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Hudson Valley Man Driving High Sentenced After Crash Paralyzed Teen
A Hudson Valley man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to driving high on pot and causing a crash that paralyzed a teen.
Orange County resident Chauncey Smith, age 23, of Pine Bush, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 16, to three to nine years in prison in connection with the Monday, August 14, 2023 crash, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler.
The teenage victim, who was paralyzed as a result of the crash, spoke at sentencing about the impact the defendant’s crimes had on his life, Hoovler said.
Smith admitted to the police that he had smoked marijuan…
Bartender Left Paralyzed In Break-In Shooting At PA Home
One minute, Dom Travis-Bey was getting ready to call it a night in his Upper Darby home.
The next, he was on his dining room floor, nearly incapacitated.
The 28-year-old Philadelphia native came to around 3 a.m., and tried to stand up. That's when he realized, he'd been shot three times.
Travis-Bey, a bartender at Street Light Kitchen in Drexel Hill, mustered up all of his strength, crawled over to his front porch and began calling for help up and down Greenwood Avenue.
About 20 minutes later, he had the attention of a police officer driving up the block, who called an ambulance.
The l…
Long Island Man Convicted For Crash That Paralyzed Friend
A Long Island man has been found guilty of causing a car crash that left his friend paralyzed.
Anthony Chiantella, age 27, of Bayville, was convicted on Thursday, April 15, for the February 2019 crash on the Wantagh State Parkway shortly after jury members were shown a video of him bragging about breaking the law.
The crash took place around 4:41 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019, when Chiantella, who was drunk and under the influence of cocaine, was driving 24-year-old Nicholas Mustakas’ 2007 Honda Accord at more than 130 miles per hour northbound on the Wantagh State Parkway when he lo…
Family Of Essex County Mom Paralyzed By Falling Pole Gets $125M Verizon Payout
In what is reportedly the largest settlement in New Jersey history, the family of an Essex County mom who was paralyzed by a falling utility pole will get $125 million from Verizon, reports say.
West Orange mom Maria Moser Meister, 50, was waiting for a bus on her way to work when a the pole fell in Union City on Jan. 23, 2017, NJ.com reports.
The pole, which was co-owned by Verizon through an agreement with PSE&G, was rotted at the base and snapped after 43 years, causing lifelong injuries to Meister’s body and head.
As a result of the incident, Meister suffered from multiple spinal a…
