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Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Heavy-Duty Truck On Chantilly Highway, Police Say Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Heavy-Duty Truck On Chantilly Highway, Police Say
Driver Killed In Head-On Crash With Heavy-Duty Truck On Chantilly Highway, Police Say A 52-year-old man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and crashing head-on into a pick-up truck in Northern Virginia. Daniel Tsequi Mehari has been identified as the driver who died in a crash in Chantilly on Tuesday morning, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. Shortly after 8:30 a.m. on June 2, officers were called to investigate a multi-vehicle crash in the 4300 block of Pleasant Valley Road involving a Honda Accord and a Ford F-450 Super Duty truck. Police say Mehari's Honda was traveling south on the roadway when it drifted into the northbound lanes and struck…
14-Year-Old Student Killed In Harrisburg Pedestrian Crash Identified 14-Year-Old Student Killed In Harrisburg Pedestrian Crash Identified
14-Year-Old Student Killed In Harrisburg Pedestrian Crash Identified A student who died after being struck by a vehicle last week has been identified, Dauphin County officials announced. Ryfeek Watson, 14, of Harrisburg, died after he was hit by a vehicle in the 2000 block of Derry Street around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, according to the Dauphin County Coroner's Office. Despite officers' efforts to provide immediate medical care at the scene, Watson was taken to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries, Harrisburg police said. His cause of death was ruled multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death was determined to be accidenta…
Man Struck, Killed By Family Member In Germantown Driveway Identified By Police Man Struck, Killed By Family Member In Germantown Driveway Identified By Police
Man Struck, Killed By Family Member In Germantown Driveway Identified By Police New details have been released after a 72-year-old man was killed when a family member accidentally backed into him. Abdul Kaium Mohammad Hakim has been identified by the Montgomery County Department of Police as the person who was struck and killed in a Germantown driveway on Friday afternoon.  Officers were called shortly after 12:30 p.m. on May 1 to the 11600 block of Drumcastle Terrace, where there were reports of a person struck. Investigators say Hakim was getting into a black 2012 Toyota Camry when the driver reversed the vehicle, causing him to fall before he was struck by the…
25-Year-Old Passenger Killed When Van Slams Into Parked Truck On I-295 In Hamilton: NJSP 25-Year-Old Passenger Killed When Van Slams Into Parked Truck On I-295 In Hamilton: NJSP
25-Year-Old Passenger Killed When Van Slams Into Parked Truck On I-295 In Hamilton: Njsp A 25-year-old South Jersey man was killed when the van he was riding in struck a parked Mack truck on I-295 on Friday, April 24, authorities said. Daniel H. Carmelo, 25, of Mount Royal, was a front-seat passenger in a Dodge Sprinter the van that struck the disabled truck just after 3:30 p.m., in the southbound lanes near milepost 64.7 in Hamilton Township, police said. Carmelo was killed in the crash, police said. The driver of the van suffered minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. No other injuries were reported, police said. The crash remain…
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Pre-Dawn Brentwood Car Crash, Police Say 21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Pre-Dawn Brentwood Car Crash, Police Say
21-Year-Old Woman Killed In Pre-Dawn Brentwood Car Crash, Police Say A Long Island driver struck and killed a young woman walking across the street early Wednesday morning, April 15, police said. Melody Quinones, 21, of Brentwood, was in the roadway on Washington Avenue in Brentwood around 5:10 a.m. when a vehicle traveling southbound crashed into her, the Suffolk County Police Department said. She was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. A 20-year-old Brentwood man was driving the 2010 Volkswagen when he struck Quinones, cops said. He remained at the scene and was not injured in the c…
Driver Injured In Route 17 Rollover That Snaps Pole, Backs Up Traffic In Rochelle Park Driver Injured In Route 17 Rollover That Snaps Pole, Backs Up Traffic In Rochelle Park
Driver Injured In Route 17 Rollover That Snaps Pole, Backs Up Traffic In Rochelle Park A driver was injured in a single-vehicle rollover crash on Route 17 southbound in Rochelle Park Monday afternoon, March 23, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The crash sheared a utility pole off at its base and caused traffic backups for miles in both directions, Loving reported. The right travel lane on Route 17 southbound was closed between Passaic Street and Prospect Street as emergency crews worked at the scene. The driver self-extricated from the vehicle and was conscious and alert when police arrived, Loving said. The driver was transported to Hackensack Univers…
Driver Injured After Car Hydroplanes, Overturns On I-684 In North Salem Driver Injured After Car Hydroplanes, Overturns On I-684 In North Salem
Driver Injured After Car Hydroplanes, Overturns On I-684 In North Salem A woman was injured after her vehicle hydroplaned and overturned on Interstate 684 during the Monday morning commute, March 23, police said.  The crash happened just before 7:30 a.m. on Monday on the northbound side of I-684 in the town of North Salem, Trooper Krystal Paolicelli of the New York State Police said. According to Paolicelli, a 2017 Hyundai was traveling northbound when it hydroplaned, causing the driver to lose control. The vehicle then overturned, police said. The driver, identified as a 26-year-old LaGrange woman, was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threat…
Speeding Corvette Crash Kills Two In Nokesville After Car Slams Into Tree: Police Speeding Corvette Crash Kills Two In Nokesville After Car Slams Into Tree: Police
Speeding Corvette Crash Kills Two In Nokesville After Car Slams Into Tree: Police A high-speed crash involving a Corvette turned deadly in Virginia, leaving two people dead after the sports car veered off the road and struck a tree. In Nokesville, police say Kristopher McCandless, 61, of Nokesville, and Jessica Preast, 45, of Charleston, West Virginia, were killed when the 2010 Chevrolet Corvette they were in crashed Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to the intersection of Parkgate Drive and Old Church Road shortly after noon on March 14 to investigate a serious single-vehicle crash. Investigators determined the Corvette had been traveling at a high rate of speed…
Garbage Can Mishap Traps Elderly Lancaster Woman After Car Smashes Through Garage: PHOTOS Garbage Can Mishap Traps Elderly Lancaster Woman After Car Smashes Through Garage: PHOTOS
Garbage Can Mishap Traps Elderly Lancaster Woman After Car Smashes Through Garage: Photos A routine attempt to move garbage cans ended in a frightening crash when an elderly woman accidentally drove through the back of her garage in Lancaster County, Northern Lancaster County Regional police said. Officers and the Penryn Fire Department responded to the 1st block of South Penryn Road in Penn Township around 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 13, after a vehicle struck a residence and left the driver trapped, according to the department. Firefighters successfully extricated the woman from the vehicle, police said. She had reportedly been trying to move trash cans when the vehicle accidentally…
Fredericksburg Man Killed In I-95 Crash As Truck, Trailer Overturn In Virginia: State Police Fredericksburg Man Killed In I-95 Crash As Truck, Trailer Overturn In Virginia: State Police
Fredericksburg Man Killed In I-95 Crash As Truck, Trailer Overturn In Virginia: State Police A Fredericksburg man was killed after a pickup truck and trailer overturned in a single-vehicle crash on I-95, Virginia State Police said. The crash was reported along the southbound lanes of the interstate near the 150-mile marker in Prince William County at approximately 7:20 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 27.  Investigators said a 2006 Ford F-250 was traveling southbound when it ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a section of guardrail.  The trailer attached to the truck was then detached, and both the trailer and the pickup overturned, police said. The driver, identifi…
Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police
Victim ID’d After DWI Box Truck Crash In Bethpage: Police A man has died following a violent box truck crash on Long Island, Nassau County police announced on Friday, Dec. 19. Gino Vargas, 38, of Farmingdale, was critically injured when a 2024 Isuzu box truck struck his 2023 Kia as he exited a parking lot onto Hicksville Road near Brenner Avenue in Bethpage around 7:40 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 18, according to the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad. The box truck was traveling southbound when it slammed into the Kia, police explained. Vargas suffered collapsed lungs and a broken pelvis and was transported by Nassau County police ambulanc…
Piscataway Man Killed In GSP Crash After Vehicle Overturns: NJSP Piscataway Man Killed In GSP Crash After Vehicle Overturns: NJSP
Piscataway Man Killed In GSP Crash After Vehicle Overturns: Njsp A 39-year-old Piscataway man was killed in a crash on the Garden State Parkway in Woodbridge Thursday, Dec. 18. At 12:46 a.m., troopers responded to the Garden State Parkway after a Chrysler sedan  traveling southbound veered off the roadway, collided with a guardrail and overturned, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Calvin Laughlin, the driver of the Chrysler, was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Driver Rescued From Flipped Car In Harriman State Park Driver Rescued From Flipped Car In Harriman State Park
Driver Rescued From Flipped Car In Harriman State Park A trapped driver was rescued after a vehicle overturned inside the Hudson Valley's Harriman State Park, fire officials said.  Crews were dispatched at 8:34 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to a report of an overturned vehicle with entrapment along Kanawauke Road, according to the Thiells Fire Department. When firefighters arrived, they found one person trapped inside the vehicle, the department said. Crews worked to extricate the driver, who was then transferred to EMS personnel for further medical evaluation.  No additional details about the victim’s condition or the cause of the crash…
Fire Truck Hit By Car While Responding To Call, Several Evaluated In Wappingers Falls Fire Truck Hit By Car While Responding To Call, Several Evaluated In Wappingers Falls
Fire Truck Hit By Car While Responding To Call, Several Evaluated In Wappingers Falls A fire department ladder truck was struck by a civilian vehicle while responding to an emergency call in Dutchess County.  The crash happened in Wappingers Falls just before 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 5, at the intersection of Route 9 and Vassar Road, according to village officials.  The village said firefighters were on their way to an automatic fire alarm when another vehicle hit the side of the truck.    All four firefighters on the truck, along with the driver of the civilian vehicle, were evaluated at the scene by Empress EMS. Thankfully, no serious injuries were re…
Southern State Fatal: 19-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Hits Tree In Hempstead Southern State Fatal: 19-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Hits Tree In Hempstead
Southern State Fatal: 19-Year-Old Woman Killed After Car Hits Tree In Hempstead A 19-year-old woman was killed early Sunday, Nov. 2, after crashing her car on the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County. Troopers responded around 5:40 a.m. to the westbound lanes of the parkway near Exit 22N in the Town of Hempstead, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined the driver, identified as Mia-Renee Edwards of Hempstead, veered from her lane and lost control of her 2002 Toyota Camry. The vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree. Edwards was taken to Nassau University Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead, police said. The cause of the crash rema…
Pedestrian Hit, Killed On Latham Road Pedestrian Hit, Killed On Latham Road
Pedestrian Hit, Killed On Latham Road A 59-year-old man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Albany County. Emergency crews in Latham responded to Watervliet Shaker Road near Florence Drive around 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, for a crash involving a pedestrian, according to Colonie Police. The victim, identified as Gregory Browne of Troy, was pronounced dead at the scene by Colonie EMS personnel. The driver remained at the scene, was not impaired, and is cooperating fully with the investigation, police said. No criminal charges are expected in connection with the crash. The Colonie Police Traffic Safety Division is con…
Woman Killed After Hit By Car: Twp Of Hamilton PD Woman Killed After Hit By Car: Twp Of Hamilton PD
Woman Killed After Hit By Car: Twp Of Hamilton PD A 48-year-old Buena woman was fatally struck by a vehicle on Wednesday, Oct. 8 in Township of Hamilton, authorities said. At 7:38 p.m., officers responded to Route 322 near Custard Castle after a 2021 Hyundai Tucson, operated by a 56-year-old Pittsgrove woman, struck Deserie Cincotti while she was attempting to cross the roadway, Township of Hamilton police said. Cincotti was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The driver was not injured in the crash, police said. There are no designated crosswalks at the location, police said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, police sai…
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA
Drunk Driver Guilty Of Killing Grandma, Injuring Mom In Front Of Toddler In Suffolk Crash: DA A Yaphank woman has pleaded guilty to manslaughter and other charges for driving drunk and high before a crash that killed 75-year-old Esther Guy and injured her daughter in front of a toddler, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced on Wednesday, Oct. 1. Crash Kills Grandmother, Injures Daughter Melissa Koprowski, 32, admitted she was intoxicated and impaired by marijuana when she caused the deadly head-on collision on Middle Country Road in Middle Island on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 8:39 p.m., according to prosecutors. Koprowski was behind the wheel of a 2014 Dodge Dura…
Teen Hit By Car, Seriously Hurt In Shelton Street Takeover, Police Seek Witnesses Teen Hit By Car, Seriously Hurt In Shelton Street Takeover, Police Seek Witnesses
Teen Hit By Car, Seriously Hurt In Shelton Street Takeover, Police Seek Witnesses A teen is in the hospital with serious injuries after being struck by a vehicle during a street takeover in Shelton. Police are asking for the public’s help as they work to find the driver. Officers and EMS responded to the parking lot at the Shelton Square Shopping Center, 862 Bridgeport Ave., around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, after getting reports that a vehicle had hit someone.  When they arrived, they found an injured minor. Police said several vehicles were leaving the lot as they arrived. They received reports that a reckless driver in the lot had struck the boy. The teen w…
EHT Driver Trapped After Vehicle Rolls Down 40 Ft Embankment: FD EHT Driver Trapped After Vehicle Rolls Down 40 Ft Embankment: FD
EHT Driver Trapped After Vehicle Rolls Down 40 Ft Embankment: FD A driver was rescued after their vehicle rolled down a 40 foot embankment following a crash on the Garden State Parkway Sunday, Sept. 7, authorities said. At 1:20 p.m., firefighters responded to the parkway in Egg Harbor Township and saw an SUV which had rolled over several times down a 40 foot embankment, the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company said. The driver was trapped, firefighters said. Firefighters had to perform a complex stokes basket, haul line operation and rescue, fire officials said. The patient was removed and transported by the Egg Harbor Township rescue squad to a nearby hospita…
3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (UPDATE) 3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (UPDATE)
3 Hurt While Cleaning Up Block Party In New Windsor, 1 With Serious Head Injury (Update) Police have released new details after three men were hospitalized in an incident following a neighborhood block party in Orange County.  The incident happened late Saturday, Sept. 6, just before midnight on Frank Street in the Meadowbrook Estates development of New Windsor, according to a statement from the New Windsor Police Department on Monday, Sept. 8.  Officers arrived to find three injured men lying in the roadway. All were taken by ambulance to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh.  Two of the men were treated and released with minor injuries. The thir…
2 Airlifted, JAWS of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD 2 Airlifted, JAWS of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD
2 Airlifted, Jaws of Life Used After Car Crashes Into Guardrail: Dennis Twp FD Two people were airlifted after a vehicle crashed into a guardrail in Dennis Twp on Thursday, Sept. 4, authorities said. At 1:55 p.m., firefighters responded to Route 47 and Petersburg Road after a vehicle ran off the roadway into a guardrail, Dennis Volunteer Fire Company said. Several occupants were still in the vehicle, firefighters said. The JAWS of Life was used to remove the back door to gain access to the passengers, firefighters said. Two people were airlifted to a nearby hospital while several others were transported via ambulance to a nearby hospital. The crash remains under inv…
VIDEO: Little Silver Woman 4X Legal Limit Rear-Ends Parked Car En Route To Manicure, Cops Say VIDEO: Little Silver Woman 4X Legal Limit Rear-Ends Parked Car En Route To Manicure, Cops Say
Video: Little Silver Woman 4X Legal Limit Rear-Ends Parked Car En Route To Manicure, Cops Say Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a New Jersey woman who police say was nearly four times the legal limit when she rear-ended another vehicle on her way to get her nails done over the summer. Jill Mannix, 51, of Little Silver, had a blood alcohol content of 0.332% — more than four times the legal limit of 0.08% — after police arrested her Wednesday, July 30, just before 4 p.m. in Little Silver, according to police documents obtained by Daily Voice. Bodycam footage of Mannix's arrest was shared by Transparency Bodycam this weekend to YouTube. Patrolman Christopher Gilmore r…
Nationally Ranked Tennis Player Jane Ross, 90, Dies In Bridgewater Crash Nationally Ranked Tennis Player Jane Ross, 90, Dies In Bridgewater Crash
Nationally Ranked Tennis Player Jane Ross, 90, Dies In Bridgewater Crash Jane Ross, a nationally ranked tennis player who survived a stroke in 2023, died in a car crash last week in New Jersey, Daily Voice has learned. She was 90 years old Ross, who grew up in Longmeadow, MA, had been living in Martinsville, NJ, according to police and her obituary on the Higgins Funeral Home website. On Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025, at approximately 12:28 p.m., Bridgewater police responded to 720 US 202/206 for a motor vehicle crash, according to the department. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2015 Lexus RX was traveling west in the parking lot when, for reasons un…
Vehicle Hits Bridge On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville, Causes Lane Closure (DEVELOPING) Vehicle Hits Bridge On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville, Causes Lane Closure (DEVELOPING)
Vehicle Hits Bridge On Saw Mill Parkway In Pleasantville, Causes Lane Closure (Developing) A vehicle struck an overpass on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Westchester on Thursday morning, Sept. 4, causing delays.  The incident happened at around 11:15 a.m. on Thursday, when a vehicle traveling north hit the Manville Road/Pleasantville Road overpass on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Pleasantville, according to 511NY traffic reports. The right lane was blocked but has since reopened. Daily Voice has reached out to authorities for more information about the crash. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Man Exercising Killed By Car Plowing Through Elizabeth Planet Fitness, Officials Say Man Exercising Killed By Car Plowing Through Elizabeth Planet Fitness, Officials Say
Man Exercising Killed By Car Plowing Through Elizabeth Planet Fitness, Officials Say A 72-year-old man was killed and two others injured when a car crashed into a Planet Fitness in New Jersey on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 26, officials said. At approximately 12:20 p.m., a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old woman struck the Planet Fitness building in Elizabeth, city spokeswoman Ruby Contreras said.  The man, who was near the front window, was killed. View this post on Instagram A post shared by News 12 New Jersey (@news12nj) A 59-year-old man on a treadmill sustained cuts and abrasions, and the driver suffered injuries consist…
Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit
Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit A Philadelphia man is accused of causing a deadly high-speed crash on Route 422 while intoxicated, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Andrew Ryne Hilferty, 35, was charged with Homicide by Vehicle–DUI, Homicide by Vehicle, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Driving at Safe Speed, and Following Too Closely after the June 29 crash that killed 36-year-old Ryan Reyes of Bridgeport, New Jersey. Pennsylvania State Police said Hilferty was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on Route 422 near mile marker 1…
Driver, 27, Ejected Through Sunroof, Killed In Franklin Township Farm Field Crash: Cops Driver, 27, Ejected Through Sunroof, Killed In Franklin Township Farm Field Crash: Cops
Driver, 27, Ejected Through Sunroof, Killed In Franklin Township Farm Field Crash: Cops A 27-year-old man from Malaga was killed after his car overturned multiple times in a Franklin Township crash, police said. On Saturday, Aug. 16, at approximately 7:49 p.m., Franklin Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash on the 800 block of Marshall Mill Road, authorities said. Officers discovered the man with life-threatening injuries after he was ejected from the vehicle through the sunroof, Franklin Township police said. The vehicle was traveling eastbound on Marshall Mill Road when the driver lost control while attempting to negotiate a bend, police said. The car left…
Child Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Home In NY: State Police Child Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Home In NY: State Police
Child Killed After Vehicle Crashes Into Home In NY: State Police A child was killed when a vehicle backed out of control into a home in Oppenheim, New York, striking the victim, state police announced on Sunday, Aug. 17. Troopers with the New York State Police in Fonda responded to the crash on Keyser Lake Road at about 4:36 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, authorities said in a release. Investigators determined that a vehicle was backing down the driveway when it lost control, crashing into the home and striking the child who was standing outside. The child sustained fatal injuries, police said. The driver has been fully cooperative with the investigation, w…
Car Crashes Into Residence In Carmel Car Crashes Into Residence In Carmel
Car Crashes Into Residence In Carmel A midday crash sent emergency crews rushing to a Putnam County neighborhood Tuesday, Aug. 12, after a vehicle slammed into a home. The Lake Carmel Fire Department said the incident happened around 12:05 p.m. on Tuesday. Firefighters quickly secured the scene and provided help to those involved.  Fortunately, firefighters reported only minor damage to the structure. No further details were released about the driver or possible injuries. The Town of Kent Police Department, Town of Kent EMS, and Medic 4 also helped in the response to the incident. 
Toddler Struck, Killed In Parking Lot At Belmont State Park Toddler Struck, Killed In Parking Lot At Belmont State Park
Toddler Struck, Killed In Parking Lot At Belmont State Park A 2-year-old has died after being struck by a vehicle in a parking lot at Belmont Lake State Park, according to New York State Police. The incident happened around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 10, in the park’s north parking lot in the Town of Babylon. An Acura hit the child, who later died from their injuries, police said. The driver immediately called 911 and stayed at the scene. They are cooperating with investigators. Following an investigation, State Police determined there was no criminality involved in the incident. Loved ones are invited to share a statement, funeral details, and/or pho…