Man Sleeping In Dumpster Killed When Garbage Truck Arrives At Commack Shopping Center Man Sleeping In Dumpster Killed When Garbage Truck Arrives At Commack Shopping Center
Man Sleeping In Dumpster Killed When Garbage Truck Arrives At Commack Shopping Center A man was killed and a second victim hospitalized after they were unknowingly emptied into a garbage truck while apparently sleeping in a dumpster at a Long Island shopping center. The horrific incident unfolded in Commack, at the Veterans Memorial Plaza, at around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, May 29. Two men were sleeping inside a dumpster behind the Burlington store located at 108 Veterans Memorial Highway when it was emptied into a garage truck, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson told Daily Voice. The driver then continued on his route. The truck drove for another five miles before stopping ou…
Man Killed In Memorial Day Route 18 Crash: Prosecutor Man Killed In Memorial Day Route 18 Crash: Prosecutor
Man Killed In Memorial Day Route 18 Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed in a single car crash in Marlboro on Memorial Day, May 26, authorities said. At 5:04 a.m., Marlboro police responded to Route 18 near Exit 29 after a 2014 Mercedes traveling northbound ran off the righthand side of the roadway, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. As a result of the crash, a male front-seat passenger succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at 5:41 a.m., Santiago said. The driver and a male rear-seat passenger were taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries, Santiago said. The crash remains under investigation, S…
Police ID 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Tolland Crash Police ID 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Tolland Crash
Police ID 21-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Tolland Crash A 21-year-old motorcyclist from Connecticut was killed on Memorial Day after he was ejected from his motorcycle during a collision with an SUV, authorities said. Tyler West was traveling north on Route 195 near 593 Merrow Road in Tolland around 8:40 p.m. when an SUV backed out of a driveway and turned into the southbound lane, where the two vehicles collided, according to Connecticut State Police. The impact threw the Tolland rider from his bike, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The 33-year-old SUV driver, a Mansfield man, was not injured. He remained at the scene and …
Man Fatally Struck By Train In Summit: NJ Transit Man Fatally Struck By Train In Summit: NJ Transit
Man Fatally Struck By Train In Summit: NJ Transit A man was fatally struck by a train near Summit Station, early Tuesday morning, May 27, authorities said. At 1:28 a.m., Morris and Essex Line train 6907, which departed New York Penn Station and was en route to Dover, struck and fatally injured the man, NJ Transit said.  There were no injuries reported to the approximately 50 customers or crew on board, NJ Transit said. New Jersey Transit Police are leading the investigation.
Speeding Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Dumps Car Nearby: Police Speeding Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Dumps Car Nearby: Police
Speeding Driver Hits, Kills Pedestrian In Philadelphia; Dumps Car Nearby: Police A pedestrian was killed in an early-morning hit-and-run in Philadelphia, authorities announced on Sunday, May 25. Nafeece Acquil Jenkins, 32, of the 2300 block of West Jefferson Street, was struck while crossing the 1200 block of Lehigh Avenue in the 25th District around 1:44 a.m., police said. Investigators believe a white Honda was speeding westbound on Lehigh Avenue when it hit Jenkins as he attempted to cross from the north to the south side of the street. The impact threw him onto the vehicle and then into the westbound lane, authorities said. Philadelphia Fire Department medics prono…
Police ID 89-Year-Old North East Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash Police ID 89-Year-Old North East Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash
Police ID 89-Year-Old North East Woman Killed In Newark Parking Lot Crash An 89-year-old woman from Maryland has been identified as the victim in a deadly pedestrian crash in a Delaware shopping center parking lot, police confirmed. Jeanette Johnson, of North East, died from injuries she suffered after being hit by a pickup truck around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 14, in the 200 block of East Main Street, Newark Police said in an updated release on Friday. Investigators say Johnson was walking toward the storefronts across the lot when a pickup struck her.  Officers with the Newark Police Department and EMS crews from Aetna Hose, Hook and Ladder rushed to t…
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Dix Hills Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Dix Hills
Driver Killed In Wrong-Way Crash With Tractor-Trailer In Dix Hills A driver was killed when his car veered into oncoming traffic and collided with a tractor-trailer on Long Island. The crash happened just after 9 a.m. Friday, May 23, on Commack Road north of Euclid Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. A man was driving a Mazda northbound on Commack Road when the vehicle crossed into the southbound lanes and struck a tractor-trailer head-on, police said. The Mazda driver was pronounced dead at the scene. The tractor trailer driver, a 60-year-old man from Patterson, New Jersey, was transported to Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, whe…
Fatal Crash Closes Route 422 East In Montgomery County: PA State Police Fatal Crash Closes Route 422 East In Montgomery County: PA State Police
Fatal Crash Closes Route 422 East In Montgomery County: PA State Police A dump truck crashed into an oncoming sedan, killing one person and spilling debris across Route 422 East in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Friday, May 23. The crash happened when a loaded tri-axle dump truck traveling westbound on Route 422 at mile marker 188.4 lost control, drove off the left side of the road, and barreled through the retaining guide wire barrier into eastbound lanes, according to Trooper Paul Holdefer. The truck struck a silver Ford sedan before overturning and dumping its cargo across the highway, investigators said. The dump truck operator s…
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP
Missing Montgomery County Senior Fatally Struck On I-95 Ramp In Laurel: MSP A 77-year-old woman who had been reported missing in Montgomery County was fatally struck by a car on a highway ramp in Prince George’s County days later, state police confirmed. Asenakech Amdrufael Negewo, of Silver Spring, was killed just after 9:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, when a Honda Civic hit her while she was standing in the roadway near the I-95 exit ramp to eastbound MD-198 in College Park, according to the Maryland State Police investigators. Negewo was pronounced dead on the scene by first responders. She had been reported missing earlier that same day through the Montgomery Coun…
Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police
Car Veers Into Oncoming Traffic On I-81 In Virginia, Killing Woman: State Police A 28-year-old woman was killed on I-81 in Virginia after her car veered across the median and slammed head-on into a pickup truck, state police said. Virginia State Police say the crash happened shortly after noon on Monday, May 19, at the 309-mile marker on Interstate 81 in Frederick County. According to investigators, a 2014 Volkswagen Passat driven by Marsha Constantine, of Orchard Beach, Maine, was headed south when it ran off the left side of the highway and crossed into oncoming traffic. The Volkswagen collided head-on with a northbound 2017 Ford F350, police said. Constantine was p…
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police
Virginia ATV Rider Killed In Crash With Pickup Truck In Brandywine Identified By Police New details have been released after a Virginia man was killed and a woman critically injured after his ATV slammed into a pickup truck at a Maryland intersection. The deadly crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at the intersection of Dyson Road and Missouri Avenue in Brandywine, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. Officers arrived to find two people—an ATV rider and a woman—seriously injured, officials said.  On Tuesday, May 20, the Prince George's County Police Department identified the rider as 35-year-old Fairfax resident Jose Arias Castro. …
Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: NJSP Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: NJSP
Two Killed In Turnpike Crash In Harrison: Njsp Two people were killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike in Gloucester County early Sunday, May 18, authorities said. At 1:06 a.m., an Acura MDX with six occupants, operated by a 19-year-old Maryland man, was traveling northbound on the Turnpike in Harrison Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver lost directional control of the Acura, veered off the roadway to the right, traveled down an embankment and struck a tree, Lebron said. Four people were ejected from the vehicle, with two occupants sustaining fatal injuries, Lebron said. The driv…