Girl, 8, Dies After Being Hit By Vehicle While Riding Bike In Ramapo
An 8-year-old girl was killed after she was struck by a vehicle while riding her bicycle in Rockland County, police said.
The crash happened in northeast Ramapo at the intersection of Ravenna Drive and Tiffin Lane on Tuesday, June 2, at around 5:39 p.m., according to the Ramapo Police Department.
Officers responding to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle learned that the child, a Ramapo resident, was riding her bicycle when she was hit by a 2025 GMC Hummer, police said.
The vehicle was being driven by a 34-year-old Ramapo resident, according to investigators.
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Passenger, 28, Killed After Being Ejected In South Brunswick NJ Turnpike Van Crash
A 28-year-old Westchester man was killed after being ejected from a van in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike last week, authorities said.
A Ford van heading north on the Turnpike when it lost directional control, struck the left guardrail, and overturned in the outer roadway near milepost 75.5 in South Brunswick Township at approximately 8:11 p.m. on Friday, May 22, Detective Sgt. Caitlin Brennan said.
Juan Ramirez Mejia, 28, of Yonkers, was riding in the front passenger seat when he was ejected from the vehicle during the crash, police said. He died as a result of the crash.
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Cops ID Motorcyclist, 38, Killed In Fiery Melville Crash
A Long Island man was killed after crashing his motorcycle into an SUV and being thrown from the bike on Friday evening, May 22, police said.
Anees Khan, 38, of Huntington, was riding a 2023 Ducati motorcycle southbound on Round Swamp Road near Hilltop Drive in Melville, around 6:45 p.m. when he attempted to pass a 2022 Kia Seltos traveling in the same direction, according to Suffolk County police.
Khan struck the Kia’s right rear bumper, causing him to lose control and be thrown from the motorcycle, police said. The Ducati caught fire after the crash.
Khan was pronounced dead at the …
Vehicle Leaves Road, Strikes Pedestrian On Watervliet Sidewalk
A vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a pedestrian walking on a sidewalk in Watervliet Thursday night, police announced.
The crash happened near the intersection of 19th Street and 4th Avenue around 9 p.m. on Friday, May 8, according to Watervliet police.
Investigators determined the vehicle left the roadway before crashing into a tree, a street sign, and a pedestrian before coming to a stop, authorities said.
The victim, a 54-year-old man, suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries and was taken to a local hospital by the Watervliet Fire Department, police said.
The driver …
Police ID Driver, 42, Killed After Truck Slams Into Killingly Home
A pickup truck driver was killed on Wednesday night, May 6, after he went off the road and crashed into the front of a Connecticut house, authorities said.
Matthew James Sherman, 42, of Foster, Rhode Island, was identified as the driver killed when his truck crashed into the Killingly home at 1356 Hartford Pike, Connecticut State Police said.
Investigators said Sherman was driving a 2023 GMC Sierra west on Route 101 when he misjudged a curve, sending his truck off the road, where he hit multiple mailboxes, a street sign, and then the home.
The house was unoccupied at …
11-Year-Old Critically Hurt In Hit-And-Run By Harrisburg Woman: Police
A child was left fighting for their life after a hit-and-run crash in Harrisburg, police announced on Monday, April 20.
Tahirah Stewart, 36, has been charged following the incident on the 2400 block of Derry Street, according to Harrisburg Police.
Officers responded to the area on Saturday, April 18, for a report of an 11-year-old struck by a vehicle. When they arrived, the child was found seriously injured, and the driver had already fled the scene, police said.
Medical aid was immediately provided before the victim was rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
A search for the v…
Fatal Pedestrian Crash On I-78 In Berks County: PA State Police
A pedestrian killed in a crash on Interstate 78 in Berks County has been identified.
Michael Grant Gerhart, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, and formerly of Lebanon County, was the man struck and killed in Tilden Township, the Berks County Coroner’s Office announced on Monday, April 20.
The crash happened in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 27.3 between the Shartlesville and Hamburg exits around 10:20 p.m. on Friday, April 17, according to Pennsylvania State Police.
Investigators determined Gerhart had been traveling westbound on I-78 when, for unknown reasons, he exited his vehicle and at…
