Family With Child Hospitalized After Driver Blows Stop Sign In Ridgewood: Police Family With Child Hospitalized After Driver Blows Stop Sign In Ridgewood: Police
Family With Child Hospitalized After Driver Blows Stop Sign In Ridgewood: Police A mother, father, and their 10-year-old child were taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital following a serious early Friday morning, Feb. 6 crash after a driver blew a stop sign at a busy Ridgewood intersection, according to incident photographer Boyd A. Loving and Ridgewood police. View this post on Instagram The collision happened at the intersection of Linwood Avenue and Northern Parkway in Ridgewood, where the driver of a Kia heading north on Northern Parkway failed to yield to the right of way for an Infiniti MX35X heading east on Linwoo…
‘Ride Or Die’: Manassas Man Fled Fourth DUI On Foot, Left Dog To Dodge Traffic, Police Say ‘Ride Or Die’: Manassas Man Fled Fourth DUI On Foot, Left Dog To Dodge Traffic, Police Say
‘Ride Or Die’: Manassas Man Fled Fourth DUI On Foot, Left Dog To Dodge Traffic, Police Say Jose Marvin Martinez didn’t just drive drunk — again — police say he crashed into a man, tried to run him over, ditched his car, and left his dog behind to get hit by Virginia traffic. It was just another Wednesday night for a man now facing his fourth DUI. The Manassas resident was apprehended on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following an extensive investigation into a bizarre hit-and-run, during which he left behind his pet and several beer cans in a vehicle in Prince William County. His arrest comes after he and the dog vanished into the night after the crash. The incident began shortly before…
Unplowed Streets Blamed After Newark Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle Unplowed Streets Blamed After Newark Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle
Unplowed Streets Blamed After Newark Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle A 34-year-old Newark man was fatally struck by a vehicle last week and his family is blaming unplowed streets. At 5:33 p.m. on Saturday Jan. 31, Tyree Peterson was hit by a car at Clinton Avenue and Thomas Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver remained at the scene, authorities said. "My brother Tyree was walking home on an uncleared road when he was fatally struck by a car," his sister Chyane Roberts wrote on a fundraising page. "This was a devastating accident—one that may have been prevented if the roads had been properly plowed." "His death could’ve been avoided…
Head-On Crash Kills Woman, Injures 3 In Chester County: PA State Police Head-On Crash Kills Woman, Injures 3 In Chester County: PA State Police
Head-On Crash Kills Woman, Injures 3 In Chester County: PA State Police A head-on crash on a winding Chester County roadway turned deadly after one vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 2. Stephanie D. Corum, 50, of Nottingham, was fatally injured in the two-vehicle collision on Gum Tree Road west of Acker Road in Highland Township, according to the release. The crash happened at approximately 2:12 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 17, as both vehicles were traveling downhill on Gum Tree Road, troopers said. Investigators determined a 2024 Jeep Grand Cherokee traveling eastbound began to skid while descending the hill an…
Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police
Porsche Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic Striking 2 Vehicles, Injuring Woman In Dix Hills: Police A woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Sunday, Jan. 18, police said. Louis Parnes, 30, of Plainview, was driving a 2017 Porsche northbound on East Deer Park Road near Arielle Court in Dix Hills when the vehicle began to fishtail around 8:40 a.m., Suffolk County detectives said. The Porsche crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 2022 Chevrolet Equinox driven by a 72-year-old man from Commack, police explained. The Porsche then continued northbound and hit a southbound 2022 Volkswagen driven by a 52-year-old man from Huntington Station, authorities said. The 52…
Waterbury Teen Killed, Driver Fled: CT Man Faces Manslaughter Charges In Route 8 Crash Waterbury Teen Killed, Driver Fled: CT Man Faces Manslaughter Charges In Route 8 Crash
Waterbury Teen Killed, Driver Fled: CT Man Faces Manslaughter Charges In Route 8 Crash A Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash on Route 8 that killed a Waterbury teenager and injured two others, state police said. Carlos Beamonte, 39, of Shelton, was taken into custody Friday, Jan. 16, according to Connecticut State Police. The crash happened in the early morning hours of Jan. 12, 2025. Beamonte is charged with second-degree manslaughter, two counts of assault with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility resulting in death, two counts of evading responsibility resulting in injury, and tampering with evidence, police said.  Related: B…
New Haven Man Charged With OUI In Fatal North Haven Hit-Run After Months-Long Probe New Haven Man Charged With OUI In Fatal North Haven Hit-Run After Months-Long Probe
New Haven Man Charged With OUI In Fatal North Haven Hit-Run After Months-Long Probe Police say a New Haven man was intoxicated during a fatal hit-and-run crash last year. Donny Oliveira, 45, was arrested Friday, Jan. 16, following a months-long investigation into a fatal motor vehicle crash that happened in September, North Haven police said. Authorities did not release details on the crash, but the list of charges offers some context. Oliveira is charged with misconduct with a motor vehicle, evading responsibility, operating a motor vehicle under the influence, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, and the use of improper plates. He also faces charges of o…
CT Man Killed In Head-On Crash At Seymour Intersection; Teen Hospitalized CT Man Killed In Head-On Crash At Seymour Intersection; Teen Hospitalized
CT Man Killed In Head-On Crash At Seymour Intersection; Teen Hospitalized A Danbury man died after a violent, head-on crash that sent a woman to the hospital on Thursday, Jan. 15, authorities said.  Wade Meeker, 51, was found unresponsive behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue after the head-on collision at Route 34 and Maiden Lane in Seymour, around 3:45 p.m., Seymour police said.  The crash happened at the intersection of Route 34, also known as Roosevelt Drive, and Maiden Lane, where Meeker's 2010 Nissan Rogue and a 2015 Dodge Charger collided head-on. Moments before the crash, Seymour police received a warning from Monroe officers. Monroe officers repo…
Widow Of Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Sees Support Widow Of Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Sees Support
Widow Of Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Ridgefield Park NJ Turnpike Crash Sees Support Support is on the rise for the family of a wrong-way driver who police say was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike over the weekend. A Ford pickup truck driven by Bruce Canfield, 44, of Pottstown, PA, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. At the same time, a Honda sedan driven by a 39-year-old man from Poughkeepsie, NY, was traveling northbound, Lebron said. The vehicles collided head-on near milepost 117.8, causing the Ford to strike a concrete barrier just before 3 a.m. in Ridgefield Park, according to…
Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Whitehall Township: Coroner Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Whitehall Township: Coroner
Bicyclist Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle In Whitehall Township: Coroner A man on a bicycle was killed after being struck by a motor vehicle in Whitehall Township Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 31, authorities said. The crash was reported around 1:15 p.m., on MacArthur Road near Sutler Drive in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.  The victim was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where he later died from injuries sustained in the crash, the coroner said. Authorities said the man’s identity has not been released and that he is described only as an adult male. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday,…
Southern State Fatal: 20-Year-Old ID'd Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Oyster Bay Southern State Fatal: 20-Year-Old ID'd Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Oyster Bay
Southern State Fatal: 20-Year-Old ID'd Following Single-Vehicle Crash In Oyster Bay A 20-year-old man was killed after his vehicle left the roadway on the Southern State Parkway and struck a light pole and several trees. The single-vehicle crash happened around 11:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, on the eastbound Southern State Parkway near Hicksville Road in Oyster Bay, according to New York State Police. Abraham Toribio, 20, of Merrick, left the roadway for reasons that remain under investigation before striking a light pole and multiple trees and coming to rest on the shoulder, police said. Toribio was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported to Nassau Uni…
Hit-Run Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase Near Site Of Fatal Crash In Southeast: Sheriff Hit-Run Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase Near Site Of Fatal Crash In Southeast: Sheriff
Hit-Run Suspect Caught After High-Speed Chase Near Site Of Fatal Crash In Southeast: Sheriff A 36-year-old man connected to a hit-and-run crash was arrested after allegedly leading deputies on a reckless vehicle pursuit near the site of a fatal crash in Putnam County earlier this week, then abandoning his SUV and fleeing on foot to a Northern Westchester train station, authorities said. The incident unfolded around 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, while deputies were conducting targeted speed enforcement on Deans Corner Road near Turk Hill Road in Southeast — the same stretch of roadway where a deadly collision occurred days earlier, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Deputie…