Pedestrian Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-And-Run; Driver Sought: Police (DEVELOPING) Pedestrian Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-And-Run; Driver Sought: Police (DEVELOPING)
Pedestrian Killed In Oxon Hill Hit-And-Run; Driver Sought: Police (Developing) Police in Maryland are asking for help identifying the driver in a deadly hit-and-run that left a man dead early Friday morning in Temple Hills, authorities said. Officers were called to the area of Branch Avenue and Woods Way at around 3:30 a.m. on Aug. 1 for a crash involving a pedestrian, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. When they arrived, they found the victim suffering from trauma in the roadway. He died at the scene, police said. Detectives believe the driver was heading south on Branch Avenue when they hit the man and kept going. The striking vehicle i…
Intoxicated Driver Charged In Deadly Norwalk Hit-Run That Killed Moped Rider: Police Intoxicated Driver Charged In Deadly Norwalk Hit-Run That Killed Moped Rider: Police
Intoxicated Driver Charged In Deadly Norwalk Hit-Run That Killed Moped Rider: Police A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police say he was under the influence when he crashed into and killed 38-year-old Jose Olavarria before driving away without calling police, authorities said.  Chrishod Johnson, 33, of Norwalk, was arrested on Tuesday, July 29, and accused of the April 13 hit-and-run crash with Olavarria's moped at the West Avenue and Reed Street intersection in Norwalk, police announced.  Original Report: Moped Rider Killed In Norwalk Hit-And-Run Crash Norwalk police received multiple 911 calls just before 4 a.m. to report seeing a…
DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor
DUI Driver Hit Two People, One Fatally Outside Newark Elementary School: Prosecutor A 33-year-old Newark resident was arrested after striking two people, one fatally, in a hit and run crash while driving intoxicated on Monday, July 28, authorities said. Segundo Carlos Bunay was driving a 2014 white Ford Econoline Van when he struck two women in front of George Washington Carver Elementary School at 333 Clinton Pl., Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said. Eryn Montgomery, 28, was pronounced dead at University Hospital while the other woman is in stable condition, authorities said. Bunay fled the scene but later returne…
Upper Marlboro Man Dies After Two Drivers Flee Maryland Crash Scene, Police Say Upper Marlboro Man Dies After Two Drivers Flee Maryland Crash Scene, Police Say
Upper Marlboro Man Dies After Two Drivers Flee Maryland Crash Scene, Police Say A 25-year-old man is dead after being struck by two drivers who both fled the scene in a double hit-and-run crash in Maryland, authorities said. Antone Brooks, of Upper Marlboro, was hit around 9:45 p.m. Saturday, July 26, while walking in the 9000 block of Central Avenue in the city of Seat Pleasant, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers with the Seat Pleasant Police Department responded and found Brooks in the roadway. He was taken to a hospital, where he died the following day, Sunday, July 27, officials confirmed. Investigators believe Brooks was struck by…
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Plainview, Drives Miles Before Stopping: DA Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Plainview, Drives Miles Before Stopping: DA
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Plainview, Drives Miles Before Stopping: DA A man crossing Old Country Road was killed in a hit-and-run on New Year’s Day, and a Queens woman has now been indicted in the fatal crash, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly announced on Friday, July 25. Veronica Marmol, 40, allegedly struck and killed 38-year-old Kevin Lawry while he was crossing the road with a friend in Plainview on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025 at 5:55 p.m., according to the charges. Marmol was behind the wheel of a white 2018 Jeep Wrangler traveling eastbound when she hit Lawry near Floral Avenue, then fled the scene, Donnelly explained. A good Samaritan who witn…
Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash
Decorated NYC Firefighter Killed In Hit-Run Motorcycle Crash A decorated FDNY firefighter was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Manhattan. Matthew Goicochea, 31, was riding his motorcycle on the FDR Drive around 3:45 a.m. Thursday, July 25 when he collided with another vehicle and fell onto the roadway, according to police. A second vehicle then struck him before fleeing the scene. Goicochea was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. No arrests had been made as of Thursday evening. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact NYPD Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS or online. Goicochea joined the department in September 2022 …
EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police
EHT Man Hit Pedestrian, Fled Scene: Pleasantville Police A 73-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was arrested after he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in Pleasantville on Tuesday, July 22, authorities said. At 2:57 p.m., officers responded to North Main Street and East Reading Avenue and found a 56-year-old Egg Harbor Township man lying in the roadway with serious injuries, Pleasantville police. He was transported to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, police said. Officers located the suspect vehicle in the 700 block of Linden Avenue after the driver, Brian Morris, left the scene, police said. Morris is charged with aggravated assault…
Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash In Virginia: State Police Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash In Virginia: State Police
Trooper Injured As Porsche Driver Bails After I-395 Crash In Virginia: State Police He ran faster than his Porsche. A Virginia State Trooper was hurt in a hit-and-run crash involving a 2020 Porsche Carrera 911 on I-395 that ended with the driver bailing on foot and disappearing into the dark, police said. The crash happened around 12:34 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, along the southbound lanes of the interstate near Exit 8B, according to Virginia State Police spokesperson Matthew Demlein. Investigators say the Porsche—bearing Montana registration—moved into the right lane and struck the trooper’s vehicle, then pulled onto the shoulder.  That’s when the driver took off on…
Leonia Victim Dies Week After Hit-Run, Charges Upgraded For North Bergen Driver: Prosecutor Leonia Victim Dies Week After Hit-Run, Charges Upgraded For North Bergen Driver: Prosecutor
Leonia Victim Dies Week After Hit-Run, Charges Upgraded For North Bergen Driver: Prosecutor A woman struck by a hit-and-run driver earlier this month in Leonia died eight days after the crash, and the North Bergen motorist accused of hitting her is facing an upgraded charge, authorities announced. Osmary Jimenez-Luna, 34, was originally arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred around 4:35 a.m. on Thursday, July 10, in Leonia, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a press release Tuesday, July 22. At the scene on Grand Avenue near Ames Avenue, police found 77-year-old Chong Soon Sim with injuries consistent with being struck by a vehicle, Musella sa…
Scary Home Invasion In Dumfries: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police Scary Home Invasion In Dumfries: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police
Scary Home Invasion In Dumfries: Man With Stun Device, Scissors Arrested: Police A 21-year-old Virginia man is facing a long list of charges after he allegedly broke into a woman’s apartment in Virginia with a stun device, forced her into a room with scissors, then came back a second time — and a third. Lee Otis Taylor, of Woodbridge, was charged with burglary with intent to assault after a violent series of domestic-related incidents between Thursday, July 17, and Sunday, July 20, Prince William County Police said. Deputies responded shortly before 10 p.m. on July 17 to the Broadstone at River Oaks Apartments on Chesapeake Drive in Dumfries. Taylor allegedly forced his…
Lacey Woman Backing Out Of Spot Critically Injures Pedestrian In Toms River, Flees: Prosecutor Lacey Woman Backing Out Of Spot Critically Injures Pedestrian In Toms River, Flees: Prosecutor
Lacey Woman Backing Out Of Spot Critically Injures Pedestrian In Toms River, Flees: Prosecutor A Lacey Township woman is facing charges after she allegedly struck two pedestrians in a Toms River apartment complex parking lot and drove off, critically injuring one of them, authorities said. Cagla Nemutlu, 22, was backing out of a parking spot when she struck the two men and then sped off without stopping or helping around just before 11:25 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, in the Winteringham Village apartment complex parking lot in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. When officers arrived, they found a 60-year-old man with serious injuries. He was rushed…
Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash In Waterbury; Police Ask For Tips Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash In Waterbury; Police Ask For Tips
Man Clinging To Life After Hit-Run Crash In Waterbury; Police Ask For Tips A man is fighting for his life after a car slammed into him in an early morning crash and then sped away, authorities said.  The crash was reported just before 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 19, in the area of 406 Watertown Ave., Waterbury police said. Officers found him lying on the pavement suffering serious and life-threatening wounds. Paramedics rushed him to an area hospital, where he remained in critical condition.  Waterbury police urge anyone with information about the crash to contact the department's Crash Reconstruction Unit at 203-346-3975 right away or the Crime St…