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Media, PA
Police & Fire
Driver On Phone Caused Double Fatal Fiery 4‑Car Crash, Injuring Pregnant Woman And Child: PA AG
A woman was speeding and on her cellphone in the rain when she caused a four-car crash that killed a Pennsylvania couple and injured a pregnant woman and a child, authorities announced. Tori Gutshall, 29, of Quakertown, has been charged with two counts each of homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and accidents involving death while not licensed, along with related offenses, Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday and Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Oct. 16. The crash happened at 8:35 p.m. on Jan. 31 along John Fries Highway (Route 663) in Milford Township. Inves…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Philadelphia Crash: Police
A crash at Broad Street and Fairmount Avenue left a man dead in Philadelphia, police announced on Sunday, Sept. 21. An adult male was taken by PFD medics to Jefferson University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 5:39 p.m., authorities said. The crash was reported at 4:51 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 21, police said. The scene is being held, and the Crash Investigation Division is leading the case, according to police. No further details were released on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Belchertown, MA
Police & Fire
Ware Woman Killed After Car Hits Parked UPS Truck in Belchertown
A Ware woman died after her car slammed into a parked UPS truck on Route 9 in Belchertown. Police said the unidentified 48-year-old woman was alone when her vehicle struck the truck outside a home at 300 Ware Road shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Paramedics rushed her to Baystate Wing Medical Center in Palmer, where she was pronounced dead. The UPS driver suffered minor injuries after being knocked down in the crash. The crash is under investigation.
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
1 Killed In 3-Car Crash In Newark: Authorities
One person was killed in a three-car crash in Newark Monday, Sept. 15, authorities said. The crash occurred around 8 a.m. at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Foster Street, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. The collision remains under investigation, authorities said. The identity of the victim has not been released. This is a developing story. Check back later for any additional updates.
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
2 Dead, Child Injured After Driver Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Toms River: Prosecutor
Two people were killed, and a child was hospitalized after a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle carrying a child. Officers responded to Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, where a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by a 46-year-old man with a front seat passenger and a four-year-old passenger in the back seat, was traveling southbound when it crossed the grass median and struck a 2025 Toyota Rav4, operated by a 28-year-old woman, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Toyota rolled onto its side …
Manheim Township, PA
News
Lancaster County Coroner’s Teenage Son Killed After Crashing Into Tree Near Elementary School
The son of Lancaster County’s coroner was killed after crashing into a tree near an elementary school in Manheim Township on Wednesday morning, Sept. 10, 2025, Dauphin County officials announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. William Diamantoni, 19, of Lititz, was identified as the driver killed in the single-vehicle crash, according to Dauphin County officials. The wreck happened in the 500 block of Snyder Road near Bluestone Drive, close to Reidenbaugh Elementary School, at around 8:32 a.m., Manheim Township Police said. Responders found Diamantoni dead at the scene after his vehicle struck a tr…
Easton, PA
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Honda Accord: PA State Police Bethlehem
A 65-year-old bicyclist was killed after colliding with a Honda Accord in Williams Township, Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 11. The crash happened at the intersection of Steely Hill Road and County Line Road around 10:09 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 9, according to Trooper Eric Foley of the Belfast barracks. James J. Pavlica, 84, of Kintnersville, was driving a 2017 Honda Accord west on County Line Road and turned right onto Steely Hill Road, police explained. At the same time, Robert P. Marley, 65, of North Wales, was riding his bicycle south on Steely…
Holmdel, NJ
Police & Fire
Crash At PNC Bank Arts Center Kills 85-Year-Old Woman:
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An 85-year-old woman was killed and two people were injured following a crash at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Monmouth County Tuesday, Sept. 9, authorities said. At 4:32 p.m.. Nancy Johnston, a Wharton resident was operating a Subaru when she sustained a medical episode while exiting the parking lot in Holmdel and lost directional control of her vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Subaru collided with a parked Ford Bronco and two pedestrians, Lebron said. As a result of the crash, Johnston sustained fatal injuries, and the two pedestrians…
Reading, PA
News
Reading Man, NJ Woman Killed In NY 17 Tractor-Trailer Crash: State Police
A crash between a tractor-trailer and a passenger car killed two people on State Route 17 in Nichols, New York, state police announced on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Frank J. Dempaire, 45, of Reading, Pennsylvania, and Elize Carlos, 45, of Newark, New Jersey, were identified as the victims, according to New York State Police. The crash happened shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 8, when both vehicles were traveling east on State Route 17 and the tractor trailer rear-ended the passenger car, troopers said. Dempaire and Carlos, who were inside the car, died at the scene. The tractor trailer driv…
Freeport, NY
News
Victim ID'd After Driver Killed In Late-Night Crash In Freeport
Authorities identified a man days after he was killed in a late-night crash on Long Island. Craig White, 55, of Queens, died in the two-car wreck in Freeport late Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to Nassau County Police. A preliminary investigation found that a 23-year-old man was driving a Honda eastbound on Atlantic Avenue just after 11 p.m. when he struck White’s vehicle as he traveled northbound on South Long Beach Road. Both drivers were taken to the hospital. White was pronounced dead nearly an hour later after suffering severe trauma, police said. The 23-year-old man’s condition was n…
Middletown, CT
Police & Fire
Man Dies Hours After Car Crashes Into Him In Middletown Parking Lot
A man who was hit while walking in a Middletown parking lot Tuesday morning, Sept. 2, has died from his injuries, police said. First responders were called to the rear of DaVita Dialysis at 100 Main St. around 3:30 a.m. to reports of a man being struck by a car, according to Middletown police. The man suffered severe head, arm, and leg injuries. Paramedics rushed him to Middlesex Hospital, where he died several hours later. Authorities have not yet released his name. Police said the driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators. The cause of the crash remains und…
Lititz, PA
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Crossing Center Line On Robert Fulton Highway: PA State Police
Austin Wade Owens, 32, was killed in a two-vehicle crash, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 1. Owens crossed over the center line on the 2400 block of Robert Fulton Highway in Fulton Township, where his vehicle was struck by another motorist at 11:12 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 30, according to Trooper Blaize A. Raisner. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office, investigators said. State police are continuing to investigate the crash. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to contact PSP Lancaster. Information about Owens life…
Manorville, NY
Police & Fire
Pedestrian ID'd In Fatal Hit-And-Run Crash In Manorville: Police
The pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run crash in Manorville has been identified as Michael Barnhardt, 54, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Sept. 1. Barnhardt was crossing County Route 111, north of Chapman Boulevard, when he was struck by a vehicle that fled northbound from the scene at 8:33 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, according to police. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Detectives from the Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit are continuing their investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Major Case Unit at 631-852-6555 or Crime …
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
1-Car Crash Turns Fatal On Route 17 In Monroe (
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At least one person was killed in a crash on Route 17/Route 6 in Orange County, police said. New, updated report - Published: ID Released Of Man, 70, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 In Orange County (UPDATE) The crash happened in the westbound lanes in Monroe on Thursday afternoon, Aug. 28. At least one person was killed, Trooper Jennifer Alvarez of the New York State Police confirmed. Police are now investigating the crash, which involved one vehicle. More information about the crash has not yet been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Da…
Ronkonkoma, NY
Police & Fire
Two Killed After Subaru Slams Into Tree In Ronkonkoma: Suffolk County Police
Two people were killed in a single-vehicle crash in Ronkonkoma, Suffolk County Police announced on Saturday, Aug. 23. A man driving a Subaru Forester westbound on Peconic Street crossed into the eastbound lane, left the roadway, and struck a tree at 11:20 a.m., detectives said. Both the driver and a female passenger were pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Their identities are being withheld pending positive identification from the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner. The vehicle was impounded for a safety check. Anyone with information is asked to call the Fifth S…
College Park, MD
Traffic
Eight Vehicles Involved In Fatal MD 202 Crash In PG County: State Police (
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At least one person was killed in a massive eight-vehicle crash in Maryland on Tuesday afternoon, according to Maryland State Police. An investigation was launched in Prince George's County following the chain-reaction crash involving nearly a dozen passenger vehicles in the northbound lanes of MD 202 at St. Joseph's Drive. The crash was reported before 4:30 p.m. on Aug. 19 and all lanes were reopened as of 6 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon. .@MDSP is investigating a fatal crash on MD 202 at St. Josephs Dr in Prince George's County involving 8 passenger vehicles. Please avoid the area. For tr…
Cranford, NJ
Police & Fire
Clark Man, 29, Struck, Killed By NJ Transit Train In Cranford, Officials Say (
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Authorities have identified the man struck and killed by an NJ Transit train last week. Brian Posch, 29, of Clark, was struck at 1:44 a.m. by Raritan Valley Line train 5403 in Cranford on Tuesday, Aug. 19, NJ Transit officials said. The train departed Newark Penn Station at 1:28 a.m. and was scheduled to arrive in Raritan at 2:34 a.m., according to NJ Transit officials. It happened east Cranford Station. There were no injuries to the approximately 25 customers and crew on board, NJ Transit said. Customers were evacuated and put on a bus, NJ Transit said. The incident remains under …
Owings Mills, MD
Police & Fire
Speeding, Unlicensed Teen Blamed For Fatal Crash At Owings Mills Intersection: Police
An underage driver without a license was reportedly speeding when he caused a crash that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 to the area of New Town Boulevard and Middle Mill Drive in Owings Mills, where there was a reported crash involving a Jeep and 2019 Honda Fit with the driver trapped inside. According to investigators, Patricia Cook was extricated from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. It was later determined the o…
Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
4 Family Members, Including 2 Children, Killed in Hartford Fire
A Connecticut family is enduring an unimaginable loss after four relatives died in an early morning Hartford house fire, authorities said. Hartford firefighters were called to a home on Shultas Place around 2:36 a.m. Monday. When crews arrived, the house was already engulfed in flames, officials said. According to Hartford Fire Department Chief Rodney Barco confirmed the number of people killed and said three others were also taken to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. A firefighter also suffered minor injuries after slipping and falling inside the burni…
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
Police & Fire
Person Killed In Two-Vehicle Route 70 Manchester Crash: Prosecutor
A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Manchester on Monday morning, Aug. 11, authorities said. At 8:15 a.m., Manchester Township police responded to Hilltop Road and Route 70 and found a 2014 Dodge van had collided with a 2017 Ford Sprinter van, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. The Dodge van, containing a driver and three passengers was traveling westbound on Route 70 when it crossed over the double yellow line, passing stopped traffic from behind and collided with the Ford van, Billhimer said. One occupant of the van, seated in the cargo compartment, was pronounced …
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Four Children, Two Adults Killed As Raging Waldorf House Fire Traps Victims Inside
Four children and two adults were killed when a raging two-alarm fire tore through a Charles County home Sunday morning, trapping victims inside before firefighters could reach them, officials said. The blaze broke out around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, in the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Charles County Sheriff’s deputies were the first to arrive and found two adult occupants had escaped unharmed. They were told as many as six others were still inside, but deputies were forced back by heavy smoke and flames, offic…
Waldorf, MD
Police & Fire
Flames Tear Through Walrdorf Home, Killing Two, Possibly More: Fire Marshal (
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A raging two-alarm fire ripped through a Charles County home Sunday morning, leaving at least two people dead and sending investigators back into the charred debris to search for more victims, authorities said. Deputy State Fire Marshals responded with the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department and surrounding agencies at around 8:40 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 10, to the 3000 block of Declaration Court North in Waldorf for reports of a house fire with people trapped inside, according to the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Flames had already consumed much of the structure when crews arrived, prom…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Police & Fire
Man Slain, Apartment Set On Fire; Arson, Homicide Investigation Underway In Philadelphia: PD
A homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead inside a burning apartment in Philadelphia’s 2nd District, police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. Just after 6 a.m., firefighters responded to a reported apartment fire on the 7200 block of Rockwell Avenue, according to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small. Crews forced their way into a third-floor unit, where they discovered a small kitchen fire. Inside the bedroom, they found a man’s body next to a knife, Small said. The victim had numerous lacerations to his arms, face, and neck, along with trauma to his face. Medics…
East Windsor-Hightstown, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Killed After Ford-150 Engulfed In Flames In East Windsor NJ Turnpike Crash:
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A person was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Mercer County on Thursday, Aug. 7, authorities said. At 10:32 a.m., a Kenworth semi-trailer struck the back of a Ford F-150 and then struck the side of the Mercedes Benz on the New Jersey Turnpike south in East Windsor Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Ford F-150 then struck the back of a Freightliner and during the cash, its rear wheel dislodged and struck the back of a Ford van, Lebron said. The Ford F-150 then became fully engulfed in flames, LeBron said. The driver o…
Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed In Route 206 Crash: Police
A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed in a crash on Route 206 in Flanders on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities said. At 8:57 p.m., a white Jeep turning from Route 206 south onto Oakwood Drive North was struck by a black Yamaha traveling on Route 206 north, Mount Olive police said. The motorcyclist, who has not been identified, was ejected off the bike and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. One occupant of the Jeep sustained minor injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital for evaluation, police said. The investigation is ongoing, police said.
Dover, PA
News
23-Year-Old Man Dies Days After Dover Township Crash: York County Coroner
A 23-year-old Washington Township man has died five days after a two-vehicle crash in Dover Township, the York County Coroner announced on Sunday, Aug. 3. The man succumbed to his injuries after being involved in the crash, according to the coroner’s office. The coroner responded to the scene and confirmed the death, though further details about the crash or the man’s identity were not released. Officials noted that some details may change as additional information becomes available.
Berne-Westerlo-Rensselaerville, NY
News
Passenger Killed, Several Injured In 2-Car Capital Region Crash
A 49-year-old woman is dead and several others are recovering after a two-car crash in the Capital Region. Troopers in Schoharie County responded to a serious collision on Route 145 at Schoharie Hill Road in the town of Schoharie at around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 29. Investigators determined that a southbound vehicle was attempting to turn left onto Schoharie Hill Road when it was struck by a northbound vehicle traveling on Route 145. Melissa Guest, of Jefferson, was riding in the front passenger seat of the turning vehicle and suffered fatal injuries in the crash, police said. She was pro…
Southbury-Middlebury, CT
Police & Fire
CT Driver Killed After Crashing Into Large Stones In I-84 Median In Middlebury
A 39-year-old Connecticut man was killed after he lost control of his car on I-84 and crashed into a large pile of rocks in the median. Jeffrey Lepage, of Plantsville, was driving in the left lane on the highway near Benson Road in Middlebury when he lost control of his Subaru around 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 24, Connecticut State Police said. It's unclear what caused him to lose control, but Lepage's car skidded into the grassy median before smashing into a pile of large rocks, police said. Paramedics rushed him to Waterbury Hospital, where doctors pronounced him dead.…
Livingston Manor-Roscoe, NY
News
Head-On Livingston Crash Kills 77-Year-Old Driver, Injures Two Others
A 77-year-old man is dead and two others are injured following a violent head-on collision on a rural Columbia County road. Troopers responded to County Route 19 and White Oak Lane in the town of Livingston for a two-car crash at around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 22. A preliminary investigation found that Noel Brown, of Clinton Corners, was driving his Toyota pickup southbound on County Route 19 when he failed to keep right and crossed into oncoming traffic, according to New York State Police. Brown’s vehicle slammed head-on into a northbound Subaru driven by a 51-year-old Hudson woman. Bro…
Suffield, CT
Police & Fire
Police ID Woman Killed In Suffield House Fire
Update: Police have identified Dolores R. Greene, 80, as the woman who died in a Suffield house fire on Tuesday morning, July 22. Original: Authorities have opened an investigation into the house fire that killed one person in Suffield on Tuesday morning, July 22. Fire crews were called to the Mather Street home around 10:30 a.m. The house was "fully engulfed in flames" when crews arrived, Suffield firefighters said. Rescuers couldn't locate one of the residents of the home and ran inside to find them unresponsive. Crews carried them outside and performed CPR, but fi…
Minisink Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Slate Hill Man Killed After Crashing Into Pole in Wawayanda, Police Say
A 66-year-old man was killed after crashing into a utility pole in Orange County, state police said. The crash happened around 11:47 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, on Ridgebury Road in the town of Wawayanda, New York State Police announced on Thursday, July 17. An investigation revealed that the man, identified as Kevin P. Demarest, had been traveling southwest when his vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a telephone pole. Demarest was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, police…
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