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SantaCon Shenanigans: 8 Arrested In Hoboken As Police Handle Fights, Crashes, Chaos
Some people attending SantaCon 2024 in Hoboken, including several from out of state, couldn't help but end up on the naughty list.
Hoboken police said eight people were arrested at the annual event on Saturday, Dec. 21, where people dress up as Santa Claus for a bar crawl, a spinoff of the popular event held every year in New York City (scroll down for details).
Overall, police issued 16 traffic summonses, dealt with 13 fights, and responded to three motor vehicle crashes, police said. Last year saw only two arrests.
Those arrested this year were:
21-year-old Derek Nolan, 21 of Sad…
Sunrise Highway Fatal: 1 Killed, 2 Injured In Shirley Rollover Crash Involving Dump Truck
A motor vehicle crash on Sunrise Highway left a Shirley man dead and two others injured on Friday, Dec. 13, Suffolk County police announced.
Darrell Sumpter, 51, was driving a 2002 Cadillac westbound in the left lane of Sunrise Highway when the vehicle swerved and struck a 2021 Ford utility truck in the right lane, police said. Both vehicles left the roadway and overturned at 1:37 p.m., approximately 1.5 miles east of Horseblock Road in Shirley, according to authorities.
Sumpter was pronounced dead at the scene, police detailed in the release. His passenger, 48-year-old female also of Shirl…
Woman, 61, Strikes Building, Killed In South Jersey Crash
A 61-year-old woman was killed when she struck a building in Bridgeton, authorities said.
On Monday June 26, at 1:44 p.m., Bridgeton police responded to the intersection of North Laurel Street and American Avenue for motor vehicle crash.
The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2018 Jeep Renegade operated by Maria A. Sorantino, of Bridgeton, was travelling westbound on American Avenue, proceeded through the North Laurel Street intersection and eventually struck 540 N. Laurel Street, police said.
As a result of the crash, Sorantino succumbed to her injuries at the c…
Fatal Crash: East Moriches Woman ID'd As Victim, Husband Seriously Injured In Manorville
A woman was killed and a man seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at a Long Island intersection.
It happened around 11:50 a.m. Sunday, June 18 in Manorville.
A 38-year-old Shirley woman was driving a 2022 BMW southbound on Wading River Road when she attempted to make a lefthand turn onto South Street, Suffolk County Police said.
The BMW then collided with a 2020 Kawasaki motorcycle that was traveling northbound through the intersection.
Both the driver of the motorcycle, Delio Dicuffa, age 50, and his passenger, his wife, Loraine Dicuffa, age 49, bo…
21-Year-Old Killed In Long Island Crash By Man High On Drugs, Police Say
A Long Island man has been charged with driving while high on drugs after he was involved in a motor vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old.
The incident took place in Centereach around 5 p.m., March 19 on Middle Country Road, near Wood Road.
Christopher Guzman, age 39, of Farmingville, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet pickup truck westbound on Middle Country Road, his truck struck the side of an eastbound 2011 Toyota Camry, driven by a 66-year-old Coram woman, said the Suffolk County Police.
Guzman continued driving westbound and, a short distance away, struck a westbound…
Hit-Run Crash: Man Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Hudson Valley
A Hudson Valley man has been charged in the death of a woman who was hit and killed by a car.
Rockland County resident Bryan Castillo-Solorzano, age 26, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16, and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that resulted in death, said Lt. Michael Gannon of the Ramapo Police.
The crash took place on Saturday, Feb. 11 on Hempstead Lane in the Hillcrest section of Ramapo, Gannon said.
When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the 82-year-old woman from Spring Valley had been struck and killed. The veh…
