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Fatal DUI Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim After Vehicles Collide On I-95
One person was killed in a crash involving an allegedly drunk driver on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut overnight.
It happened on the northbound side around 7:20 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22 in Milford.
Middlesex County resident Bilbraut Angel Caraballo, age 42, of Middlefield, was driving a truck towing a trailer south of Exit 39 A, when the truck drifted into the left lane and collided with a motorcycle, which was pushed into the concrete median, Connecticut State Police said.
Victor Ryan Forbes, age 34, of West Haven, the driver of the motorcycle, was pronounced dead at the sce…
13 Dead, 4,475 Speeders Stopped Over Labor Day Weekend In Virginia
Thirteen people died in 10 traffic crashes over Labor Day weekend in Virginia, and five of the accidents involved motorcycles, State Police said.
Virginia State Police also stopped 4,475 speeders and 1,945 reckless drivers. State troopers also cited 491 seat belt violations and 150 child restraint violations, over the holiday weekend.
The 2023 Labor Day statistical counting period began at 12:01 a.m. Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, and concluded at midnight Monday, Sept. 4, 2023.
The 10 fatal traffic accidents happened in City of Virginia Beach and Campbell, Hanover, James City, Montgomery, Nelson,…
Police ID Motorcyclists Killed In Route 18 Crash
The two motorcyclists who were killed in a multi-vehicle crash Monday night, July 24 in Marlboro have been identified by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
Kashon Cross, 18, of Hazlet and Gregory K. Tutt Jr, 22, of Keansburg were killed in a collision with three other vehicles, the prosecutor's office said.
ALSO SEE: Community rallies to support the family of Kashon Cross.
A 2019 Hyundai Tucson, 2017 Subaru Impreza, 2008 Mercedes-Benz 550, along with a 2005 Suzuki GSX and a 2001 Yamaha YZF motorcycle collided on Route 18 north near County Road 520 in Marlboro, Mon…
PA Husband Killed, Wife In Coma Following Crash The Day After Her Brother Died
Jessica Hiestand-Schwanger is a two-time cancer survivor, who is now in a coma after a deadly motorcycle— which killed her husband— the day after her brother died.
Jessica, 43, and her husband 44-year-old Christopher "Chris" Coolidge of Manheim were found in a driveway in the 700 block of Woodcrest Avenue in Stevens, PA on Saturday, May 27, 2023, according to Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department.
The couple was traveling westbound on the avenue when they left the road for an unknown reason and drove through "mulch, shrubbery, and landscape rocks" crashing into a mailbox on…
Young NJ Motorcyclist Killed By DWI Driver Died Doing What He Loved, Obit Says
A 21-year-old motorcyclist killed last month by a DWI driver from Pennsylvania died doing what he loved, according to his obituary.
Jake Schreck, of Allentown (Monmouth County) was killed when he was apparently struck by 47-year-old Ketan Kabaria, of Yardley, PA, around 5:50 p.m. on Friday, March 31 near Route 539 (Old York Road) and Montgomery Way in Robbinsville, police said.
Schreck was brought to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead, Robbinsville police said.
Kabaria was charged Monday, April 3, with death by auto and driving while intoxicated, polic…
Services Set For Bethlehem Motorcyclist, Loving Dad Scotty Bernard Killed By Drunk Driver At 35
Funeral services have been set for Scotty Andrew Bernard, the Bethlehem motorcyclist and loving father who was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Sunday, Oct. 30 at the age of 35.
Scotty, formerly of Tobyhanna, was hit at the intersection of Rt. 378 and the entrance to Saucon Valley Square in Lower Saucon Township around 9:50 p.m., authorities said.
The driver, Jacob Mark Conklin, 35, of Salisbury Township, was charged with a second-degree felony count of accidents involving death or personal injury, as well as misdemeanor DUI, according to a report from LehighValleyLive.
Born in Manha…
Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island Expressway
Police are investigating an overnight Long Island Expressway crash that left a woman seriously injured.
It happened just before 7 p.m. Sunday, April 30 in Islandia.
A man was riding a 2021 Yamaha Motorcycle on the westbound LIE near Old Nichols Road, when his passenger fell off the rear of the motorcycle, Suffolk County Police said.
The passenger, Denise Chotalal, age 46, of Jamaica, Queens, was transported by helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital for treatment of serious, but non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
The driver, a 49-year-old from R…
Woman, 25, Killed In Central PA Crash ID'd By Coroner
A 25-year-old motorcyclist died at the scene of a crash on Thursday, Apr. 28, according to the coroner’s office.
The motorcyclist was traveling west on Trindle Road when a car traveling east on Trindle Road pulled out in front of her, attempting to make a left turn onto 39th Street, according to the Cumberland County coroner’s office.
Carissa Mecum, of Camp Hill, died at the scene, Cumberland County coroner Charles Hall says.
She was wearing a helmet and died due to “multiple traumatic injuries” police say.
Mecum was not at fault for the crash and the driver of the car did stop, accordin…
Motorcyclist, 73, Killed In Route 70 Jersey Shore Crash
A 73-year-old motorcyclist struck a sign, was ejected from his bike and killed in a crash along Route 70 in Ocean County, authorities said.
Lawrence Foca, 73, of Manchester was traveling east at 9:10 p.m. Thursday when he went off the right shoulder, struck a sign and was ejected from his bike, Manchester police said.
The motorcycle kept going, overturning several times before slamming into a tree near Pleasant Valley Road, police said.
Foca was brought to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
He was wearing a helmet, they said.
The crash is under investigati…
