Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Reported Struck By Truck Near South Jersey Wawa Pedestrian Reported Struck By Truck Near South Jersey Wawa
Pedestrian Reported Struck By Truck Near South Jersey Wawa Police, firefighters and EMS crews were called to Route 206 in Burlington County on a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle near a Wawa station, authorities said. The crash occurred about 1 p.m. on Tuesday on the 2300 block of U.S. Route 206 in Southampton, according to initial reports.  The pedestrian was an elderly man, and he was reportedly struck by a truck, according to an initial unconfirmed report. His head was injured and he was unconscious, the report said. A medevac helicopter had been called to airlift the victim to a local hospital. It was landing in the parking lot o…

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by Jon Craig
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Wilton Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts Crash Wilton Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts Crash
Wilton Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts Crash A Connecticut man was killed in a two-vehicle Massachusetts crash. The crash happened in Bristol County at around 3:40 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28 in Raynham, Massachusetts State Police said in a statement. Fairfield County resident Mariusz Laszcak, 53, of Wilton, was driving a 2006 Honda motorcycle when he collided with a 2016 International truck, state police said. Laszcak died at the scene, according to police. The 32-year-old  truck driver, a resident of Baltimore, Maryland, was not injured.

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by Joe Lombardi
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester 20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester
20-Year-Old Woman Struck, Killed By Tractor-Trailer In Westchester A 20-year-old woman was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-287 in Westchester. New York State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-287 in Greenburgh shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of a crash involving a tractor-trailer and pedestrian. On Wednesday, Aug. 26, State Police investigators announced that the investigation determined that Homosassa, Florida resident Joseph Crabtree, 55, was driving his tractor-trailer east on the interstate in the right lane near mile marker 2.5 when he saw a pedestrian in the roadway. Police said that Crab…

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by Zak Failla
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned
Dump Truck Driver Pleads Guilty In Crash That Killed Sussex County Dad, Leaving Kids Orphaned A Hudson County man on Friday admitted to causing the death of a 51-year-old Sussex County dad when he crashed a dump truck full of sandstone that he was operating without a commercial license. Angel Hernandez, 35 -- who had his commercial license suspended after failing to pay a Florida speeding ticket -- was heading down a steep hill and knew he was about to crash Oct. 22, 2019, according to NorthJersey.com. In an attempt to avoid hitting Robert Murray in the SUV in front of him, Hernandez changed lanes, his lawyer Brian DiGiacomo said. But Murray changed lan…

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by Valerie Musson
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Woodbury Common Worker Killed By Truck He Was Guiding Into Loading Area, Report Says Woodbury Common Worker Killed By Truck He Was Guiding Into Loading Area, Report Says
Woodbury Common Worker Killed By Truck He Was Guiding Into Loading Area, Report Says An employee at Woodbury Common Shopping Outlet in New York was killed after he was hit by a truck as he was attempting to guide it into a loading area. Habram Castillo, 40 of New York City, was fatally pinned by the vehicle delivering goods to the Tory Burch store on Tuesday, Oct. 15, News 12 reports. A paramedic who was reportedly shopping inside the store immediately began helping the man until first responders arrived.  Castillo was airlifted to the hospital where he later died, according to the report. The truck driver, a 19-year-old from Newburgh, N.Y., was ticketed.&n…

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by Kathy Reakes
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway
Fuel Tank Leak Causes Road Closure After Tractor-Trailer Crashes Off Rockland Roadway A truck driver lost control of his tractor-trailer in Rockland County, crashing off-road and striking a rock, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel, and forcing a road closure for several hours in Blauvelt. Officers from the Orangetown Police Department received a report shortly before 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, when a Freightliner tractor-trailer heading west on Clausland Mountain Road went off-road, crashing onto private property. Police said that due to the collision, two 120 gallon diesel fuel tanks began to leak, along with other fluids from the engine of the tractor-trailer. …

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck
Overturned Dump Truck Shuts Route 80 In Morris County After Collision With Mail Truck Traffic backed up on Route 80 westbound Wednesday morning due to an overturned dump truck in Denville. The truck apparently collided with a mail truck around 6:45 a.m., which had veered off to the side of the highway near milepost 38.1, State Police said. Both drivers suffered non life-threatening injuries, police said. Sand was spread across the roadway and the left and center lanes were closed between exits 37 and 39. Traffic was backed up to exit 43 as of 9 a.m., with an hour of delays. Photos courtesy of OmarJosue El Cariduro with permission: dump truckOmarJosue El Cariduro

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by Cecilia Levine
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Asphalt Truck Rolls Off I-87 In Sloatsburg Asphalt Truck Rolls Off I-87 In Sloatsburg
Asphalt Truck Rolls Off I-87 In Sloatsburg There was no immediate word on possible injuries after a truck loaded with asphalt rolled off the New York State Thruway in Sloatsburg early Monday. The crash occurred around 8:30 a.m. near Exit 15 for Routes 287 and 17. Witnesses said the truck rolled one and a half times.

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by Jerry DeMarco