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Dodge Ram 1500

Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
Jackson Twp. Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors Jackson Twp. Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors
Jackson Twp. Man Admits To Driving High On Meth, Injuring Four In Toms River Crash: Prosecutors A Jackson Township man admitted to driving a stolen pickup while high on methamphetamine in a crash that injured another man and three children, authorities said. Charles Sharkey Jr., 35, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 21 to aggravated assault, driving while intoxicated, and certain person not to possess a firearm, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release.  Sharkey was charged in a crash on Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023. Toms River police responded to the wreck near the intersection of Route 70 and Massachusetts Avenue at around 4 p.m. Invest…

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by Chris Spiker
Groton, CT
Police & Fire
2 People Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash In Groton 2 People Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash In Groton
2 People Killed In Fiery I-95 Crash In Groton Two people in Connecticut were killed in a single-vehicle crash on Friday night, Sept. 13, after their truck lost control, hit a guardrail, and burst into flames, authorities said.  Police in New Haven County were called to Exit 87 northbound on I-95 in Groton around 9:20 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  A red Dodge Ram 1500 had gone off the left side of the exit ramp, struck a guardrail, and bounced into a tree, sparking a fire, police said. The driver and passenger were killed in the crash.  Their names are being withheld while police investigate the cause of the cras…

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by Josh Lanier
Bridgeport, CT
Police & Fire
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport
Double-Fatal Crash: Man, Woman ID'd As Victims In Bridgeport A man and a woman riding a motorcycle were killed when a vehicle allegedly turned in front of them on a Connecticut roadway. The pair that was killed has been identified as 32-year-old Carlos Jean Parra Rodriquez of Stratford, with his 21-year-old passenger Deivi Suarez of Allentown, Pennsylvania. The Fairfield County crash occurred in Bridgeport around 6:20 p.m., Sunday, June 2, in the area of 1853 Stratford Ave. According to Sgt. Darryl Wilson of the Bridgeport Police, responding officers found two individuals on the ground next to Stratford Avenue and Edwin Street. The two appeared to b…

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by Kathy Reakes
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police
District Man Ejected From Truck Dies, Mercedes Driver Hospitalized In Maryland Crash: Police A District man was killed after being ejected from his pick-up truck while crashing with a Mercedes on Saturday night in Montgomery County. Police have identified 29-year-old Jobani Alfredo Cruz as the person who was killed in an early morning crash on March 9 in Chevy Chase. Montgomery County Police, Chevy Chase Village Police, and Montgomery County Fire/Rescue all responded shortly before 12:20 a.m. on Saturday to the area of Connecticut Avenue and Quincy Street, where there was a reported crash involving a Dodge Ram 1500 and 2012 Mercedes SLK. Connecticut Avenue at Quincy Street Goo…

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by Zak Failla
Gettysburg, PA
Police & Fire
Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say
Gettysburg Trooper Hit By Drunk VA Driver Hospitalized, PA State Police Say A 47-year-old Virginia man has been charged after injuring himself and a trooper while driving under the influence, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Feb. 27.  Jad Michael McGuinness of Lawrenceville, VA was driving a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500 when he rear-ended a marked PA State Police 2022 Dodge Charger at a red light at Route 30/York Road at its intersection with Smith Road at 8:38 p.m. on Feb. 25, Investigating trooper Michael Kishbach detailed in the release.  The name of the trooper stuck was not shared, but Kishbach noted the trooper was a man from Gettysburg. …

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by Jillian Pikora
Mechanicsville, MD
News
Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Life Of 69-Year-Old Maryland Man, Sheriff Says Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Life Of 69-Year-Old Maryland Man, Sheriff Says
Single-Vehicle Crash Claims Life Of 69-Year-Old Maryland Man, Sheriff Says An investigation has been launched in St. Mary's County following a fatal early morning crash involving a 69-year-old local resident, officials say. Great Mill resident Marcus Tyrone Harris was driving shortly after 8 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Lexington Park when he went off road and smashed his truck into a wooded area near the intersection of Willows Road and South Shangri La Drive. According to the sheriff's office, patrol units were called to the area, where they found Harris' Dodge Ram 1500 up against the tree.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. It rema…

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by Zak Failla
Bristol, PA
Obituaries
PA Motorcyclist Who Died In Crash Leaves Behind Son, Loved Ones Say PA Motorcyclist Who Died In Crash Leaves Behind Son, Loved Ones Say
PA Motorcyclist Who Died In Crash Leaves Behind Son, Loved Ones Say Bryce C. Fisher, the Sellersville motorcyclist who died in a crash in Hatfield Township on Saturday, Aug. 26 leaves behind one son, according to loved ones. He was 21.  Fisher and a 66-year-old driver in a Dodge Ram 1500 collided on Bethlehem Pike near Township Line Road, authorities have said. He was airlifted to a nearby trauma center before succumbing to his injuries. A Sellersville native, Fisher was born to Clayton Bryce and Hope M. (Hillyer) Fisher and was a 2020 graduate of Pennridge High School and Upper Bucks Vocational-Technical School, according to his obituary. Fisher would g…

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by Mac Bullock
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies In MontCo Crash: Police 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies In MontCo Crash: Police
21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Dies In MontCo Crash: Police Police are canvassing for witnesses after a 21-year-old Sellersville resident was killed in a motorcycle crash in Hatfield Township on Saturday, Aug. 26, according to authorities.  It happened on the 3500 block of Bethlehem Pike near Township Line Road, Hatfield police said.  The motorcyclist and a 66-year-old Souderton driver in a Dodge Ram 1500 collided just after 8:30 p.m., authorities said. The 21-year-old was airlifted to a nearby trauma center before succumbing to their injuries.  Police did not name the victim, and the 66-year-old's condition was not reported by autho…

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by Mac Bullock
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport
Man Charged In Crash That Kills 22-Year-Old Hanging Out Of Sunroof In Bridgeport A 22-year-old Connecticut man has died following a crash while he was hanging out of the sunroof while standing in the backseat of the car. Windham County resident Miguel Angel Rodriguez, of Willimantic, died on Sunday, June 25, hours after the crash in New Haven County on Derby Avenue in Orange. According to the Orange Police, an investigation found that a white 1995 Honda Civic being driven by Fairfield County resident Jeremie Rodriguez, age 19, of Bridgeport was traveling eastbound on Derby Avenue when he disregarded the traffic control signal and collided with a silver 2021 Do…

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by Kathy Reakes
Kingston, NY
Police & Fire
Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say
Head-On Crash: Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Failing To Negotiate Curve, Police Say A 79-year-old woman from the region was killed after she allegedly failed to negotiate a curve and hit a Dodge Ram 1500 head-on. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, the crash took place in Ulster County around 6 p.m., Friday, June 23 at Routre 28 and Bridge Street in the town of Shandaken. Nevel said an investigation found that a 2002 Subaru Outback, driven by Anna C. Maguire, age 79, from Woodstock, was traveling eastbound on Route 28 in the area of Bridge Street in Phonecia when she failed to negotiate a curve and crossed over into the westbound lane and struck a 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 head-o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lakewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Unlicensed Jersey Shore Man Ran Red Light, Injured 4 In Fiery Toms River Crash: Prosecutor Unlicensed Jersey Shore Man Ran Red Light, Injured 4 In Fiery Toms River Crash: Prosecutor
Unlicensed Jersey Shore Man Ran Red Light, Injured 4 In Fiery Toms River Crash: Prosecutor A 33-year-old man from Ocean County has been charged with aggravated assault and assault by auto in a crash that injured four people, one critically, authorities said. Charles Sharkey Jr. of Jackson Township is accused of running a red light with a suspended license before the crash, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer. He also may have been using his cell phone at the time of the fiery rollover crash, the prosecutor said. Sharkey was charged with multiple other offenses, Billhimer said. Charles Sharkey Jr.Ocean County Jail On Thursday, March 23, at approximately…

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by Jon Craig
Reading, PA
Police & Fire
Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police
Kidnapped Woman Tips Off Cops During Berks Traffic Stop: State Police A driver in Berks County fled the scene of a traffic stop after state police identified one of his passengers as a missing woman being held against her will, according to authorities.  Troopers in Perry Township pulled over a southbound Dodge Ram 1500 on Pottsville Pike just before midnight on Friday, Feb. 10 for multiple traffic violations, they said in a statement.  During the stop, a 34-year-old woman in the car "discreetly alerted troopers to possible criminal activity" and was asked to step out of the vehicle, state police wrote.  The driver of the truck, described as a…

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by Mac Bullock
Middletown, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor
Man Shoots At Rideshare Driver After Kids Accidentally Set Off Car Alarm In Howell: Prosecutor The 44-year-old man began shooting at a rideshare driver who had arrived to pick up his girlfriend's son's friends after they accidentally triggered his car alarm in Howell, authorities said. The juveniles were sitting in Pietro Ventricelli's car in his girlfriend's Carrie Drive home, waiting for their rideshare driver around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 15, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. When the vehicle pulled up, the juveniles got out of Ventricelli's car, tripping the alarm, Santiago said. That's when Ventricelli came running outsdie with a handgun a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say
Drunk Long Island Man With 3 Kids In Car Accused In Hit-Run Crash, Police Say A Long Island man was driving drunk with three young kids in the vehicle when he crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, authorities said. Nassau County Police were called at around 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 27, with reports of a car crash in New Cassel, near Elton Street and Anna Avenue. Officers determined that Eyler Ortiz Alvarado, of Westbury, was driving a 2002 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck an empty parked vehicle before fleeing the scene, police said. He was found a short time later near Grand and Union avenues. Officers also discovered three kids in the vehic…

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by Michael Mashburn
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County
Driver, 42, Charged In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Pedestrian In Hudson County A 42-year-old man was charged in a hit-and-run crash that injured a 50-year-old pedestrian last summer in Hudson County, authorities said. Thomas Adedeji, of Orange, was heading north on Bergenline Avenue near the 74th Street intersection in a silver Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck when he struck the Fairview resident while crossing the street in North Bergen around 2:15 a.m. on July 3, 2021, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The driver had already fled when police arrived and discovered the victim, the prosecutor said. The unnamed victim was taken to Hackensack Unive…

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by Nicole Acosta
Gaithersburg, MD
Police & Fire
Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police
Two Armed Carjacking Suspects In Montgomery County Arrested: Police Two armed carjacking suspects in Silver Spring have been arrested, according to police. Ludwin Barrientos carjacked a BMW 328i outside the Summit Hills Apartments by firing a gun into the air to scare the owner of the vehicle off on Jan. 19, at around 5 p.m., Montgomery County Police said.  He then fled the scene in the car along with Alexi Torres, who originally drove Barrientos to the apartments in a white Dodge Ram 1500, according to police. Barrientos was later arrested when police saw him on surveillance tape entering the carjacked BMW on Jan. 27., he was charged with Armed Carja…

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by Joe Gomez
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Driver Flees Scene Of Long Island Crash With Serious Injuries, Police Say Pickup Truck Driver Flees Scene Of Long Island Crash With Serious Injuries, Police Say
Pickup Truck Driver Flees Scene Of Long Island Crash With Serious Injuries, Police Say Seen this truck? Police investigators on Long Island are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run that left a pedestrian with serious injuries. Shortly before 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 7, Suffolk County police investigators responded to a reported hit-and-run in the hamlet of Riverside in the Town of Southampton, where there was a report of a pedestrian struck on Riverleigh Avenue. The driver of the vehicle proceeded to speed off after striking the pedestrian, southbound on Riverleigh Lane without stopping or reporting the incident. According to p…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
Obituaries
Lehigh Man Dies Days After Wife In Route 873 Crash Lehigh Man Dies Days After Wife In Route 873 Crash
Lehigh Man Dies Days After Wife In Route 873 Crash A Lehigh County man has died nine days after the State Route 873 crash that killed his wife, authorities said. Francis Andres, 50 of Slatington, died Friday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest due to multiple blunt force trauma, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. Andres was heading south in a 2007 Dodge Ram 1500 when he failed to negotiate a right-hand turn, crossed into the northbound lanes, and entered the eastern shoulder on Sept. 8 at the Grove Street intersection in Washington Township, PA State Police Trooper Nathan Branosky said. The truck hit a utility pole wit…

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by Nicole Acosta
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Two-Year-Old Critically Injured In Long Island Crash Two-Year-Old Critically Injured In Long Island Crash
Two-Year-Old Critically Injured In Long Island Crash A 2-year-old boy was critically injured in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. The crash happened around 4:45 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 in Nesconset. Kevin Cavooris, 33, of Saint James, was driving a 2015 Mitsubishi Mirage eastbound on Middle Country Road, near Cambon Place, with his 2- and 4-year-old sons in the vehicle, when an eastbound 2018 Dodge Ram 1500 struck the rear of the Mitsubishi, Suffolk County Police said. The 2-year-old boy was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital in critical but stable condition, police said. Cavooris and the 4-year-old boy were transported…

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by Joe Lombardi
New City, NY
Police & Fire
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Rockland Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Rockland
Suspect On Loose After Bank Robbery In Rockland The FBI Safe Streets Task Force and the Ramapo Police Department are offering a reward for help identifying a bank robbery suspect.  Investigators say a man went into the Chase Bank in Ramapo, on Jan. 24, demanded money from the teller, and threatened to set off a box he claimed was filled with explosives, the FBI said. Investigators say the robber left with a large number of new $2 bills with sequential serial numbers.  Surveillance photos show the suspect drove off in a dark gray or black 2015-2018 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad-Cab truck.  The black vehicle the robber used in the getaway.FBI …

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by Kathy Reakes