72-Year-Old Pedestrian Critical After Roslyn Heights Hit-And-Run Crash: Police 72-Year-Old Pedestrian Critical After Roslyn Heights Hit-And-Run Crash: Police 72-Year-Old Pedestrian Critical After Roslyn Heights Hit-And-Run Crash: Police
72-Year-Old Pedestrian Critical After Roslyn Heights Hit-And-Run Crash: Police A 72-year-old Long Island man was seriously injured in a hit-and-run car crash on Tuesday night, Aug. 25, police said. The man was crossing Mineola Avenue near Woodward Street in Roslyn Heights around 9:25 p.m. Tuesday when he was struck, the Nassau County Police Department said. Police did not know the direction the vehicle was traveling or have any description of the car as of Wednesday morning, Aug. 26. The “unknown vehicle” fled the scene after the collision, cops said. The pedestrian was hospitalized in critical condition with serious injuries, police said. Investigators are still loo…
They Tell Hikers To 'Think Twice' Before Taking On This Maryland Trail; Sunday Showed Why They Tell Hikers To 'Think Twice' Before Taking On This Maryland Trail; Sunday Showed Why They Tell Hikers To 'Think Twice' Before Taking On This Maryland Trail; Sunday Showed Why
They Tell Hikers To 'Think Twice' Before Taking On This Maryland Trail; Sunday Showed Why A Sunday morning hike turned into a pair of rescue missions along one of Maryland's most notoriously unforgiving trails. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews were called to two separate emergencies around 9 a.m. on Aug. 23 along Billy Goat Trail A near the Potomac River in Great Falls, spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The first sent rescuers toward Lamberts Island following an initial report of people in the water and a medical emergency. Crews ultimately found a young hiker who had apparently fainted or passed out from exhaustion, according to Piringer. The hiker refused trans…
2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious Chester County Crash: Police 2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious Chester County Crash: Police 2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious Chester County Crash: Police
2 Motorcycles, Pickup Collide In Serious Chester County Crash: Police Two people were rushed to a trauma center after two motorcycles and a pickup truck collided in Chester County on Friday afternoon, Aug. 21, police announced. The serious crash happened in the 300 block of East Lincoln Highway in West Whiteland Township around 2:50 p.m., according to the West Whiteland Township Police Department. Police, West Whiteland Township firefighters, and Good Fellowship EMS responded to the scene. Two people involved in the crash were taken by ambulance to Paoli Memorial Hospital Trauma Center for treatment, police said. Their conditions were not immediately releas…
Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames On Taconic Parkway In Yorktown — 2 Hospitalized Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames On Taconic Parkway In Yorktown — 2 Hospitalized Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames On Taconic Parkway In Yorktown — 2 Hospitalized
Pickup Truck Bursts Into Flames On Taconic Parkway In Yorktown — 2 Hospitalized Two people were hospitalized after a pickup truck caught fire on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester.  The fire broke out on the northbound Taconic State Parkway near the Underhill Avenue exit in Yorktown shortly after midnight on Friday, Aug. 21, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze at around 12:08 a.m. and arrived to find a full-sized pickup truck up in flames just south of the exit ramp, the department said.  Crews were able to put out most of the fire before switching to foam when discoverin…
They All Made It Out Of Their Chantilly Home, But Almost Nothing Else Did They All Made It Out Of Their Chantilly Home, But Almost Nothing Else Did They All Made It Out Of Their Chantilly Home, But Almost Nothing Else Did
They All Made It Out Of Their Chantilly Home, But Almost Nothing Else Did Three generations of one family escaped a devastating Northern Virginia fire with their lives. Nearly everything else was left behind. Danial Boushra, his wife, their four young children, and his parents lost their Chantilly home when an accidental fire broke out around midnight and spread through the residence, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by close friend Eddie Adiyeh. Everyone in the family made it out safely. But what came next was another reality entirely. The Boushras lost nearly everything they owned, according to Adiyeh, leaving a family of eight suddenly without …
Naked, Feces-Covered Man Attacks Hackensack Cops, Had Crack Pipes: Police Naked, Feces-Covered Man Attacks Hackensack Cops, Had Crack Pipes: Police Naked, Feces-Covered Man Attacks Hackensack Cops, Had Crack Pipes: Police
Naked, Feces-Covered Man Attacks Hackensack Cops, Had Crack Pipes: Police A naked man covered in feces and urine attacked Hackensack police officers after they found him inside the stairwell of a luxury apartment building, authorities said. Officers responded to the building at 2:34 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, on a report of an unwanted man who did not live there, Hackensack Detective Capt. Darrin DeWitt said. Police found Demond A. Clacken, 29, of Hackensack, naked and covered in feces and urine inside a stairwell, according to DeWitt. After officers ordered Clacken to get dressed, he gave them fake names and began acting erratically, police said. An ambula…
SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous Hicksville Intersection SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous Hicksville Intersection SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous Hicksville Intersection
SUV Smashed, Driver Extricated Following Two-Car Wreck At Dangerous Hicksville Intersection A Long Island driver had to be extricated from their wrecked vehicle following a two-car crash at a notoriously dangerous intersection on Sunday, Aug. 16, according to observers and authorities. A dark-colored Nissan SUV collided with another SUV at the intersection of Old Country Road and South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville around 4 p.m. Sunday, according to photos shared by John F. Scalesi Jr. The Nissan suffered more serious damage, with its front windshield smashed in, exterior damage throughout the vehicle, and its backseat crushed. It also ended up in a grassy area outside a Mobil gas…
100-Plus Vehicles Go Up In Flames At Spotsylvania Salvage Yard (PHOTOS) 100-Plus Vehicles Go Up In Flames At Spotsylvania Salvage Yard (PHOTOS) 100-Plus Vehicles Go Up In Flames At Spotsylvania Salvage Yard (PHOTOS)
100-Plus Vehicles Go Up In Flames At Spotsylvania Salvage Yard (Photos) This wasn't your average early-morning car fire in Virginia. Firefighters were called shortly after 4 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, to Pick-A-Part in the 9000 block of Patriot Highway in Spotsylvania County, where the initial report described flames towering above the trees. Crews got there about eight minutes later. What they found was massive. Stacks of demolished vehicles were engulfed, with the burning area estimated at roughly 150 feet by 150 feet and flames reaching about 20 feet high, according to the Spotsylvania Volunteer Fire Department. The Spotsylvania fire. Spotsylvan…
20-Year-Old Kearny Woman Killed In Route 280 Crash, Driver Seriously Hurt: NJSP 20-Year-Old Kearny Woman Killed In Route 280 Crash, Driver Seriously Hurt: NJSP 20-Year-Old Kearny Woman Killed In Route 280 Crash, Driver Seriously Hurt: NJSP
20-Year-Old Kearny Woman Killed In Route 280 Crash, Driver Seriously Hurt: Njsp A 20-year-old woman was killed when a car veered off Route 280 and struck a sign support and several trees early Sunday morning, Aug. 16, authorities said. Adamaris Mishell Tipan Gonzalez was riding in the front passenger seat of a Honda traveling west on I-280 when the crash happened near milepost 15.2 in Harrison around 2:35 a.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. Dandy J. Quituizaca-Angama, 24, of Newark, was driving the Honda when he lost control, ran off the right side of the roadway, struck a traffic sign support, then multiple trees, according to a prelim…
21-Year-Old Thrown From Motorcycle In Wharton Route 80 Crash With SUV, Tractor-Trailer: NJSP 21-Year-Old Thrown From Motorcycle In Wharton Route 80 Crash With SUV, Tractor-Trailer: NJSP 21-Year-Old Thrown From Motorcycle In Wharton Route 80 Crash With SUV, Tractor-Trailer: NJSP
21-Year-Old Thrown From Motorcycle In Wharton Route 80 Crash With SUV, Tractor-Trailer: Njsp A 21-year-old Morris County motorcyclist was seriously injured after being ejected in a crash involving an SUV and tractor-trailer on Route 80 on Friday, Aug. 14, authorities said. Thomas P. Ryerson, of Denville, was riding a Harley-Davidson west on I-80 when he lost control near milepost 34.6 in Rockaway Township at 5:19 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. The motorcycle overturned, continued forward, and struck a Honda SUV and a Freightliner tractor-trailer, Postorino said. Ryerson was ejected from the motorcycle and suffered serious injuries, accordi…
Dog Killed, 2 People Injured In New Britain House Fire Dog Killed, 2 People Injured In New Britain House Fire Dog Killed, 2 People Injured In New Britain House Fire
Dog Killed, 2 People Injured In New Britain House Fire A dog died, and two people were injured after an early morning fire tore through a Connecticut home. The blaze began just after 4 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 12, at a single-family house on Dennis Drive in New Britain, according to the mayor’s office. Officials believe the fire started in the breezeway. Firefighters had the flames under control within an hour. Emergency crews took both injured residents to an area hospital. Their conditions were not released. Unfortunately, a dog could not be saved.  No firefighters were injured. Officials are investigating what caused the fire. No other i…
Wanted Driver Captured At Rikers Island After Fatal Susquehanna River Lancaster Crash (UPDATE) Wanted Driver Captured At Rikers Island After Fatal Susquehanna River Lancaster Crash (UPDATE) Wanted Driver Captured At Rikers Island After Fatal Susquehanna River Lancaster Crash (UPDATE)
Wanted Driver Captured At Rikers Island After Fatal Susquehanna River Lancaster Crash (Update) The 23-year-old driver accused of fleeing after a crash that sent two vehicles into the Susquehanna River and killed a young woman has been captured in New York City, police announced Tuesday, Aug. 11. Mikaail Cotton was arrested by New York City authorities in connection with an alleged firearms offense and is being held at Rikers Island, according to the Manor Township Police Department. Arrangements are underway to extradite Cotton to Pennsylvania, where he is expected to face charges stemming from the July 30 crash that killed 20-year-old Saige Zink, of Columbia, police said. Cotton is…