Driver Killed After Fire Truck Crash In Medford: Suffolk County Police
A man was killed when his car collided with a fire truck in Medford, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, March 20.
Jason Copper, 39, of Sound Beach, was driving a 2015 Dodge Dart eastbound on Express Drive South when he was hit by a Medford Fire Department truck at the Route 112 intersection around 12:35 p.m., police said. The fire truck, driven by 50-year-old Wilfredo Garcia of Medford, had its lights and sirens activated at the time.
Copper was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Garcia and two passengers from the fire truck were …
Authorities: Driver Caught, Two Sought In Gunshot Slaying Outside Hospital In Paterson
Two men remained at large after beating and shooting a Paterson man dead and wounding another outside St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, said authorities who arrested a suspect described as their getaway driver.
John Delacruz, 22, was in custody, charged with murder, attempted murder, conspiracy and weapons offenses, authorities said Monday.
Two others charged with the same offenses were identified as Wilfredo Garcia, 20, and Modino Garcia, 42, both of Paterson.
Delacruz was driving when the Garcias got out of a black sedan on Hospital Plaza shortly after 5:30 p.m. May 27, Passaic…
