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Hartford, CT
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Crash, Injury Risks Prompt Several Ford Recalls Amid Growing Safety Concerns
Ford is recalling nearly 79,000 vehicles in the latest wave of safety concerns for the US automaker, federal regulators said. Ford Motor Company issued three recalls affecting 78,740 vehicles, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports filed on Tuesday, Oct. 20. The affected vehicles include certain 2025 through 2027 Lincoln SUVs and 2026 through 2027 Ford pickup trucks. The largest recall affects 36,994 Lincoln Navigator SUVs from the 2025 through 2027 model years. The front passenger seat can unexpectedly slide forward, backward, or recline without anyone touching…
Washington, NJ
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1 Injured After Airborne Car Crashes Into Franklin Twp House:
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One person was hospitalized after a car crashed into a home in Warren County early Sunday morning, Nov. 8. At 2:44 a.m., a Hyundai was traveling on Maple Avenue in Franklin Township when the driver lost control, crossed over Shurts Road, traveled up an embankment, went airborne and struck a home, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey Stat Police said. The driver driver sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Clifton, NJ
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Clifton Boy, 16, Critical Following Motorcycle Crash: Police
A 16-year-old Clifton boy suffered potentially life-threatening injuries when his motorcycle collided with a car in Clifton Sunday night, Nov. 8, authorities said. The crash happened around 7:49 p.m. at Main Avenue and West Third Street, where the teen's motorcycle collided with a Toyota Corolla driven by a 20-year-old Paterson man, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Anderson said. The teen was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries, Anderson said. Three people in the Toyota suffered minor injuries, including the driver and two 20-year-old women from Clifton. The driver and …
Mays Landing-Hamilton, NJ
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Unbelted Mays Landing Woman, 23, Killed In Route 40 Crash: Police
A 23-year-old Mays Landing woman was killed when her car rear-ended another vehicle before crashing into a tree on Route 40 in Atlantic County early Sunday morning, Nov. 8, authorities said. At 6:18 a.m., Giana Fortson was driving a 2008 Toyota Scion westbound near Strand Avenue in Hamilton Township when she lost control and struck the back of a 2025 Nissan Versa driven by a 20-year-old Pleasantville woman, Hamilton Township police said. Fortson's vehicle then left the roadway and struck a tree, while the Nissan came to rest in a residential yard on the eastbound side of Route 40…
New Canaan, CT
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Range Rover Crashes Into 4 Cars In Downtown New Canaan; See The Aftermath
A driver backing out of a parking space on a busy downtown Connecticut street set off a chain-reaction crash that damaged four parked cars and sent one onto the sidewalk, police said. The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, near 35 Elm Street in New Canaan, between Main Street and South Avenue. View this post on Instagram According to New Canaan Police, the driver backed into a parked car. The impact pushed another parked vehicle onto the sidewalk. But the crash did not stop there. “The vehicle then struck two other parked …
Wallingford, CT
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CT Woman, 78, Arrested In Wallingford Hit-And-Run That Left 11-Year-Old Girl With Brain Injury
A 78-year-old Connecticut woman has been arrested in a hit-and-run crash that left an 11-year-old girl unconscious with a traumatic brain injury while riding her bicycle. Gail Berlepsch, of New Haven, was arrested on Friday, Nov. 6, in connection with the crash in Wallingford, police said. The victim, Jaslynn Ednaliz Montanez, known to her family as Jazzy, was riding her bike with her cousin near Washington and Hosford streets on Monday afternoon, Oct. 12, when a car struck her, according to police and a fundraiser organizer. The driver left the scene, police said. Jaslynn suffered seriou…
Elkridge, MD
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Wrong-Way Driver, Baltimore Motorist Killed In Early-Morning I-95 Crash In Maryland: Police
A wrong-way driver and another motorist were killed in an early-morning crash on I-95 in Maryland, where investigators believe alcohol and speed may have played a role, state police said. Taleb Ait Zakariae, 37, of Rosedale, and Timothy Summerville Jr., 47, of Baltimore, were both pronounced dead at the scene of the crash in Howard County on Saturday, Nov. 7, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers from the Waterloo Barrack were called to the northbound lanes of I-95 near mile marker 44 in Elkridge shortly before 4:30 a.m. following reports of a two-vehicle crash. Investigators determ…
New Canaan, CT
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: New Canaan Parking Mishap Sends Pickup Onto Sidewalk, Damages 5 Vehicles, Cops Say
A driver backing out of a parking space in a Fairfield County downtown set off a chain-reaction crash that damaged five vehicles and sent one onto the sidewalk, police said. The crash happened near 35 Elm St. around 4:10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, New Canaan Police Lt. Marc DeFelice said. Video shared by the New Canaan Moms 2.0 Facebook group shows a black Toyota pickup truck sitting parallel to the curb, partly on the sidewalk, with its hood raised as emergency vehicles flash their lights nearby. The driver backed into a parked vehicle, pushing it into a third parked car, which was forced onto …
Mahopac, NY
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Car Rolls Over, Ends Up In Woods On Side Of Mahopac Road
A Putnam County road was temporarily closed after a rollover crash that left a car perched on its side against trees. The crash happened just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, Nov. 5, when a car flipped on its side on Kirk Lake Drive in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. The driver reportedly refused medical transport, firefighters said. The road was closed for around a half hour so the car could be removed. The cause of the crash was not immediately available.
Mamaroneck, NY
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$86.7M I-95 Overhaul In Westchester Nearly Complete: Here's What Project Entailed
Drivers traveling along one of Westchester County's busiest highways can expect a smoother ride now that major roadwork on a nearly five-mile stretch of I-95 has wrapped up, state officials announced. The $86.7 million improvement project on Interstate 95 between Exit 15 in Pelham Manor and Exit 18A in Mamaroneck is now substantially complete, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced on Thursday, Nov. 5. The project covered around 30 lane miles of highway in both directions, along a corridor used by roughly 120,000 vehicles every day, officials said. In addition to resurfacing the roadwa…
Stafford, VA
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Child Among Two Killed In Stafford I-95 Crash, Speeding Driver Charged With DUI: State Police
A suspected drunk driver turned a stretch of I-95 in Virginia into the scene of a deadly crash that claimed two lives, including a young child. Shortly before 2 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 6, troopers responded to a crash in the northbound lanes of I-95 in Stafford County, according to Virginia State Police. Investigators say a Dodge Charger was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the back of a Nissan Rogue near mile marker 141 of I-95. The impact sent the Rogue off the left side of the highway, where it overturned. An adult passenger in the Rogue was pronounced dead at the scene. A…
Upper Dublin, PA
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Dublin Driver Killed As Car Flips Onto Roof: Police
A driver was killed when his car veered off a Pennsylvania road and flipped onto its roof Wednesday evening, Nov. 4, police said. The 20-year-old Dublin man was traveling east on Fairhill Road in Hilltown Township, Bucks County, when his 2015 Hyundai Accent failed to negotiate a left curve around 5:35 p.m., Hilltown Police said in a release issued Thursday, Nov. 5. The car went off the right side of the roadway in the 1100 block, overturned, and came to rest upside down, according to police. The driver, who was the vehicle’s only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not…
Norwalk, CT
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Monroe Woman Drove Off After Crashing Into Man In Norwalk, Leaving Him Gravely Injured: Police
A 21-year-old Connecticut woman is facing multiple charges after police say she crashed into a pedestrian and left him critically injured on the side of the road before she drove away. Carly Snyder, 21, of Monroe, is accused of the crash near the intersection of Main Street and Plymouth Avenue in Norwalk at 10:09 p.m. on June 2, Norwalk police said. The victim, an adult man, suffered serious, life-threatening injuries. Instead, the driver fled, leaving him on the side of the road. A damaged SUV helped investigators crack the case. Norwalk Police Department's Accident Reconstruc…
Orange-Woodbridge-Bethany, CT
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Family Says Object Thrown From Woodbridge Overpass Killed Passing Driver, 43
A Connecticut driver whose death was initially reported as a crash was killed by an object thrown from an overpass, his family says. Todd Atkins, 43, died after the incident at the Racebrook Road overpass on Wilbur Cross Parkway in Woodbridge around 5:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 31, Connecticut State Police said. In a statement shared on social media, the family said an object appears to have been thrown from Racebrook Road, also known as Route 114, and "went through Todd’s windshield.” “He died from blunt force trauma to his torso,” the family said. “Todd did nothing wrong except be in the wro…
Hampton Bays, NY
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Hampton Bays Hit-And-Run: Cops Reveal Car Details In Hunt For Fleeing Driver
The details of a suspect vehicle in a Long Island hit-and-run crash were released Wednesday, Nov. 4 by police. Cops are searching for a dark blue Nissan Sentra manufactured between 2013-2017 with passenger side and front-end damage, the Southampton Town Police Department said. Police added it could be a similar vehicle to the Sentra. The suspect vehicle struck a pedestrian around 4:20 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 1 in Hampton Bays, then fled the scene and left the victim bleeding and unconscious in the road, police said. By Wednesday, the victim was in stable condition, according to authorities. The …
Cheshire, CT
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Community Mourns Retired CT Police Captain, Father Of 2 Killed In Fiery Cheshire Crash
Two Connecticut communities are in mourning after a retired police captain and a devoted father of two who ran a family business were killed in a fiery Camaro crash. Friends and family say their deaths have left a void in the lives of loved ones. John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury, and James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, died Sunday, Nov. 1, when their 1978 Chevrolet Camaro crashed into a tree and caught fire on Waterbury Road in Cheshire. Police said Zabel was driving when the car left the road around 10:45 p.m. Emergency crews pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a hospital, where …
Beacon, NY
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Car Crashes Through Fence, Stone Walls Into Overhang In Beacon
Two people were hospitalized after a car crashed through a fence, traveled down an embankment, went over two stone walls, and struck a structure in a dramatic Dutchess County crash, fire officials said. The crash happened in Beacon at around 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to the Beacon Fire Department. Firefighters found a vehicle that had gone through a fence, down an embankment, over two stone walls, and through a structural overhang. One person was still trapped inside the vehicle and could not get out, officials said. Firefighters said they used speciali…
Sayreville, NJ
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Off-Duty NJ Transit Cop, Firefighter Rescues Motorists From Sayreville Parkway Wreckage
An off-duty New Jersey Transit police officer who is also a firefighter helped rescue two motorists trapped in wrecked vehicles, including one pinned beneath a vehicle leaking fuel, after a three-vehicle crash on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Officer Jake Kallman was driving near Exit 123 in Sayreville on Tuesday evening, Oct. 27, when he came upon the crash and immediately pulled over to help, NJ Transit Police said. The crash happened around 4:46 p.m. in the southbound lanes near milepost 125.3, when a Ford pickup truck struck the center concrete barrier before hitting a Toy…
Mount Olive, NJ
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Car Dealership Employee Took Down Payment, Never Provided Vehicle: Mt Olive PD
A 26-year-old Hackettstown man was arrested and charged after he pocketed a down payment without providing a car, authorities said. On Thursday, Oct. 29, officers responded to Johnson Cadillac after funds were missing from a down payment for the purchase of a vehicle, Mount Olive police said. An employee, Shelbey Menuau accepted $7,300 as a down payment and then kept the money, Mount Olive police said. Menuau responded to police headquarters where he was placed under arrest and charged with theft of moveable property, police said.
Alexandria, VA
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Alleged MS-13 Gang Member Had Two Ways To Escape ICE In Alexandria, Neither Worked: Feds
He managed to get away from federal immigration officers in his vehicle, but when he tried his luck on foot, a suspected MS-13 gang member in Virginia didn't get very far. About 20 feet, to be exact. Walter Alexander Soto-Rodriguez was arrested in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County on Thursday, Oct. 29, following a pursuit that left several vehicles damaged and ended with him in federal custody, according to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The agency identified Soto-Rodriguez as a documented member of the MS-13 Gangsters Clique who had previously been ordered removed from …
Manassas, VA
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Teen, 16, Charged In Double-Fatal Manassas Crash After Blowing Stop Sign: Police
A 16-year-old Virginia driver has been arrested and charged in a late-night crash that killed two Manassas residents after police say he sped through a stop sign and slammed into their vehicle. The teen, who is from Manassas, was arrested on Monday, Nov. 2, in connection with the Saturday, Oct. 24 collision that killed Jose E. Lovo, 70, and Guadalupe Alvarez de Lovo, 54, according to Prince William County Police. Investigators say the teen was behind the wheel of a 2024 GMC Sierra traveling at a high rate of speed on Leland Road shortly before midnight when he disregarded a stop sign at Map…
Port Chester, NY
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Drunk Driver Caught With 5 Kids In Car, Some Without Seatbelts On, In Port Chester:
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Five children, including a 2-month-old baby, were found riding in a car driven by an intoxicated man in Westchester County, with some of the children not wearing seat belts, police said. Port Chester resident Fredy A. Regalado-Carranza, 32, was arrested on Saturday, Oct. 31, after troopers saw the children in the back seat of his vehicle, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Nov. 3. The incident began at around 1:28 a.m. on Saturday, when troopers noticed a 2012 Mazda sedan traveling south on South Main Street in Port Chester. Police saw children riding in the back seat wi…
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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Driver, 21, Ejected From Honda In Fatal Montgomery County Crash Identified By Police (
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A 21-year-old Maryland man who was killed in an early-morning crash was ejected from his car after it overturned and struck a utility pole, authorities said. Angel Canales, of Silver Spring, has been identified as the driver killed in the single-vehicle crash near Randolph Road and Bluhill Road shortly before 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, according to Montgomery County Police. Investigators say Canales was driving a gray 1990 Honda Civic westbound on Randolph Road when he lost control of the vehicle for reasons that remain under investigation. The Honda struck a curb, overturned, and crashe…
Hampton Bays, NY
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Pedestrian Airlifted After Hit-And-Run Driver Leaves Him Unconscious On Hampton Bays Road: Cops
A hit-and-run driver left a man unconscious and bleeding on a Long Island roadway early Sunday, Nov. 1, police said. The wounded man was discovered around 4:20 a.m. Sunday on North Road in Hampton Bays, across from the eastbound entrance ramp of Sunrise Highway, near Canal Road, according to the Southampton Town Police Department. Investigators determined a vehicle likely struck the man in the roadway before abandoning the scene, police said. Hampton Bays Volunteer Ambulance personnel treated the man at the scene before a Suffolk County police helicopter flew him to Stony Brook University …
Freeport, NY
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106 MPH Drunk Driver Who Killed LI Father In Fiery Freeport Crash Headed To Prison: Authorities
A drunk driver who hit 106 mph before running a red light and killing a beloved father heading home from work has been sentenced to prison, officials said. Bryan Mizhirumbay, 24, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to between seven and 15 years behind bars on Monday, Nov. 2, after pleading guilty in the crash that killed 55-year-old Craig White, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Mizhirumbay had been drinking on the job while working at a restaurant and headed home at around 11 p.m. on Sept. 3, 2025, according to investigators. White was also driving home from his job at AHRC Nass…
Saint James-Nesconset, NY
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Late-Night Honda Heist At Nesconset Plaza Sparks Hunt For Two Suspects: Police
Two men who stole a Honda sedan on Long Island last month were caught on security cameras, and now police are asking for help to identify them. The two suspects took a blue 2019 Honda Accord from a parking lot at 127 Smithtown Boulevard in Nesconset around 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10, the Suffolk County Police Department said Monday, Nov. 2. That address matches the Nesconset Plaza shopping center, where nothing appears to be open after 10 p.m. on Saturdays. Police did not release additional details of the case and are offering a cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest. Anyone with…
Cheshire, CT
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2 Men Killed After Camaro Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Cheshire
Two men were killed when a classic car slammed into a tree and caught fire on a Connecticut road, police said. Emergency crews rushed to the scene after receiving reports of a single-vehicle crash involving a 1978 Chevrolet Camaro around 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 1, on Waterbury road in Cheshire, police said. The car had gone off the road and struck a tree. Police identified the victims as James Zabel, 43, of Meriden, who was driving, and his passenger, John D’Aniello, 42, of Waterbury. First responders pulled both men from the wreckage and rushed them to a nearby hospital. N…
Readington Township, NJ
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Wrong Way Driver Killed In Crash: Readington PD
An 83-year-old Somerset woman, driving the wrong way, was killed in a crash on Route 202 Friday, Oct. 30, authorities said. At 9:46 p.m., officers and firefighters responded to a crash on State Route 202 near Pleasant Run Road after Clara Jeter was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Cruz north in the southbound lanes and struck a 2022 Ford Maverick driven by a 26-year-old Flemington man, head-on, Readington Township police said. Jeter was airlifted to a trauma center while the other driver was transported to a nearby hospital for injuries, police said.
Wheaton-Glenmont, MD
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Deadly Early-Morning Silver Spring Crash Brings Down Power Lines, Shuts Down Busy Road: Police
A driver was killed and a passenger rushed to the hospital after an early-morning crash in Maryland that also knocked down power lines, shutting down a busy roadway. Montgomery County Police and firefighters responded to the single-vehicle crash at Randolph Road and Bluhill Road in Silver Spring shortly after 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31. Police initially reported the crash shortly after 5:30 a.m., warning drivers that downed power lines had forced Randolph Road to close in both directions. Less than half an hour later, authorities confirmed that the driver had died. A passenger was also t…
Deerfield-Sunderland, MA
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Teen Dies After Vehicle Hits Bridge Pillar, Catches Fire On I-91 In Whately
A driver believed to be 18 years old was killed after his vehicle struck a bridge pillar and caught fire on Interstate 91 in Western Massachusetts. Emergency crews responded around 3:20 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, to the northbound side near mile marker 32.2 in Whately. Investigators believe the vehicle veered off the highway into the median before hitting the concrete pillar and bursting into flames, the Northwestern District Attorney's Office said. The driver, believed to be an 18-year-old man, died at the scene. No one else was in the vehicle. Authorities have not ide…
Branchburg, NJ
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NJ Husband Mourned After Killed In Crash
Dylan Reed Walnoha, a Somerset resident, was killed in a crash on Monday, Oct. 26, according to a fundraiser set up to support his widow.. He is believed to have been killed after his car was engulfed in flames after it was involved in a crash with a tractor trailer on Route 202 in Branchburg. The Somerset County Prosecutor's Office would only say the victim was a 32-year-old man. At 5:03 p.m., Branchburg police responded to the crash at Route 202 and Holland Brook Road following a collision between a Peterbilt tractor-trailer and a Ford sedan, Somerset County Prosecutor John McDonald, Chi…
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