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Officer Elena Crowley Killed In Long Island Pedestrian Crash
A former New York City police officer was killed after being struck by a pickup truck on a residential street in Wantagh, authorities confirmed to Daily Voice. The crash happened when a 57-year-old man driving a 2025 GMC pickup truck westbound on Lufberry Avenue turned south onto Briard Street and struck a pedestrian at 5:22 p.m. on Monday, March 9, according to Nassau County detectives. The victim was identified as 53-year-old Elena Crowley of Wantagh. She was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead by hospital staff, authorities said. The driver remained at the scen…
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CT Man Accelerated Into Pedestrian, Sped Away After Route 8 Crash: Cops
A Shelton man is accused of accelerating toward a pedestrian and striking them after a minor fender-bender before fleeing the scene without notifying police, authorities said. Keith Chapman, 67, of Shelton, is charged with interfering with an officer, first-degree reckless endangerment, first-degree breach of peace, reckless driving, and evading responsibility with physical injury, Connecticut State Police said. The incident happened Sept. 9 on the Exit 12B off-ramp of Route 8 in Derby, according to police. “While securing the scene and documenting the damage, troopers obtained video foota…
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Driver Intentionally Targeted Pedestrian In CT Crash: Police
A 75-year-old Connecticut man is accused of deliberately trying to run down pedestrians in Stonington after first striking one person and fleeing the scene, police said. Officers responded Saturday night, Aug. 30, to Mason Island Road at Glen Hill Road, where they found an injured pedestrian. Witnesses pointed police toward the suspect’s vehicle, which was stopped in traffic nearby, according to investigators. When officers approached, the driver, who is from Mystic, spoke with police before trying to crash into the victim a second time while they sat by a nearby stone wall with several oth…
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Police ID CT Woman Killed By Driver Who Ran Red Light: Police
A Connecticut woman was killed after being struck by a car in downtown New Haven overnight, police said. Mary Claire Hartman, 56, of New Haven, was hit shortly after midnight Saturday, Aug. 16, at Chapel and Temple streets, police said. She suffered severe injuries when a car struck her as she crossed the street on foot. Paramedics rushed her to Yale New Haven Hospital, where she later died, police said. Surveillance video showed the vehicle that hit Hartman ran a red light before the crash, police said. The driver, who was not identified, remained at the scene. No arrest has been made, b…
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Dad Watched In Horror As Driver Who Drank 12 Beers Killed Hearing-Impaired 11-Year-Old Daughter
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the tragic death of 11‑year‑old Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni, a hearing‑impaired girl described as “a light” in her Harrison Township community, authorities announced. Jeffrey Alan Glowatski, 65, is accused of drinking 12 beers on Aug. 20, 2024, before striking Roxanne as she played outside her home, according to the criminal complaint. Glowatski began drinking at 2:45 p.m.; after leaving a second bar around 7:15 p.m., he crashed into Roxanne within minutes—his speech reportedly slurred, and he refused sobriety tests. Investigators later obtained a blood samp…
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Israeli Tech Guru Hillel Fuld Mistakenly Declared Dead After NJ Cousin With Same Name Killed
Prominent Israeli tech guru Hillel Fuld is assuring his followers he’s alive after a hit-and-run crash on Long Island killed his New Jersey relative bearing the same name. In a tragic case of mistaken identity, the incident initially sparked a wave of grief online when a news outlet erroneously reported that Fuld had been killed by a driver who fled the scene in Wyandanch on Friday, June 13, as Daily Voice reported. Taking to social media Tuesday, June 17, Fuld–a well-known Israeli tech influencer, startup mentor, and vlogger–clarified that he is alive and that the victim was actually his c…
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Bodycam Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver In NJ Pedestrian Crash, Charge Downgraded Since
A Morristown woman who hit a pedestrian while driving drunk had her original charge of assault by auto downgraded to disorderly conduct, court and police records show. And now, bodycam footage of her arrest has been released. The crash occurred at 2:14 a.m. on July 30, 2023, near Liberty and Hazel Streets, according to police. Jessica AndresFlores, 22, was driving west on Hazel Street and turning left onto Liberty when she struck a man walking on the sidewalk The victim was found lying on the ground with visible injuries, and police later confirmed surveillance footage supported the account…
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Mexican Navy Cadets, 20 And 22, Killed As Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge Identified
Two Mexican Navy cadets were killed and 19 others injured when a large sailboat with a tall mast crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge during a mechanical failure on Saturday night, May 17, officials said. Crash After Mechanical Failure The "Cuauhtémoc", a Mexican Navy training ship, had just departed from Pier 17 when it lost steering control around 8:26 p.m., according to the NYPD and preliminary findings from the U.S. Coast Guard, FDNY, and NYC Department of Transportation. The ship drifted into the Brooklyn Bridge, where its masts struck the structure and snapped apart. The vessel was carryi…
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Driver Charged In CT Crash That Killed 61-Year-Old Man: Police
Police have arrested the driver who they say hit and killed a man earlier this year in Glastonbury, authorities said. Michael Taylor, 69, of Glastonbury, is charged with negligent homicide with a motor vehicle, traveling unreasonably fast, and failure to yield to a pedestrian, authorities said. Police said Taylor hit 61-year-old Phillip Burleson as he crossed Glastonbury Boulevard in a crosswalk on Jan. 11. Burleson died from his injuries three days later. Taylor remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. He was released on a $50,000 bond, author…
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CT Drunk Driver Hit, Killed Man While Driving More Than Twice Speed Limit: Police
A 36-year-old Ledyard man accused of driving drunk and fatally striking a pedestrian now faces new charges following a months-long investigation, police announced. William Stonier, of Ledyard, is charged with failure to maintain a lane, reckless driving, and second-degree manslaughter, Connecticut State Police said. He was previously charged with driving under the influence and illegal firearm possession while intoxicated. Police said Stonier hit Richard Dupont, of Jewett City, on River Road near the intersection of Lee Road in Lisbon on Oct. 14, 2024. Dupont died at the scene. According …
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Wig-Making Influencer Arrested In Horrific Brooklyn Crash That Killed Family: Cops, Sources
A former Brooklyn wig influencer has been charged in a horrific crash that killed a mother and two of her young daughters while critically injuring her son on Ocean Parkway, while driving on a suspended license, according to the NYPD and Daily Voice sources. Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arrested Saturday, March 29, after police say she blew through a red light at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway and slammed into a Toyota Camry before plowing into a family in a marked crosswalk just after 1 p.m. The victims — Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5 — were pronounced dead at Mai…
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Hit-Run Driver, 18, Arrested In Deadly CT Pedestrian Crash: Police
An 18-year-old man has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed one pedestrian and injured another in New Britain last December, authorities said. Charlie Rodriguez surrendered to New Britain Police Headquarters on Thursday, Feb. 6, where he was processed without incident, New Britain spokesperson Rachel Zaniewski said. Rodriguez is accused of fleeing the scene after striking two pedestrians near 237 Broad Street on Dec. 9, 2024, police said. One victim died, and the other was injured, officials said. Authorities did not release the name of the victim who died. …
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NYC Taxi Jumps Curb: 9-Year-Old Boy Among 6 Struck On Christmas,
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A 9-year-old boy was among three people hospitalized when a taxi drove up onto the sidewalk and plowed into six pedestrians on Christmas Day in New York City, the NYPD says. The 58-year-old male taxi cab driver was heading north when his vehicle went onto the sidewalk at 34th Street and struck the six people just before 4 p.m., a spokesperson for the NYPD said. Among those injured were a 9-year-old boy who suffered a cut on his right thigh, a 19-year-old female, a 37-year-old female, a 41-year-old female, and two 49-year-old women, one of whom suffered a leg injury. Police did …
Obituaries
'Semper Fi, My Friend': US Marine, 68, ID'd As Victim Killed In Putnam Highway Crash
Authorities have identified the pedestrian killed while walking along Route 44 this weekend as 68-year-old Leo Blain of Putnam, Connecticut. Blain was struck by a Ford Fusion around 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23, according to Connecticut State Police. Paramedics transported him to Day Kimball Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Hugh MacKenzie posted a tribute on social media, describing Blain as a US Marine who deeply cared for others. “I am quite saddened to learn of the sudden passing of my friend Leo Blain, who was struck and killed by a car this evening in Putnam," MacKenzie wro…
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Victim Hit, Killed In Crash ID'd As 87-Year-Old Woman
A Connecticut woman who was seriously hurt after being struck by a car on Friday, Nov. 8, has died, authorities said. Patricia Brulotte, 87, was hit just after 5 p.m. in the area of Oakwood Avenue and St. James Street in West Hartford, police said. Paramedics took the West Hartford woman to an area hospital, where she later died. The driver who hit her remained at the scene and cooperated with authorities, West Hartford Police said. Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash. Investigators ask anyone with information on the incident to contact West …
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Man Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver Remembered As Hardworking Dad, Grandfather
Family and friends of Richard Dupont said he was walking home from work when an alleged drunk driver crashed into him and killed him. The 55-year-old Jewett City man was hit as he walked along River Road in Lisbon around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 14, Connecticut State Police said. Friends posted online he was walking home from his job at Walmart. Original Report: Pedestrian Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver The Griswold High School alumni had recently started working at the superstore, and before that, he worked at Better Val-U for 28 years, according to his obituary. Rega…
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Man Hit By Car Crossing Street Near School In Critical Condition
A car crashed into a man crossing the road on Wednesday, Oct. 2, sending him to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The man, whose name has not been released, was crossing the London Turnpike by Stanton Elementary School around 6:30 a.m. in Norwich when he was hit, police said. Members of the East Great Plains Fire Department who happened to be passing by the area at the time of the crash were quick to begin life-saving measures on the man, Norwich Police said. Paramedics took the man to W. W. Backus Hospital, where he remained in critical …
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Woman Killed After Car Veers Into Oncoming Lane, Sidewalk On Busy CT Road
A woman was killed while walking alongside a busy Connecticut road after a car veered into the sidewalk and hit a post office and two parked vehicles, police said. The crash happened in New London County on Thursday, Aug. 29 just before 3:45 p.m., when a 2017 BMW X5 collided with a pedestrian, street sign, building, and two vehicles parked on Main Street in the borough of Jewett City in the town of Griswold, Connecticut State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 30. According to authorities, the BMW was driving north on Main Street near the intersection with Ashland Street when it l…
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Hit-Run Crash: Woman Killed After Being Struck On CT Roadway
Police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that happened overnight in Connecticut. Click here for a new, updated story: Woman Killed By Hit-Run Driver In Waterbury Identified It happened around 10:20 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 in Waterbury, in the area of 603 East Main St. Responding officers located a woman who had been struck in the roadway, said Lieutenant Ryan Bessette of the Waterbury Police Department. The pedestrian was transported to Saint Mary’s Hospital in Hartford, where she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving. He…
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New Crash Update: 29-Year-Old Woman Critical After Being Hit On Westport Sidewalk
A 29-year-old woman remains in critical condition after being struck by a car that veered onto a sidewalk in Fairfield County. Related: 2 Critically Hurt After Being Struck On Westport Sidewalk The crash occurred in Westport on Wednesday, Aug. 7, on Imperial Avenue near Post Road East. According to Lt. Eric Woods of the Westport Police, the woman, a resident of the town of Fairfield, remained in critical condition at Norwalk Hospital. A second person hit during the crash, a 33-year-old Easton man, is improving and is listed in stable condition, Woods said. Preliminary findings ind…
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Double-Fatal Crash: Victims ID'd After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On CT Highway
Two people were killed after the disabled vehicle they were standing outside of along a busy Connecticut highway was hit by another car, police said. The events leading up to the crash began in Hartford County on Thursday, June 6 around 1:15 a.m., when a 2004 Honda Accord EX became disabled in the right lane of Route 5/15 South in East Hartford south of the on-ramp from Interstate 84 West. At this time, the three occupants who had been inside the Honda were gathered on the right shoulder. However, for an unknown reason, one of the occupants and a pedestrian moved to the right lane, a…
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