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Man Dies After Tractor Trailer Strikes Him On Side Of Westchester Highway: Police Man Dies After Tractor Trailer Strikes Him On Side Of Westchester Highway: Police
Man Dies After Tractor Trailer Strikes Him On Side Of Westchester Highway: Police A man was killed after he was hit by a tractor-trailer while standing by his disabled truck on the side of a Westchester County highway, police said.  The crash happened on Tuesday, Dec. 27 around 4:15 a.m., when police responded to I-287 and the I-95 ramps in Rye for a reported accident between a box truck and tractor-trailer, according to state police.  Police determined that Levittown, Pennsylvania resident Kevin Roman, age 26, had been driving a tractor-trailer east on I-287 when he left the lane and hit a box truck that was disabled on the shoulder of the highway.  …
Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say
Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Two 25-year-old Fairfield County residents were killed in a crosswalk by an alleged hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. The initial investigation revealed that two pedestrians, both 25-year-old Stamford residents, who were believed to be in the crosswalk, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were hit by a 2022 Mercedes, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The force of the impact caused both pedestrians to be thrown into the nor…
Westchester Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-95 Westchester Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-95
Westchester Man Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash On I-95 A 27-year-old man suffered serious injuries after plowing head-on into a tractor-trailer while driving in the wrong direction on I-95 in Fairfield County. The crash took place in Stamford around 2:30 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18 south of Exit 7, said the Connecticut State Police. According to state police, the tractor-trailer was traveling south on I-95 when it was hit head-on by a 2016 Ford Edge SUV which was traveling in the wrong direction. The driver of the SUV, Westchester County resident Edgar Alvarracinvizhco, of Port Chester, was transported to Stamford Hospital by Nelson Ambulance Servic…
Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Westchester Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Westchester
Man, Woman Injured After Being Hit By Car In Crash Involving 22-Year-Old From Westchester Two people were injured after being struck by a vehicle at a busy Fairfield County intersection in a crash involving a Hudson Valley man. The incident took place in Stamford around 11:20 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 at the intersection of Bedford Street and Broad Street. According to Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police, responding officers found two pedestrians, a man, and a woman lying on the ground injured. The woman, a 49-year-old Norwalk resident suffered a serious head injury and was transported to Stamford Hospital, where she is currently listed in critical, but st…
Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say
Man Charged After Trying To Enter Elementary School In Region, Police Say A man from out of state has been charged after police said he attempted to enter an elementary school in Fairfield County. Just after 1 p.m. on Friday, May 27, school administrators in Stamford from Davenport Elementary School on Newfield Avenue noticed a suspicious man on the school campus, and immediately initiated a lockdown, according to Captain Diedrich Hohn, Commander of Special Investigations for the Stamford PD. Stamford Police Units arrived within three minutes, and detained the man identified as Jamar Mikel Edwards, age 31. School administrators relayed that they o…
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Long Island Sound Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Long Island Sound
Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Long Island Sound A second man has died after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. "We are saddened to report one additional fatality from this morning’s water rescue on the Long Island Sound," the Stamford Fire Department announced Sunday afternoon, April 17. Two others remain in critical, but stable condition. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included…
One Dead, Three Critical After Four Pulled From Long Island Sound One Dead, Three Critical After Four Pulled From Long Island Sound
One Dead, Three Critical After Four Pulled From Long Island Sound Updated story: Second Man Dies After Four Boaters Pulled From Waters Off Fairfield County Coast One person is dead and three others in critical condition after four boaters were pulled from the cold waters of the Long Island Sound on Easter morning. First-responders in Fairfield County received notification of a small boat in distress off of Shippan Point in Stamford at about 10:20 a.m. Sunday, April 17. A total of 22 Stamford firefighters responded as part of a marine rescue response, which included the department's fire boat and on-duty SCUBA divers, said Stamford Fire Department&n…
Westchester Resident Charged With Assault After Attack Leaving Man In 'Grave Condition' Westchester Resident Charged With Assault After Attack Leaving Man In 'Grave Condition'
Westchester Resident Charged With Assault After Attack Leaving Man In 'Grave Condition' An elderly man is in grave condition after being assaulted by a Westchester resident in Fairfield County, authorities said. The incident took place around 12:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 17 on Cold Spring Road in Stamford, said Lt. Tom Scanlon, of the Stamford Police. According to Scanlon, the Stamford Police Department responded and encountered a scene of two vehicles in the roadway and a victim on the ground and unconscious. Patrol officers immediately rendered aid to the victim with the assistance of SFD and SEMS. The victim, a 71-year-old Stamford resident was transported to…
Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95 Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95
Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95 A driver was found lying on a stretch of I-95 after an early-morning crash involving three vehicles overnight. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in Stamford, on the northbound side between Exit 5 and Exit 6 in Stamford According to Connecticut State Police, a tractor-trailer was traveling in the right lane, a 2005 Volvo 999 was getting off on the Exit 6 ramp, and a 2006 Acura TSX was in the center lane and trying to negotiate a curve when it collided with the truck. The Acura also struck the Volvo 999, police said. Responders found the driver of the Acura, 37-yea…
Woman Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-95 Woman Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-95
Woman Killed In Chain-Reaction Crash On I-95 A woman was killed and another person hospitalized after a multi-vehicle, chain-reaction crash near the border of Westchester and Fairfield counties on I-95. It happened around 9:50 p.m. Saturday, July 3 in Greenwich. A man identified as Atif Mitchell, age 43, of Waterbury, was driving a 2013 Mercedes-Benz when it crashed into a car in front of him, a 2018 Audi, causing the Audi to slam into a parked tractor-trailer, Connecticut State Police said. The Audi then struck another vehicle, a 2013 Honda Accord, before spinning off the roadway and striking a light pole off the righ…
23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say 23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
23-Year-Old Woman Killed On I-95 After Standing Water Causes Two-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Interstate 95 in Greenwich was closed for five hours following a fatal crash between a car and a freight truck. The crash took place around 5:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 30, on I-95 southbound just south of Exit 6 in Greenwich, said the Connecticut State Police. According to police, a 2013 Honda CRV was traveling southbound in the left lane when it struck a large puddle of standing water due to heavy rain. The water caused the vehicle to strike the median causing it to block the left shoulder and partial left lane. Following the crash, a passenger, Jocelyn Bolinger, 23, of Indiana, got out of t…
Man Accused Of Stabbing Girlfriend In Westchester Man Accused Of Stabbing Girlfriend In Westchester
Man Accused Of Stabbing Girlfriend In Westchester A 35-year-old Fairfield County man has been charged with multiple felonies after allegedly stabbing and assaulting his girlfriend in Northern Westchester, police say. Pound Ridge Police Chief David Ryan said on Friday morning, Aug. 21 that the department received a call from the Stamford Police Department that a female victim of a stabbing and an assault had just shown up in Stamford PD headquarters. After a brief investigation by Stamford Police, it was determined that the victim, who needed immediate medical attention, had been assaulted and stabbed by her boyfriend and that the inci…
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound
Man, Woman Hospitalized After Kayak Capsizes On Long Island Sound A man and woman were hospitalized after a kayak capsized on the Long Island Sound. The incident happened in Fairfield County around noontime on Sunday, April 26. The Stamford Fire Department said it responded to the area of 160 Wallacks Drive for a 9-1-1 report of “someone in a kayak in trouble." Upon arrival, the deputy chief was met by the caller who indicated the location of a woman in the water on the east side of Wallacks Point.  The woman was struggling and located approximately 20 feet from the rocks behind the property on Wallacks Drive., the department said  At around …
Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant
Man On First Date With Woman Dies After Choking On Piece Of Steak At Restaurant A Long Island man on a first date with a woman at a Fairfield County steakhouse died after choking on a piece of steak. The unidentified 32-year-old man died around 9 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 30, at Blackstones Steakhouse in downtown Stamford, said the Stamford Police. Stamford officers responded within minutes and performed CPR on the choking man until medics arrived. Stamford Police Capt. Diedrich Hohn said the man's death was a tragic story. "It's important for others to know how to clear an airway and administer CPR," Hohn said. Medics transported the man to Stamford Hospital where he …
One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash
One Remains In Critical Condition Following Double-Fatal Stamford Crash One of four people hospitalized following a double-fatal crash in Stamford remains in critical condition. The crash took place around 2:32 a.m., Monday, Aug. 26, when a 2008 Nissan Altima struck two utility poles on Canal Street, just north of Ludlow Street, leaving two teens dead, and four others injured, said Stamford Police Sgt. Jeffrey Booth. According to Booth, Kymoni Pollock, 19, died at the scene, and NiShawn Tolliver, 18, died at the hospital. As of Friday, Aug. 30, Amaiya Callahan, 19, is the only person from the crash who remains at Stamford Hospital in critical condition, accord…
Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Stamford Crash Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Stamford Crash
Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Stamford Crash Click here for an updated story: Police Identify Victims Of Double-Fatal Stamford Crash Two people were killed and two seriously injured when a car crashed into two utility poles in Stamford, according to multiple sources. It happened around 5 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 near the intersection of Canal Street and Henry Street. One person was dead at the scene and the other died at Stamford Hospital after the vehicle with six passengers traveling southbound crashed into the poles. The others in the car have been hospitalized, with two injuries reported to be serious. The streets were …
Suspect Apprehended After Being Shot, Injuring Cops During BMW Chase In Westchester Suspect Apprehended After Being Shot, Injuring Cops During BMW Chase In Westchester
Suspect Apprehended After Being Shot, Injuring Cops During BMW Chase In Westchester One of two suspects has been arrested following Thursday’s manhunt in Westchester when a police officer was struck and dragged by a man in a stolen BMW as he attempted to escape. Mount Vernon resident Howard Rowlett, 24, was arrested following Thursday’s manhunt when he sought medical treatment in Fairfield County for a gunshot wound he suffered during the incident. Members of the Stamford Police Department alerted investigators in Mount Vernon, and Rowlett was arrested at Stamford Hospital Thursday night. The incident began at approximately 2 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24, as detectives from t…
Longtime PepsiCo Paralegal Patti Rockhill Dies Longtime PepsiCo Paralegal Patti Rockhill Dies
Longtime PepsiCo Paralegal Patti Rockhill Dies Patricia (Patti) Rockhill died on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at her beloved harbor-side home in Stamford, surrounded by her books, her dearly loved springer spaniel Georgia and her family. She was 83. The youngest of three children, Patti was born in Rochester, to George and Estell VanEpps and is survived by her brothers George (Grace) and Donald; both residing in Rochester. After graduating high school, Patti moved to New York City and worked at several world-class enterprises as a paralegal, including the L.A. Times and her beloved PepsiCo in Purchase. She attended The College of New Rochelle …
Westchester Man Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Three-Vehicle Crash Westchester Man Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Three-Vehicle Crash
Westchester Man Killed, Two Injured In I-95 Three-Vehicle Crash A 25-year-old Westchester man was killed and two others were injured in a serious three-vehicle crash on I-95 in Stamford. The Friday evening crash caused the closure of all the northbound lanes in the area of Exit 6 before the right lane opened, Connecticut State Police said. Tamar Milteer of New Rochelle, a passenger in one of the cars, a Ford Fiesta, was pronounced dead at Stamford Hospital.  Another passenger in that car, 19-year-old Syerra Mcghee, also of New Rochelle, suffered serious injuries. Her injuries are described as non-life threatening. The driver of the 27-year-old Jonathan…
Restaurant Brawl Breaks Out After Customer Says He Found A Mouse In Rice Restaurant Brawl Breaks Out After Customer Says He Found A Mouse In Rice
Restaurant Brawl Breaks Out After Customer Says He Found A Mouse In Rice A Stamford man who ordered take-out Chinese for dinner got a real surprise when he opened his box of fried rice, and then ended up in jail. Antwaun Boyd, 25, who ordered food from China Xpress earlier this week, was arrested by Stamford Police Thursday after allegedly finding a fried mouse in his fried rice before punching one of the restaurant's employees, said Sgt. Robert Shawinsky. The crazy story began after Boyd and his grandmother said they opened the fried rice and dumped it out only to find a fried mouse mixed in with the rice, police said. Surprised, and angry, Boyd and his grandm…
Area Man Killed, Two Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash Area Man Killed, Two Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash
Area Man Killed, Two Seriously Injured In I-95 Crash A Greenwich man was killed and two other men from Stamford were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash on I-95 early Monday. The crash, which killed Michael Vincente Chavez, 28, of Greenwich, took place around 4:10 a.m. on northbound I-95, north of Exit 6 in Stamford, said Connecticut State Trooper Kelly Grant. According to police, the crash happened when the 2015 Honda Accord veered off the roadway into the grass shoulder area and struck a concrete wall of the Wilson Street Bridge, and rolled over, landing on the roof. When troopers arrived on the scene they found the driver and one …
Police: Drunk Pleasantville Woman Violently Assaults Officers At Concert Police: Drunk Pleasantville Woman Violently Assaults Officers At Concert
Police: Drunk Pleasantville Woman Violently Assaults Officers At Concert A Westchester woman attending Thursday night's "Alive@5" concert was so intoxicated it took three police officers to fight her off before placing her under arrest, said Stamford Police. Stamford Police attempted to arrest Alana Fallon, 25, of Pleasantville after officers asked her to leave the outdoor celebration event at Columbus Park because she was too drunk, said Stamford PD Sgt. Steve Perrotta. After screaming and arguing with the officers, she stumbled down the street, according to Perrotta. The officers told her she would need to have someone pick her up or be taken to Stam…
50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Bicycling Accident 50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Bicycling Accident
50-Year-Old Seriously Injured In Westchester Bicycling Accident A 50-year-old man was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a bicycling accident in Northern Westchester. At approximately 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Pound Ridge Police, Pound Ridge Fire, Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance and Westchester EMS ALS paramedics were dispatched to Lower Shad Road for a bicyclist down in the roadway.  Pound Ridge Police arrived on the scene and began rendering aid to a semi-conscious male identified as Gerald Lynch of Cos Cob. Pound Ridge VAC and Westchester EMS arrived and the patient was transported to Stamford Hospital with numerous injuries, including a serious h…
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge
Woman Rescued After Attempting Jump From I-95 Bridge A quick-thinking officer from the Stamford Police Department may have saved a woman’s life who was contemplating jumping off a bridge onto I-95. Shortly before 5 a.m. on Wednesday morning, the Stamford Police Department was dispatched to the I-95 overpass on East Main Street, where there was a report of a woman who was attempting to jump off the bridge. Police said that officers arrived and found a 30-year-old woman on a small ledge of the bridge, “contemplating jumping.” Law enforcement quickly jumped into action, with State Police closing traffic on the northbound lanes of I-95, while S…