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4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer 4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer
4 Children Stranded On NY Highway After NJ Family’s Motorhome Struck By Tractor-Trailer A New Jersey family of nine was heading to Niagara Falls over the weekend when their motorhome was struck by a tractor-trailer at full speed, leaving two injured and stranding four children on a New York highway, authorities said. Deputies from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office responded to the crash on State Route 20A at State Route 238 in the Town of Orangeville around 9:35 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 17 and found that a full sized tractor trailer had collided with a full sized motorhome occupied by a New Jersey family comprising four adults and five children on their way to Niagara Falls. It …

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by Valerie Musson
Neighbors
Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma
Fundraiser For Family In Crash That Killed 4-Year-Old, Mom, Grandma A GoFundme campaign has been launched on behalf of a family that lost members of three generations over the Memorial Day weekend. Ordina Castro De La Cruz, 47, Mayelin Brito-Castro, 32, and her 4-year-old daughter Kiara Hernandez died when their minivan was struck by another vehicle in Sheldon, N.Y., May 26. Six other people, who all belonged to the same Perth Amboy family, were hurt in the crash, which occurred as they were traveling to Niagra Falls over the Memorial Day weekend. Police said the family’s minivan was hit by a drunk driver who ran a stop sign. Among those injured were fou…

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by Paul Milo
News
3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash 3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash
3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash Three members of a New Jersey family headed on vacation to Niagara Falls were killed when an alleged drunk driver hit their SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. Richard Sawicki, 20, apparently blew a stop sign and hit the family's car around 6:40 a.m. in Sheldon, N.Y., Wyoming County Sheriff Greg Rudolph said. ** UPDATE: The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the relationships among the victims was still being determined Monday afternoon. ** Two women who were ejected were pro…

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by Cecilia Levine