Teen Mistakes Gas Pedal For Brake, Drives Into Westchester Storefront Teen Mistakes Gas Pedal For Brake, Drives Into Westchester Storefront
Teen Mistakes Gas Pedal For Brake, Drives Into Westchester Storefront A teenage driver accidentally drove a Jeep into the storefront of a Westchester supermarket shortly before noon on Monday, May 21. Police were dispatched to DeCicco Family Markets in Scarsdale, when the motorist jumped the curb, causing minor damage to the building. Police said that the 17-year-old driver told officers that she pressed on the gas pedal thinking that she was applying the vehicle’s brake, which caused the 2018 Jeep to jump the curb, striking the front of DeCicco’s exterior. The building sustained minor damage, with several windows being broken. No injuries were reported.
Services Set For Beloved Area Teacher Killed In School Bus Crash Services Set For Beloved Area Teacher Killed In School Bus Crash
Services Set For Beloved Area Teacher Killed In School Bus Crash For every student of hers -- current and former -- veteran Paramus middle-school teacher Jennifer Williamson made the most turbulent years of their young lives easier to bear. Williamson, who taught for nearly 20 years in the district, was killed along with fifth-grader Miranda Faith Vargas when their school bus was struck by a dump truck on Route 80 during a field trip Thursday. *** Funeral Mass for Williamson is scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, May 24 at  Our Lady of the Visitation R.C. Church in Paramus with interment at George Washington Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday and We…
Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off' Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off'
Manager At Westchester Market Said Crash 'Sounded Like A Bomb Went Off' The manager of DeCicco Food Market in Pelham thought a bomb had exploded when a car backed into the front of the popular market. "It sounded like a bomb went off and the whole building shook," Store Manager Chris Dapolito said. "Thank God no one was in that area of the store at the time." No one was injured during the crash that took place around 4:30 p.m. Thursday when an elderly New Rochelle driver backed into the food market located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Second Street. Right after the crash, store employees, customers and people in the area ran to help th…
Car Slams Through Popular Westchester Grocery Store Beer Section Car Slams Through Popular Westchester Grocery Store Beer Section
Car Slams Through Popular Westchester Grocery Store Beer Section An 83-year-old man from New Rochelle accidentally plowed through a Pelham grocery storefront, through the beer section, leaving crushed cans and shattered bottles on the sidewalk Thursday afternoon. The driver, attempting to back out of a space outside DeCicco & Sons Food Market in Pelham, accidentally accelerated unexpectedly, officials said, before striking the glass storefront and coming to a stop with the vehicle inside the building. Following the crash, first responders evaluated the driver, who was uninjured. No other injuries were reported, and the building was deemed both stable…
Woman Seriously Injured When Car Crashes Into Westchester Gas Station Woman Seriously Injured When Car Crashes Into Westchester Gas Station
Woman Seriously Injured When Car Crashes Into Westchester Gas Station A Northern Westchester woman suffered injuries and a gas station convenience store was significantly damaged on Monday when a car slid off an icy roadway in Thornwood, fire officials confirmed. First responders were dispatched to the Shell Gas Station on Marble Avenue at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Monday evening, when a Honda slid off the icy road and through the store, causing extensive damage to both the vehicle and interior of the store. Officials said that in the process, the car struck a 62-year-old Pleasantville woman who was walking on the sidewalk near the station. She was hospitali…