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NJ Devils Star Jack Hughes' OT Goal Gives Team USA First Gold Medal In Hockey Since 1980
For the first time since the iconic “Miracle on Ice” in 1980, Team USA has won Olympic gold in men’s hockey, defeating arch-rival Canada 2-1 in overtime at the Milano Cortina Winter Games. New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal just 1:41 into 3-on-3 overtime, assisted by Zach Werenski, to secure the historic victory at the Milano Santagiulia Ice Hockey Arena on Sunday, Feb. 22. THE GOAL HEARD AROUND THE WORLD 🥇🥇 #WINTEROLYMPICS pic.twitter.com/Y61845Duua — USA Hockey (@usahockey) February 22, 2026 The game was a hard-fought battle between the two hockey powerho…
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Maryland Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Former Teammates
A woman responsible for a crash in Maryland that claimed the lives of Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former teammates last year has pleaded guilty, authorities announced. Cori Clingman, 25, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol for her role in the July 2024 crash that claimed the lives of 24-year-old Khyree Jackson, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel, and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. In July 2024, Clingman and the victims, who were all fr…
Police & Fire
NY Woman Who Once Caused DUI Crash With Kids Arrested In Multi-Town NJ Pursuit: Cops
A New Jersey woman was arrested after fleeing police and being tracked down hours later at a New Jersey motel, authorities said. On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Officer Gregory Bulick was on patrol in Saddle River when a white SUV sped past him while driving recklessly, the department said in a press release. Bulick attempted a traffic stop, but police said the driver, later identified as Kaitlyn Slicker-Abulteen, of Warwick, NY, accelerated even more after he activated his emergency lights and sirens. For safety reasons, Bulick ended the pursuit and issued a BOLO to nearby departments. The …
Police & Fire
Drunk NJ Man Caught Nearly Twice Legal Limit With Child In Car On I-87 In NY, Police Say
A New Jersey man is accused of driving drunk with a child in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding on Interstate 87 in Westchester County, NY, police said. The arrest happened after an incident at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, when troopers saw a 2025 Mazda CX-9 speeding northbound on I-87 and pulled it over in Ardsley, according to New York State Police. Troopers said the driver, Jose Vargas, 39, showed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, diminished reflexes, and the odor of alcohol. A child was also found in the back seat, police added. Vargas was arrested …
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Dad Watched In Horror As Driver Who Drank 12 Beers Killed Hearing-Impaired 11-Year-Old Daughter
A Pennsylvania man has been charged in the tragic death of 11‑year‑old Roxanne Alexis Bonnoni, a hearing‑impaired girl described as “a light” in her Harrison Township community, authorities announced. Jeffrey Alan Glowatski, 65, is accused of drinking 12 beers on Aug. 20, 2024, before striking Roxanne as she played outside her home, according to the criminal complaint. Glowatski began drinking at 2:45 p.m.; after leaving a second bar around 7:15 p.m., he crashed into Roxanne within minutes—his speech reportedly slurred, and he refused sobriety tests. Investigators later obtained a blood samp…
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Repeat Offender Charged In Deadly Construction Zone Crash; NJ Family Pushes For Harsher Penalty
Allen Adams spent his life making New Jersey's roads safer. On Thursday, July 31, the 50-year-old construction worker from Lumberton was killed in a Toms River work zone after being struck by an alleged drunk driver, according to his family and authorities in Ocean County. Adams was hit around 1 a.m. on Route 9 near Raymond Avenue, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. He was rushed to Community Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Douglas Smith, 51, of Toms River, showed signs of impairment at the scene and was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless drivi…
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ICE Places Detainer On Undocumented Mexican National Charged In NJ Double Fatal: Feds
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has placed a detainer on a 43-year-old man charged with killing a New Jersey mother and her 11-year-old daughter in a drunk driving, head-on crash last month, the agency said. Raul Luna-Perez, 43, of Red Bank, entered the U.S. illegally at an unknown date and location. The agency said he had multiple prior arrests, including: June 25, 2023, by Red Bank Police for simple domestic violence. March 20, 2025, and April 17, 2025, for DUI, also by Red Bank Police. Raul Luna-Perez Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Records show he was b…
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NJ Singer Killed In DUI Crash During Church Trip, Family Says: 'Our Star'
A New Jersey woman known for her powerful voice and comforting spirit was killed in a head-on crash during a church retreat in Missouri, her loved ones. Esiyah H. Dixon-Waheed was the only person killed in the collision, which involved a drunk driver with a revoked license, according to her family. She was a passenger at the time. WGEM reported on the crash that allegedly killed Waheed here. Justice for Esiyah Waheed🙏🏽🕊️ Posted by Nakhija Williams on Saturday, July 26, 2025 Dixon-Waheed is from Camden but had been living in Minneapolis, her Facebook page shows. “She was our STAR,”…
Lifestyle
Mom Paralyzed In NY Boat Crash Faces Setbacks As Support Grows: 'Will Continue To Fight'
The Long Island mother paralyzed in a Memorial Day weekend boat crash is now facing new challenges in her recovery — but her family is staying hopeful as community support pours in. Brooke Skrocki, the 28-year-old fiancée of Edward Hillkewicz, was left with life-altering spinal injuries after he piloted a speeding boat while drunk, slamming into a jetty in Hampton Bays with her, two other adults, and their two young daughters aboard, the Suffolk County DA’s Office said. While her children, ages 2 and 6, were not physically injured, Skrocki was airlifted to Stony Brook University Hospital an…
Police & Fire
DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say
A 21-year-old international student was seriously injured when a suspected drunk driver hit him in the heart of Rehoboth Beach, a popular Delaware vacation destination, police said. The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the 300 block of Rehoboth Avenue, according to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department. Investigators say Megan Smith, 20, of Lewes, was driving a Jeep Wrangler westbound on Rehoboth Avenue when she hit the cyclist, who was in the area on a J-1 visa. The crash caused potentially life-threatening injuries, police said after the cyclist was rushed t…
Police & Fire
'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young NJ Couple
New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…
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Karen Read Acquitted Of Murder In Death Of Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe: Reports
Karen Read — who has been the subject of national headlines and was the face of an HBO documentary — has been vindicated. On Wednesday, June 18, a jury acquitted Read, 45, of the most serious charges she was facing in connection with the death of Boston police officer John O'Keefe, whose body was found in a snowstorm after being struck by a vehicle. @cnn The Massachusetts woman had been accused of striking her off-duty police officer boyfriend and leaving him to die in January 2022 during a drunken rage, according to authorities. O’Keefe, 46, died of blunt force trauma to the head,…
Police & Fire
Mom Dies Of Injuries In Drunk Driver Crash That Killed 5-Year-Old Daughter: DA
A 38-year-old Massachusetts mother has died from injuries sustained in a crash involving an alleged drunk driver that also claimed the life of her young daughter last month. Minaben Patel was a passenger in a Honda Civic driven by her husband, Atulkumar Patel. Their children, including daughter Krisha and a son, were in the backseat when a suspected drunk driver collided with their vehicle around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 24, in Franklin, Massachusetts, according to the Norfolk County District Attorney’s Office. James N. Blanchard, a Plainville mechanic, has been charged with motor vehicle…
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: 'Screaming Banshee' Predicted Her Own Fate In Westfield Arrest Months Before Fatal Crash
A New Jersey woman charged in a fatal drunk driving crash near the MIT campus in Massachusetts made what appears to be a chilling prediction about her own future during a 2024 arrest in Westfield, newly released police bodycam footage shows. Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ — whose LinkedIn page shows she works as a law clerk — was charged in March 2025 with operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle after police say she struck and killed 73-year-old pedestrian Daniel O’Neil near MIT on March 21. Lauren Mullins was arrested in Hoboken Ja…
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NJ DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate: Prosecutor
A 44-year-old Perth Amboy man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to striking two pedestrians in Nutley while driving drunk on Valentine's Day 2024, killing a man who was out with his girlfriend, authorities said. Jocelyn Pietri was walking hand in hand with her boyfriend, Wiston Perlaza, a 22-year-old Paterson resident, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, when they were struck by a vehicle driven by Dhkir Robinson, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Robinson, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in February 2025, was driving 55 miles per hour on …
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other NJ Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 30, after he was previously convicted of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said. And this wasn’t his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15th Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephe…
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School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old New Jersey school bus driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving following a crash on Saturday, April 19 in Knowlton Township, authorities said. At 7:45 a.m., state troopers responded to Route 80 in Knowlton and found a bus disabled in the left lane with heavy front end damage, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The bus was carrying 25 kids and two adults, authorities said. Pierre Tranquilus, the driver, of East Orange, showed signs of impairment and was unable to pass field sobriety tests, authorities said. Tranquilus was charged with driving while into…
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Johnny Gaudreau's Widow Welcomes Baby After Husband, Brother-in-Law Die In South Jersey Crash
The widow of NHL All-Star Johnny Gaudreau gave birth to the couple's third child months after he and his brother were killed by a suspected drunk driver while riding their bikes in Salem County. Meredith Gaudreau announced on Instagram the birth of Carter Michael Gaudreau on Tuesday, April 1. Carter's middle name is the same as Johnny's, who starred on the Calgary Flames and Columbus Blue Jackets. The Gaudreau's have two other children. "He looks exactly like his daddy too," Meredith wrote on Instagram. "I love you so much my baby! We are going to have so much fun. I can’t wait to give you …
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Mangled Cop Car Sat On NJ School Lawn For Days, Then Came The Warning That Hit Home (
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For two days this week, Northern Highlands Regional High School students drove by a mangled police cruiser parked on the school’s front lawn. On Friday, April 4, they met the officer who had been inside it moments before a crash caused by a drunk driver going 140 mph last October: Allendale Police Officer Mark Dunn Jr. At the time, Dunn was standing outside of the vehicle on the side of Route 17, administering field sobriety tests for a different suspected drunk driver. The impact of the crash sent his cruiser into a Saddle River police car, which in turn struck Dunn, leaving him with mult…
Police & Fire
DUI Roselle Park Driver, 32, Kills Man Near MIT Campus Outside Boston: Cops
A 73-year-old man from Boston died after a multi-vehicle crash last week in Cambridge, and a New Jersey woman is accused of driving drunk when she caused the wreck, authorities said. Daniel O’Neil was riding a moped near the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street, close to the MIT campus, on Friday, March 21, when an SUV struck both him and an MIT police cruiser that was traveling ahead of her, the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office said. Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was driving the SUV, according to police. She was arrested at the scene and charged with operat…
Police & Fire
DWI Jersey City Driver Seriously Injured Pennsylvania Man In Kearny Crash: Prosecutor
A 34-year-old Jersey City man was arrested and charged on Thursday, March 13 with driving drunk in a crash that seriously injured a Bangor, Pa. man last November, authorities said. At 12:30 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, Kearny police responded to a crash near the Newark-Jersey City Turnpike and Fish Hound Road, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A Jeep Compass driven by Maria Molesky collided with a Ford-150 driven by a 56-year-old man, Suarez said. The man was seriously injured, Suarez said. During the preliminary investigation, the Kearny Police Department arrested Mo…
Police & Fire
Intoxicated Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Guilty In Another NJ Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man faces up to life in prison after he was convicted on Monday, Feb. 24, of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said. And this isn't his first fatality behind the wheel. On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15h Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said. Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephens said. Two…
Police & Fire
DWI Mom Kills Man Year After Surviving Crash Caused By Another Drunk Driver, Police Confirm
If anyone should know about the dangers of drunk driving, it's Oriel Dixon. The 38-year-old Egg Harbor Township woman was charged with manslaughter on Saturday, Feb. 22, for drunkenly crashing into another car last December, killing a Somers Point man who was declared cancer-free just two months prior, Egg Harbor Township police said. Almost a year before the crash in 2023, Dixon herself was severely injured after being hit by a drunk driver while on a last-minute Christmas shopping trip, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched after the crash. In the 2023 crash, Dixon suffere…
Police & Fire
Slain Officer’s Final Wish Revealed As Funeral Plans Announced After Hospital Shooting
West York Borough Police Officer Andrew Duarte will be laid to rest this week after he was killed in the line of duty during a mass shooting at UPMC Memorial Hospital in York County on Saturday, Feb, 22. His family, fellow officers, and an outpouring of community support are ensuring his legacy of service and sacrifice is never forgotten. Funeral Service Details Duarte’s funeral will take place on Friday, Feb. 28, at 1:00 p.m. at Living Word Community Church, 2530 Cape Horn Road, Red Lion, PA. Due to high attendance expectations, seating arrangements are as follows: Seating inside the c…
Schools
Parents Fight Back After NJ DUI Super Returns To Work
A New Jersey superintendent who was arrested for drunk driving last fall has returned to work and some parents are none too happy about it. George Chidiac, the superintendent for the Stafford Township School District, was placed on leave last year after he was arrested for driving under intoxication last October, after crashing into a utility pole in Berkeley Township, causing a power outage, Berkeley Township police said. Police said Chidiac, 52, was walking away from his gray Kia Forte when officers arrived. He told the officers he was "going home to get help." When questioned …
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Matt Gaudreau's Widow Welcomes Baby After Husband, Brother Johnny Die In South Jersey Crash
The widow of Matthew Gaudreau gave birth to the couple's only child about four months after Matt and his NHL star brother Johnny Gaudreau were killed by a suspected drunk driver. Madeline Gaudreau announced the arrival of her son Tripp Matthew in an Instagram post on Sunday, Dec. 29. Her husband Matt and his brother Johnny died when they were hit while riding bicycles in Oldmans Township on Thursday, Aug. 29. The photo showed Madeline holding the newborn’s tiny hand next to a wooden sign reading "He's here." "Tripp Matthew 🤍🦋," the caption said. "Mommy & Daddy’s world." Madeline's rel…
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ER Nurse Returning From Work ID'd By Grieving Family As Victim Of Wrong-Way DUI NJ Crash
Anne Rasmussen dedicated her life to helping others, but her own was cut short when a suspected drunk driver caused a wrong-way crash on Route 70 early Friday morning, Dec. 27. Rasmussen, 58, of Whiting, was identified by her family on a GoFundMe campaign as an emergency room nurse on her way home from work when the Brick Township crash occurred, "killing her instantly." "She spent a lot of her life dedicated to helping people working as an ER nurse," Rasmussen's daughter, Kelly Kracsun wrote on the campaign. She would take the shirt off her back for absolutely anyone and would do anything …
Police & Fire
Teaneck Drunk Driver Busted Following Pursuit: Denville PD
A 34-year-old Teaneck man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after leading Denville police on a pursuit on Saturday, Dec. 7, authorities said. Officers responded to Route 80 West and observed a vehicle driven by Daniel Hernandez-Gutierrez exhibiting behaviors indicative of drinking and driving, Denville police said. Hernandez-Gutierrez refused to stop and led police on a pursuit, officers said. Hernandez-Gutierrez eventually stopped and was removed from the vehicle and police determined he was under the influence of alcohol and/or narcotics, officers said. An expendable baton …
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Crashes Into Light Rail Train In Hoboken: NJ Transit
A drunk driver was arrested after they crashed into a light rail train on the early morning of Friday, Oct. 25, authorities said. At 12:15 a.m., a Hudson-Bergen light rail vehicle was struck by the vehicle at Paterson Plank Road crossing near 2nd Street station in Hoboken, NJ Transit said. The operator of the light rail vehicle claimed back pain and was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, NJ Transit said. There were no injuries reported to the eight customers on board, NJ Transit said. The driver of the motor vehicle was arrested by the New Jersey Transit Police for DUI, NJ Tr…
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Drunk Driver Slams Into Dumpster At North Bergen Police HQ, Cops Charge
A 66-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with drunk driving after he struck a dumpster at North Bergen police headquarters on the evening of Tuesday, Sept. 10, authorities said. At 9:50 p.m., an officer observed a 2010 white Ford 150 pickup truck driven by Juan Mendez-Alvarado nearly collide with a street sign while making a right turn from Kennedy Boulevard onto Hillside Place, North Bergen police said. The vehicle proceeded at a slow place, nearly hitting a parked car and the brick facade of a nearby house, police said. Mendez-Alvarado attempted to park in a designated …
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John Gaudreau's Wife Announces Pregnancy With Third Baby At Funeral
As if the Gaudreau's story couldn't get any more tragic, Johnny's wife, Meredith, announced she's nine weeks pregnant with their third child — "a total surprise" — at his funeral service on Monday, Sept. 9. During her eulogy live-streamed by the Calgary Flames, Meredith said she and John shared an amazing six months as a family of four. Then announced there was another baby on the way. The audience audibly gasped at the news. "These will forever be the best six months of my life," she said from the service in Delaware County, PA. "There's specifically one week I'll cherish forever, it…
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