Lancaster, PA
News
Woman Going 90 MPH+ Charged For Crash Killing PA Dad, Daughter: Affidavit
The woman who caused a double-fatal crash — killing a father and his daughter — has been charged, after she was found to be driving more than 90 mph in a 55 mph zone, according to court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Thursday, Oct. 17. Beth Anne Fife, 51, of Dawkins Drive, East Earl, has been charged with two counts each of the following: vehicular homicide, involuntary manslaughter, and recklessly endangering another person, as well as related driving offenses on Wednesday, Oct. 16, court records show. The charges are in connection with the crash on Route 322/West 28th Divison H…
Warminster-Southampton, PA
Police & Fire
Vehicular Homicide Charges Filed: Warminster Police
A Warminster man was arrested for vehicular homicide on Thursday, Oct. 3, according to police. Nicholas Toth, 43, was arrested without incident and arraigned before Judge Christopher O'Neill, the Warminster Township Police Department said. Toth was charged with Homicide by Vehicle, Reckless Driving, and Driving Vehicle at Safe Speed, according to police. Toth's preliminary hearing is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 4, according to court documents. Unsecured bail was set at $100,000.
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Charges Upgraded For DUI Driver Who Killed Mom Outside Teaneck Home: Prosecutor
Charges have been upgraded for a Bergen County teen who was going 60 miles per hour in a residential zone when he killed a mother outside of her own home, authorities said. Alexander Vargas, of Bogota, was 17 at the time of the Jan. 25 crash when he struck a 2022 Nissan Rogue driven by Dymond T. Fryson at the intersection of Palmer and Sherman avenues in Teaneck just before 8 a.m., then fled the scene on foot, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Fryson's SUV was sent into a nearby house, as previously reported by Daily Voice, and she was pronounced dead on Friday, Jan. 25, due to in…
Huntington, NY
News
Drunk Driver Who Caused 25-Year-Old's Death In Head-On Huntington Crash Gets Prison
A Long Island man who admitted to causing a high-speed, drunk driving crash that killed his 25-year-old passenger will spend years in prison. Leo Flores-Gracias, age 26, of Huntington Station, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars in Suffolk County Court on Monday, Sept. 30. It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in the death of Marlon Nunez-Cuellar. Earlier Report: 'Should Be Warning': Driver Admits Causing Long Island DWI Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old According to prosecutors, it was around 8 p.m. on July 4, 2023, when Flores-Grac…
Teaneck, NJ
Police & Fire
Mugshot Released: Accused DUI Driver Was Going 103 MPH In Route 80 Crash That Killed Passenger
A 40-year-old driver was going more than 100 miles per hour, was more than twice the legal limit, and had amphetamine and THC in his system at the time of the February 2024 crash that killed his 38-year-old passenger, authorities said. A criminal complaint obtained by Daily Voice charges Julio C. Guerrero Brito with vehicular homicide and manslaughter in the Route 80 crash that left Richard Bahamonte of Hillside dead at the scene in Teaneck on Feb. 24 around 3 a.m., as previously reported by Daily Voice. The complaint says Guerrero Brito was going 103 mph in a 55 mph zone, and that further …
Woodbury, NY
News
Repeat Drunk Driver Who Killed Man Outside Woodbury Diner Gets Years In Prison
A repeat drunk driver will spend years behind bars for hitting and killing a husband and father outside a Long Island restaurant. Willem Specht, age 63, of Wantagh, was sentenced to between seven and 15 years in prison in Nassau County Court on Wednesday, Sept. 25. It followed his guilty plea to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in the death of Joseph Devito. Earlier Report: Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant Prosecutors said Specht was “highly intoxicated” when he quickly reversed his car from a parking spot, striking the 61…
Perth Amboy, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Perth Amboy Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Motorcyclist, 25: Prosecutor
Charges have been filed against a 61-year-old Perth Amboy man in connection with a deadly crash last month, authorities said. Jorge Lopez surrendered to local police on Friday, Sept. 20, and was charged with one count of second-degree vehicular homicide, DUI, and other motor vehicle offenses, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. Lopez was behind the wheel of a sedan that struck Michael Fernandez, 25, of Perth Amboy, who was found lying in the roadway at Kamm Road and Convery Boulevard just before 6 p.m. Aug. 23, Ciccone previously said. Fernandez was taken to Robert Wood …
Scotia-Glenville, NY
News
Scotia Man Sentenced In Fiery Fatal Crash That Killed Mother Of 3
A 32-year-old man will spend years in prison after pleading guilty to vehicular homicide in a fiery crash that killed a mother of three and grandmother of five. Related: Passenger Dies In Fiery Drunk-Driving Crash Near Capital Region College, Police Say Schenectady County resident Gregory Mitchell, of Scotia, was sentenced Thursday, Sept. 18, to six to 18 years in prison on the aggravated vehicular homicide charge and six years on an assault charge for the Saturday, Oct. 21 crash in Schenectady. According to Schenectady District Attorney Robert Carney, following the …
West Windsor, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk, Speeding West Windsor Teen Charged In Crash That Killed Passenger: Prosecutor
A West Windsor teen has been accused of driving drunk and more than twice the speed limit in a crash that killed his passenger, authorities said. Rehan Jahangir, 18, was given four charges in the Tuesday, Aug. 20 crash, Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa Hilto said in a news release on Tuesday, Sept. 17. Daniel Haas, 18, of Princeton Junction, died after the wreck on Lanwin Boulevard. West Windsor police responded to the scene near Providence Drive at around 3:49 a.m. Officers found a 2024 Tesla Model Y that crashed into a tree, causing significant damag…
Hackettstown, NJ
Police & Fire
PA Man Faces Additional Charges After Pursuit Leads To Death Of Hackettstown Motorcyclist
A 32-year-old Pennsylvania man is facing new drug charges after a police pursuit led to the death of a motorcyclist, a Vietnam War veteran, in Warren County on Tuesday, Aug. 13, authorities said. At 10:19 a.m., a New Jersey State Trooper began following an SUV on Route 80 eastbound and initiated a traffic stop, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver of the SUV, Sean Mamakas, a Kempton, PA resident, continued traveling eastbound, exiting the interstate at Exit 12 and headed toward County Road 521 southbound in Hope Township, authorities said. The SUV then collided with the…
Woodstown, NJ
News
Sean Higgins Worked At Substance Abuse Center, Was Member Of NJ National Guard: Reports
More information about Sean Higgins, the suspected DUI driver who killed Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau last week, is coming to light. The 43-year-old Woodstown resident who police say struck 31-year-old Johnny and 29-year-old Matthew in Oldmans Township last week, was a New Jersey National Guardsman who worked at a substance abuse treatment center. Photos on the Department of Defense website show Higgins receiving a COVID-19 vaccination in January 2021, and embracing a child in Kosovo in 2019. A state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs spokesperson confirmed Higgins is a f…
Oyster Bay, NY
News
Repeat Drunk Driver Admits Hitting, Killing Man Outside Woodbury Restaurant
More than a year after a husband and father was struck and killed by a repeat drunk driver outside a Long Island restaurant, his family is getting closure. Willem Specht, age 63, of Wantagh, pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide and related charges in Nassau County Court on Monday, Aug. 26, in the death of Joseph Devito. Prosecutors said Specht was “highly intoxicated” when he quickly reversed his car from a parking spot, striking the 61-year-old Devito outside the On Parade Diner in Woodbury at around 2:30 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2023. Earlier Report: ID Released For Man Struck,…
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