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VIDEO: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287 VIDEO: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287
Video: Mahwah Officers Rescue Driver Seconds Before SUV Erupts In Flames On Route 287 Two police officers' quick actions likely saved an unconscious 29-year-old New York driver from a wrecked car on Route 287, just seconds before it burst into flames. The Chevrolet SUV was heading south when he struck a Peterbilt tractor-trailer parked on the right shoulder at 4:20 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Charles Marchan said. "While Mahwah units were responding, dispatch updated that they were receiving additional 9-1-1 calls that the driver was still inside the burning vehicle and that witnesses were unable to extricate the driver," Mahwah Police Capt. Guido…
Young Girl Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Sunrise Highway In Bohemia Young Girl Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Sunrise Highway In Bohemia
Young Girl Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree On Sunrise Highway In Bohemia A young girl has died after suffering sever injuries in a single-vehicle Long Island crash. The crash happened at 3:35 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, in Bohemia. A 51-year-old man from Brentwood was driving a 2012 Infiniti G37 westbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) with his 6-year-old daughter, Amaia Rivera, in the backseat.  He lost control of the vehicle, hit the center median, crossed all westbound lanes, left the roadway, and collided with a tree, according to Suffolk County Police. Amaia Rivera was ejected from the vehicle during the crash and was transported to Good Samaritan&nbs…
20-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Cars, Tree In Elmont 20-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Cars, Tree In Elmont
20-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Cars, Tree In Elmont A motorist was airlifted to the hospital after slamming into several cars and a tree on a Long Island roadway. The crash occurred at 4:30 pm on Thursday, Oct. 17, in Elmont. A 20-year-old driver of a 1999 red Honda struck two parked cars and a tree on Carnegie Avenue., causing the vehicle to overturn.  The man suffered multiple trauma injuries and was transported by Nassau County Helicopter 6 to a local area hospital where he is listed in stable condition.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
14-Year-Old Severely Injured In Merrick Crash 14-Year-Old Severely Injured In Merrick Crash
14-Year-Old Severely Injured In Merrick Crash A teenage suffered critical injuries in an overnight Long Island crash. It happened on Friday, Oct. 4, at 9:40 p.m. in Merrick, according to Nassau County Police. A 41-year-old man operating a 2023 Ford pickup truck traveling westbound on Sunrise Highway (Route 27) was involved in a collision with a 14-year-old boy riding a bicycle northbound on Merrick Avenue.   The boy suffered serious injuries and was transported to a local area hospital for treatment. He is listed in critical condition.  The driver of the pickup truck remained at the scene.  No further injur…
56-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After 2-Vehicle Glen Cove Crash 56-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After 2-Vehicle Glen Cove Crash
56-Year-Old Dies From Injuries After 2-Vehicle Glen Cove Crash A man has died from injuries sustained in a two-vehicle Long Island crash. The crash happened around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 in Glen Cove. A 2001 Mercedes-Benz ML 320 driven by a 64-year-old woman was traveling westbound on Brewster Street and making a left turn when it collided with a 2018 Honda motorcycle, Nassau County Police said. The motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Brewster Street in the vicinity of Mill Hill Road.  The motorcycle operator suffered severe head and facial injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital  in critical condition. On…
Father Of 10 Killed In Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville Was 'Embodiment Of Kindness' Father Of 10 Killed In Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville Was 'Embodiment Of Kindness'
Father Of 10 Killed In Alleged Drunk Driving Crash In Hicksville Was 'Embodiment Of Kindness' A devastated Long Island family now faces a future without their beloved patriarch after he was killed in a suspected drunk driving crash. The fiery wreck happened in Hicksville, near the intersection of Prospect Avenue and Cantiague Rock Road, at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. Nassau County Police said 30-year-old Jannai Allen, of Westbury, was making a left turn from eastbound Prospect Avenue onto northbound Cantiague Rock Road when his vehicle was struck by a westbound Honda. Earlier Report: Jannai Allen, 30, ID'd As Victim In Hicksville Crash The impact caused Allen’s Su…
Man Asleep In Car In Travel Lane In Spring Valley, Wakes Up, Crashes Into Cars: Police Man Asleep In Car In Travel Lane In Spring Valley, Wakes Up, Crashes Into Cars: Police
Man Asleep In Car In Travel Lane In Spring Valley, Wakes Up, Crashes Into Cars: Police Aman who was allegedly asleep behind the wheel of his car on a roadway in the Hudson Valley woke up when police arrived, crashed into numerous vehicles, and attempted to flee, injuring several people.  The incident occurred in Rockland County in Spring Valley at 6:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 28. According to Spring Valley Police Det. Matt Galli, an officer en route to another call for service, found Westchester County resident Nelson Torres, age 54, of Yonkers, asleep at the wheel on Route 59. Galli said the officer positioned his patrol car in front of the other vehicle to protect th…
22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Mamaroneck Road 22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Mamaroneck Road
22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Mamaroneck Road A 22-year-old woman faces charges after driving away from the scene of a crash in Westchester that left a victim injured, police said. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, when a 67-year-old woman was struck while crossing Mamaroneck Avenue from west to east in the crosswalk at the intersection with Prospect Street, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department.  The victim was hit by a vehicle making a left turn from Prospect Avenue, police said, also adding that the car kept driving after hitting her and did not stop or report the incident.  Off…
Hudson Valley Man Killed After Crashing SUV Into Guardrail Hudson Valley Man Killed After Crashing SUV Into Guardrail
Hudson Valley Man Killed After Crashing SUV Into Guardrail A Hudson Valley man was killed after crashing an SUV into the center median guardrail on Route 17. The incident occurred in Orange County at 7:50 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 10, on Route 17 westbound near Exit 122 in Wallkill. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, arriving troopers found a 2020 Chevrolet SUV crashed into the center median with the driver, identified as Arthur Anderson, age 53, of Middletown, unconscious and entrapped in the vehicle.  Wallkill EMS and Mechanicstown Fire Department extricated Anderson from the vehicle, and he was transported to G…
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver In 8-Car Elmwood Park Wreck Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver In 8-Car Elmwood Park Wreck
Bodycam Footage Shows Arrest Of DUI Driver In 8-Car Elmwood Park Wreck Newly-released bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 29-year-old driver who was twice the legal limit when he caused a path of destruction down a Bergen County street in a quiet neighborhood last May. The footage released by Transparency Bodycam on Sunday, July 28 shows the wreckage caused by Jean Lizardo along Mola Boulevard and Elmwood Park Drive shortly before 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. As reported by Daily Voice at the time, Lizardo struck eight vehicles leaving debris strewn across nearly 100 yards less than a mile away rom his home. "What happened?" Elmwood Park Officer Charles Keena…
Coroner IDs Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash Coroner IDs Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash
Coroner IDs Pedestrian Killed In Allentown Crash Officials have named the 42-year-old man who was fatally struck by a car in Allentown on Tuesday, June 25.  Li-Qiang Hu was hit around 10 p.m. on the 2000 block of Hamilton Street, according to city police. Authorities said they found him with "serious injuries" and rendered aid at the scene before taking him to an area hospital.  Hu, of South Arlington Township in Lackawanna County, succumbed to his injuries around 2 a.m. Wednesday, June 26, said the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries and the manner was accidental.  Police sai…
Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After SUV Crashes Into Tree Near East Hampton Intersection Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After SUV Crashes Into Tree Near East Hampton Intersection
Woman Suffers Serious Injuries After SUV Crashes Into Tree Near East Hampton Intersection A woman suffered severe injuries in an overnight crash near a Long Island intersection. It happened just before 2:15 a.m. Thursday, April 25, in East Hampton. According to the East Hampton Town Police Department, the woman was driving a 2024 Toyota 4Runner northbound on Three Mile Harbor Hog Creek Road near Marina Lane when her vehicle crossed the southbound lane, left the road, and struck a tree. A resident nearby heard the crash and called police. The 27-year-old victim, Judith Santiago-Martinez from East Hampton, was immediately transported to Stony Brook University Hospital. Anyone w…
Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash
Person Suffers Serious Injuries In Single-Vehicle Greenwich Crash One person was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Fairfield County.  The collision took place in Greenwich around 9:30 p.m., Sunday, March 31 at the intersection of King Street at Glenville Street. According to Capt. John Slusarz of the Greenwich Police, first responders at the scene found an unresponsive driver inside the vehicle who was transported to an area hospital for immediate medical treatment. Preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling north on King Street and for an unknown reason it left the roadway and struck a stone w…
Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash
Police ID 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Fiery Maryland Crash A 22-year-old Accokeek man was killed after a car he was riding in struck a tree and caught fire in Waldorf, officials say. Jajuan Cobb has been identified by the Charles County Sheriff's Office as the person who was killed late on Wednesday night in a car fire near the intersection of St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road.  St. Charles Parkway and Duncannon Road in Waldorf Google Maps street view The crash was reportedly shortly after 11:15 p.m. on March 27. According to the investigators, Cobb was a passenger in a car that was heading south on St. Charles Parkway when the …
Car Crashes Into Berks County Home Car Crashes Into Berks County Home
Car Crashes Into Berks County Home First responders were called to an Earl Township neighborhood on Monday evening, Feb. 26 after a car slammed into a home, authorities say.  It happened near the corner of Ironstone Drive and Willow Road, the Earl Township Fire Company said on Facebook.  Crews arrived to find one person injured and treated them at the scene, officials said. Their condition was not reported.  Units also worked to secure the structure and noted damage to the home's chimney and fireplace.  The car, apparently a white coupe, was towed from the scene by Berks-Mont Towing and Recovery, the fi…
Crash Severely Injures Teen Son Of Local Councilwoman, BergenPAC Administrator (UPDATE) Crash Severely Injures Teen Son Of Local Councilwoman, BergenPAC Administrator (UPDATE)
Crash Severely Injures Teen Son Of Local Councilwoman, BergenPAC Administrator (Update) The teenage son of a Glen Rock councilwoman who's also a BergenPAC administrator remained hospitalized with severe injuries following a weekend car crash. Teddy Martin, 18, reportedly suffered a broken tibia and femur, as well as kidney and spleen lacerations, in the collision in Alexandria, NJ shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24. Martin was making a left from Whitehead Road onto Everittstown Road (Route 513) less than a mile from the Pittstown border when his Nissan collided with a Jeep, New Jersey State Police Trooper Troy McNair said. He was airlifted to a local hospital, the troope…
Drunk Driver Charged After Causing 6-Car Crash In Yonkers: Police Drunk Driver Charged After Causing 6-Car Crash In Yonkers: Police
Drunk Driver Charged After Causing 6-Car Crash In Yonkers: Police A man faces drunk driving charges after causing a six-vehicle crash in Westchester that left one person hospitalized, police said. New, updated report - Update: Driver Nabbed In 6-Car Wreck In Yonkers Was Nearly 3 Times Over Legal Limit: Police The crash happened in Yonkers on Saturday evening, Feb. 17, when six vehicles collided at the intersection of Caryl Avenue and South Broadway, according to Yonkers Police Detective Sergeant Frank DiDomizio.  Responding officers discovered one person with minor injuries who was later taken to a nearby hospital. An investigation into t…
Hudson Valley Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries Hudson Valley Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries
Hudson Valley Woman Drives Into CSX Train By Mistake, Suffers Injuries A Hudson Valley woman suffered minor injuries after she allegedly mixed up backing out and accidentally pulled forward and drove into a CSX train. The incident took place in Ulster County around 2:40 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 14 near the Leggs Mills Road railroad crossing. According to Chief Kyle Berardi of the Ulster Police Department, Vivian McKeithan, age 72, of the town of Ulster, was driving a 2011 Cadillac sedan when she attempted to back out of a parking spot and put the car in drive by mistake, accelerated through the parking lot and collided with the side a passing CSX train. Her vehi…
Crashes With Injuries Reported On I-295 (DEVELOPING) Crashes With Injuries Reported On I-295 (DEVELOPING)
Crashes With Injuries Reported On I-295 (Developing) Two crashes with injuries were reported on Interstate 295 in Mercer and Burlington counties, authorities said. The first crash occurred at about 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 14 on I-295 southbound south of Exit 75 (Bear Tavern Road) in Ewing Township, according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. Based on a preliminary investigation a vehicle traveling south lost directional control and ran off the roadway, according to State Police. No injuries were reported, police said. The second crash occurred at about 3:45 p.m. southbound South of Exit 43 in Mount Laurel Township. The crash…
Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor
Shooting Victim, 26, Drives Short Distance, Crashes Before Dying In South Jersey: Prosecutor A 26-year-old Willingboro man who was shot at an apartment complex then got behind the wheel of a car, which he crashed, and died 30 minutes later, authorities said. Christian Kurtz was found having suffered a gunshot wound in a vehicle around 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, when police were called to the scene of a car crash at  the intersection of Hedding-Jacksonville Road and Welsford Way, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti said. An investigation found he'd been shot at the Eastampton Gardens apartment complex…
Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police
Man Killed In Morris County Car Crash ID'ed: Police Police have identified the 65-year-old Morris Plains man who was killed after his car crashed into a tree on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 6. At 10 a.m., a vehicle, driven by John McTernan, traveling south on Littleton Road near Route 202 struck a tree in the area of Totten Way, Morris Plains police said. No other vehicles were involved, police said. McTernan was transported to Morristown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. The crash remains under investigation, police said.
Man Killed In Car Crash With Tree: Morris Plains PD Man Killed In Car Crash With Tree: Morris Plains PD
Man Killed In Car Crash With Tree: Morris Plains PD A man in his 60s was killed when his car struck a tree on the morning of Tuesday, Feb. 6, authorities said. At 10 a.m., a vehicle traveling south on Littleton Road near Route 202 struck a tree in the area of Totten Way, Morris Plains police said. No other vehicles were involved and the crash remains under investigation, police said. The male driver, whose name has not been released, was transported to Morristown Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, police said. 
Amazon Delivery Van Crashes Through Georgetown Apartment Building Amazon Delivery Van Crashes Through Georgetown Apartment Building
Amazon Delivery Van Crashes Through Georgetown Apartment Building You don't need to worry about porch pirates stealing your package if the delivery driver crashes through your porch.  An Amazon delivery van smashed through the front wall of a leasing office at an apartment building in Georgetown on Monday afternoon, Feb. 5, authorities said.  Police and firefighters were called to the Longview apartments at 9 Patriot Way just before 12:30 p.m. when the van careened through the front of the building.  The driver was able to climb out of the van before rescuers arrived. They are cooperating with police.  A building inspector was se…
Man Killed After Cars Strikes Trailer At Home Depot In Central Jersey Man Killed After Cars Strikes Trailer At Home Depot In Central Jersey
Man Killed After Cars Strikes Trailer At Home Depot In Central Jersey A 55-year-old man from Middlesex County was killed when his car collided with a trailer parked at Home Depot, authorities said. On Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024, at about 10:20 a.m., Old Bridge police responded to the Home Depot located on Route 9 South following a report of a crash.  Police found a 1999 Chevrolet Malibu which had collided with a parked trailer.  The Chevy Malibu was driven by Allen Szcus, of Kendall Park, police said.  Szcus, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He was employed by Home Depot, according to this LinkedIn…
NJ Teen Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Crash Months After Dirt Bike Accident: Campaign NJ Teen Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Crash Months After Dirt Bike Accident: Campaign
NJ Teen Suffers Traumatic Brain Injury In Crash Months After Dirt Bike Accident: Campaign A teen boy is fighting for his life after he was critically injured in a crash in Cape May County. A GoFundMe page said 16-year-old Charlie Omrod was in a car with three friends when it crashed into a tree due to "hazardous conditions and severe fog" on Friday, Jan. 26.  Middle Township police said it happened on Swainton-Goshen Road near Green Holly Campground just before 9 p.m. More than $6,000 was raised from at least 135 donations on Omrod's GoFundMe page as of Monday, Jan. 29. The fundraiser page said Omrod was in the front passenger seat and "took the main impact of the tr…
Expectant Dad 19, Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: 'Tragic Accident' Expectant Dad 19, Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: 'Tragic Accident'
Expectant Dad 19, Crushed To Death While Working On Car In Virginia: 'Tragic Accident' Those who knew Javier Arevalo say he died doing what he loved. The 19-year-old Woodbridge man was working underneath his vehicle on the 13400 block of Greenacre Drive in Woodbridge on Monday, Jan. 22, when the car fell on top of him, pinning him underneath, the Prince William County Police Department said. Fire and rescue responded and confirmed the death, and no signs of foul play were reported. The cause of death has not been confirmed and will be pending an autopsy by the Medical Examiner’s Office. Meanwhile, two GoFundMe campaigns have been launched for Arevalo's family, including his …
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman Strikes Concrete Parking Lot Wall In East Garden City Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman Strikes Concrete Parking Lot Wall In East Garden City
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Woman Strikes Concrete Parking Lot Wall In East Garden City Police are investigating after a woman was killed in an overnight Long Island crash. It happened around 12:10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 in East Garden City. A 2016 Nissan Rogue operated by a 37-year-old woman was traveling eastbound on Stewart Avenue when it struck a concrete parking lot wall near the intersection of Selfridge Avenue, according to Nassau County Police. A Nassau County PD ambulance transported the victim to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead  by a hospital physician shortly after arrival.  Her identity has not yet been released. The investigat…
Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff
Drunk Waffle House Run Ends With Teens Crashing In Virginia Woods: Sheriff Two teens couldn't handle their booze and wound up crashing into a tree over the holiday weekend in Stafford County on their way to get snacks, according to the sheriff's office. At around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday morning, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office received a call from a passerby who advised that there was a Honda Civic that had been abandoned after a crash near the intersection of Countryside Drive and Stony Hill Road. Upon arrival, deputies found empty cans of alcohol near the vehicle, and moments later, a man arrived at the crash scene to advise that his teen daughter had been invo…
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow
Couple Killed In Parkway Crash With Snowplow A man and woman from Lakewood were killed after crashing into a snowplow truck on the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County, authorities said. State police said an SUV driven by 29-year-old Eliyahu Naydavoud was heading north on the parkway in Tinton Falls around 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 15.  A snowplow truck was also traveling north and tried to turn into an emergency vehicle U-turn area near mile marker 104.2. Naydavoud's SUV crashed into the side of the snowplow. He and 30-year-old Raizel Rothenberg were killed in the crash. According to The Yeshiva World, Naydavoud…
Car Skids On Black Ice, Crashes Into Brush In Croton-On-Hudson Car Skids On Black Ice, Crashes Into Brush In Croton-On-Hudson
Car Skids On Black Ice, Crashes Into Brush In Croton-On-Hudson Firefighters in Northern Westchester are warning drivers to be careful of black ice following a crash caused by the invisible hazard.  The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 12 just before 6:45 a.m., when a car crashed on Mount Airy Road East in Croton-on-Hudson, according to the village's fire department.  Arriving crews found the car off the roadway in some brush and quickly realized that black ice had been the cause of the wreck. The driver was evaluated by first responders but declined medical treatment.  Firefighters and State Police troopers stayed at the scene until th…
Speeding Driver Dies When Car Goes Airborne Near I-95 Ramp In Philadelphia: Police Speeding Driver Dies When Car Goes Airborne Near I-95 Ramp In Philadelphia: Police
Speeding Driver Dies When Car Goes Airborne Near I-95 Ramp In Philadelphia: Police A 25-year-old man died in an airborne crash near an I-95 ramp in Philadelphia Thursday evening, Jan. 11, police said. The man was heading north at a high rate of speed on the 4600 block of Aramingo Avenue when he struck the center median around 6:46 p.m., city police said. The vehicle went airborne and struck an I-95 on-ramp pillar. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. Click here for footage of the scene from Citizen.