'Fantastic Son': Services Set For Brick Student, Aspiring Engineer, Struck, Killed By BMW
Jackson Mueller, who was struck and killed by a BMW driven by another juvenile in Brick on Monday morning, May 19, is being remembered as a beloved son and brother, according to his obituary from the O'Brien Funeral Home website.
An honors student who was set to complete his freshman year at Brick Memorial High School, Mueller was set to attend MATES, a specialized STEM school in the fall, his obituary reads. An aspiring engineer, Mueller was an officer in the National Junior Honor Society and the treasurer for student council at Veterans Memorial Middle School, according to his obituary.
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Driver Spits On, Kicks Officers During Road Rage Traffic Stop On I-81 In Cumberland County: PD
A road rage incident involving a possible firearm ended with an arrest after a suspect allegedly assaulted officers during a traffic stop, Middlesex Township police announced on Monday, May 4.
Juelz A. Hodge, 20, was taken into custody following the incident that began on Interstate 81 and continued onto Harrisburg Pike in Carlisle, according to the release.
Officers were dispatched to the report on Friday, May 1, and—with assistance from neighboring departments—located and stopped the suspect vehicle in the 1000 block of Harrisburg Pike, police said.
Hodge, the driver, failed to comply wi…
Police Identify Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Barkhamsted Crash Was 'Such A Good Person': Friends
A motorcyclist is dead after a crash involving a parked tow truck on a rural Connecticut road, state police said.
Matthew Sherwood, 27, of Wolcott, was riding a Yamaha motorcycle south on East Hartland Road in Barkhamsted near the Hartland line, when he collided with a Kenworth T280 tow truck parked in the road, according to Connecticut State Police. The crash happened around 3:43 p.m. Saturday, April 11, just south of Hayes Road.
Sherwood was rushed to Winsted Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The tow truck driver was not hurt and refused medical treatment at the …
Driver Shot, Killed By Officers In PG County After Reentering Car During Traffic Stop: Police
A driver shot and killed by police hundreds of miles from home during a chaotic traffic stop in Maryland has now been identified as a 32-year-old man from Georgia.
James Lewis Jr., of Sandy Springs, was named Monday, March 30, as the person killed during the encounter in Chillum, according to the Maryland Attorney General’s Office.
The officer who fired the fatal shot was also identified as Lt. Charles Cooper, an 11-year veteran of the Prince George’s County Police Department assigned to the Bureau of Patrol, officials said.
The shooting happened on March 26, at approximately 8:40 p.m., ne…
Beloved Turkey Dies After Hit By Car: Deptford PD
Fred, a turkey who became an unofficial mascot for Deptford Township, died on Wednesday, March 25 after being hit by a car, authorities said.
The turkey was promptly memorialized by Deptford police, who created a song for the turkey who loved chasing motorists and being a nuisance. He was hit by a car at Clements Bridge Road and Caufield Avenue, where he spent his time, police said.
"Truth be told, Fred was a bit of a handful," Deptford Police Sgt. Robert Jones said. "We probably received 100+ calls about him. But, he was our handful and we loved him. Fred’s patrolling the…
Bicyclist Killed In Atlantic Beach Hit-And-Run; Long Beach Driver Charged
A bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash on a Long Island roadway, police said.
Erin M. Henry, 67, of Long Beach, is accused of striking a cyclist and fleeing the scene in Atlantic Beach on Tuesday, March 24, at 7:46 a.m., according to Nassau County Police.
Detectives said Henry was driving a 2019 Honda HR-V eastbound on Beech Street near Scott Drive when she hit an unidentified male bicyclist. She continued driving eastbound after the crash, police said.
The bicyclist was pronounced dead at the scene by the Long Beach Fire Department, authorities said.
Following an investigation,…
26-Year-Old Hudson Man Killed In Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Stockport
A 26-year-old man was killed in a rollover crash on Route 9 in Columbia County, police said.
The crash happened on Wednesday, March 18, just after 10 p.m. near 829 Route 9 in the town of Stockport, New York State Police said on Thursday, March 19.
According to police, Mohammad M. Alamin, of Hudson, was driving a 2002 Ford southbound when the vehicle left the roadway.
Investigators said the car struck a guide rail on the west side, crossed the northbound lane, and then hit a tree, causing it to overturn.
Alamin, who was the only one inside the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the…
