No Charges For NJ State Trooper After Deadly Crash Killed Toms River Man: AG No Charges For NJ State Trooper After Deadly Crash Killed Toms River Man: AG
No Charges For NJ State Trooper After Deadly Crash Killed Toms River Man: AG A grand jury voted not to file criminal charges against a New Jersey State Trooper who was involved in a crash that killed Frank Lando, a 65-year-old Toms River resident, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 12. On Tuesday, April 9, 2024, Trooper Anthony Fernandes was traveling westbound on Route 70 when he observed a speeding vehicle near Burns Mill Road in Southampton traveling eastbound, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said. Fernandes began to conduct a U-turn across Route 70 to perform a motor-vehicle stop, Platkin said. While executing the U-turn, a Kawasaki motorcycle traveling west,…
1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police 1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police
1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway In Clarkstown: Police One person was killed and another seriously injured in an overnight crash that shut down part of the New York State Thruway in Rockland County on Monday morning, Aug. 11, police said. The incident happened around 12:39 a.m. on Monday on the northbound lanes at milepost marker 21.7, just north of Exit 12 in Clarkstown, New York State Police announced.  A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Nissan was disabled while partially in the lane of travel and on the right shoulder with its lights off for unknown reasons. A 2014 Ford traveling north in the same lane rear-ended the Ni…
Dump Truck Hauling Asphalt Crashes Into Home: Howell PD Dump Truck Hauling Asphalt Crashes Into Home: Howell PD
Dump Truck Hauling Asphalt Crashes Into Home: Howell PD Two people were injured in a three-vehicle crash that culminated in a dump truck crashing into a home in Howell on Monday morning, Aug. 4, authorities said. At 9:05 a.m., the crash occurred at Lakewood Farmingdale Road (Route 547) north of Oak Glen Road, Howell Township police said. A 2015 Dodge minivan was traveling northbound on Route 547 when it crossed over the center line into the southbound lane of travel and struck a dump truck hauling over 25 tons of asphalt, police said. The minivan then struck a 2004 Ford F350 pickup truck pulling a trailer, police said. As the Dodge struck the …
Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls
Driver Hospitalized After Rollover Crash On Route 9 In Wappingers Falls Emergency crews responded to a dramatic rollover crash over the weekend in Dutchess County after a car flipped onto its roof near a McDonald’s on Route 9. The incident occurred in Wappinger Falls around 11:13 p.m. on Saturday, August 2, and was witnessed by a Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office patrol unit, according to the W.T. Garner Engine Co. #1.  Firefighters from Wappingers Falls, New Hamburg Engine Co. 1, and Empress EMS were dispatched under automatic mutual aid. When crews arrived on the scene, they found the vehicle on its roof, but fortunately, the driver was not trapped inside…
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…
WATCH: Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-83 Spills 1,000 Pounds Of Frozen Hotdogs, Closes Lanes: PennDOT WATCH: Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-83 Spills 1,000 Pounds Of Frozen Hotdogs, Closes Lanes: PennDOT
Watch: Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-83 Spills 1,000 Pounds Of Frozen Hotdogs, Closes Lanes: PennDOT A tractor-trailer spilled 1,000 pounds of frozen hotdogs during a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 83 in York County Friday morning, Aug. 1, shutting down traffic in both directions, authorities said. The crash happened just before 9:30 a.m. near mile marker 6.6 in Shrewsbury, PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler said. No injuries have been reported, and the number of vehicles involved was not released. A tractor-trailer was breached during the crash, scattering boxes of frozen hotdogs across the roadway, according to PennDOT. By just after noon, Shrewsbury Volunteer Fire Company report…
Helicopter Responds To Trash Truck Crash With Entrapment In Dover (DEVELOPING) Helicopter Responds To Trash Truck Crash With Entrapment In Dover (DEVELOPING)
Helicopter Responds To Trash Truck Crash With Entrapment In Dover (Developing) A helicopter responded after a crash involving multiple vehicles, including a trash truck, left at least one person trapped in Dover Township early Monday, July 28, authorities announced. The wreck happened around 6:04 a.m. in the 6000 block of Davidsburg Road between Paradise Road and Pine Hill Road, according to York County emergency dispatch. Rescue Squad 9, Engine 9-2, and EMS are on location of the wreck, which involved reported injuries and entrapment, the Dover Township Fire Department said. Due to the severity of the crash, a medical helicopter was requested. The extent of injuries…
Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say
Highway Worker Struck By Truck, Killed Working Same AC Expressway Scene In Winslow, Cops Say A GoFundMe for a 31-year-old New Jersey man killed in a work zone accident on the Atlantic City Expressway has raised more than $58,000 as of Monday, July 28. Dominick Tarsitano, of Egg Harbor Township, was working in a construction zone in Winslow Township when he was struck by a truck around 7 a.m. on Friday, July 25, according to New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan. “Preliminary findings show the operator of an attenuator truck was backing up to collect cones from a shoulder closure and did not realize Tarsitano was behind the vehicle,” Marchan said. “Tarsitano was struck and di…
SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver
SUV Nearly Hits Children In Columbia Crosswalk; Police Seek Driver A red Toyota SUV barreled through a crosswalk as young children were walking across a Columbia street, police announced on Friday, July 25. The vehicle drove through the intersection of Fourth and Locust streets in Columbia, Lancaster County around 10:27 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, while two adults and several children were crossing the road, according to the Columbia Borough Police Department. The driver’s actions “placed the pedestrians’ safety at risk,” police said in the release. Have information? Contact Columbia Borough PD at 717-684-7735 or email [email protected] to assist with id…
Arlington Woman Killed, 3 Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP (UPDATED) Arlington Woman Killed, 3 Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP (UPDATED)
Arlington Woman Killed, 3 Injured In 5-Vehicle Crash On I-495 In Fairfax County: VSP (Updated) New details have been released after an Arlington woman was killed and three others hospitalized in a violent multi-vehicle crash that shut down most lanes of I-495 in Fairfax County on Monday afternoon, state police confirmed. The multi-vehicle crash happened around 3:08 p.m. on July 21 in the northbound lanes near Braddock Road and Exit 54A for George Mason University and EagleBank Arena, according to Virginia State Police. Five vehicles were involved in the wreck: a Toyota Tacoma, a Scion XB (fatal), a Honda Civic, and a Ford F-350 and a Nissan Rogue. On Tuesday, state police investigat…
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…
Truck Transporting Soda Overturns In Hunterdon County: Authorities Truck Transporting Soda Overturns In Hunterdon County: Authorities
Truck Transporting Soda Overturns In Hunterdon County: Authorities A tractor trailer hauling soda overturned in Hunterdon County Sunday evening, July 13, leading to a messy cleanup, authorities said. At 10:31 p.m., troopers responding to Bloomsbury Road and Old Kings Road in Bloomsbury Township after a Volvo tractor-trailer overturned while negotiating a curve, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Firefighters assisted with closing the record and securing the scene until they were called back to help wash off soda residue from the roadway, Bloomsbury Hose Co. #1 said. No injuries were reported and the crash remains under …