Elderly Annapolis Couple Killed After Car Slams Into Tree In Maryland, Police Say Elderly Annapolis Couple Killed After Car Slams Into Tree In Maryland, Police Say
Elderly Annapolis Couple Killed After Car Slams Into Tree In Maryland, Police Say A tragic crash in Anne Arundel County left a married Annapolis couple — both 90 years old — dead after their car veered off Muddy Creek Road and slammed into a tree, authorities said. Police said officers were called around 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 19, to the area of Muddy Creek Road and Sudley Road in West River, where witnesses say a 2007 Buick Lacrosse left the roadway and struck a tree on the right shoulder. The driver, Donald Allen, and passenger, Anne Allen, both of Annapolis, suffered critical injuries in the crash. Donald Allen was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, p…
Ex-Adelphi President Drove Drunk Onto Garden City LIRR Tracks, Caused Explosion, DA Says Ex-Adelphi President Drove Drunk Onto Garden City LIRR Tracks, Caused Explosion, DA Says
Ex-Adelphi President Drove Drunk Onto Garden City Lirr Tracks, Caused Explosion, DA Says The former president of Adelphi University is accused of drunkenly plowing her BMW onto Long Island Rail Road tracks, narrowly missing commuters. Christine Riordan, 43, appeared in Nassau County Court Thursday, Oct. 16, where she was hit with upgraded felony charges stemming from the Sept. 30 crash at the Nassau Boulevard station in Garden City. Riordan’s car accelerated through a parking lot, struck two vehicles, smashed through protective fencing, and landed on the third rail, sparking an electrical explosion, as Daily Voice reported. Crews worked overnight to repair extensive damage to …
Electric Vehicle Prompts 3-Hour Firefight After Crash On Route 9W In Piermont Electric Vehicle Prompts 3-Hour Firefight After Crash On Route 9W In Piermont
Electric Vehicle Prompts 3-Hour Firefight After Crash On Route 9W In Piermont A fiery crash involving an electric vehicle shut down part of Route 9W in Rockland County, prompting a large emergency response and a three-hour firefight. Crews were dispatched around 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, to the area of 766 Route 9W in Piermont for a report of a two-car crash with a vehicle on fire, the Piermont Fire Department said in an announcement.  When firefighters arrived, they found a working electric vehicle fire and soon stretched hose lines from a nearby hydrant to begin attacking the flames. Another squad used a hose equipped with a water curtain nozzle t…
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops
Intoxicated Hamden Woman Steals DOT Truck When Worker Stops To Help After Crash: Cops A Connecticut woman was arrested after police said she stole a state Department of Transportation service truck following a crash before leading police on a chase earlier this week, authorities said.  Dominique Dancy, 45, faces multiple charges following the incident, which began just before 9 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, according to Connecticut State Police. It all began when a CTDOT worker spotted a wreck on Route 15 and pulled over to help and protect the victims and oncoming vehicles. However, after he stepped out of the truck, Dancy, who was involved in the wreck, climbed into the driv…
CT Man Dies In Skydiving Accident In Massachusetts CT Man Dies In Skydiving Accident In Massachusetts
CT Man Dies In Skydiving Accident In Massachusetts A 62-year-old Connecticut man has died days after being involved in a skydiving accident in Massachusetts, authorities announced on Thursday.  Robert Szabo went skydiving on Saturday, Oct. 4, at Orange Municipal Airport. Authorities have not said what happened, but he was taken to the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in Worcester, where he died on Tuesday.  Reports said Szabo was involved in a mid-air collision.  Szabo was a professional skydiver with the Connecticut Parachutists in Ellington, Connecticut. His bio on the website states that he made h…
4 Teens Riding Mopeds Struck By Sedan That Fled Scene: Hudson County Prosecutor 4 Teens Riding Mopeds Struck By Sedan That Fled Scene: Hudson County Prosecutor
4 Teens Riding Mopeds Struck By Sedan That Fled Scene: Hudson County Prosecutor Four teenagers were hospitalized after they were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene in Jersey City Monday, Oct. 6, authorities said. Around 5 p.m., Jersey City police responded to Wilkinson Avenue between Ocean Avenue and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive after four boys, ages 13, 15, 17 and 17 were struck by a sedan while operating/occupying two motorized vehicles/mopeds, Acting Hudson County Prosecutor Wayne Mello said. The striking vehicle did not remain at the scene, Mello said. All four juveniles were transported to Jersey City Medical Center to be treated for various in…
Maryland Motorcyclist Airlifted After Route 50 Crash With Lexus, Passenger Hospitalized: Police Maryland Motorcyclist Airlifted After Route 50 Crash With Lexus, Passenger Hospitalized: Police
Maryland Motorcyclist Airlifted After Route 50 Crash With Lexus, Passenger Hospitalized: Police A 23-year-old motorcyclist was airlifted to Shock Trauma and a passenger in a Lexus was hospitalized after a violent crash on Route 50 in Maryland, state police say. Centreville resident Jesse Paul was flown to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore after colliding with the SUV late on Monday afternoon in Queen Anne's County. The crash was reported shortly before 5 p.m. on Sept. 29. Investigators said a Lexus SUV was making a left turn from westbound Route 50 onto Arrington Road when—for reasons still under investigation—it was hit by Paul’s Kawasaki motorcycle traveling east.…
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Boulder, Flipping Vehicle: PA State Police Driver Killed After Crashing Into Boulder, Flipping Vehicle: PA State Police
Driver Killed After Crashing Into Boulder, Flipping Vehicle: PA State Police A driver was killed after their vehicle struck a boulder and overturned in Shrewsbury Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, Sept. 24. The single-vehicle crash happened on Pleasant Valley Road, south of Taylor Hill Road, at 7:42 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, according to troopers. The 2017 Mazda MX-5 was traveling south when the driver, Thomas Downey, experienced a medical emergency, police explained. The car veered off the right shoulder, went down an embankment, struck a boulder head-on, and flipped onto its roof. Downey, who was wearing his seatbelt, was transported by …
Man Found Unconscious Next To E-Scooter In Huntington, Airlifted: Suffolk Police Man Found Unconscious Next To E-Scooter In Huntington, Airlifted: Suffolk Police
Man Found Unconscious Next To E-Scooter In Huntington, Airlifted: Suffolk Police An investigation is underway after a man was found unconscious in a Huntington roadway, Suffolk County Police announced on Thursday, Sept. 18. A 53-year-old man was discovered in the middle of Bayberry Drive near Juniper Place next to an electric scooter, in Huntington, at about 4 p.m., police said. He was flown by Suffolk County Police helicopter to Stony Brook University Hospital and was listed in serious condition, police said. The man had been seen operating the scooter shortly before he was found, and his name is being withheld until next of kin are notified, police said. Detectives …
Ambulance Crashes Into Pole In Chester Ambulance Crashes Into Pole In Chester
Ambulance Crashes Into Pole In Chester An ambulance struck a pole in Orange County on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, prompting an emergency response, officials said. According to Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge, the crash happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Black Meadow Road, when an Empress EMS unit collided with a utility pole. Emergency services quickly responded to the scene to help. Holdridge noted that, according to Empress representatives, no one was seriously injured in the incident. He added that the vehicle involved was not the dedicated ambulance rig assigned to the Town and Village of Chester. Chester Polic…
1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis 1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis
1 Hospitalized After Car, Motorcycle Collide In Port Jervis One person was taken to a hospital after a motorcycle and a car collided in Orange County. The crash happened on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, on Front Street in Port Jervis near Sussex Street, according to the Port Jervis Fire Department. One person involved was transported to a medical center by EMS after suffering injuries.  More information about the crash was not immediately available. 
17-Year-Old Hit By Car In Bristol Taken To Hospital: Police 17-Year-Old Hit By Car In Bristol Taken To Hospital: Police
17-Year-Old Hit By Car In Bristol Taken To Hospital: Police A 17-year-old boy is recovering after being struck by a car while walking in Bristol on Wednesday morning, Sept. 17. The unidentified teen was in the 200 block of King Street (Route 229) around 6:20 a.m. when he was hit by a vehicle, Bristol police said. Paramedics took him to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to police. Bristol officers temporarily shut down part of King Street during the investigation, reopening it around 9:30 a.m. Authorities continue to investigate the crash.