Woman Dies Weeks After Allentown Crash, Coroner Says
A woman injured in a crash earlier this month has died from her injuries, authorities announced Thursday, July 30.
Nancy L. Svitana, 83, of Whitehall Township, was pronounced dead at 9:25 p.m. Wednesday, July 29, at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest, according to Lehigh County Coroner Daniel A. Buglio.
Her death was caused by complications of multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death was ruled an accident, the coroner said.
Svitana had been driving a vehicle involved in a two-car crash around 11:40 a.m. on Monday, July 13, at the intersection of West Tilghman Street and Sprin…
Uncasville Motorcyclist, 29, Killed In Crash With Work Van On Route 207 In Franklin
A 29-year-old Connecticut man died after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a crash on Route 207, according to state police.
Austin Leigh Lippincott, of Uncasville, died Tuesday night, July 28, at Backus Hospital after a van crashed into his motorcycle at the intersection of Route 207 and Pautipaug Hill Road in Franklin earlier that day, Connecticut State Police said.
According to troopers, Lippincott was riding westbound on the highway and was making a left turn. At the same time, the Chevrolet work van, traveling east, crossed into the westbound lane while turning right a…
Retired PA Trooper Charged With Murder In Double Fatal DUI Crash: Affidavit
A retired Pennsylvania State Police trooper is facing murder charges after investigators say he crossed the center line while driving under the influence, causing a crash that killed two people and seriously injured three others, according to charges filed Friday, July 24.
Thomas Edward Reed, 55, of Lanse, was charged with two counts of third-degree murder, two counts each of homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle, involuntary manslaughter, and multiple counts of aggravated assault, along with DUI and several traffic violations, court records show.&n…
Union City E-Scooterist, 22, Killed By Sanitation Truck, Prosecutor Says
A 22-year-old Union City man was killed after an electric scooter collided with a sanitation truck on the Bergen Turnpike early Wednesday, July 15, authorities said.
Union City police were notified of the crash at approximately 3:30 a.m., according to Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello.
Responding officers found the electric scooter operator, later identified as Mauricio Rodriguez, 22, of Union City, with serious injuries, the prosecutor said. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.
The Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit is investigating the f…
Pedestrian Struck On Jericho Turnpike Dies Week After Woodbury Crash
A man who was critically injured after being struck by a car on Long Island has died from his injuries, Nassau County police announced Wednesday, July 1.
David Ramos Acosta, 34, of Queens, succumbed to his injuries after the crash and was pronounced dead by a hospital physician on Monday, June 15, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Authorities publicly identified him in an update released Wednesday, July 1.
The crash happened on Monday, June 8, when Acosta was struck by a 2005 Honda traveling east on Jericho Turnpike near Village Lane in Woodbury at approximately 9:15 p.m., …
Speeding, Drunk Elizabeth Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Local Baker: Cops
An Elizabeth man has been charged months after police say he drove drunk, crossed into oncoming traffic, and caused a head-on crash that killed another city resident.
Jorge Echeverri, 40, surrendered to the Elizabeth Police Department on Thursday, June 25, in connection with the crash that claimed the life of Michael Cosme, 51, of Elizabeth, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel, Elizabeth Police Chief Giacomo Sacca, and Police Director Earl Graves announced.
Echeverri was heading along Elizabeth Avenue in a white Jeep Grand Cherokee with one passenger when he crossed the double yellow …
100+ MPH Driver Who Killed 3 While Fleeing Police Learns Fate In Rock Creek Parkway Crash
The woman responsible for a triple-fatal crash on Rock Creek Parkway more than three years ago will spend decades in federal prison.
District resident Nakita Walker, 45, was convicted by a Superior Court jury on Monday, April 6, for the March 2023 deaths of Mohamed Kamara, Jonathan Alberto Cabrera Mendez, and Olvin Josue Torres Velasquez.
On Thursday, June 25, Walker was sentenced to 29 years in prison for her role in their deaths.
Shortly before 1:45 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, officers responded to a reported crash on the parkway near P Street NW when a Honda sedan crashed he…
