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Manassas, VA
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Manassas Road Captain Airlifted After Crash Following Anniversary Ride From Annapolis Manassas Road Captain Airlifted After Crash Following Anniversary Ride From Annapolis
Manassas Road Captain Airlifted After Crash Following Anniversary Ride From Annapolis What started as a celebration ride in Annapolis ended with a violent crash in Virginia, leaving a beloved "Road Captain" airlifted with devastating injuries. Ricardo "Cobra" Calderon, a longtime member of the LAMA Manassas chapter, has ridden thousands of miles with the club over the years, but a recent trek left him facing a lengthy recovery. "As a Road Captain, he’s ridden thousands of miles with the club, from long-distance journeys to Sturgis and Colorado, to countless local events," club members said. "But more than just a rider, Ricardo is family. He’s always the first to open his ho…

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by Zak Failla
Albany, NY
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Drunk 29-Year-Old Caused Crash Killing Man On Albany Off-Ramp, Police Say Drunk 29-Year-Old Caused Crash Killing Man On Albany Off-Ramp, Police Say
Drunk 29-Year-Old Caused Crash Killing Man On Albany Off-Ramp, Police Say A 34-year-old man was killed when a drunk driver slammed into his car near a highway off-ramp in Albany, police said. The collision happened at around 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, on Everett Road near the I-90 exit ramp, according to Albany police. Officers arrived to find a 34-year-old man inside one of the vehicles suffering from traumatic injuries. He was treated at the scene by firefighters and EMS crews but was pronounced dead. His name has not yet been released. The driver of the second vehicle, 29-year-old Matthew Merriman of Rotterdam, showed signs of impairment and was taken into …

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by Michael Mashburn
Manchester-Lakehurst, NJ
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Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police
Teen Airlifted In Water Rescue After Hidden Lake Rope Swing Accident: Manchester Twp. Police A 16-year-old boy was critically injured in a rope swing accident at Hidden Lake in Manchester Township, authorities announced on Saturday, Aug. 2. Emergency services were dispatched to the remote Whiting location at approximately 4:16 p.m. on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Manchester Township Police Department. Responding officers — Sgt. Michael Guarino, Ptl. Sage Sysol, Ptl. Taylor Schandall, Ptl. Liam Christensen, and Ptl. Sean Rembach — faced difficult terrain as they rushed to the lake. Two police vehicles became disabled on the off-road path, forcing officers to abandon them and…

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by Jillian Pikora
Liberty, NY
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Expectant Dad ‘Fighting For His Life’ After Devastating Motorcycle Crash In Liberty Expectant Dad ‘Fighting For His Life’ After Devastating Motorcycle Crash In Liberty
Expectant Dad ‘Fighting For His Life’ After Devastating Motorcycle Crash In Liberty A Hudson Valley man is fighting for his life after a devastating motorcycle crash, just two months before he’s set to become a father. Michael Fisher remains in the ICU in critical but stable condition following a serious accident Sunday night, June 29, in Sullivan County, his sister Ashlee Kortright said on Facebook and a GoFundMe campaign. The timing couldn’t be more heartbreaking, Kortright said — Fisher's wife Marlena is seven months pregnant, and now facing the unimaginable: preparing to give birth while her husband lies in a hospital bed with severe injuries and an uncertain road ahea…

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by Michael Mashburn
National Interest
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES) Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (UPDATES)
Friend Charged With Giving Alcohol To Fan Who Fell 21 Feet At PNC Park: Court Docs (Updates) A 21-year-old McKeesport man is facing charges after investigators say he bought beer for the underage Pirates fan who plunged 21 feet from the stands at PNC Park during a game last month. Ethan Harrison Kirkwood is charged with two Misdemeanor Selling or Furnishing Liquor or Malt or Brewed Beverage offenses after allegedly buying alcohol for 20-year-old Kavan Markwood, who fell from the right-field bleachers near the Clemente Wall on Tuesday, April 30, court records show. 📹 Surveillance Footage, Timeline Detailed In Complaint According to a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Stat…

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by Jillian Pikora
Susquehanna Township, PA
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Dad Of 3.5 Kids Killed In Susquehanna Township Crash: GoFundMe Dad Of 3.5 Kids Killed In Susquehanna Township Crash: GoFundMe
Dad Of 3.5 Kids Killed In Susquehanna Township Crash: GoFundMe A father of three boys, with a baby girl on the way, has been identified as the man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Thursday morning, Sept. 19, officials told Daily Voice on Monday, Sept. 23, and as shared on a GoFundMe launched over the weekend to help his family. Devyn "Ditt" Smith, 25, of Harrisburg, died of an accidental death caused by a “traumatic chest injury” following the crash that happened in the 2200 block of Walnut Street — near the Civil War Museum, in Susquehanna Township between 2:30 and 2:40 a.m., officials told us. He was pronounced dead at Holy Spirit Hospital around 2:45…

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by Jillian Pikora
Towson, MD
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Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members
Loved Ones Struggle To Come To Grips With Harrowing Baltimore County Murders Of Family Members A 75-year-old woman and her granddaughter have been identified as the two found dead inside a Baltimore County home on Sunday morning, leaving their friends and family shell-shocked. Iona Sellers and Autumn Harvey, 29, were found by police shortly before 10 a.m. on July 7 in the unit block of Taos Circle in Middle River during a welfare check. Upon arrival, officers from the Baltimore County Police Department found the two suffering from traumatic injuries to their upper body, police say. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. No suspects have been identified.  The incident remains under i…

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by Zak Failla
Gaithersburg, MD
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Children, Adults Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Maryland Crash, Officials Say Children, Adults Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Maryland Crash, Officials Say
Children, Adults Suffer Traumatic Injuries In T-Bone Maryland Crash, Officials Say Two children were among the victims to suffer traumatic injuries in a Montgomery County T-Bone crash on Monday afternoon, according to officials. Montgomery County Fire and EMS personnel were called to the intersection of Watkins Pond Boulevard and Frederick Road in Rockville at around 6:30 p.m. on June 17, where there was a reported crash involving two vehicles. Upon arrival, a spokesperson for the agency said that crews found one person initially trapped, and leaving several lanes blocked in the area. According to officials, two adult, and two minors were injured and taken to area hospit…

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by Zak Failla
Newark, NJ
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Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say
Man Killed In Newark By Powerful Firework, Police Say A 23-year-old man died at University Hospital in Newark early Sunday from injuries caused by fireworks*, a spokesman for the Newark Police Department said.  The man, later identified as Antonio Ortiz of Newark, was hurt at 168 Pacific St. in the city's Ironbound section and was taken to University in traumatic arrest where he was pronounced dead at 1:07 a.m..  Many details about the incident were not immediately known, but police said the firework appears to have detonated near the man's chest, causing serious internal and external injuries, including burned fingers.  A prec…

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by Paul Milo