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DoorDash Driver Shot: NY Highway Super Gets Over Decade In Prison In Near-Fatal Incident DoorDash Driver Shot: NY Highway Super Gets Over Decade In Prison In Near-Fatal Incident
DoorDash Driver Shot: NY Highway Super Gets Over Decade In Prison In Near-Fatal Incident A former town highway superintendent who shot a lost delivery driver outside his Orange County home will spend years in prison, prosecutors announced.   John Reilly III, 49, of Chester, was sentenced Monday, May 18, in Orange County Court to 17 years behind bars followed by five years of post-release supervision, according to Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.  The conviction stems from the May 2, 2025, shooting of delivery driver Alpha Oumar Barry outside Reilly’s Valerie Drive home in the Town of Chester, as previously reported by Daily Voice.  Prosecut…

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by Ben Crnic
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Homeowner Accused Of Shooting At Amazon Driver, Teen Son Who Pulled Into Wrong NC Driveway Homeowner Accused Of Shooting At Amazon Driver, Teen Son Who Pulled Into Wrong NC Driveway
Homeowner Accused Of Shooting At Amazon Driver, Teen Son Who Pulled Into Wrong NC Driveway An Amazon delivery driver and her teenage son escaped injury after a homeowner allegedly fired a shotgun at their car when they accidentally pulled into the wrong driveway in Richmond County, NC, police said. The incident happened Sunday, Dec. 14, around 9:30 p.m. on Jones Springs Church Road in Ellerbe, according to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV in Charlotte.  Tashika Trimble, a seasonal Amazon driver using her personal vehicle and accompanied by her 15-year-old son, was directed by GPS to the wrong address while making deliveries, the outlet reported. Trimble reportedly had a brief conversa…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say
Delivery Driver Attacked By Hatchet-Wielding Man At Wrong NY House, Police Say A late-night food delivery nearly turned into a horror movie in a small New York town. Troopers in Albany County responded to a New Scotland residence shortly before midnight Sunday, June 29, for reports that a hatchet-wielding man was attacking a delivery driver, according to New York State Police. The driver had unknowingly arrived at the wrong house while trying to deliver food around 11:50 p.m. when Paul Byron, 43, stormed out of his home carrying a hatchet, police said. As the driver sat in their vehicle attempting to explain the mix-up, Byron threatened them with the weapon, accordin…

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by Michael Mashburn
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'Runaway' Amazon Vehicle Backs Into Residence In Northern Westchester, Causes Damage: Police 'Runaway' Amazon Vehicle Backs Into Residence In Northern Westchester, Causes Damage: Police
'Runaway' Amazon Vehicle Backs Into Residence In Northern Westchester, Causes Damage: Police A Northern Westchester home was damaged after an Amazon delivery driver accidentally backed into it, police said. The incident happened on Thursday morning, Dec. 19, when the delivery driver accidentally left their vehicle in reverse while exiting it at a residence on Pine Hill Drive in Katonah, according to Bedford Police Lieutenant Jeff Gulick. According to Gulick, the driver thought they left the vehicle in park. The "runaway" vehicle then went through a few yards, damaged a fence, and hit the home, he added.  After hitting the residence, the driver temporarily left the scene, but …

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by Ben Crnic