Nyack-Valley Cottage, NY
Police & Fire
9-Car Crash Snarls Palisades Parkway In West Nyack: Report 9-Car Crash Snarls Palisades Parkway In West Nyack: Report
9-Car Crash Snarls Palisades Parkway In West Nyack: Report A large multi-vehicle crash caused major delays on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County on Monday, Jan. 5.  The collision, which happened on Monday morning, involved around nine vehicles on the southbound Palisades Parkway near Exit 8W in West Nyack, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Emergency responders from Hatzoloh EMS, Nanuet EMS, and the New York State Police were dispatched to the scene. Injuries were reported, though the extent was not immediately clear, according to the report.  The crash impacted the center lane, while both side lanes remained open. However…

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by Ben Crnic
Branchville-Frankford, NJ
Police & Fire
Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: NJSP Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: NJSP
Brooklyn Man Killed In Route 23 Montague Twp New Year's Crash: Njsp A 21-year-old Brooklyn man was killed in a crash on Route 23 in Sussex County on New Year's Day, authorities said. At 11:58 a.m., on Thursday, Jan. 1, troopers responded to Route 23 south in Montague Township, when a Audi SUV driven by Nazar Bilous was negotiating a curve when it ran off the roadway to right, struck a large rock, re-entered the roadway, ran off the roadway to the right again, and struck a large tree stump and a tree, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State police said. Bilous was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said. His passenger, a 21-year-old Br…

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by Sam Barron
Camp Hill, PA
News
VIDEO: Car Smashes Into Bakery Patio In Camp Hill, Sends Debris Flying During DUI Crash: Police VIDEO: Car Smashes Into Bakery Patio In Camp Hill, Sends Debris Flying During DUI Crash: Police
Video: Car Smashes Into Bakery Patio In Camp Hill, Sends Debris Flying During DUI Crash: Police A vehicle plowed into an outdoor seating area at a popular bakery, sending debris flying toward customers during a DUI crash, police announced on Monday, Dec. 15. The crash happened just before noon on Saturday, Dec. 13, in the 1700 block of Market Street in Camp Hill when a single vehicle traveling westbound left the roadway and struck the outdoor seating area at the Pennsylvania Bakery, along with a brick wall and Christmas decorations, according to the Camp Hill Police Department. The driver showed signs of impairment and was arrested at the scene, police said. The operator was identifie…

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by Jillian Pikora
Basking Ridge-Bernards, NJ
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Injured In Route 78 Crash: NJSP Truck Driver Injured In Route 78 Crash: NJSP
Truck Driver Injured In Route 78 Crash: Njsp A truck driver was injured following a crash on Route 78 in Somerset County on Saturday, Dec. 13, authorities said. At 10:23 a.m., a crash occurred between a Toyota sedan and a Freightliner tractor trailer in Bernards Township, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State police said. The crash caused the tractor trailer to veer off the road left and strike a guardrail, Postorino said. The driver of the Freightliner sustained minor injuries and was transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.

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by Sam Barron
York, PA
News
80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner 80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner
80-Year-Old Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash In Chanceford Township: Coroner New details have been released in the Delta Road crash that killed an 80-year-old Felton woman in Chanceford Township on Thursday, Nov. 27, Pennsylvania State Police said in an updated report issued on Wednesday, Dec. 10. Carolyn A. Garner, 80, died after a northbound Subaru attempted to pass another vehicle without clearance and struck her vehicle head-on at 1651 Delta Road at 5:36 p.m., according to the crash report. The Subaru, driven by 23-year-old Neal H. Ashton of Delta, moved into the southbound lane to pass when it collided with a GMC Envoy driven by 58-year-old Douglas C. Blankenbi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Waldorf, MD
Obituaries
Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash
Shock In Maryland As 22-Year-Old Benjamin Mattingly Dies In Violent Bryantown Crash A fatal crash that killed 22-year-old Maryland resident Benjamin Thomas Mattingly has left loved ones shattered as tributes pour in across Charles County. A 22-year-old Maryland man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Bryantown at around 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, when his red Honda Accord went off the road and struck a tree, according to the Charles County Sheriff's Office. Officers responded to the area of Olivers Shop Road and Edelen Drive, where they found the driver, Port Tobacco resident Mattingly, outside the car.  He was pronounced dead at the scene. There were no passenge…

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by Zak Failla
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Vehicle Overturns In 2-Car Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge Vehicle Overturns In 2-Car Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge
Vehicle Overturns In 2-Car Crash On Newburgh-Beacon Bridge A late-night crash on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge left one car overturned and another spun into oncoming traffic, fire officials said.  The incident happened around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 22, when Middle Hope and Beacon firefighters were dispatched to the bridge's westbound span for a reported two-car accident with a rollover, according to the Middle Hope Fire Department.  When Middle Hope crews arrived, they found one vehicle resting on its roof and a second car turned around facing the wrong direction in traffic. Despite the severe damage, all occupants managed to free them…

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by Ben Crnic
Huntington, NY
Police & Fire
Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police
Man Slashes Driver, Bites Fingers During Road Rage Attack In Huntington: Police A road rage clash left a man slashed and bitten along West Neck Road in Huntington on Tuesday, Nov. 18, Suffolk County police said. Jayson Heitner, 26, of Huntington, approached a 60-year-old driver with a boxcutter after their vehicles collided near Old Hickory Lane at 3:42 p.m., according to the release. The victim had been driving a 2017 Mercedes Sprinter van northbound when a Jeep hit his vehicle. Heitner allegedly confronted the man, leading to a fight where the victim suffered multiple slash wounds to his face and body and bite injuries to his fingers, police said. Heitner was arrest…

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by Jillian Pikora
West Deptford-National Park, NJ
News
West Deptford Uber Passenger Survives Deadly Crash Caused By UK Driver Fleeing Cops: GoFundMe West Deptford Uber Passenger Survives Deadly Crash Caused By UK Driver Fleeing Cops: GoFundMe
West Deptford Uber Passenger Survives Deadly Crash Caused By UK Driver Fleeing Cops: GoFundMe A GoFundMe has been launched for an Uber passenger seriously injured in a New Jersey crash that killed her driver after authorities said police tried stopping a vehicle driven by two intoxicated men. The crash happened around 5:36 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9, after West Deptford police responded to PNS Gas and Food Mart for a report of a vehicle “being operated by two intoxicated men,” Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver, Steve Hall, who is from the United Kingdom, crossed into the opposite lane and slammed into another car, Jo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Norwalk Firefighters Smash Through Wall To Save Person Trapped In Burning Car Inside Garage Norwalk Firefighters Smash Through Wall To Save Person Trapped In Burning Car Inside Garage
Norwalk Firefighters Smash Through Wall To Save Person Trapped In Burning Car Inside Garage A person was rushed to the Bridgeport Burn Unit after a fire broke out inside a Norwalk home's garage, trapping them in a burning car, authorities said.  The Norwalk Fire Department said crews responded to Fairfield Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 5, around 10:45 a.m. A car parked in the garage was engulfed in flames, and someone was trapped inside.  Fairfield Ave closed due to the house fire. @Norwalk_CT pic.twitter.com/rTONDJzvuM — Norwalk, CT Police (@NorwalkCtPD) November 5, 2025 Firefighters breached a wall to reach the vehicle and pull the person to safety. The victim suf…

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by Josh Lanier
Bayonne, NJ
Police & Fire
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood 'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood
'It's Going To Be Okay': Bayonne OEM Rescues Girl Trapped In Flood The Bayonne Office of Emergency Management had its work cut out for them as massive rainstorm caused flooding in the city Thursday, Oct. 30. Videos posted by Bayonne OEM show first responders rescuing a driver and a young girl in a Mercedes SUV, who got stuck in the floodwaters underneath an overpass. ⚠️FLOODED ROADS⚠️Do NOT drive into flooded roads. We have numerous cars stuck in flooded roadways. Remember: TURN AROUND DONT DROWN! @BayonnePolice @CityofBayonne pic.twitter.com/Dp6U7CLPgU — Bayonne OEM (@Bayonne_OEM) October 30, 2025 "It's going to be okay," a first responder says while…

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by Sam Barron
College Park, MD
Business
Mercedes SUV Crashes Into PG County Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (DEVELOPING) Mercedes SUV Crashes Into PG County Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (DEVELOPING)
Mercedes SUV Crashes Into PG County Restaurant, Triggers Building Collapse Probe (Developing) A Mercedes SUV crashed into a Maryland restaurant Friday afternoon, prompting evacuations and a building collapse investigation, according to fire officials. Fire crews were called shortly after noon Friday, Oct. 24, to the 10820 block of Lanham Severn Road in Glenn Dale, where a vehicle slammed into a restaurant, the Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department said. Photos from the scene show a black SUV lodged into the side of the building, surrounded by caution tape and structural damage near the entrance. One person inside the vehicle self-extricated before firefighters arrived, officia…

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by Zak Failla