Berne-Westerlo-Rensselaerville, NY
News
Kids Among Injured In Deadly Car Vs. Tractor-Trailer Crash In Westerlo Kids Among Injured In Deadly Car Vs. Tractor-Trailer Crash In Westerlo
Kids Among Injured In Deadly Car Vs. Tractor-Trailer Crash In Westerlo One person was killed and several others injured when an SUV collided with a tractor-trailer in Albany County. The wreck happened in the town of Westerlo, at the intersection of Route 401 and Bear Swamp Road, at around 11 a.m. Monday, June 30. A vehicle carrying three adults and three children ran a stop sign and was struck by the tractor-trailer, according to Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple. One passenger in the SUV died at the scene, and three others were hospitalized, Apple said. Two people, including a child, remained in critical condition. At least one victim was flown to Albany Me…

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by Michael Mashburn
Carmel, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Driver Killed In 4-Vehicle Pileup On I-84 In Kent (UPDATE) ID Released Of Driver Killed In 4-Vehicle Pileup On I-84 In Kent (UPDATE)
ID Released Of Driver Killed In 4-Vehicle Pileup On I-84 In Kent (Update) Authorities have released more information about a multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of Interstate 84 for hours in Putnam County and resulted in the death of a 36-year-old man.  The crash happened around 1:45 p.m. on Monday, June 23, on I-84 westbound near mile marker 61.4 in the Town of Kent, Trooper Krystal Paolicelli of the New York State Police said in an update on Wednesday, June 25.  Investigators said 36-year-old Nodir Umarov of Brooklyn was driving a 2024 Ram truck in the right lane when he failed to stop for traffic slowing near a work zone. His truck slammed into t…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver Killed In I-87 Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers, Police Say New details have been released in the fatal wrong-way crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 87 in Rockland County early Saturday, June 21. Brian P. Tortora, 33, of New York, was driving a 2024 Subaru WRX northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck two tractor-trailers in Clarkstown just after 3 a.m. near mile marker 18.9, just west of Exit 12, according to New York State Police. Tortora’s Subaru first collided with a 2017 Volvo truck towing a trailer, driven by a 52-year-old man, police said. Seconds later, the Subaru was struck by a 2016 Freightliner, also towing a trail…

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by Cecilia Levine
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Killed In Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers On NYS Thruway In Rockland County, Police Say Driver Killed In Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers On NYS Thruway In Rockland County, Police Say
Driver Killed In Crash With 2 Tractor-Trailers On NYS Thruway In Rockland County, Police Say A driver was killed in a crash involving two tractor-trailers on the New York State Thruway early Saturday, June 21, New York State Police said. The wreck happened around 3:13 a.m. near Exit 12 in Clarkstown, Rockland County, according to state police. Investigators said a passenger vehicle and two tractor-trailers were involved. The driver of the passenger vehicle was confirmed dead at the scene. All southbound lanes of the NYS Thruway/I-87 remain closed at Exit 14 as of Saturday morning. A detour has been set up, police said. No further information was released as the investigation cont…

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by Cecilia Levine
Towson, MD
Police & Fire
Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Baltimore: Police Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Baltimore: Police
Rifle Recovered After Armed Carjacking, Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Baltimore: Police An armed carjacking in Maryland ended in a fiery crash — and with police recovering what appeared to be an AR-15-style rifle inside the stolen car, officials said. The chaos began around 5:15 a.m. on Thursday, June 19, when a 49-year-old man was approached by a person armed with a firearm in the 200 block of Washburn Avenue, according to Baltimore Police. The suspect ordered the victim out of his Honda Civic, then fled the scene in the stolen car. Roughly five hours later, shortly before 11 a.m., officers responded to a crash with injuries at South Hanover Street and West Cromwell Street, …

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by Zak Failla
Easton, PA
Police & Fire
NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police
NJ Man Pushing Car On I-78 Killed In Northampton Tractor-Trailer Crash ID'd: PA State Police A 33-year-old New Jersey man has been identified as the person killed while pushing a vehicle on Interstate 78 in Northampton County, the coroner announced on Tuesday, June 17. Tyler R. Kolaja, of Hamburg, was fatally struck by a tractor-trailer while pushing a 2010 Chevrolet Equinox that had run out of gas on I-78 Eastbound near Mile Marker 74.3 in Glendon Borough around 10:15 p.m. on Monday, June 16, according to Pennsylvania State Police Troop M – Belfast and the Northampton County Coroner’s Office. Troopers said Kolaja had been pushing the SUV in the right lane while a woman from New Je…

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by Jillian Pikora
Albany, NY
News
Driver Killed In Thruway Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Albany Driver Killed In Thruway Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Albany
Driver Killed In Thruway Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer In Albany A driver was killed when an SUV and tractor-trailer collided on the Thruway in Albany. The deadly wreck happened on westbound I-90 near the I-87 Northway interchange shortly after noon on Monday, June 16, according to New York State Police. Arriving troopers found the SUV driver dead at the scene, police said. The commercial truck driver was not injured and is cooperating with investigators. The left lane of westbound I-90 was expected to remain closed until 5:30 p.m. while investigators were on scene, police said. Authorities were withholding the victim’s identity pending family notifi…

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by Michael Mashburn
Poolesville, MD
News
Police ID 30-Year-Old Killed In Poolesville Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police ID 30-Year-Old Killed In Poolesville Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Police ID 30-Year-Old Killed In Poolesville Crash With Tractor-Trailer The driver killed in a violent crash with a tractor-trailer on Darnestown Road in Poolesville has been identified as a 30-year-old Germantown man, Montgomery County Police said. Scott Adkins was behind the wheel of a gray 2016 Ford Fusion when he was fatally struck just after 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, June 4, at the intersection of Darnestown Road and Cattail Road, investigators said. The scene of the crash in Montgomery County. Twitter/@DavidPazos15 According to police, Adkins was heading north on Cattail when he entered Darnestown Road and collided with a black and red 2000 Kenworth s…

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by Zak Failla
Poolesville, MD
Traffic
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…

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by Zak Failla
Lexington Park, MD
Traffic
Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: MDTA Police Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: MDTA Police
Truck Driver Wanted After Serious Hit-Run Crash Near Maryland’s Bay Bridge: Mdta Police A tractor-trailer driver is being hunted down by Maryland authorities after fleeing the scene of a violent four-vehicle pile-up that left one person seriously injured near the Bay Bridge, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 6:40 p.m. on Tuesday, May 27, on the westbound side of US-50 in Queen Anne’s County, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) Police. Officers from the Bay Bridge Detachment responded near the approach to the bridge span and found a black Scion tC, a silver Jeep Wrangler, and a gold Honda Odyssey damaged in a wreck. The driver of the Sci…

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by Zak Failla
Hopewell-Pennington, NJ
News
Lenape HS Senior Killed In Route 31 Crash Weeks Before Graduation Lenape HS Senior Killed In Route 31 Crash Weeks Before Graduation
Lenape HS Senior Killed In Route 31 Crash Weeks Before Graduation A Lenape High School senior was identified as the person killed in a crash between a car and a tractor-trailer in Hopewell Township on Tuesday, May 27, the district said. “Our Lenape Family suffered a tragic loss today when one of our seniors was killed in an automobile accident,” Lenape High School Principal Tony Cattani said in a letter to parents. "Two of the student's friends, also members of the Class of 2025, were injured. Lenape High School and Lenape Regional High School District personnel are working closely with the Burlington County Crisis Response Team to provide our students, fa…

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by Sam Barron
Frederick, MD
Obituaries
Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’
Vet, Former Police Officer Killed In Fiery I-70 Frederick Crash Was ‘A Light To Everybody’ Rony Cabrera survived the Army and a stint in law enforcement — but lost his life on a Maryland highway behind the wheel of a box truck. Cabrera, 22, a decorated veteran and former police officer in Maryland, was one of two killed in a violent three-vehicle crash that shut down I-70 in Frederick County over the weekend. According to his family, Cabrera was behind the wheel of a box truck when a BMW SUV slammed into the back of it near Exit 62 in New Market around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday.  Maryland State Police said the impact forced Cabrera’s truck across the grassy median and into the pa…

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by Zak Failla