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Wayne, NJ
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Wayne Bartender Loses Leg In Route 80 Crash After Work, Sources Say
A 27-year-old bartender lost his leg in a serious Route 80 crash on the way home from work, according to those who knew him. Jonathan Vinanzaca-Quizhpi, of Kearny, was driving a Lexus west on Route 80 in Montville Township when he ran off the left side of the highway and struck the end of a guardrail near milepost 47.8, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. Troopers responded to the crash at 2:30 a.m., Marchan said. Vinanzaca-Quizhpi suffered serious injuries and was taken to an area hospital, according to Marchan. Those who knew Vinanzaca-Quizhpi say that he lost his…
Enfield, CT
Obituaries
Family Of Enfield Mom Of 4 Found Dead Seeks Help: Her Memory Will Live On In Her Kids' Hearts
A Connecticut family is asking for help to lay a mother of four to rest after she was found dead in a home last week with her boyfriend. Amber Tetreault, 42, was discovered with Michael Tellier, 47, at about 9:10 a.m. in a Fox Hill Lane home in Enfield earlier this month. Both were on the floor of a living room that had been turned into a bedroom, police said. Neither had signs of physical injury. Investigators reported evidence of heavy alcohol use. They also found many prescription medications in the room. Police found no clear evidence of suicide. They said alcohol or other s…
Middletown, CT
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Middletown Podcast Host, Musician Who Made Fans Around The World Dies Suddenly At 41
Sal "Peezy" Pugliares was a born entertainer, his loved ones said, and the Connecticut native proved it by building a popular podcast and radio show that attracted fans from around the globe. But just as his audience and career were growing, Pugliares died suddenly earlier this month. The Middletown man died suddenly Sept. 5 at age 41, leaving behind his devoted wife and two young sons. In the days after his death, friends, fans and strangers around the world donated to a GoFundMe campaign benefiting the family he worked tirelessly to support. The fundraiser had collected $…
Centereach-Selden, NY
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26-Year-Old Selden Man Killed In Car Crash Was ‘Deeply Loved’, Fundraiser Launched For Family
Following the shocking death of a 26-year-old man in a Long Island car crash, his loved ones have launched a fundraiser while struggling with the grief. Matthew Schneider, of Selden, was killed in the wreck Tuesday, Sept. 8 in Holbrook, Suffolk County police said. “Matthew was a deeply loved son, family member, and friend, and there are so many people trying to understand how someone so young, with so much life still ahead of him, could be gone so suddenly,” organizer Katie Damico wrote in a GoFundMe. “It does not feel real, and it is impossible to make sense of a loss like this.” Schneide…
Germantown, MD
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Germantown Dad's Broken Light Led To Traffic Stop, ICE Detention, Family Says
A broken vehicle light shouldn't turn a family's life upside down. But a traffic stop in Maryland ended with the Aquino family's sole provider in ICE custody, leaving his wife and five children without the man they say has spent years holding their household together. The Germantown family says Aquino was stopped by police over a faulty light on his vehicle. That stop ended with him in federal custody. The family believes he was unfairly targeted. Their future is uncertain. It remains unclear why ICE took Aquino into custody, his family says, and they are unsure why he remains detain…
Lusby, MD
Obituaries
'So Happy, So Innocent, So Small': Maryland Family Mourns Ezra Oliva-McMillan
A Maryland family is facing the unimaginable after losing one of its smallest members. Ezra Davon Oliva-McMillan died on Thursday, Aug. 27, leaving behind a mother struggling to find the words, a father mourning his "happiest little man in the world," and a big sister who was rarely seen without him. The Lusby family is now raising money to lay Ezra to rest as tributes pour in for a little boy remembered for a smile that came easily and a laugh that was impossible to miss. "He was so happy, so innocent, so small," his mother, Sanaa Oliva, wrote after her son's death. "He was my everything.…
East Islip, NY
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Oakdale Father Of Three Faces Multiple Surgeries After Being Ejected In Terrifying Crash
A Long Island man is facing multiple surgeries after he was ejected in a one-car crash, his loved ones said. Michael Schmid, 51, of Oakdale, was hospitalized in critical condition following the Friday, Aug. 21 wreck on Riverview Court, the Suffolk County Police Department said. “He has suffered multiple injuries and will need multiple surgeries as he begins what we know will be a long and challenging recovery,” organizer Evangeline Dowd wrote in a GoFundMe for Schmid and his family. “His wife, Kelly, and their children, Michael, Kennedy, and Leighton, are standing by his side through all …
Alexandria, VA
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Sisters Seriously Injured In Virginia Four-Wheeler Crash As Community Steps Up For Family Of 8
One moment changed everything for a Virginia family of eight. On Tuesday, Aug. 18, sisters Blakeslee and Abbi Gehrke, the two oldest children in the family, were involved in a four-wheeler crash that left both injured and sent Abbi to the hospital by air for emergency treatment. Blakeslee was treated and released later that night, but the effects of the crash have lingered. She has been struggling with mobility in her right arm and is expected to meet with an orthopedic surgeon to determine whether another procedure may be necessary, according to family friend Holly Duncan. For Abbi, the …
Bel Air, MD
Obituaries
Everything Seemed Fine After Bel Air Dad's Back Surgery, Then Tragedy Struck
A routine back surgery turned tragic for a young Maryland family that suddenly finds itself without its patriotic patriarch. Bel Air resident Matthew Robert Peters went under the knife on Thursday, Aug. 20. Things appeared to go well until the following day. Loved ones say that Peters woke up to do his physical therapy when he suffered a medical emergency and died. He was 38. Peters, a Baltimore native, leaves behind his loving wife of 11 years, Emily, along with their 6-year-old daughter, Grace, and 3-year-old son, Clark. Following his death, Peters was remembered not only as a dot…
Wantagh, NY
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NYC Teen Killed In Wantagh Motorcycle Crash Remembered For ‘Genuine Way Of Loving Others’
The 19-year-old Queens man killed in a motorcycle crash on Long Island is being honored by family and friends in a fundraiser. Dario Marsalek, of Astoria, was “full of life and had a beautiful spirit. He loved his family and friends deeply, enjoyed traveling and going on adventures, and embraced every moment life gave him,” organizers wrote in a GoFundMe. Marsalek was traveling northbound on the Wantagh State Parkway just south of the Goose Creek Bridge in Wantagh on Sunday, Aug. 23 when he crashed into a guardrail, New York State Police said. Both Marsalek and a passenger on the bike were…
Pottstown, PA
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Baseball Player Killed In Upper Pottsgrove By Cops, Drunkenly Ending Up In Wrong Home: Report
A 22-year-old catcher set to begin playing for a New Jersey college this semester was shot and killed by police after his family says he mistakenly went to the wrong Pennsylvania home while drinking with friends. Glenwood Earl Pysher IV was identified as the victim of the officer-involved shooting, according to a statement from the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office sent to Daily Voice on Tuesday, Aug. 25. Pysher, affectionately known as "Bubba", had been celebrating a friend's birthday at a local bar before the festivities moved to a friend's house in Upper Pottsgrove Towns…
Glen Cove, NY
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Glen Cove E-Scooter Crash Victim Was Preparing For Comic Con Before Fatal Ride
A 23-year-old Long Island man killed while riding an e-scooter had left home to run errands and was excitedly preparing for Comic Con when he never made it back, according to his family. David Anthony DeJesus, of Roslyn, died after his e-scooter collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove at about 7:22 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, Nassau County Police said. Now, his family is raising money to give the young man they described as a "gentle, innocent soul" a final farewell. "David was only 23 years old and had so much life ahead of him," organizer Tiffany Ro…
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