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New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV
New Update: Well-Known Pastor, Struck Killed By Stamford Police SUV A well-known pastor and fixture in Fairfield County politics has been identified as the 69-year-old Stamford resident hit and killed by a Stamford Police vehicle. Tommie Jackson was hit around 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, July 26, in Stamford on Wire Mill Road by a Stamford Police SUV driven by Officer Zachary Lockwood, age 24. At the time of the crash, Lockwood, who was responding to a call, was traveling eastbound on Wire Mill Road, police said. In this area of Wire Mill Road, there is a right curve. At the same time, Jackson, a popular pastor at Rehoboth Fellowship Church, and local attorney, …
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash
CT State Police Seek Witnesses To Fatal I-95 Crash Connecticut State Police are seeking witnesses to a single-vehicle crash that killed a 55-year-old man and closed the highway for hours. The crash took place on I-95 in New London County around 11:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 12, near Exit 91 in Stonington. George A. Werrbach, of Charlestown, Rhode Island, was traveling northbound on I-95 North in the right lane when the 2019 Harley Davidson motorcycle he was riding traveled off into the right shoulder, said the Connecticut State Police. The motorcycle entered the right shoulder on its side and collided with the metal beam guide rail, state polic…
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Fairfield County, MTA Reports Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Fairfield County, MTA Reports
Person Struck, Killed By Metro-North Train In Fairfield County, MTA Reports An investigation is underway after a person was fatally struck by a Metro-North train in the region. A pedestrian on the tracks in Fairfield County at the Greenwich Metro-North station was struck by the westbound train at about 10:15 a.m. on Sunday, April 10, according to MTA spokesperson Aaron Donovan. The 9:59 AM train from Stamford to Grand Central Terminal is operating up to 45 minutes late due to earlier police department activity near Greenwich. — Metro-North Railroad. Wear a Mask-Stop the Spread. (@MetroNorth) April 10, 2022 The pedestrian was believed to be a man who was about…
Police ID Father, Children Involved In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Police ID Father, Children Involved In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash
Police ID Father, Children Involved In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Police have identified the father who was killed in a double-fatal crash in Westchester that left one of his twin sons dead and two other children critically injured. At approximately 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 3 in New Rochelle, at Pelhamdale Avenue at the intersection with the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound exit ramp, Long Island resident Troy Carter, of Hempstead, lost control and struck a brick retaining wall on the parkway, police said. Original Story - Father, Son Killed After Car Crashes Into Retaining Wall In Westchester, Police Say New Rochelle Police Capt. J. …
Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania
Westchester Man Airlifted After Head-On Crash Kills Three In Pennsylvania Three people died and a Northern Westchester man was airlifted to a nearby hospital after a head-on motor-vehicle collision in Pennsylvania. The crash happened in Haycock Township, located in Bucks County, around 11:40 p.m. Friday, June 4, Pennsylvania State Police said. Initial reports say the two vehicles involved, each carrying two people, caught fire after crashing. The driver of a Chevrolet Equinox, a 26-year-old man from Ossining, was airlifted with serious injuries. His passenger, a 24-year-old woman from Rockaway, New Jersey, died. The two occupants of the Lexus ES 330 b…
Pedestrian Killed In Fatal I-95 Crash Pedestrian Killed In Fatal I-95 Crash
Pedestrian Killed In Fatal I-95 Crash A pedestrian was killed after being hit by a delivery van in Westchester. The incident happened around 5:32 a.m., Monday, March 8, when the New York State Police received a report from NYPD of a pedestrian struck by a delivery van in the southbound lanes of I-95 just north of Exit 14 in the town of Pelham, said the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation has determined that the pedestrian was struck at approximately 5:12 a.m., and FDNY Ambulance initially responded and treated the pedestrian, who was declared dead at 5:35 a.m.  The driver of the delivery van was not injured…
Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father
Man Charged For Hit-Run NY Crash That Killed Nicki Minaj's Father A man has been charged in connection to a hit-and-run crash that resulted in the death of the father of singer/model Nicki Minaj. While walking in the roadway in Mineola on Roslyn Road at the intersection of Raff Avenue on Friday, Feb. 12, at 6:15 p.m., Robert Maraj was hit by a northbound vehicle that left the scene of the crash, Nassau County Police said.  Earlier report - ID Released For Man Who Has Died After Being Struck By Vehicle At Long Island Intersection Maraj, age 64, of Mineola, was transported to an area hospital. On Sunday, Feb. 14, succumbed to his injuri…
One Killed After Fiery Crash Into Business At Fairfield Shopping Center One Killed After Fiery Crash Into Business At Fairfield Shopping Center
One Killed After Fiery Crash Into Business At Fairfield Shopping Center One person was killed after a vehicle slammed into a business at a Fairfield County shopping center. The incident took place around 3:50 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 17, at the Thruway Shopping Center located at 1233 East Putnam Ave., in Greenwich, said Captain Mark Zuccerella. Accoding to Zuccerella, the Greenwich Police Department, Greenwich Fire Department, and Greenwich Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to the center on the report of a motor vehicle that crashed into a store in the shopping center.   A fire resulted from the collision, he said. Police did not reveal which s…
Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington
Man, Woman Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash In Torrington A man and a woman were killed in a three-vehicle crash in Torrington. The crash, involving a  motorcycle, a pickup truck and a small van, took place around 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, April 24 in the area of Goshen Road and University Drive, said the Torrington Police Department. An initial on-scene investigation indicated the motorcycle was traveling east on Goshen Road and crossed the center double yellow line in the area of University Drive, police said. The pickup truck, traveling west on Goshen Road, took evasive action but the motorcycle still struck the rear quarter panel of the truc…
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Stamford Man On I-95 Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Stamford Man On I-95
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Stamford Man On I-95 The box truck driver responsible for the fatal hit-and-run crash on I-95 that took the life of tow-truck driver Salvatore Brescia has been sentenced in Westchester County Court. Ozone Park resident Anthony Mangano, 53, has been sentenced to the 12 months he has already spent in the Westchester County Jail after pleading guilty to a felony count of leaving the scene of a personal injury incident resulting in a death, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. announced on Wednesday. Brescia, a New Rochelle native, had lived in Yonkers before moving to Stamford, just befo…
Fatal Crash Update: I-95 Stretch Reopens After Hourslong Closure Fatal Crash Update: I-95 Stretch Reopens After Hourslong Closure
Fatal Crash Update: I-95 Stretch Reopens After Hourslong Closure Update, 3:15 p.m. Thursday The stretch of northbound I-95 in Milford that was closed for around seven hours due to a fatal crash has now reopened. Earlier report: The driver of a dump truck was ejected from his vehicle and killed on I-95 in Milford, closing the highway for hours.  The incident occurred around 7:45 a.m. Thursday on the northbound side of the highway between Exits 40 and 31, said Milford Fire Department Battalion Chief Anthony Fabrizi.  Milford Firefighters arrived on scene and found an overturned dump truck that had struck the Quarry Roa…
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Truck In Hit-Run Route 8/25 Crash State police have released the identity of a Bridgeport woman who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run dump truck driver as she attempted to cross Route 8/25.Maria Mendoza-Robles, 54, was struck and killed around 8 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lane near Exit 5 in Bridgeport, said the Connecticut State Police.  Troop G had received numerous 911 calls saying a woman was attempting to cross the highway right before the accident occurred, they added. The vehicle, described as being a large tri-axle truck, with a red or orange motor unit and a gray dump bed, fled southbound on the highway, …
State Police Seeking Info On Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian State Police Seeking Info On Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian
State Police Seeking Info On Fatal Crash Involving Pedestrian Did you see anything? Connecticut State Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance as they attempt to track down a driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run on I-91. Troopers were dispatched to the northbound lanes of I-91 at the exit 13 off-ramp in Wallington at approximately 9:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, where there was a report of a car that had struck a pedestrian. Police said the vehicle, a Toyota Sienna was traveling north in the center lane near the exit ramp as a pedestrian was attempting to cross all three lanes from the right shoulder to the left median. The pedestr…