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NY Cop, Mom Killed By DWI Driver In Crash While Going To Work: Police
A New York police officer was killed early Saturday morning while driving to work when a drunk driver ran a red light, police announced. Nassau County Officer Patricia Espinosa, 42, was driving a 2019 Alfa Romeo westbound on Route 347 when her vehicle was struck at the intersection of Alexander Avenue in Saint James at 6:06 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31, according to Suffolk County Police. A 2017 Chevrolet Silverado, driven northbound on Alexander Avenue by Matthew Smith, failed to stop at a red light and slammed into Espinosa’s vehicle, investigators explained. She was transported to Ston…
Police & Fire
Totowa Cop Cleared In Deadly Crash Of Fleeing Moped Rider, AG Says: See Video Of Collision
A state grand jury has decided not to file criminal charges against a Totowa police officer in connection with the death of a fleeing Paterson moped rider in 2023, authorities said (scroll for crash footage). The grand jury’s decision followed the death of David Lucero, 28, who died after crashing a motorized scooter on Sept. 20, 2023, according to Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). The case was investigated and presented to the grand jury under the Independent Prosecutor Directive of 2019, which requires the Attorney General’s Office…
Police & Fire
2 Dead, Child Injured After Driver Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic In Toms River: Prosecutor
Two people were killed, and a child was hospitalized after a driver crossed into oncoming traffic and struck another vehicle carrying a child. Officers responded to Hooper Avenue and Fischer Boulevard around 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, where a 2016 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by a 46-year-old man with a front seat passenger and a four-year-old passenger in the back seat, was traveling southbound when it crossed the grass median and struck a 2025 Toyota Rav4, operated by a 28-year-old woman, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Toyota rolled onto its side …
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Married Couple Killed After Car Overturns Into New Jersey Lake: State Police
A married couple died in a Labor Day crash when their vehicle overturned into a New Jersey lake after colliding with a pickup truck, authorities said. A 21-year-old Tabernacle man was heading south on Route 206 in a Ford F350 when it collided with a Toyota heading west and driven by John E. Hawley, 66, of Marlton, just before 8 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, New Jersey State Police Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said. After the impact, the Toyota, also carrying Theresa Hawley, overturned into Atsion Lake, Postorino said. Both John and Theresa Hawley died from their injuries. The pickup tr…
Police & Fire
Drunk USPS Driver Crashed Into Man, Western Massachusetts Bank: Police
A Massachusetts US Postal Service driver is facing charges after police say he struck a pedestrian and then crashed into a bank building in East Longmeadow while drunk earlier this week. Robert O’Sullivan, 54, of Westfield, was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol and leaving the scene of personal injury following the Tuesday, Aug. 26, crash, the Hampden County District Attorney’s Office said. East Longmeadow police were called to the Pride gas station on North Main Street just after 9:30 a.m. after a USPS truck hit a man, investigators said. The victim suffered head …
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist, 36, Killed In Head-On NJ Crash: State Police
A 36-year-old motorcyclist from Guttenberg was killed in a head-on crash on Route 23 in Sussex County, New Jersey State Police said. Troopers responded at 8:14 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, to State Highway 23 North at milepost 47.9 in Wantage Township, Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. A Harley-Davidson motorcycle operated by Ishavpreet Singh was traveling south when it crossed the yellow centerline and collided with a northbound Ford pickup, Lebron said. Singh was killed as a result of the crash. The driver and passenger of the Ford had minor injuries. The crash remains under investigation, an…
Police & Fire
Fleeing Wrong-Way Driver Crashes Into Tractor Trailer, Minivan On Route 17 (
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A wrong-way driver fleeing police slammed into multiple vehicles on Route 17 late Friday, Aug. 22, injuring four people, authorities said. At approximately 10:54 p.m., a 64-year-old man from New City, NY, entered Route 17 North from Hollywood Avenue in Ho-Ho-Kus by traveling southbound in the northbound lanes, Ridgewood Police Capt. Glenn Ender said. Near Race Track Road in Ridgewood, the Honda HR-V collided with a tractor trailer and a Honda Odyssey van, among other vehicles. The impact caused the tractor-trailer to break through the concrete center median. Four people sustained non…
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5 Dead, Dozens Injured After Tour Bus Returning From Niagara Falls Overturns In Western NY
Five people were killed and dozens more injured when a tour bus overturned on the Thruway in western New York. The Genesee County crash happened in the eastbound lanes of I-90 in the town of Pembroke, between exits 48A and 49, at around 12:20 p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, according to New York State Police. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released For 5 Killed In NY Tour Bus Crash A preliminary investigation found that the bus, owned by M&Y Tour Inc., was returning to New York City from Niagara Falls when it lost control, crossed the median, then overturned on the s…
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DUI Driver Crashes Outside Police HQ In Bergen County, 27-Year-Old Hospitalized: PD
A 40-year-old man was arrested after a DUI crash outside police headquarters in Rochelle Park that sent a 27-year-old woman to the hospital, authorities said. The collision happened Friday, Aug. 8, at 12:51 p.m. on West Passaic Street in front of police headquarters, according to Rochelle Park Police Capt. James DePreta. Officers arrived to find a rear-end crash involving two disabled vehicles, police said. The second driver, a 27-year-old woman, was taken to a local hospital with neck pain, according to police. The first driver, identified as Christopher Boccio, of Butler, showed signs of…
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Yonkers Mom Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash Came To U.S. Seeking Better Life
A Yonkers woman killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike had come to the U.S. in search of a better life, her sister said. Vanessa Diaz Pichardo, 37, died after her Hyundai left the road and overturned before slamming into a tractor-trailer in Fort Lee just after 2 a.m. Monday, July 28, New Jersey State Police said. Her sister, Rosanna Diaz, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help return Vanessa’s body to the Dominican Republic so she can be buried with family. As of Tuesday, July 29, the campaign had raised $4,500. “I am Rosanna Diaz, sister of Vanessa Diaz,” she wrote. “It is very p…
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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,”…
Police & Fire
Suspected DUI Driver Kills 11-Year-Old Girl, Woman In NJ Crash: Prosecutor (
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A Red Bank man suspected of DUI has been charged with vehicular homicide after a crash in Lakewood killed a woman and an 11-year-old girl and seriously injured another child, authorities said. Raul Luna-Perez, 43, was behind the wheel of a Dodge Durango that collided head-on with a Nissan Sentra just before 11:20 p.m. on Saturday, July 26, at the intersection of Cross Street and Hearthstone Drive in Lakewood, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release. Luna-Perez was driving east on Cross Street when his SUV crossed into oncoming traffic and struck the Nissan head-on, th…
Police & Fire
2 Teens Killed After Scooter Crashes Into Parked Car In Paterson: Officials
Two people believed to be in their late teens were killed when the scooter they were riding crashed into a parked car in Paterson, authorities said. The crash happened around 3 a.m. on Thursday, July 17, near the intersection of Madison Avenue and 8th Avenue, according to Robert Rowan, Public Information Officer for the Office of the Attorney General. Rowan said the scooter collided with a legally parked vehicle. Both males were taken to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. The individuals have not yet been identified. The investigation remains ongoing, …
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Broken Pelvis Among Injuries Suffered By Motorcyclist, 25, In Route 27 Crash, Police Say
A 25-year-old Parsippany man was seriously injured when he was thrown from his motorcycle in a three-vehicle crash on Route 27 in Edison, police said. The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 15, near the Raceway gas station at Route 27 and Highway Terrace, according to Edison Police Chief Thomas Bryan. A 72-year-old Edison woman was heading north on Route 27 when she made a left turn into the gas station. She turned in front of the oncoming motorcycle, which struck her vehicle and threw the motorcyclist from his bike, police said. The woman’s car then spun and hit a third vehic…
Police & Fire
Driver Who 'Brake Checked' DUI Motorist Slams Tree, Dies On Pennsylvania Roadway: Cops
A road rage crash left one man dead and another under arrest for DUI on Sunday evening, June 29, along Route 422 East in Limerick Township, Pennsylvania, authorities said. The fatal collision happened around 5:26 p.m. near mile marker 177.2, Pennsylvania State Police Skippack said in a press release. Troopers arrived to find a black Volvo SUV with heavy front-end damage. The driver was trapped inside and unresponsive. Police say two people inside a Chevrolet Cruze admitted to being involved in the crash. According to their account, the incident stemmed from a road rage encounter several mi…
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Cops ID 3 NJ Men, High School Coach Killed In Crash On NY Highway
Police have released the names of the four people killed in a devastating two-vehicle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in New York that claimed the life of beloved football coach and teacher Robert Violante, as well as three New Jersey men. The crash occurred on Wednesday, May 14, at around 4:46 p.m., near mile marker 9.2 in the Westchester County town of New Castle, as Daily Voice previously reported. According to a preliminary investigation, a 2014 Ram ProMaster van driven by a 50-year-old Long Branch, NJ resident was driving southbound when it crossed the center median into the nor…
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Horrific Yellowstone Park Tour Bus Crash Kills 7, Injures 8
A crash involving a tour van and pickup truck near Yellowstone National Park has resulted in at least seven fatalities and eight injuries. The incident happened around 7:15 p.m. Thursday, May 1, in eastern Idaho, along Highway 20. Six passengers and the driver of the van, which was carrying 14 people, died in the crash, according to Idaho State Police. The identities of the victims have not yet been released. There was one occupant in the pickup truck, a Dodge Ram. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is around 3,50…
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Son Tried Covering For Unlicensed Dad In Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Teen In NJ: Prosecutor
A 22-year-old man tried to cover for his father after police say the dad, who was unlicensed, hit a 17-year-old boy riding an e-bike and fled the scene this week in Ocean County. The crash happened on Wednesday, April 30, around Mizzen Avenue and Locker Street in Beachwood, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. A 17-year-old boy was riding an electric bicycle north on Locker Street when he was struck by Michael P. Gable, 56, of Berkeley Township, heading east on Mizzen Avenue, the prosecutor said. Gable did not stop. The teen was airlifted to Jersey Shore University Me…
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Motorcyclist, 23, Killed In Passaic County Crash: Prosecutor
A young motorcyclist was killed in a crash with an SUV in Passaic County, authorities said. ALSO SEE: Final Ride Will Honor Cranford Motorcyclist Killed In Crash The collision happened Sunday, April 27, at around 5:30 p.m. near Skyline Drive and Greenwood Lake Drive in Ringwood, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Ringwood Police Chief Peter McGinty said. Michael Mendonca-Lopez, 23, of Cranford, was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a Jeep Cherokee SUV, officials said. Mendonca-Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene, Valdes and McGinty said. The occupants of the J…
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NJ Newlyweds Were Killed In Crash Last Month, Now Driver Is Facing Additional Charges
An Atlantic City man has been charged in a crash that killed a husband and wife from Mays Landing last month, authorities said. Levon Woods, 25, was charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide following the crash on County Route 552 in Maurice River Township that killed Thomas Splinter and Nancy Orellana-Splinter Saturday, Feb. 22, Cumberland County Prosecutor Jennifer Webb-McRae announced in a release on Saturday, March 29. The crash occurred around 4:09 a.m. New Jersey State Police responded to the area near milepost 19.4 for reports of a head-on collision. According to investigat…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor Issues Correction In Fatal 5-Car Clifton Crash
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has issued a correction regarding the five-car crash in Clifton on Wednesday, March 12. While authorities initially reported that a pedestrian was killed, the victim — a 52-year-old man from Newton (Sussex County) — was later found to be the driver of a Honda Civic, one of the four vehicles struck by a 2021 Chevy Trailblazer, driven by a 35-year-old Madison woman, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas Rinaldi said. Video shows the Trailblazer flying down Getty Avenue before hitting the four vehicles at Cr…
Police & Fire
Teen Bicyclist Killed In Crash With Mercedes Benz In Passaic County: Prosecutor
A 14-year-old bicyclist was killed after colliding with a Mercedes-Benz SUV in Woodland Park on Monday, March 10, officials said. The crash happened at approximately 4:20 p.m. near the intersection of Rose Place and McBride Avenue, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Woodland Park Police Chief Luigi DeLuca. Authorities said the teen was riding between traffic when they struck the rear passenger door of a 2023 Mercedes-Benz GLE. The juvenile was pronounced dead at the scene, prosecutors said. The driver remained at the scene, and no charges have been announced. The…
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Details Released In PIP Crash That Killed NY Teen
Authorities have released new details about a fatal crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway that claimed the life of a 16-year-old boy and injured several others, officials said. The two-car collision occurred at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, in the southbound lanes of the Palisades Interstate Parkway near the New York state line, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella. A 2025 Nissan Rogue carrying four people and a 2019 Honda CR-V were involved in the crash, Musella said. One of the Nissan’s passengers, a 16-year-old boy from New York was pronounced dead at the scene, said M…
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Pilots, Doctor Identified In Philadelphia Learjet Crash As Audio Reveals Final Moments
The pilots of a Learjet 55 that crashed and exploded in Northeast Philadelphia have been identified, and newly released air traffic control audio reveals their final moments before impact. The jet, owned by Mexican company Jet Rescue, went down just after 6:06 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, shortly after taking off from Northeast Philadelphia Airport, according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The aircraft was en route to Springfield-Branson National Airport in Missouri before it crashed near Cottman Avenue and Roosevelt Boulevard in a fiery explosion. Pilots And Crew Identified The …
Police & Fire
NJ Boy Killed In Dirt Bike Crash Just Before 17th Birthday
A Jackson Township teen remembered as "a bright light" was killed in a dirt bike crash in Cape May County, according to a fundraising campaign. Sources tell Daily Voice that 16-year-old Jim Morell was the boy killed Saturday, Nov. 23, on County Road 628 south in Upper Township. A GoFundMe page was created to support Jim's grieving family, and had raised more than $30,200 from at least 300 donations as of Tuesday, Nov. 26. "Jim moved to his own beat and welcomed everyone into his world," wrote Salvatore Scalici, the fundraiser's organizer. "My son, who was quit…
Police & Fire
SUV Launched Onto Ridgewood Lawn In Crash, 1 Hospitalized
One person was hospitalized following a two-vehicle crash that sent an SUV careening onto a lawn in Ridgewood on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20. The collision, which occurred near a residential and commercial structure at South Maple Avenue and Dayton Street, left one victim with a non-life-threatening back and neck injury. Ridgewood Police, Fire, and EMS responded to the scene, according to incident reporter Boyd A. Loving. The victim was transported by ambulance to The Valley Hospital for treatment. A tow truck later removed the heavily damaged SUV from the property. Photos from the cra…
Police & Fire
Crash Investigation Shuts Routes 19, 80 In Paterson
A crash investigation closed a portion of Route 19 and Route 80 on Sunday morning, Nov. 3 in Paterson, the NJDOT site shows. The crash happened around 11 a.m. in the southbound lanes of Route 19, south of Route 80. All lanes were closed as of press time. The eastbound lanes of Route 80 at Exit 57 were also closed.
Police & Fire
Driver Cutting Across Route 46 Broadsided By Private Bus: Police
An Ohio driver putting his own twist on the Jersey Slide found out the hard way what it'll get you. A 22-year-old Kia Soul operator pulled out of the Plato's Closet parking lot at 137 Route 46 West and crossed both westbound lanes of the highway to try to enter an emergency vehicle U-turn cut to try to get over to Route 46 East in Fairfield around 7:30 p.m., Fairfield Police Officer Stacy Chiarolanza said. The Kia was then hit broadside on the driver’s side by the bus, as the bus driver had no time to avoid the crash, police said. Photos from the scene show the bus was a private bus ow…
Police & Fire
Volunteer Firefighter In Motorcycle Crash Thanks Edgewater Officers Who Helped Save His Life
The officers who responded to Tommy Quinton's motorcycle crash last month in Edgewater were the first responders anyone would want, he said. Quinton, 31, was heading to Hackensack on his Harley Davidson motorcycle when he lost control of the bike in the northbound lanes of River Road and collided with a southbound vehicle on Friday, Sept. 27 The volunteer firefighter and public works employee looked down and saw blood pouring out of his leg. He called out for help, and a Good Samaritan rushed over with a ratchet strap. Quinton tied it as tightly as he could. Minutes later, Officer Gillian…
Obituaries
Dad Killed In NJ Crash Was Driving Home From Work, Loved Ones Say
Support is on the rise for a New Jersey family after their patriarch was killed in a crash after work. Alex Folnagy, 31, of Somerset, was the sole occupant of the 2010 Nissan Altima that crashed head-on with a 2018 Jeep Wrangler just before 7:25 a.m. on Amwell Road near South Middlebush Road in Franklin Township, Franklin Township police said. Folnagy was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver and passenger of the Wrangler sustained non-life-threatening injuries, police said. A GoFundMe campaign says Folnagy leaves behind a 3-year-old daughter, Julianna, and his girlfriend, Dan…
Police & Fire
2 Dead In 3-Car Newark Bridge Crash That Left Vehicles Mangled
Police have identified the two people killed in a three-vehicle crash on a Newark bridge over the weekend. Anaji Ryan, of Carteret, was driving a Ford Focus which collided with a Dodge Durango and Subaru Outback on the Raymond Boulevard Bridge in the city’s Ironbound section around 4 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, and Newark Public Safety Director Fritz Frage said. Both she and her passenger, Ayriella M. Hughes, were killed. Their ages and hometowns were pending verification. The drivers of the other two vehicles were taken to area hospitals. Hud…
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