Turnpike Near Willow Grove: All Lanes Blocked For Hours
Major Crash Shuts Down PA Turnpike Near Willow Grove: All Lanes Blocked For Hours A serious crash brought eastbound traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a halt early Sunday morning, June 29, causing hours of delays and forcing drivers into an emergency detour, officials said. The incident occurred around mile marker 342 on I-276 east between Fort Washington Exit #339 and Willow Grove Exit #343, according to the Pennsylvania Turnpike Authority. 6abc was reporting multiple serious injuries. Daily Voice has reached out to officials for details. By 7 a.m., crews had closed the roadway and implemented an emergency detour for trapped drivers, directing them to use PA-309 N…
Passenger, 26, Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say Passenger, 26, Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say
Passenger, 26, Seriously Hurt In NJ Turnpike Crash With Tractor-Trailer, Police Say A 26-year-old man from the Bronx was seriously injured in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Saturday morning, June 28, authorities said. New Jersey State Police troopers responded around 4:39 a.m. to the southbound lanes at milepost 114.7 on the western spur in Carlstadt, Bergen County, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. According to a preliminary investigation, a 25-year-old man from Paterson was driving a Honda Civic southbound when the vehicle veered onto the right shoulder, hit a guardrail, and crashed into the back of a parked International tractor-trailer, Lebron said. The Br…
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into DC CSX Bridge, Shuts Down Stretch Of 295 (PHOTOS) Tractor-Trailer Slams Into DC CSX Bridge, Shuts Down Stretch Of 295 (PHOTOS)
Tractor-Trailer Slams Into DC CSX Bridge, Shuts Down Stretch Of 295 (Photos) A tractor-trailer slammed into a railroad bridge on DC-295, shutting down traffic in both directions during rush hour Wednesday, June 25, authorities said. The crash happened under the CSX bridge near Benning Road NE in Northeast Washington, DC, according to DC Police Traffic. Twitter/@dcfireems “No injuries reported,” police confirmed in a tweet posted at 6:16 p.m. “Seek an alternate route or follow the directions provided by MPD.” Twitter/@dcfireems Photos from the scene show the truck wedged tightly beneath the rusty steel bridge, its trailer severely damaged.  Fire crews from…
Wrong-Way Crash On Route 9 Kills Woman, 77, In Poughkeepsie (UPDATE) Wrong-Way Crash On Route 9 Kills Woman, 77, In Poughkeepsie (UPDATE)
Wrong-Way Crash On Route 9 Kills Woman, 77, In Poughkeepsie (Update) This story has been updated.  A 77-year-old woman from Orange County was killed in a wrong-way crash on Route 9 in Dutchess County early Wednesday, June 25, police announced. The crash happened in Poughkeepsie around 5:20 a.m. when a vehicle entered Route 9 North from the Columbia Street ramp while traveling southbound in the northbound lanes. The vehicle collided head-on with a northbound car near Fox Street, the City of Poughkeepsie Police Department said on Wednesday. The 77-year-old, who was a passenger in the wrong-way vehicle, was rushed to Vassar Brothers Medical Center by Empr…
West York Teen Wrestler Stabs Dad To Death With Machete: Police West York Teen Wrestler Stabs Dad To Death With Machete: Police
West York Teen Wrestler Stabs Dad To Death With Machete: Police A West York wrestler is accused of murdering his own father in a chilling domestic killing that unfolded in the early morning hours on Tuesday, June 24, according to police. Officers were called to the 1400 block of West Market Street/Route 462 in West York Borough around 1:48 a.m. for a reported disturbance. Stanley Fears, 62, was found stabbed and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The suspect—identified as 18-year-old Ahdoneeyah Fears—was taken into custody at the scene and charged with criminal homicide, according to police. Fears stabbed his father in the chest with a large "m…
Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: NJSP Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: NJSP
Passenger Flies Off Motorcycle, Dies In Route 287 Bernards Twp Crash: Njsp A 35-year-old woman from Wisconsin was killed in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 287 in Somerset County late Saturday, June 21, according to New Jersey State Police. Troopers responded around 10:19 p.m. to the northbound lanes near milepost 28.4 in Bernards Township, Sgt. Charles Marchan said. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a Volkswagen passenger car were both traveling north when, near milepost 28.4, the Harley-Davidson impacted the Volkswagen, Marchan said. As a result of the collision, the vehicles ran off the road to the right, Marchan said. Tonya Reetz, a 35-year-old female f…
MASS CASUALTY: Pickup Slams SUV Into Bridge In Fiery 3-Car Crash Schuylkill County (DEVELOPING) MASS CASUALTY: Pickup Slams SUV Into Bridge In Fiery 3-Car Crash Schuylkill County (DEVELOPING)
Mass Casualty: Pickup Slams SUV Into Bridge In Fiery 3-Car Crash Schuylkill County (Developing) A fiery crash involving a pickup truck, SUV, and a car towing a large metal object triggered a mass casualty response on Gordonagle Trail in Pottsville, Schuylkill County, fire officials said on Friday, June 13. Fire and EMS crews were initially dispatched to a pickup truck fire but arrived to find a three-vehicle crash with approximately 10 people injured. The severity of the wreck prompted crews to declare a mass casualty incident. When Engine 62 and Ladder 51 arrived, they encountered a silver GMC pickup truck with significant crash damage and deployed airbags, a Jeep SUV crumpled from a…
Former Football Player Killed In Route 287 Mahwah Crash Mourned As ‘Kind, Compassionate' Teen Former Football Player Killed In Route 287 Mahwah Crash Mourned As ‘Kind, Compassionate' Teen
Former Football Player Killed In Route 287 Mahwah Crash Mourned As ‘Kind, Compassionate' Teen A 19-year-old former Bergen County high school football player died after crashing off the highway in Mahwah, officials confirmed Jonathan "Johnny" Rodriguez-Pluchino, of Oakland, was driving north on Route 287 when his car veered off the road and struck several trees near milepost 65.4 around 7:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 10, according to State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron. Rodriguez-Pluchino suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, where he later died, police said. The crash remains under investigation. Later that day, loved ones launched a GoFundMe campaign in his honor, …
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In Pattersonville Crash Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In Pattersonville Crash
Thruway Closure: Trooper Thrown Down Embankment, Seriously Injured In Pattersonville Crash A New York State Police trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle on a highway in upstate New York. The Schenectady County wreck happened on the westbound Thruway (I-90) in Pattersonville, near Exit 26, at around 12:30 p.m. Friday, June 6, according to New York State Police.  A trooper was conducting a traffic stop on a Honda when a tractor, not pulling a trailer, slammed into the rear of their patrol car, which then struck the Honda. The impact knocked the trooper, who was standing on the passenger side a Honda, over the guardrail and down an embankment, police sai…
Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills One, Seriously Injures Another In Poolesville (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills One, Seriously Injures Another In Poolesville (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash Kills One, Seriously Injures Another In Poolesville (Developing) One person was killed and another was critically injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Montgomery County on Wednesday, officials confirmed. First responders were called before noon on June 4 to a stretch of Darnestown Road near Cattail Road in Poolesville, where a crash was reported involving a tractor-trailer and an SUV. According to a Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, a driver and passenger in an SUV suffered serious injuries, and officials said that one person was possibly ejected from the SUV and another was trapped. The vehicle collision on Darnestown Rd. is a c…
Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Shuts Down Route 113 Stretch In Poughkeepsie (Developing) A serious crash in Dutchess County has shut down a major road in both directions as police investigate, police said Friday afternoon, May 30.  The incident occurred in Poughkeepsie on Spackenkill Road (Route 113) near Colburn Drive, prompting a full closure of the roadway, according to a 2:30 p.m. alert from the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department. Police say they are actively investigating the crash, which has resulted in Spackenkill Road being closed in both directions. Drivers are being urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes. Authorities have not yet released details …
Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say
Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say A driver in a stolen SUV flipped the vehicle in a high-speed crash after a hit-and-run in downtown Frederick, police said. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to the wreck just before 2 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at North Market Street and Routzahn Way, where multiple vehicles were involved in a rollover collision. According to police, the crash happened when the driver of a Honda Pilot — a 22-year-old man from Woodbridge — was speeding northbound on Market Street and attempted to make a left turn onto Routzahn Way.  While turning, the Honda struck two southbound vehi…