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Two Pastors Killed By Driver Nearly 2X Legal Limit In LI Crash: Cops
A Long Island drunk driver had a 0.15 blood-alcohol level when she killed an elderly couple in a five-car wreck on the Southern State Expressway, authorities said Friday, April 24.
Diana Kutateladze, 36, was indicted Friday on numerous charges in connection with the deadly wreck on Sunday, March 15, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said.
Donald Maxwell, 82, and his wife, Liscent “Barbara” Maxwell, 88, were killed in the crash. The Maxwells were pastors at the Pentecostal City Mission Church in Far Rockaway.
“A husband and wife who spent their lives serving the community are dea…
DOT Employee Seriously Injured By DWI Driver While Setting Up Cones On LIE: Police
A Department of Transportation employee was seriously injured while setting up traffic cones on the Long Island Expressway, Suffolk County Police announced on Friday, Feb. 27.
Highway Patrol units were dispatched to the eastbound lanes near Exit 63 in Holtsville for a report of an overturned vehicle at 9:41 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 26, according to the release.
As DOT personnel responded, Randolph Acum, 47, of Mastic, arrived in a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado and parked behind the overturned vehicle, police said.
While Acum was placing traffic cones in the roadway toward the rear of the vehicle,…
Widow Of Wrong-Way Driver Who Seriously Injured NY Man Sees Support
Support is on the rise for the family of a wrong-way driver who police say was killed in a crash on the NJ Turnpike over the weekend.
A Ford pickup truck driven by Bruce Canfield, 44, of Pottstown, PA, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the Turnpike early Saturday, Jan. 3, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. At the same time, a Honda sedan driven by a 39-year-old man from Poughkeepsie, NY, was traveling northbound, Lebron said.
The vehicles collided head-on near milepost 117.8, causing the Ford to strike a concrete barrier just before 3 a.m. in Ridgefield Park, according to…
DUI Tesla Driver, 21, Charged In Crash That Killed Brooklyn Woman On NJ Highway, Records Show
A DUI Tesla driver has been charged in a deadly crash that killed a United Airlines employee from New York on the Garden State Parkway, New Jersey State Police and court records confirm.
Troopers responded at 12:46 a.m. on Sunday, July 6, to a crash near milepost 126.4 northbound in Sayreville, NJSP Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
A Chrysler minivan was stopped on the right shoulder when a Tesla, operated by 21-year-old Anish Shriram of Livingston, slammed into the back of a Nissan, setting off a chain reaction, Lebron said.
After the Tesla hit the Nissan, both vehicles veered into the righ…
2 Killed When ATV Flips, Lands In Ditch In NY
A man and woman were killed over the weekend after their ATV veered off the road and flipped in Orange County, authorities said.
According to the Town of Montgomery Police Department, the crash happened on Sunday, July 6, around 2:56 a.m. on Berea Road near Crist Brothers Orchards. A four-wheeled ATV carrying two people was traveling north when it left the roadway, plunged into a ditch, and overturned.
Both passengers were ejected from the vehicle. Despite life-saving efforts by emergency responders, they were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police identified the victims as Bryan Robb, 37, a…
Driver, 36, Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Region
A driver was killed following a single-vehicle crash in the Capital Region.
The Albany County wreck happened in Colonie, on Cohoes Road beneath the Route 7 overpass, at around 8 a.m. Friday, May 16.
Emergency crews responding to reports of a single-vehicle crash found a vehicle that had left the roadway and struck a tree, Colonie Police said.
The 36-year-old driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was trapped inside and had to be extricated by firefighters from multiple agencies, including Maplewood, Boght, Latham, and Schuyler Heights.
Colonie EMS transported the driver to Albany Med…
Woman, Puppy Killed In Single-Vehicle Highway Crash In Region
A woman was killed in a single-vehicle highway crash in the Capital Region that also claimed the life of a puppy.
The Rensselaer County wreck happened on I-90, near exit 9 in East Greenbush, shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28.
A Pleasant Valley man, 49, was driving eastbound when the vehicle veered off the right shoulder, struck a tree, and overturned before coming to rest in a wooded area, New York State Police said.
A passenger in the vehicle, Irene Pearl, 72, of Pleasant Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. An 8-week-old puppy was also found in the car and…
Revoked New Paltz Driver Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Kingston Woman, 37: Cops
A 34-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that left a 37-year-old woman dead along an Ulster County roadway last week, authorities said.
Alex B. Brown, 34, of New Paltz, was behind the wheel of a 2008 Subaru Forester when he ran over Victoria Cooper in Rosendale on Jan. 16 around 8:20 p.m., New York State Police said.
Cooper entered the roadway when she was struck by a 2013 Toyota on State Route 32, and came to rest in the southbound lane where she was run over by Brown, police said. The initial driver remained at the scene, but Brown did not, police said.…
High-Speed Pursuit In Hudson Valley Leaves Officer Injured, Suspect in Custody: Police
A high-speed vehicle pursuit in Orange County ended with the arrest of Alejandro Garcia and minor injuries to a police officer.
The incident began on Thursday, Jan. 9, around 11:35 a.m. on Carpenter Avenue in the Town of Wallkill, when Middletown Police Officers Jason Berman and Nicholas Langford attempted a vehicle stop as part of a narcotics investigation.
According to Lt. Jeffry Thoelen of the Middletown Police, Garcia, age 34, of Middletown, was the subject of a search warrant and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, suddenly fled the scene, driving over Officer L…
Tilson Man, 43, Fatally Struck After Breaking Down On NY Thruway
A 43-year-old man from the region was fatally struck after leaving his broken-down car on a busy interstate in Westchester.
The crash occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, in Yonkers, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
At the time of the crash, the victim, identified as 43-year-old Ulster County resident Christopher Colom of Tilson, had been operating a 2011 Honda Accord when his vehicle broke down in the left lane of the highway, police said.
Colom left the vehicle and was struck by a 2002 Lexus ES 300 driven by a 48-year-old resident of Danbury, Conn…
