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NY Mom Crashes SUV Into Woods With Infant, Preschooler Sons Inside
A mom is accused of driving drunk with her two young sons in the SUV before crashing into the woods late Saturday night in New York, police said in a release issued Sunday, July 19.
Jesher Rivera-Barreto, 31, of Medford, was driving a 2006 Toyota 4Runner southbound on Horseblock Road at the intersection of Montauk Highway in Brookhaven when she lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and crashed into the woods around 11:25 p.m., Suffolk County Police said.
Rivera-Barreto's 1-year-old and 4-year-old sons were riding in the vehicle at the time of the crash, according …
500-Pound Weed Bust Follows Wrong-Way Chase On NY Highway: Police
A wild police chase that ended in the Capital District uncovered more than 500 pounds of marijuana and led to two arrests, state police said.
Torrey Jackson, 39, and Tori Rushlow, 29, were captured at the end of the chase in Wilton on Thursday, July 16, New York State Police said. They were hit with numerous charges, including attempted aggravated assault on a police officer and first-degree weed possession, and held without bail.
Jackson and Rushlow, both of Massena, were in a vehicle traveling southbound on the Northway through Queensbury when state troopers attempted to pull them over fo…
Family Sues Con Edison After NY Grandmother's Horrific Death In Open Manhole: Report
The family of a Westchester County grandmother who died after falling into an open manhole in Midtown Manhattan has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Con Edison, according to reports.
The lawsuit, which stems from the death of Briarcliff Manor resident Donike Gocaj, 56, who was killed after plunging into an uncovered manhole near East 52nd Street and Fifth Avenue on Monday, May 18, was filed Thursday, July 16, in New York Supreme Court, the New York Post reported.
Gocaj had just parked her Mercedes-Benz SUV and stepped out to meet her longtime boyfriend, Jashar "Jack" Kameraj, be…
Cops ID Contractor, 33, Killed In Fatal Fall From Taconic Parkway Overpass (Update)
Authorities have identified a 33-year-old man who died after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass in Westchester County while working on a construction project.
Staten Island resident Matthew Beatty, 33, was killed on Tuesday, July 14, after falling from a Taconic State Parkway overpass onto the southbound lanes of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Hawthorne, Westchester County Police told Daily Voice on Friday, July 17.
The incident happened at around 10:10 p.m. on Tuesday, as previously reported by Daily Voice. County police officers and EMS crews both responded to the scene, wh…
