Spotswood-Helmetta, NJ
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Who Mowed Down 7 Geese Sought By Cops In Spotswood, Sparking Debate Online
Police in New Jersey are searching for the driver who struck and killed seven geese crossing a road on Monday, July 14, sparking outrage from residents and animal advocates across social media. Officers responded to the Devoe Lake area of Spotswood (Middlesex County) around 6:45 p.m. and found the geese dead in the roadway, Spotswood police said. The vehicle had already fled the scene, police said. Investigators are reviewing surveillance footage to determine whether the act was intentional or accidental, according to authorities. Geese are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, an…
Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Airlifted After Vehicle Overturns On Route 80:
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A person had to be airlifted to a hospital after their vehicle overturned on Route 80 in Morris County Wednesday, July 9, authorities said. At 1:24 p.m., troopers responded to the crash on Route 80 West in Mount Olive, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. A Kia SUV was traveling west when it lost directional control, ran off the road, struck a sign, and overturned, Marchan said. The driver was airlifted with non-life-threatening injuries, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.
Dix Hills-Melville, NY
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Melville Hit-And-Run: Police
A Brooklyn man was seriously injured after being struck in a hit-and-run crash in Melville, Suffolk County police announced on Saturday, July 5, 2025. Nadil Ceka, 58, was standing on the shoulder of southbound Bagatelle Road, just south of Dix Woods Drive, while checking on a disabled vehicle around 1:10 p.m. when he was hit by an unknown vehicle that fled the scene, according to the release. The vehicle, believed to be a gray Hyundai, continued traveling south on Bagatelle Road, police said. Ceka was taken by ambulance to Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center in West Islip. He suffered s…
Marlboro-Morganville, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Vehicle Overturns In Fiery Crash: Morganville FD
A person was hospitalized after their vehicle overturned in Morganville on Saturday, June 28, authorities said. At 12:25 p.m., firefighters responded to Nolan Road and Reids Hill Road and confirmed an overturned vehicle on fire, the Morganville Fire Department said. The fire was eventually extinguished while a passerby pulled the driver out of the vehicle before first responders arrived, firefighters said. The vehicle overturned after striking a tree, the Robbinsville Fire Department said. The Monmouth County Hazmat team was called to the scene due to leaking gasoline, firefighters said. …
Central Islip, NY
News
Central Islip Man Killed, Another Critically Injured In Late-Night Crash, Police Say
A Central Islip man was killed and another critically injured when they were struck by a vehicle while walking in the roadway late Saturday night, police said. Jacinto Santos, 55, and Mauro Zaldivar-Cruz, 38, both of Central Islip, were walking on Wilson Boulevard, just south of St. Johns Street, when they were hit by a 2008 Nissan around 11:59 p.m. on June 28, according to police. The vehicle was driven by a 26-year-old Central Islip man, who was heading northbound on Wilson Boulevard at the time of the crash, police said. Santos was taken to South Shore University Hospital, where he was …
New Providence, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Hit By Car While Holding Baby: New Providence Police
A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while holding a baby in New Providence on Tuesday, June 24, authorities said. At 12:27 p.m., officers responded to Springfield Avenue and Central Avenue after receiving a report of a pedestrian struck, New Providence police said. Officers and EMS evaluated the pedestrian, who sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The baby was not injured but was taken to a pediatrician as a precaution, police said. The driver of the vehicle that struck the pedestrian was issued a summons, police said.
Mount Joy, PA
News
Mount Joy Driver Who Killed Pedestrian Near Dutch Wonderland Out On Bail: DA
A Mount Joy Township man is out on bail after allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian in a hit-and-run near Dutch Wonderland in 2024, Lancaster County authorities announced in a release on Tuesday, June 24. Brandon E. Shearer, 33, is accused of hitting John Randall Zimmerman, 72, in the 2200 block of Lincoln Highway East in East Lampeter Township just before 4:10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, according to East Lampeter Township police. Zimmerman, originally from Lititz and most recently of Lancaster, was not using a crosswalk when he was fatally struck outside the Fairfield Inn near …
Rockville, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Dies Months After Being Hit By Pickup In Rockville Parking Lot: Police
A woman has died months after she was hit by a pickup truck that lost control in a Rockville parking lot, police announced. Shanming Wei, 60, of Ellicott City, was critically injured around 12:38 p.m. Wednesday, April 16, when a white 2020 Ford F-150 slammed into her and another woman in the 500 block of Dover Road, according to the Montgomery County Police Collision Reconstruction Unit. Investigators said the driver of the truck was reversing into a loading bay when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle went off course and struck both women as they loaded items into the trunk…
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Repeat DWI Driver Flips Car, Wrecks 4 Parked Vehicles On Route 9W In Clarkstown: Cops
A 35-year-old Rockland County man was arrested for felony DWI after a wild crash wrecked multiple parked vehicles and left his car flipped in the road, police said. The crash happened earlier this week on South Route 9W near house number 922 in Congers, police said in a release issued Saturday, June 21. When officers arrived, they found five damaged vehicles, including a red Toyota Camry that had reportedly veered into the opposite lane, corrected, and then slammed into four parked cars before flipping and landing upright in the roadway. The driver, identified as Stephen Kutcher, of Conger…
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
'Intentional' Hit-Run Leaves Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster: Police
A Lancaster man intentionally swerved into a teenager riding an electric bike, then sped away, leaving the teen severely injured, city police said in a release on Tuesday, June 18. Jonathan Seth, 26, was charged in connection with the crash that happened on the 1st block of South Marshall Street around 9:52 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, according to the Lancaster City Bureau of Police. The 16-year-old was thrown from the e-bike and suffered facial and skull fractures, a brain bleed, concussion, broken wrist, and vision problems, police said. Intentional Crash Caught On Video: Police Surveillance…
Wyandanch, NY
News
Israeli Tech Guru Mistakenly Declared Dead After Cousin With Same Name Killed In Wyandanch
Prominent Israeli tech guru Hillel Fuld is assuring his followers he’s alive after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island killed his New Jersey relative bearing the same name. In a tragic case of mistaken identity, the incident initially sparked a wave of grief online when a news outlet erroneously reported that Fuld had been killed by a driver who fled the scene in Wyandanch on Friday, June 13, as Daily Voice reported. Taking to social media Tuesday, June 17, Fuld–a well-known Israeli tech influencer, startup mentor, and vlogger–clarified that he is alive and that the victim was actually his c…
Mercersburg, PA
Traffic
Vehicle Plunges 40 Feet Off Cliffside In Pittsburgh's Highland Park: Public Safety
A vehicle went over a cliffside, trapping two people inside, in Pittsburgh’s Highland Park on Sunday, June 16, according to the city’s Department of Public Safety. The crash happened at the intersection of Farmhouse Drive and Reservoir Drive, prompting a multi-agency rescue response. The Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS, Police, Fire, and Park Rangers rushed to the scene after reports of a single-vehicle accident involving a car that went over the embankment. Rescuers found the vehicle about 40 feet down the hill with an adult woman driving and an adult man riding as a passenger, both trapped in th…
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