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Man Steals Construction Vehicle In Somerville, Crashes In Bridgewater Pursuit: Prosecutor
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for stealing a construction vehicle and leading a police pursuit in Somerset County on Tuesday, June 4, authorities said.
Amr Khodeer, of Somerville, stole a vehicle from Union Street and sped away around 2:15 p.m. on June 4, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Chief of County Detectives Francisco Roman Jr., and Bridgewater Township Chief of Police John Mitzak said.
Khodeer drove "in a reckless manner," hitting two other cars and a structure in Bridgewater Township, authorities said. One of those driver…
Old Saybrook Man Who Hit State Police Car Caught, Charged, Police Say
A man who allegedly hit a Connecticut State Police car and drove off has been located and charged, authorities said.
The Middlesex County incident occurred in Middletown on Friday, May 3.
At approximately 8:30 a.m., a Connecticut State Police (CSP) car was traveling north in the leftmost lane of Route 9, near Exit 21, when the vehicle had to slow down due to a prior accident on the roadway.
James Paternostro, age 30, who was driving behind the police car on the expressway, attempted to change lanes while the cop car was slowing down; while changing lanes, he allegedly struck the CSP car…
Man, 21, Killed After Hitting Concrete Sign Support In New Britain, Police Say
A 21-year-old Connecticut man was killed after hitting a concrete sign support.
The crash occurred in Hartford County at 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 4 on Route 9 in New Britain.
According to the Connecticut State Police, New Haven resident Anthony Montminy, age 21, was traveling south of exit 37 in an Infiniti Q50 in the center lane of three when for an unknown reason, he veered across the left lane, into the left shoulder and entered the grassy median.
The Infiniti then collided with a concrete sign support and came to a final rest within the grassy median, police said.
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South Jersey Driver Indicted In Hit-Run Crash Killing 10-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
A grand jury has indicted a Cumberland County woman who allegedly struck a child with her SUV, then drove away without helping the girl, authorities said.
Sierra A. Thomas, 28, of Bridgeton, was driving on May 10, 2023, when police said her SUV struck Larissa Muniz as she crossed East Broad Street in Bridgeton near a Wawa.
Larissa, 10, died of her injuries 18 days later.
Thomas initially was charged on May 30 with second-degree leaving the scene of an accident resulting in the death of another, according to Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae.
A Cumberland County grand jury i…
Woman, 80, Ran Over By Her Own Car, Killed In North Reading Driveway: DA
An 80-year-old North Reading woman was killed last week after she was involved in a bizarre motor vehicle accident at her home, authorities said.
The woman, whose name was not released, died when she became trapped beneath a Buick Regal sedan in her driveway just before 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.
Emergency crews responded to the home near the corner of Fieldcrest and Hollywood terraces and were able to lift the car from the woman using airbags and take her to a nearby hospital, where doctors pronounced her dead, officials sa…