Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Killed By Kia Crash In Philadelphia: Police Pedestrian Killed By Kia Crash In Philadelphia: Police
Pedestrian Killed By Kia Crash In Philadelphia: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed by a Kia Optima on Aramingo Avenue, Philadelphia police announced on Friday, Dec. 27. The crash happened around 6:56 a.m. at the intersection of Huntingdon Street and Aramingo Avenue in the 26th District, police said. A man believed to be about 35 years old was hit by a southbound Kia Optima. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Philadelphia Fire Department medics at 7:11 a.m., according to authorities. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. No arrests have been made, and the area remains under investigation by the Crash Inv…

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by Jillian Pikora
Northern Valley, NJ
Police & Fire
Norwood Officer, Driver Hospitalized In Crash En Route To Burglary: Police Norwood Officer, Driver Hospitalized In Crash En Route To Burglary: Police
Norwood Officer, Driver Hospitalized In Crash En Route To Burglary: Police A patrolman and another driver were both hospitalized after a motor vehicle crash that happened while the officer was en route to a burglary alarm early Friday morning, Dec. 27, police tell Daily Voice. The crash occurred just after 1 a.m. as the Norwood officer was responding to an activated burglary alarm, making a right-hand turn from Briarwood Avenue onto Piermont Road, Norwood Police Chief Christian Federici said. The officer’s vehicle drifted over the double yellow line and sideswiped an oncoming vehicle, the chief said. Both the officer and the other driver, a 62-year-…

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by Cecilia Levine
Whitehall-Coplay, PA
News
Whitehall Township Man Struck Dead On Christmas: Coroner Whitehall Township Man Struck Dead On Christmas: Coroner
Whitehall Township Man Struck Dead On Christmas: Coroner A 75-year-old pedestrian, Edward D. Tomcics, was struck and killed by a motor vehicle on Christmas Day in Whitehall Township, according to the Lehigh County Coroner's Office. The incident occurred at approximately 6:54 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, in the 3200 block of Water Street, officials said. Tomcics was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead at 7:32 p.m. An autopsy performed by the coroner revealed that Tomcics died from blunt force injuries sustained in the collision. His death has been ruled an accident. The incident is under investigation by…

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by Jillian Pikora
Jericho, NY
Police & Fire
FedEx Truck Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway: Police FedEx Truck Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway: Police
FedEx Truck Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway: Police A pedestrian was fatally struck by a FedEx truck on the Long Island Expressway in Jericho, authorities said. The collision happened between exits 40W and 40 at 2:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 22, according to the Nassau County Police Department. A 2004 FedEx truck, driven by a 28-year-old man, was heading east in the right lane when it struck a 33-year-old man who was walking in the roadway, detective said. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by a Nassau County Police medic, police said. The truck driver remained at the scene, and no other injuries were reported. The incident remai…

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by Jillian Pikora
Port Jervis, NY
News
Port Jervis Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old Girl Port Jervis Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old Girl
Port Jervis Man Sentenced for Drunk Driving Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old Girl A Hudson Valley man will spend up to seven years in prison after admitting to driving drunk and causing a crash that killed an 11-year-old girl in a tragic head-on collision, prosecutors announced. Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that Yeraldo Roa, age 36, of Port Jervis, was sentenced to two and one-third to seven years in prison on Friday, Dec. 20, following his guilty plea to vehicular manslaughter. Roa admitted to driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol content of .20—more than twice the legal limit—on the night of Sept. 23, 2023. He crossed double-yello…

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by Kathy Reakes
Leonardtown-California, MD
Police & Fire
Bushwood Man Drove Vehicle Home After Crash Then Was Found Dead, Sheriff Says: Witnesses Sought Bushwood Man Drove Vehicle Home After Crash Then Was Found Dead, Sheriff Says: Witnesses Sought
Bushwood Man Drove Vehicle Home After Crash Then Was Found Dead, Sheriff Says: Witnesses Sought A 64-year-old man was pronounced dead at his home in St. Mary’s County after a crash that went unreported, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The series of events began on Saturday evening, Dec. 21, when Trueman Cross Montfort was driving a tan Chevrolet Suburban on Whites Neck Road toward Bushwood Wharf Road in Bushwood, the agency said. At some point, the vehicle left the roadway, struck a ditch, and continued into the grass before hitting a telephone support pole, police said. Montfort reportedly managed to drive the damaged vehicle back to his home in the 21000 block of Montfort Road, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hamilton Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Others Injured In Head-On Hamilton Township Crash: Police Woman Killed, Others Injured In Head-On Hamilton Township Crash: Police
Woman Killed, Others Injured In Head-On Hamilton Township Crash: Police A head-on three-vehicle crash in Mercer County claimed the life of a 62-year-old woman and left two others injured late Friday night, Dec. 20, authorities said. The crash occurred at approximately 10:05 p.m. on South Broad Street near the intersection with Hempstead Road in Hamilton Township as snow was falling, the police department said. The preliminary investigation indicates that a 2021 Volkswagen Tiguan, driven by a 45-year-old Waterford Township man, was traveling eastbound when it collided head-on with a westbound 2011 Hyundai Sonata, driven by a 62-year-old woman from Lawrenceville.…

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by Cecilia Levine
Long Beach, NY
News
72-Year-Old Killed In Long Beach Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Police 72-Year-Old Killed In Long Beach Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Police
72-Year-Old Killed In Long Beach Crash While Driving City Vehicle: Police A 72-year-old man was killed in a crash involving a City of Long Beach vehicle on Friday, December 20, authorities said. The man was driving a 2019 Dodge eastbound on West Park Avenue around 8:39 p.m. when he struck the rear of a legally parked 2018 Nissan on the right-hand shoulder, according to the Homicide Squad. The parked Nissan was occupied by a 45-year-old woman, who sustained minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, detectives said. The 72-year-old driver was also transported to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead by medical staff. The incident r…

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by Jillian Pikora
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Somers Point Motorcyclist, 66, Dies In Head-On Crash In Egg Harbor Township: Police Somers Point Motorcyclist, 66, Dies In Head-On Crash In Egg Harbor Township: Police
Somers Point Motorcyclist, 66, Dies In Head-On Crash In Egg Harbor Township: Police A Somers Point man was killed when his motorcycle crashed into an oncoming SUV in Egg Harbor Township, authorities said. Alfred Mottola II, 66, died in the crash on Route 152 near the Somers Point border, the Egg Harbor Township Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the scene at around 8:13 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 19. Investigators said Mottola was heading west on a 2023 Harley-Davidson motorcycle near Graef Boat Yard when he crossed the center line into the eastbound lane. His motorcycle crashed head-on with an oncoming 2010 Nissan Rogue. Motto…

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by Chris Spiker
Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
Chester Resident ID'd As Victim In Fatal Car-Garbage Truck Crash: Prosecutor Chester Resident ID'd As Victim In Fatal Car-Garbage Truck Crash: Prosecutor
Chester Resident ID'd As Victim In Fatal Car-Garbage Truck Crash: Prosecutor A 57-year-old Chester resident has been identified as the man killed after rear-ending a garbage truck early Wednesday, Dec. 18 in Morris County, authorities said. Peter Janke, Jr. rear-ended the truck on Route 206 in Mount Olive around 5:45 a.m., a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver of the garbage truck was not injured, authorities said. There were no passengers in either vehicle, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
2 Cars Collide At Busy Mahopac Intersection 2 Cars Collide At Busy Mahopac Intersection
2 Cars Collide At Busy Mahopac Intersection Two vehicles were involved in a collision that blocked traffic at a busy Hudson Valley intersection. The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Dec. 17 just after 10 a.m., when two cars collided at the intersection of Route 6 and Jonathan Drive in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Following the incident, two people were taken by ambulance to be evaluated for injuries.  More information about the crash was not immediately available. 

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by Ben Crnic
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus
Students, School Bus Driver Hospitalized In Crash With Tractor-Trailer On Route 17 In Paramus A high school bus carrying students and a tractor-trailer collided on Route 17 in Paramus late Wednesday morning, Dec. 18, sending the driver and two students to the hospital, authorities said. The crash happened just before 11:30 a.m. underneath the Garden State Parkway in the northbound lanes, Paramus Police Chief Robert Guidetti said. Preliminary findings revealed that the bus, from Becton Regional High School, changed lanes and collided with the tractor-trailer, which caused a minor fuel leak from the truck, the chief said. The bus driver and two students suffered minor injuries and we…

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by Cecilia Levine