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Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency
Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency A female passenger took the controls of a small plane that departed from New York and crash-landed on Martha's Vineyard Island after the pilot suffered a medical emergency, according to Massachusetts State Police. The incident happened at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, July 15 in a grassy area near a runway at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The aircraft, a 2006 Piper Meridian, departed from Westchester County Airport in White Plains earlier in the afternoon. The pilot and passenger are Connecticut residents. A preliminary investigation indicates that the woman took the controls after the…
Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation
Former Central Mass Asst Principal, Harvard Grad Dies From Medical Emergency While On Vacation A 74-year-old former Worcester Public Schools teacher and administrator died last week after suffering a medical emergency while on vacation in Mexico, a fundraiser said.  John McFadden, of Paxton, died Friday, March 3, after being airlifted from Cancun to UMass Medical Center in Worcester, his family wrote in a GoFundMe. They wrote McFadden suffered a stroke and took a hard fall, causing a traumatic brain injury. He underwent emergency surgery to relieve pressure on his brain.  They wrote he died surrounded by his family after returning to the United States.  The …
Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At CT Residence Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At CT Residence
Man Charged After 37-Year-Old Woman Found Dead At CT Residence A Connecticut man has been arrested after a woman was found dead in his apartment and police found a large cache of drugs. New Haven County resident David Edward Vasquez, age 35, of Milford, was arrested on Tuesday, Oct. 11. According to Milford Police, officers and the Milford Fire Department responded to a medical emergency at 5 Schooner Lane, on Tuesday, Oct. 11. Once inside the apartment, officers found a 37-year-old woman from Farmington, dead inside, police said. After a lengthy investigation, Vasquez was arrested and charged with cruelty to persons. Apartment 3L, David E…
Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire
Massachusetts Man, 57, Dies While Hiking White Mountains In New Hampshire A 57-year-old Massachusetts man died while hiking in the White Mountains in New Hampshire, authorities said. Officers learned about a hiker suffering from a medical emergency on the Cedar Brook Trail in Lincoln around 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 22, NH Fish and Game said on Facebook.  Rescue crews responded to the trail off the Kancamagus Highway where the hiker was declared dead.  He was airlifted out of the area and his body was transferred to the Medical Examiner's office, officers said.  The hiker's identity has yet to be released. No other information was initially re…
Limousine Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, CT State Police Say Limousine Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, CT State Police Say
Limousine Driver Dies Days After Medical Event On I-91, CT State Police Say Connecticut State Police announced that a limousine driver who was hospitalized after suffering a medical event on I-91 has died. The man who experienced the medical incident in Hartford County on Friday, Feb. 4, has died, according to an update from Connecticut State Police on Monday, Feb. 7. State Police received a report from one of the limousine's passengers that the driver was unconscious at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, State Police previously reported. The vehicle had been transporting a flight crew to Bradley International Airport on I-91 northbound and was near Exit 34 in the to…
Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze
Firefighter Dies Two Days After Collapsing At Scene Of Three-Alarm CT Blaze A 26-year-old Connecticut firefighter who suffered a medical emergency while fighting a fire has died. Colin McFadden suffered a medical emergency while battling a three-alarm fire in Litchfield County, in the Town of New Hartford, around 2:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 10 said, Jon Barbagallo, public information officer for Norfolk said. He died on Thursday, Aug. 12, the Burlington Fire Department said. "Today we mourn the passing of Burlington Firefighter and Bristol resident Colin McFadden," the department said late Thursday afternoon in a statement. "Our condolences go out to our ne…
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree In Western Mass A driver was pronounced dead in Western Massachusetts overnight after crashing into a tree, police announced. Officers from the Springfield Police Department were called to the 1000 block of Boston Road shortly before 10:30 p.m. on Monday, May 24, when a single-car crash was reported, a spokesman said. The driver was still moving forward when he struck a tree and came to a rest. Following the crash, he was treated at the scene for his injuries and transported to Baystate Medical Center for evaluation, where he was pronounced dead. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined t…