West Babylon, NY
News
West Babylon Man Evading Cops Hit, Killed Toy Collector, DA Says
A 24-year-old Long Island man was formally charged in a crash that killed a New Jersey native. Jason Jean-Joseph, of West Babylon, was arraigned on manslaughter, weapon possession, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Sept. 11, in the June crash that killed 29-year-old Hillel Fuld. Fuld, originally from Teaneck and living in Wyandanch, was gravely injured around 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jun 13, near Wyandanch and Mount avenues, as Daily Voice reported. Moments before the collision, a Suffolk County police officer attempted to stop Jean-Joseph’s 2018 BMW 5 Series. Ins…
Derby, CT
Police & Fire
CT Man Accelerated Into Pedestrian, Sped Away After Derby Crash: Cops
A Shelton man is accused of accelerating toward a pedestrian and striking them after a minor fender-bender before fleeing the scene without notifying police, authorities said. Keith Chapman, 67, of Shelton, is charged with interfering with an officer, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree breach of peace, reckless driving, and evading responsibility with physical injury, Connecticut State Police said. The incident happened Sept. 9 on the Exit 12B off-ramp of Route 8 in Derby, according to police. “While securing the scene and documenting the damage, troopers obtained video foota…
Springfield, VA
Police & Fire
Driver Charged Days After 76-Year-Old Man Killed In Springfield Crosswalk Crash: Police
A 24-year-old driver has been charged after police say he struck and killed a 76-year-old man who was crossing the street in a Virginia crosswalk. Fairfax County Police said Brandon Bui, 24, of Springfield, has been charged with failing to stop for a pedestrian in a crosswalk after a crash that claimed the life of Jay Kim last month. Detectives determined Bui was traveling northbound on Hunter Village Drive when he struck Kim, also of Springfield, who was in a marked crosswalk, at around 7:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15. Kim was rushed to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and late…
Bensalem, PA
Police & Fire
Couple Strikes Woman Dead On I-95 In Tinicum, Stops At Royal Farms Before Returning: PSP
A New Jersey man struck and killed a woman walking on Interstate 95 in Tinicum Township before continuing to a convenience store, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Sunday, Sept. 7. The crash happened at mile marker 8.7 in the southbound lanes around 2:59 a.m., troopers said. Donald Schmidt Jr., 42, of Woodstown, New Jersey, was driving a 2017 white Lexus with his wife, Jennifer Schmidt, 49, as passenger when the car hit Ana Hernandez, 44, of Wilmington, Delaware, in the rightmost lane, investigators said. Hernandez was thrown across all four lanes and came to rest in the northbound si…
Harrisburg, PA
Police & Fire
Suicidal Driver Sentenced For Killing Wheelchair-Bound Man Outside Harrisburg Toy Store
A Harrisburg man will spend years behind bars after pleading guilty to killing 68-year-old Eusebio “Tio Cuco” Forestier, who was struck and killed in his wheelchair when a speeding car barreled into the Treasure Trove Toy Store, Dauphin County officials announced on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Ricardo Alfredo Contreras-Cordero, 57, entered a guilty plea before Judge Deborah E. Curcillo to Murder of the Third Degree, Homicide by Vehicle While DUI, and Homicide by Vehicle. He was sentenced to a minimum of 8 years and a maximum of 16 years in prison, followed by three years of probation, court records…
Fallston, MD
Police & Fire
Fallston Man Killed Crossing Route 1 After Being Struck By Jeep: Maryland State Police
A 39-year-old man was struck and killed while trying to cross Route 1 in Harford County, Maryland State Police said. Troopers said Luis Guzman Hernandez was hit by a Jeep Grand Cherokee around 8:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 5, as he tried to cross Route 1 north of Route 152 in Fallston. The Fallston resident was pronounced dead at the scene by Harford County EMS personnel, according to investigators. The driver of the Jeep stayed on the scene. No charges have been filed, police said. Route 1 was shut down for about three hours while troopers investigated the crash. Maryland Department of Transpo…
Bristol, CT
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By 2 Cars While Crossing Bristol Street
A woman is recovering after being hit by two cars while crossing the street this week in Bristol, Connecticut. The crash was reported around 7:20 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, on Farmington Avenue, police said. The woman was crossing the road to reach a Trulieve dispensary when a car traveling east struck her. The impact threw her into an oncoming vehicle traveling west, according to the Bristol Police Department. Paramedics took her to a nearby hospital, where doctors treated her for non-life-threatening injuries. She is in stable condition and expected to survive, authorities said Friday. …
Ephrata, PA
News
Pedestrian Hurt In Hit-And-Run Crash In Ephrata: Police
A pedestrian was struck and injured in a hit-and-run crash on Lincoln Road in Ephrata Township, police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 3. The crash happened in the 1000 block of Lincoln Road, near 1080 Lincoln Road, at 7:54 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to Ephrata police. Investigators said a white Honda SUV or van struck the pedestrian before fleeing northbound on Lincoln Road. The vehicle is believed to have damage to the passenger-side mirror. The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. Residents in the 900 through 1100 block of Lincoln Road with video survei…
Stonington-North Stonington, CT
Police & Fire
Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In Stonington Crash: Police
A 75-year-old Connecticut man is accused of deliberately trying to run down pedestrians in Stonington after first striking one person and fleeing the scene, police said. Officers responded Saturday night, Aug. 30, to Mason Island Road at Glen Hill Road, where they found an injured pedestrian. Witnesses pointed police toward the suspect’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic nearby, according to investigators. When officers approached, the driver, who is from Mystic, spoke with police before trying to crash into the victim a second time while they sat by a nearby stone wall with several oth…
Latham, NY
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Hits Pedestrian, Leaving Him Critically Injured On I-87:
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Latham
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being struck by a drunk driver in Queensbury, New York State Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 30. The crash happened at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 29, at the intersection of Aviation Road and the Exit 19 southbound off-ramp from Interstate 87 in Warren County, according to troopers. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2016 Jeep Cherokee, driven by 25-year-old Brodie C. Gerber of Lake George, exited I-87 and turned east onto Aviation Road, striking a 45-year-old man who was partially in the roadway, police said. The pedestrian…
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
Newark Woman Struck Dead By Vehicle While Walking Dog: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Newark woman was fatally struck by a vehicle that witnesses say was speeding and driving in the wrong direction while she was walking her dog on Friday, Aug. 22, authorities said. At 10 p.m., Stefanie Munoz was walking her dog when she was struck by a 2023 gray Ford Explorer in front of 347 Clifton Ave, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Munoz was crossing the street, mid-block, when she was struck by the vehicle, authorities said. Her dog was unharmed, authorities said. Munoz was taken to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, authorities said. The strik…
Edison, NJ
News
Mechanic, 26, Killed By Car While Crossing Route 1 In Edison, Police Say
The 26-year-old Edison mechanic killed while crossing Route 1 has been identified by police. Robert W. “Robby” Peterson was walking eastbound in the crosswalk on Old Post Road across Route 1, near Popeyes, on Thursday, Aug. 21 at approximately 1:15 a.m., when the traffic signal changed from red to green, giving vehicles the right of way, Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan said. Witnesses and the driver, identified as a South Amboy woman, told police Peterson appeared confused about which direction to move, shuffling back and forth in the northbound lane before being struck. P…
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