Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley GIANT Food Store
Police Seek ID For Hit-Run Driver At Lehigh Valley Giant Food Store Recognize him? Police are attempting to identify a man they say was involved in a hit-and-run crash in the parking lot of a Lehigh Valley GIANT Food store. The crash occurred in the parking lot of the Leithsville Road store in Hellertown around 6:45 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, Lower Saucon Township Police said. The man was driving a white pickup truck when he struck a parked vehicle and drove away, according to police. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked to call the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-759-2200 or submit an anonymous tip via CrimeWatch. Source: Lower…
Driver Got Out To Look At Victim, 28, In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor Driver Got Out To Look At Victim, 28, In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Got Out To Look At Victim, 28, In Fatal Jersey Shore Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor A driver got out of his vehicle to look at the 28-year-old female pedestrian he struck as she lay in the roadway in Ocean County before driving off, authorities said. The crash occurred near Massachusetts Avenue and Route 70 around 2:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 23 in Toms River, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. A witness described the vehicle as a dark colored 2003-2009 Ford Explorer with damage to the front passenger side, including an inoperable passenger side headlight and hood damage. He fled on Route 70 toward Lakewood. The driver is described as a tall, thin, white…
Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd
Bar Patron Killed In Elizabeth Hit-Run ID'd Authorities have identified the 31-year-old bar patron killed in an Elizabeth hit-and-run crash last weekend. Adi Castillo was struck and killed by a Jeep speeding toward Newark as he was leaving Nugents Tavern around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8 near 844 Newark Ave., Elizabeth police said. The vehicle's plates were removed, but a VIN search indicates the owner is a Newark resident. Police were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the Jeep, which was towed to the city's secure bay.  A GoFundMe in Castillo's memory had raised more than $4,800 as of Saturd…
Support Surges For Motorcyclist In Medical Coma After Suspected Hit-And-Run Crash On Rt. 46 Support Surges For Motorcyclist In Medical Coma After Suspected Hit-And-Run Crash On Rt. 46
Support Surges For Motorcyclist In Medical Coma After Suspected Hit-And-Run Crash On Rt. 46 Support is on the rise for a 68-year-old motorcyclist put under a medically-induced coma following a suspected hit-and-run crash on Route 46 earlier this week. Eugene Gibbons was heading to work when he was involved in a crash around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 12, according to a GoFundMe launched for his medical costs. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear and may have involved a hit-and-run driver, prompting an ongoing police investigation, the campaign says. Meanwhile, Gibbons has been put into a medically-induced coma due to the severity of his injuries, which included a co…
Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run
Pedestrian Hurt In North Bergen Hit-Run A 32-year-old pedestrian was hurt in a hit-and-run crash in North Bergen Thursday, Oct. 13, authorities said. The victim is believed to have been struck by a dark-colored vehicle heading north on Tonnelle Avenue around 10 p.m. at 85th Street, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Found in the roadway, the victim was taken by Emergency Medical Services to Hackensack University Medical Center, where he was being treated for his injuries.  Anyone with information is asked to contact the Office of the Hudson County Prosecutor at 201-915- 1345 or to leave an anonymous tip at: h…
Son Of Superbowl Champ Fled Scene Of Crash Killing Dad Of 2: Reports Son Of Superbowl Champ Fled Scene Of Crash Killing Dad Of 2: Reports
Son Of Superbowl Champ Fled Scene Of Crash Killing Dad Of 2: Reports The son of a Super Bowl champion— who played for the  Steelers', Eagles, Jets, Broncos, and Vikings— Quarterback Bubby Brister, has turned himself in to authorities in Louisiana in connection with a deadly hit-and-run, according to multiple media outlets. Walter Andrew Brister IV, 21, fled the scene after crashing a black Range Rover SUV into that 44-year-old Jude Jarreau at Ben Hur Road near the Louisiana State University campus, The Advocate reported. Jarreau died at the scene, but Brister was seen turning onto a nearby street after the crash, the outlet reports.  The younger Brister, a…
Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Leaves Warren County Woman With Broken Leg Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Leaves Warren County Woman With Broken Leg
Pedestrian Hit-And-Run Leaves Warren County Woman With Broken Leg Support is on the rise for a Warren County woman who was hospitalized with a broken leg following a pedestrian hit-and-run crash. Jaime Horohoe was crossing the street in an unmarked crossing area when she was struck by a vehicle heading southbound near the QuickChek on Bilby Road and Rt. 517 around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, according to an accident report obtained by DailyVoice.com. Responding officers found Horohoe lying in the road. She was unable to give a description of the vehicle. Video surveillance from QuickChek shows an unidentified vehicle hitting Horohoe before contin…
Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene
Speeding Jeep That Killed North Jersey Bar Patron Abandoned Half-Mile From Crash Scene A speeding Jeep that struck and killed a 31-year-old man leaving an Elizabeth bar was abandoned about half-a-mile from the crash scene overnight, authorities said. The Jeep was apparently speeding toward Newark when it struck the victim near 844 Newark Ave., as he was leaving Nugents Tavern, Elizabeth police said. The vehicle's plates were removed, but a VIN search indicates the owner is a Newark resident. Police were in the process of obtaining a search warrant for the Jeep, which will be towed to the city's secure bay. 
Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police
Passenger Got Out Of DWI Driver's Jeep When She Was Struck Dead By Car On GSP: Police A woman was killed by a hit-and-run driver on the Garden State Parkway while the DWI operator of the Jeep she had been a passenger in was stopped in the shoulder, authorities said. Judith Morillo-Rosario, 53, of Haskell, had gotten out of the Jeep Wrangler driven by Barry Braunstein, 66, of Haskell, around 7:20 p.m. in the southbound lanes in Toms River, a New Jersey State Police Sgt. Philip Curry said. Morillo-Rosario got out of the Jeep and entered the southbound lanes of travel, when she was struck by a southbound car and died, Curry said. The vehicle that struck Morillo-Rosario did…
Sedan Driver Sought In Double Hit-And-Run Outside Oceanos Restaurant Sedan Driver Sought In Double Hit-And-Run Outside Oceanos Restaurant
Sedan Driver Sought In Double Hit-And-Run Outside Oceanos Restaurant A driver sped off after crashing a sedan into two SUVs, disabling both, outside a 5-star Bergen County seafood restaurant, witnesses said. A Jeep and a Lexus that had its front driver's-side tire knocked off the rim both had to be towed after a black Audi slammed into them in front of Oceanos Oyster Bar & Sea Grill on Saddle River Road around 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 30. One injury was reported. It appeared to be minor, witnesses said. The fleeing sedan had heavy front-end damage, they added. ANYONE who might have witnessed the crash or has home security video or other evidence that c…
Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge
Driver Flees Route 1&9 Crash On Foot, Leaves Seriously Injured Passenger Behind, Police Charge A driver abandoned a severely injured woman when he crashed his SUV into a utility pole in Fairview and ran from the scene, authorities charged. Kyu Cho, a 64-year-old Korean national who lives in Little Ferry, crashed the Acura MDX on Broad Avenue (Route 1/9) near Prospect Avenue around 9 p.m. Friday, July 23. Cho was gone when responding officers arrived, Deputy Police Chief Vincent Bellucci said. They found an adult female passenger, who was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with severe back injuries, he said. Cho came to police headquarters on Tuesday with severe bruises o…
Pittsburgh Driver Charged With Killing Two Victims During H2Oi Event In Wildwood Pittsburgh Driver Charged With Killing Two Victims During H2Oi Event In Wildwood
Pittsburgh Driver Charged With Killing Two Victims During H2Oi Event In Wildwood A Pittsburg driver has been charged will killing two people and trying to flee during the H2oi car meetup Saturday, Sept. 24 in Wildwood, authorities announced. Gerald J. White, 37,  was behind the wheel of a 2003 Infinity when he struck a 2014 Honda Civic near Burk and Atlantic avenues, and then two pedestrians around 9:35 p.m., Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland and Wildwood Police Chief Robert Regalbuto said.  The 18-year-old pedestrian, Lindsay Weakland, of Carlisle, PA, was pronounced dead at the scene. A passenger in the Civic, Timothy Ogden, 34, of Clayton, NJ…