Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana
Pitt Football Freshman Mason Alexander Killed In Fiery Crash While Home In Indiana Mason Alexander, a freshman on the University of Pittsburgh football team, was killed in a fiery car crash in Fishers, Indiana, on Saturday night, March 2, authorities confirmed. The Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of a vehicle fire with entrapment at 10900 block of Florida Road around 9:03 p.m., dispatch records show. Alexander, 18, was a passenger in a 2016 BMW 340 traveling south on Florida Road from 113th Street when the driver attempted to pass another vehicle, investigators said. As the BMW crested a hill near Geist Park, it entered the northbound lane and swer…
EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder EXCLUSIVE: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder
Exclusive: Mugshot Released Of Ex-College Soccer Star Accused In Brother's Princeton Murder Daily Voice has exclusively obtained the mugshot of 31-year-old Matthew Hertgen, a former Wesleyan University soccer player accused of murder in his brother Joseph Hertgen's death. Hertgen's charges were announced Monday, Feb. 24, by Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta D. Marbrey, following the Saturday, Feb. 22 death of 26-year-old Joseph Hertgen in Princeton. Matthew is also charged with third- and fourth-degree weapons offenses for allegedly possessing a knife and a golf club, as well as third-degree animal cruelty for the death of a cat found inside the apartment, Marbrey said. The NY…
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire 49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire
49 Displaced By Multi-Alarm Paterson Fire Nearly 50 people were displaced by a five-alarm fire Sunday, Feb. 23 in Paterson, officials said. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at multiple multi-family homes on Totowa Avenue. The American Red Cross was assisting 49 people from 13 different families.
Two Women Dead In Newark Boat Fire: Prosecutor Two Women Dead In Newark Boat Fire: Prosecutor
Two Women Dead In Newark Boat Fire: Prosecutor Two women were killed and one man was injured in a Newark boat fire Friday, Feb. 21, authorities said. Firefighters responded to the boat parked in an alleyway near Pinnsy Place, which was engulfed in flames, just before 9 p.m., officials said. Two women died and one man was in stable condition at St. Barnabas Hospital. The Essex County Prosecutor's Office conducts an active and ongoing investigation.
Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops
Man Trying To Keep Warm Charged With Arson In Massive NJ Storage Facility Blaze: Cops An 84-year-old man who authorities say was trying to keep warm has been charged with arson after starting a massive fire at a storage facility in Cape May County on the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 19, authorities said. Salvatore Gellura was working in his storage unit at Burleigh Storage in Middle Township and lit cardboard in a metal container to keep warm sometime around 8:49 a.m., Middle Township police said. The fire spread beyond the container and Gellura was unable to control it, police said. One firefighter was transported to a nearby hospital for smoke inhalation, police sa…
Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (DEVELOPING) Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (DEVELOPING)
Explosion Blows Out Window Of Perth Amboy Restaurant: Report (Developing) A gas explosion blew out the first-floor windows of a Perth Amboy restaurant and injured one person Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, ABC7 reports. Fire crews arrived at the Hall Avenue scene around 3:40 p.m. to find an active gas leak and smoke coming from the building, prompting evacuations before Elizabethtown Gas secured the gas main and crews extinguished the flames, the outlet said.  One person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and a third-floor family was displaced as officials continued investigating the cause, according to ABC7. Click here for more from ABC7.
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police
Mechanic, 21, Burned In Explosion At Route 22 Infiniti Service Center: Police A 21-year-old mechanic was burned when a can of brake cleaner exploded inside a Bridgewater car dealership, police said. Bridgewater Township officers responded to Ray Catena Infiniti at 1350 US-22 on Wednesday, Feb. 19, just before noon for a report of an injured employee, authorities said. The employee had been working at the Infiniti Service Center when he attempted to pick up a can of brake cleaner near a receptacle filled with dirty, hot engine oil, police said. The can exploded, spraying the mechanic with hot engine oil and sparking a small fire, officials said. A fire extinguisher w…
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire
NJ Family Loses Everything In House Fire A Flemington family of five is reeling after a fire destroyed their home on Saturday, Feb. 8.  This morning at 1133 Hours, the Rescue Squad was dispatched with Flemington Volunteer Fire Department and mutual aid... Posted by Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad on Saturday, February 8, 2025 While the family escaped safely, with one child sustaining minor injuries, the blaze left them with nothing but the clothes on their backs, according to a GoFundMe campaign by Fatima Ledesma.  The Flemington-Raritan First Aid and Rescue Squad responded to the fire at 11:33 a.m…
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO) Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (VIDEO)
Fire Ravages NJ Motor Home (Video) A motor home in Fairfield was fully engulfed in flames on the evening of Sunday, Feb. 2, authorities said. 🔹Motor Home Catches Fire on Camp Lane, No Injuries Reported🔹 🔹Fairfield (NJ) – On February 2, 2025, at approximately... Posted by Fairfield Police Department - Essex County, New Jersey on Sunday, February 2, 2025 At 8:48 p.m., Fairfield officers and Fairfield firefighters responded to Camp Lane for the fire, Fairfield police said. All occupants were safely out of the home, police said. The Fairfield Volunteer Fire Department, along with the Wayne Fire Department quickly exti…
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO) Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (VIDEO)
Black Box Recovered From Philadelphia Learjet Crash (Video) The black box from the Jet Rescue Air Ambulance that crashed in Northeast Philadelphia has been located, providing investigators with a key piece of evidence to determine the cause of the deadly crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) announced Sunday evening, Feb. 2. Black Box, Flight Data Components Recovered The cockpit voice recorder (CVR), commonly referred to as a black box, was found buried eight feet underground at the crash site, officials said. Investigators also recovered the plane’s enhanced ground proximity warning system (EGPWS), which may contain flight data cru…
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS) Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (VIDEOS)
Pediatric Patient, Mom Aboard Learjet Crashing, Exploding In Philadelphia (Videos) An explosion rocked Northeast Philadelphia after a medical jet crashed into a densely populated area, igniting multiple fires and injuring people both in the air and on the ground, authorities told Daily Voice. A Mexican-registered Learjet 55, registered as XA-UCI, crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard just after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, after departing from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Aerial view over Philadelphia crash site pic.twitter.com/DC48p3K2ff — TaraBull (@TaraBull808) February 1, 2025 Flight data s…
Little Egg Harbor Muffler Shop Fire Sends Thick Smoke Over Ocean County (PHOTOS) Little Egg Harbor Muffler Shop Fire Sends Thick Smoke Over Ocean County (PHOTOS)
Little Egg Harbor Muffler Shop Fire Sends Thick Smoke Over Ocean County (Photos) A fire that reportedly broke out at a muffler shop in Little Egg Harbor sent thick smoke billowing over Ocean County on Tuesday evening, January 28. The blaze erupted around 5 p.m. at a business located at 1110 Radio Road, authorities said. Photos taken by Jo Lucas captured plumes of smoke rising into the sky as the sun set over the area. Firefighters responded to the scene as smoke spread across the neighborhood. Officials have not yet released details on the cause of the fire or any potential injuries. Thick black smoke from a fire in a muffler shop in Little Egg Harbor on the New Je…