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3 Drownings, 1 Weekend: 44-Year-Old Dies In Wayne Pool Party Incident, Cops Say
A third drowning that happened over the weekend in Passaic County has been reported.
Wayne police say this incident involved a 44-year-old Queens, NY man, who had drowned in a backyard pool on Rutgers Court.
Officers responded to a home on Rutgers Court around 10:36 p.m. Saturday, July 19, after a report of a car crashing into a swimming pool. When they arrived, they discovered it wasn’t a crash, but something far worse, according to Police Capt. Daniel Daly.
A house guest had drowned in a backyard pool, Wayne police said in a statement.
The victim, a 44-year-old man from Queens, NY, had …
Tractor-Trailer Slams Poles, Building In Ridgefield Crash; Power Cut, 2 Hospitalized: FD
A tractor-trailer crash early Friday, May 30 in Ridgefield sent two people to the hospital, knocked out power, and left part of the borough shut down for hours, officials said.
The crash happened around 2:50 a.m., at Broad Avenue and Maple Avenue, according to both Ridgefield Mayor Hugo Jimenez and the Ridgefield Fire Department.
According to the fire department, the crash involved two vehicles, utility poles, and a building — and one person was trapped inside a vehicle.
Ridgefield Fire Rescue extricated the individual, who was transported to the hospital in stable condition, officials sai…
Paramus Officer Was Headed To Help Woman In Labor Before ESU Truck Crash, Chief Says
A Paramus Emergency Services police officer was hospitalized Thursday morning, May 15, after a crash that occurred while he was on his way to help a woman giving birth in a vehicle, officials said.
The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. on Farview Avenue at Farview Terrace, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti.
The officer had been dispatched to escort the woman, who was reportedly on Route 17, to the hospital, but never made it to the call, Guidetti said.
His vehicle collided with what appeared to be a dump truck on North Farview Avenue at Farview Terrace, according to Jef…
‘Okay Baby’ Of TikTok Dies In Crash At Age 2
A toddler known on TikTok as the “Okay Baby” has died following a car crash that also left his parents hospitalized, according to a GoFundMe launched by loved ones.
Preston Ordone, just 2 years old, passed away after a single-car crash on Thursday, April 24, in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, the fundraiser says.
According to the campaign, Preston's parents, Katelynn and Jaelan Ordone, were involved in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 12 that day, when their 2011 Ford F-150 veered off the road and struck a tree, the campaign says.
Both Katelynn and Jaelan sustained serious …
Update: 18-Year-Old, 3 Girls Killed, 6 Injured After SUV Crashes Into After-School Program
This story has been updated.
A teenage woman and three girls were killed and six others injured after an SUV crashed into an after-school program.
The incident happened in Illinois around 3:20 p.m. local time Monday, April 28, in Chatham, just south of Springfield, about 95 miles north of St. Louis, Missouri, and 200 miles south of Chicago.
The vehicle drove into the east side of the building housing the YNOT After School Camp, hitting people outside and inside, before crashing through the west side wall, according to Illinois State Police.
The crash did not appear to be t…
Boy, 7, Dies From Poisoned Easter Egg, Candy Sent By Dad’s Ex; Mom, Sister Hospitalized: Police
A jilted lover is giving new meaning to the expression, "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned."
Jordélia Pereira Barbosa, 35, has been arrested for allegedly sending poisoned Easter eggs and candy to her ex-boyfriend’s new family in Brazil on Wednesday, April 16, according to People.
The new girlfriend's 7-year-old son, Luis Silva, reportedly ate the tainted treats and later died from the poisoning, The New York Daily News reported. Authorities have not determined the cause of his death.
The child’s mother and 13-year-old sister also ate the chocolate. They were immediat…
