Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
Jeep Crashes Into Cliffside Park 7-Eleven, Two Employees Injured Jeep Crashes Into Cliffside Park 7-Eleven, Two Employees Injured
Jeep Crashes Into Cliffside Park 7-Eleven, Two Employees Injured Two employees were treated for minor injuries after a Jeep crashed through the front of a Cliffside Park 7-Eleven. The 30-year-old driver from Brooklyn "basically drove into a parking spot thinking that she was pressing on the brake when she hit the gas pedal" shortly before 7 p.m. Friday, Detective Capt. Vincent Capano said. The Jeep went right into the store, taking out the front counter of the Palisade Avenue store. The employees were taken to HUMC Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Capano said. No summonses were immediately issued, the captain said, adding that an investigatio…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
News
Man With 12 License Suspensions Involved In Westchester Crash, Police Say Man With 12 License Suspensions Involved In Westchester Crash, Police Say
Man With 12 License Suspensions Involved In Westchester Crash, Police Say A wanted man with a dozen suspensions on his license was involved in a crash at a busy Westchester intersection, police said. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to the intersection of Popham Road and Post Road at approximately 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, where there was a report of a crash. Police said that the driver of a blue Ford Fiesta involved in the crash, Larchmont resident Daniel Joseph, 37, was able to provide a New York State non-drive ID, though he did not possess a valid driver’s license. According to police, a check of Joseph’s identification determined…

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by Zak Failla
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Three Women In Mount Sinai IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Three Women In Mount Sinai
IDs Released For Two Victims Of Triple-Fatal Crash Involving Three Women In Mount Sinai The identities of two of the three women killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash on Long Island have been released. The crash happened around 11 p.m., Monday, July 8 in Mount Sinai when the 2010 black Jeep Liberty left the roadway and hit a utility pole, causing it to fall on the driver's side, and burst into flames, said the Suffolk County Police. The two victims ID'd are Dorien Lashea Brown, 23, of Mount Sinai, and Rebecca Minunno, 24, of Hampton Bays. The identity of the third woman is pending, police said late Wednesday morning, July 10. The Keep was traveling northbound on Mount Sinai-…

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by Joe Lombardi
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk
Two Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into CVS In Norwalk Two people were injured when a car crashed into the side of a CVS store in Norwalk. The crash took place around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 19, at the store at 6 Willard Street, said the Norwalk Police. The woman driving, and a man were transported by Norwalk Hospital EMS to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Shelves inside a CVS store hit by a vehicle collapsed from the impact.Norwalk Police Department The building sustained damage, which was evaluated by the City of Norwalk Building Department. The impact caused a row of shelves to collapse inside the store, trapping o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Hackensack, NJ
Police & Fire
Rochelle Park Pedestrian Pinned Under SUV While Walking Dog Rochelle Park Pedestrian Pinned Under SUV While Walking Dog
Rochelle Park Pedestrian Pinned Under SUV While Walking Dog A 57-year-old Rochelle Park resident was expected to survive after being struck and pinned by an SUV while crossing a local street with her dog early Thursday, authorities said. The woman was walking south along Rochelle Avenue when she crossed Chesnut Street and was struck by a Chevy Equinox whose driver was making a left from northbound Rochelle Avenue around 7:45 a.m., Police Chief Robert Flannelly said. Rochelle Park Fire Rescue lifted the car off the victim, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that Flannelly said didn’t appear life-threatening. The 44-y…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Mount Pleasant, NY
News
Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Westchester Resident Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Westchester Resident
Second Crash Into Pole Near House Sparks Concern For Westchester Resident When an alleged drunk driver slammed into a utility pole earlier this week, splitting the pole in half and sending a ball of fire flying, it was the last straw for Adam Kanzer. The same thing happened three months ago near Kanzer's home in Dobbs Ferry -- the same pole, only this time it was a teenage driver who lost control. In fact, the roadway, Clinton Avenue, has seen the same type of crash five times in the past 18 years, said Village of Dobbs Ferry Mayor Bob McLoughlin.  Those numbers don't make Kanzer, whose home sits near the pole, feel any better and says he has had it wi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road
Car Crashes Into Laundromat On Post Road A vehicle slammed into the side of a laundromat on Sunday, startling partons, but not injuring anyone. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Sunday at the Post Plaza Laundromat at 222 Post Road, Fairfield, said Fairfield Police Lt. Robert Kalamaras. According to Kalamaras, the vehicle was being operated by an elderly female when she hit the building. There was minor damage to both the vehicle and the building.  The woman was not injured.

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by Kathy Reakes
Monsey, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Wesley Hills Home Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Wesley Hills Home
Driver Accidentally Hits Gas Pedal, Crashes Into Gas Meter At Wesley Hills Home A homeowner in Ramapo avoided catastrophe after mistaking the gas and brake pedal and driving through a gas meter. Police officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to a Wesley Hills home on Wednesday afternoon, where there was a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a residential gas meter. According to police, the driver, who was also the homeowner, pushed on the gas pedal, not the brake pedal, and accidentally drove through a wall while pulling into the garage. The vehicle struck the gas meter during the crash, leaving it compromised. John Layne, the Village of Wesle…

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Involved In Crash En Route To Speaking Event Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Involved In Crash En Route To Speaking Event
Chappaqua's Hillary Clinton Involved In Crash En Route To Speaking Event Former First Lady, Secretary of State and U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton was involved in a crash on her way to a speaking engagement on Tuesday. According to the Jersey City police, the 2016 Democratic presidential candidate and longtime Chappaqua resident was not injured and declined medical care when the Secret Service vehicle she was riding in was involved in the crash. The crash report says the driver of the Secret Service vehicle pulled into a parking garage, made a left turn and hit a concrete crossbeam. Clinton was reportedly on her way to a fundraiser for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New J…

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by Kathy Reakes
Fairfield, CT
News
Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Fairfield County Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Fairfield County
Bear Struck, Killed On Highway In Fairfield County A bear was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-84 in Newtown on Saturday, causing minor injuries to the occupants.  According to Chris Collibee, a spokesman for DEEP,  the department was notified by the state police that the 80-pound untagged bear was hit around 7 p.m. on the westbound side of the roadway. "Bears being struck by vehicles is extremely common with roughly 50 to 60 per year being hit," Collibee said. State police said they did not have information on the number of people injured or damage to the vehicle, because the incident was not considered a crash, said Trooper …

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Man Suffers Serious Head Injury After Being Hit By Car In Valhalla Man Suffers Serious Head Injury After Being Hit By Car In Valhalla
Man Suffers Serious Head Injury After Being Hit By Car In Valhalla A man was hospitalized and seriously injured after being struck by a car outside Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla on Tuesday morning. A Westchester County Police spokesman confirmed that shortly before 7:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, a man in his 70s was walking on Woods Road near the hospital when he attempted to cross in front of the traffic and was struck by a car, leaving him with a head injury. The unidentified man, who is a resident of the Volunteers of America shelter on the Grasslands reservation was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. His condition was not immediat…

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by Zak Failla