4 First Responders Injured In Huntingtown Ambulance Crash On Route 4: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) 4 First Responders Injured In Huntingtown Ambulance Crash On Route 4: Sheriff (DEVELOPING) 4 First Responders Injured In Huntingtown Ambulance Crash On Route 4: Sheriff (DEVELOPING)
4 First Responders Injured In Huntingtown Ambulance Crash On Route 4: Sheriff (Developing) Getting home was supposed to be the easy part. Instead, four first responders found themselves being treated for a range of injuries after an ambulance crashed while heading back to the station in Calvert County on Friday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m. on Aug. 14, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the scene of a crash in the northbound lanes of Route 4 in the area of Calverton School Road involving an ambulance from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department. Two first responders had to be airlifted by a Maryland State Police helicopter, while two others were taken by parame…
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hillburn Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hillburn Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hillburn
Car Plunges Into River After Being Rear-Ended On Thruway In Hillburn A car crashed through a guardrail and plunged into a river after being rear-ended on the New York State Thruway in Rockland County, authorities said.   The crash happened in the Village of Hillburn at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 13, according to New York State Police. Investigators determined that a 29-year-old Brooklyn resident was driving a 2022 Ford van northbound on the Thruway when he rear-ended a 2020 Volkswagen sedan, police said.  The impact sent the Volkswagen through the guardrail and into the Ramapo River, according to State Police.  The Volkswagen…
6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi 6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi 6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi
6-Year-Old Delaware Twp Girl Killed In Car Crash That Injured 10 Mourned: Remembering Brandi A 6-year-old girl has died following a New Jersey car crash in which 10 people were injured this week. Brandi Karcher, of Delaware Township, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the two-vehicle crash on Route 173 on Wednesday, Aug. 12, authorities said. At 4:34 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 10, a Kia was traveling west on Route 173 in Bethlehem Township when it collided with a Jeep SUV making a right-hand turn, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police, said. Aside from Brandi, nine other people were hospitalized in the crash with minor injuries, Lebron said. A GoFundMe has be…
Multiple Injuries After Vehicle Overturns On Route 519 In White Twp: NJSP Multiple Injuries After Vehicle Overturns On Route 519 In White Twp: NJSP Multiple Injuries After Vehicle Overturns On Route 519 In White Twp: NJSP
Multiple Injuries After Vehicle Overturns On Route 519 In White Twp: Njsp Multiple people were injured after a vehicle overturned on County Route 519 Friday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 10:37 a.m., officers responded to County Route 519 and Brass Cattle Road in White Township after a crash between a Jeep SUV and Hyundai, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Jeep overturned on its side, Lebron said. Minor injuries were reported, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said. 
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders
Deadly Fall Dangers Prompt Massive Recall Of Popular Ladders More than 1.7 million ladders are being recalled after bolts broke while people were using them, creating a risk of serious injury or death from falls. Louisville Ladder recalled about 1.77 million of its Louisville, Featherlite, Lite and Century attic stairway ladders, the Consumer Product Safety Commission said on Thursday, Aug. 6. Another 13,054 ladders were sold in Canada. The CPSC said the bolts can break while the ladders are in use. The company has received 11 reports of bolts breaking, including one injury involving the neck, head and back. The recall covers Louisville, Featherlite…
Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman
Appalachian Trail Hiker Slips On Rocks, Suffers Gash On Leg Before Rescue In Beekman A 68-year-old hiker was rescued after suffering injuries in a fall on the Appalachian Trail in Dutchess County.  The incident happened on Friday, July 31, at around 3:45 p.m., when a forest ranger with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation responded to a report of an injured hiker on the Appalachian Trail west of the Depot Hill Multiple Use Area in Beekman, the NYSDEC said in an announcement on Wednesday, Aug. 5. According to the DEC, the Hopewell Junction resident slipped down a steep, rocky section of the trail, suffering bruises and a large gash to their leg. …
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS) Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS) Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (PHOTOS)
Two Hospitalized, Bedroom Buried After Ceiling Collapses In Edgewood Townhouse (Photos) What started as an ordinary day in Maryland ended with a bedroom buried under a mountain of insulation after the ceiling inside a townhouse suddenly gave way. Two people suffered minor injuries in the collapse at a home in the 1600 block of Meadowood Court in Edgewood, according to the Joppa-Magnolia Volunteer Fire Company.  Both were taken to area hospitals — one by Harford County Department of Emergency Services and the other by Kingsville Volunteer Fire Company EMS. Photos from the scene show nearly the entire bedroom floor blanketed in pink insulation, with a large section of the …
Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: NJSP
Numerous Injuries In Route 80 Parsippany Crash Involving Tesla, Truck, Van: Njsp A crash between a Ford Van and a Kenilworth dump truck led to numerous injuries on Route 80 in Parsippany on Wednesday, Aug. 5, authorities said. At 5:14 a.m., a Kenilworth dump truck struck the back of the Ford van on Route 80 east, Caitlin Brennan, a spokeswoman for the New Jersey State police said. As a result of the crash the Ford struck the center median, and the Kenworth struck the center median and a Tesla disabled on the left shoulder from a prior accident, Brennan said.  The driver of the Kenworth, the driver and passenger of the Tesla, and multiple passengers of the Ford…
Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police
Two Injured In Route 202 Crash After Mercedes Catches Fire In Readington Twp: Police Two people were injured in a crash on Route 202 Tuesday evening, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 6:16 p.m., first responders responded to Route 202 near Summer Road and found a Mercedes Benz C240 on fire, Readington Township Police said. A Volvo XC90 was also involved in the crash, police said. Officers began extinguishing the fire until members of the Three Bridges Fire Department arrived and extinguished the remaining flames, police said. Both drivers were hospitalized with minor injuries, police said.
Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police
Jail Guard Attacked By Teen Prisoner In Saratoga County, Suffers Eye And Neck Wounds: Police A teenage Capital Region prisoner assaulted a jail guard and another inmate, police said Sunday, Aug. 2. J’von M. Flores, 19, of Halfmoon, was behind bars in Saratoga County jail when he injured the guard in the eye, neck, chest, and leg on Tuesday, July 21, the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said. The guard was treated at a local urgent care facility. Flores intentionally assaulted another prisoner, then prevented the guard from intervening and attacked him, investigators said. He was arraigned on two counts of second-degree assault and remains held without bail, according to authorities…
Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown
Person Pulled From Embankment After 30-Foot Fall Along NYS Thruway In Tarrytown Firefighters and police used a rope rescue system to save an injured person who had fallen about 30 feet down a steep embankment alongside the New York State Thruway in Westchester County.  The rescue unfolded at around 1:35 p.m. on Friday, July 31, along the northbound side of Interstate 87 near mile marker 11.3 in Tarrytown, according to the Tarrytown Fire Department.   Responding crews arrived to find an injured person stranded roughly 30 feet below the roadway on a steep embankment.  Firefighters worked alongside the MTA Police Emergency Services Unit, New York Stat…
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash
Motorcyclist Critically Hurt After Car Turns Into Path In Hempstead Crash A 23-year-old motorcyclist is fighting for his life after a collision with a car on Long Island on  Saturday night, police said.  The crash happened at about 8:29 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, in Hempstead, according to detectives.  The victim was riding a 2007 black Kawasaki motorcycle westbound on Front Street when a 27-year-old man driving a 2024 Toyota Corolla made a left turn onto Front Street from Courtenay Road, causing the vehicles to collide Nassau County Police explained.  The motorcyclist suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital, where he was l…