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Randolph Thanksgiving Crash Kills Former Hockey Captain, 19 Randolph Thanksgiving Crash Kills Former Hockey Captain, 19
Randolph Thanksgiving Crash Kills Former Hockey Captain, 19 The victim killed in a Morris County crash on Thanksgiving Night, Nov. 28 has been identified as a 19-year-old former hockey player. Gavin Barooah, of Ledgewood, was behind the wheel of a Mercedes Benz when his vehicle collided with a Jeep around 8 p.m. at Morris and Sussex turnpikes in Randolph, according to Meghan Knab, a spokesperson for the county prosecutor's office. The driver of the Jeep was transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.  "Today, our hearts are heavy," the Official Account of RHS Ice Hockey Booster Association said on Instagram. "…
Monticello Woman Nabbed Twice In 24 Hours For Stealing Vehicles, Police Say Monticello Woman Nabbed Twice In 24 Hours For Stealing Vehicles, Police Say
Monticello Woman Nabbed Twice In 24 Hours For Stealing Vehicles, Police Say A woman from the region who was released on an appearance ticket after allegedly stealing a vehicle was arrested again 24 hours later after stealing another car. The incident occurred in Sullivan County on Sunday, Oct. 27, in Monticello. According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, Lindsay Houck, age 28, was arrested early in the morning after she stole a 2006 Jeep that was gassing up at the Mobil Station on Raceway Road in Monticello.  Houck allegedly drove the vehicle to the Sheriff’s Office complex on Old Route 17, drove across the lawn and hit a fire hy…
Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees In Franklin Township: Police Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees In Franklin Township: Police
Man, 74, Dies 12 Days After Crashing Into Trees In Franklin Township: Police A Hammonton man died from his injuries nearly two weeks after crashing his SUV in Gloucester County, authorities said. Timothy Weatherby, 74, was pronounced dead on Monday, Oct. 21, the Franklin Township Police Department said in a news release. He was injured in a crash on the 1100 block of Tuckahoe Road at around 10:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9. Investigators said Weatherby was driving north in a 1998 Jeep SUV when the vehicle left the road "for an unknown reason." A witness saw Weatherby's SUV crossed the center line, struck shrubs and trees, and stopped in the s…
Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hyde Park Roadway Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hyde Park Roadway
Person Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Hyde Park Roadway A man was hit and killed by a Jeep as he crossed a busy roadway in the region. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21, on Violet Avenue in Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, Lawrence Williams, age 76, of Hyde Park, was crossing Violet Avenue from the Sunoco Gas Station to his residence at the Hyde Park Assisted Living when he was struck by a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by a 41-year-old Hude Park woman. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Jeep was not injured, he added. During an investigation, witnesse…
Beloved North Salem Town Employee, Firefighter Dies At 62 Beloved North Salem Town Employee, Firefighter Dies At 62
Beloved North Salem Town Employee, Firefighter Dies At 62 A much-loved town employee from Northern Westchester who spent more than two decades serving the public as a firefighter has died.  John Scott Parker, who worked as North Salem's Assistant Building Inspector and spent over 20 years with the Katonah Fire Department, died on Wednesday, Sept. 11 at the age of 62 following a battle with cancer, according to his obituary.  Born in Sept. 1962, Parker was known for living his life to the fullest and always seeking new challenges to solve, his obituary said. Friends and loved ones knew him for his passion for motorcycles, fishing, and dr…
Fleeing Driver, 24, Pins Victim Against Car She Struck In Garfield: Police Fleeing Driver, 24, Pins Victim Against Car She Struck In Garfield: Police
Fleeing Driver, 24, Pins Victim Against Car She Struck In Garfield: Police A 24-year-old woman has been arrested after police say she pinned a pedestrian between her car and a vehicle she'd struck while trying to flee the scene on Labor Day in Bergen County. Ashley Elizabeth Ann Flores, of Garfield, had struck a parked vehicle on Outwater Lane near Wilson Street around 10:20 p.m. Monday, Sept. 2, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. While driving away in a white Jeep, Flores "drove her car into the victim who was on foot, pinning him between her car and the vehicle she just struck," Musella said. The victim was hospitalized with a serious leg injury. F…
4 Arrested In Trenton Shooting Of Bicyclist: Prosecutor 4 Arrested In Trenton Shooting Of Bicyclist: Prosecutor
4 Arrested In Trenton Shooting Of Bicyclist: Prosecutor Four people have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting of a bicyclist in Trenton last month, authorities said. Dajon Bethea, 26, of Trenton, Shyheim McMillon, 27, of Trenton, Jamir Black, 26, of Trenton, and Shatwan Liverman, 27, of Suffolk, Virginia, are each charged with conspiracy to commit murder, according to Acting Mercer County Prosecutor Theresa L. Hilton. Additionally, Bethea and McMillon each face a charge of accomplice liability murder, she said. At approximately 1:35 p.m. on July 2, Trenton police responded to the 200 block of Euclid Avenue …
Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor
Scooterist Fatally Struck By Vehicle In Newark: Prosecutor A 63-year-old Elizabeth man was killed after he was struck by a vehicle while riding a scooter on Monday, July 15 in Newark, authorities said. At 5:25 p.m., Kenneth Roy William was riding a motorized scooter when it collided with a 2016 Jeep at Frelinghuysen Avenue and Carrington Street, a spokesman for the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.  William was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. The driver of the other vehicle remained on the scene, authorities said. No charges have been filed as of this time and the investigatio…
Two Suspects, Vehicle Wanted In Burglary At South Jersey Business Two Suspects, Vehicle Wanted In Burglary At South Jersey Business
Two Suspects, Vehicle Wanted In Burglary At South Jersey Business An Atlantic County police department is asking for help identifying two suspects and a vehicle wanted in a burglary at a business, authorities said. In a Facebook post, Mullica Township police released surveillance photos and a video of the suspected and wanted vehicle. on Wednesday, Apr. 10. The theft happened at around 1:44 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 5. Police did not give an address for the targeted business. They also did not disclose what was stolen or the items' value. The video appeared to show one person in a green winter hat and dark clothes loading items into the back of a vehicle. Ano…
Brick Driver, 54, Killed In Wall Township Parkway Crash Brick Driver, 54, Killed In Wall Township Parkway Crash
Brick Driver, 54, Killed In Wall Township Parkway Crash A 54-year-old driver was killed when his vehicle veered off the Garden State Parkway in Monmouth County on Thursday, March 14, State Police said. Joseph Pace, of Brick township, was heading south in a Hyundai when he rear-ended a Jeep SUV in Wall Township near milepost 100.3 just after 3:05 p.m., New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. After the impact, the Hyundai continued south, running off the road, hitting two sign supports, down an embankment and through a fence. As a result of the crash, Pace was killed. The accident remains under investigation, and there is no additi…
Three People Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash: State Police Three People Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash: State Police
Three People Hurt In Hunterdon County Crash: State Police Three people were injured in a two-car crash on County Road 513 in Hunterdon County on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 24, state police said. At 8:54 p.m., a Nissan traveling on Whitehead Road attempted to make a left onto County Road 513 and crashed into a Jeep SUV traveling southbound, Troy McNair, a spokesman for New Jersey State Police said. The collision caused the Jeep SUV to collide with a fence, McNair said. The driver of the Nissan, an 18-year-old Glen Rock resident, sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital, McNair said. The driver of the Jeep, a 49-year-old F…
5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target 5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target
5 Men Charged With Grand Larceny At Long Island Target Five men have been charged with grand larceny at a Long Island Target. The incident took place in Valley Stream around 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 20. According to Nassau County Police detectives, officers responded to the store, located at 500 West Sunrise Highway, for a larceny in progress.  When the officers arrived they found three men and placed them under arrest, police said. During the arrest, an officer was injured when one man resisted and attempted to get away. The officer was transported to a nearby hospital for assessment and treatment.  The two other subjects f…
Fatal Crash Under Investigation In Chester County Fatal Crash Under Investigation In Chester County
Fatal Crash Under Investigation In Chester County One passenger has died and two drivers were treated for injuries after a car crash in North Coventry Township on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 21, police say.  The two-car crash occurred on the 1200 block of South Hanover Street around 1 p.m., township police wrote in a release.  Authorities said a black Chevrolet Aveo struck a green Jeep Wrangler head-on then came to rest against a tree. A woman riding in the Chevy was pronounced dead at the scene while both drivers were taken to Reading Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the release.  The fatally injured…
Driver, Passenger Killed In 2-Vehicle Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon Driver, Passenger Killed In 2-Vehicle Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon
Driver, Passenger Killed In 2-Vehicle Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon An investigation is underway after two people were killed in an early morning crash on Long Island. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released For Teen Victims In Double-Fatal Southern State Parkway Crash In Babylon It happened around 5:40 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 on the Southern State Parkway in the town of Babylon on the westbound side in the area of Exit 35. State Police are saying that an investigation revealed a 2015 Infiniti Q50 was traveling in the center lane approaching the exit when it struck a 2015 Jeep Compass in the rear.  The impact caused the Infiniti to exi…
Two Rescued From Overturned Jeep Suffer Serious Injuries In Southwest DC Crash: Officials Two Rescued From Overturned Jeep Suffer Serious Injuries In Southwest DC Crash: Officials
Two Rescued From Overturned Jeep Suffer Serious Injuries In Southwest DC Crash: Officials Two people had to be extricated from a destroyed Jeep after a violent early-morning crash in Southwest DC.  First responders were called at around 2:30 a.m. to the 2000 block of Half Street SW on Monday, Jan. 22, where there was a reported rollover crash with two people trapped inside, officials say. DC Fire and EMS crews were quick to get to work to save a man and woman by cutting off the roof of the crinkled Jeep, and they were taken to the hospital by paramedics with what were initially described as critical - though the man was later downgraded to serious - injuries.  It is u…
Know Him? Man Wanted For Norwalk Train Station Car Burglary, Thefts, Police Say Know Him? Man Wanted For Norwalk Train Station Car Burglary, Thefts, Police Say
Know Him? Man Wanted For Norwalk Train Station Car Burglary, Thefts, Police Say Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly attempted to enter several vehicles at a train station and stole items. The incident took place in Norwalk at the South Norwalk Train Station around 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 3. According to Sgt. Ryan Evarts of the Norwalk Police, the man attempted to enter several vehicles and took items from the center console of a soft-top Jeep. The images are of the man entering the train station, and exiting toward Monroe Street, Anyone with any information as to his identity please contact Detective Serrano (203) 854-318…
FATAL CRASH: Jeep Hits Tow Truck Responding To 3-Car Collision On I-66 FATAL CRASH: Jeep Hits Tow Truck Responding To 3-Car Collision On I-66
Fatal Crash: Jeep Hits Tow Truck Responding To 3-Car Collision On I-66 A Jeep driver who struck a tow truck responding to a three-car crash on I-66 caused a second three car crash and died in Fairfax County, authorities said. The tow truck was responding to a crash at mile marker 51 in the westbound lanes just after 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 3, when it was struck by the Jeep, Virginia State Police said. The Jeep Compass SUV rear-ended the tow truck near Exit 62 for Nutley Street in Vienna, as the truck slowed to a stop, police said. The impact of the crash caused the Jeep to spin out into the westbound travel lane and hit a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck. The d…
Watch Woman Steal Church Employee's Purse In Philadelphia: Police (VIDEO) Watch Woman Steal Church Employee's Purse In Philadelphia: Police (VIDEO)
Watch Woman Steal Church Employee's Purse In Philadelphia: Police (Video) City police are looking for the woman who they say stole the purse of a church employee in Philadelphia last week.  The suspect walked into St. Peter the Apostle Roman Catholic Church, 1019 N. 5th Street, around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 13, according to the department.  She stole a purse containing the victim's ID and credit cards from an office area, then drove off in a white Jeep, investigators believe. Authorities say the entire theft was caught on video camera.  Anyone who can identify the woman in the video is asked to call PPD at 215-686-8477 or submit a tip anonymously online. 
Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Route 8 In Trumbull Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Route 8 In Trumbull
Fatal Crash: 34-Year-Old ID'd As Victim On Route 8 In Trumbull A 34-year-old man was killed in a crash when the Jeep he was driving collided with a Toyota Supra that was merging onto a roadway in Fairfield County. The crash took place in Trumbull on Route 8 around 8:25 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 6 in the southbound lanes near Exit 8, said the Connecticut State Police.  Killed in the crash was Norwalk resident Daniel Demichael, who was driving a 2004 Jeep Wrangler, state police said. According to a preliminary investigation, Demichael was traveling in the right lane on Route 8 South when the Toyota was merging onto Route 8 South via the …
Seen Him Or This Jeep? 22-Year-Old NY Collegiate Athlete Has Been Missing Nearly A Week Seen Him Or This Jeep? 22-Year-Old NY Collegiate Athlete Has Been Missing Nearly A Week
Seen Him Or This Jeep? 22-Year-Old NY Collegiate Athlete Has Been Missing Nearly A Week A 22-year-old college athlete in New York has been missing for nearly a week, and authorities are asking for the public's help in locating him. Matthew Grant, a senior co-captain on the wrestling team at the Rochester Institute of Technology, was last seen on Monday, Nov. 20 at 10 p.m.  He's about 5-foot-8, and 150 pounds, with brown hair, and brown eyes, and was last observed wearing a green North Face jacket and blue jeans, according to authorities at RIT. He was operating a 2014 dark charcoal gray Jeep Cherokee with Michigan license plate number ESR8141, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Off…
Thanksgiving Eve Crash Kills NJ Mom Thanksgiving Eve Crash Kills NJ Mom
Thanksgiving Eve Crash Kills NJ Mom Support is on the rise for a New Jersey family whose matriarch died in a crash the day before Thanksgiving. Lauren Gerhold, of Hackettstown, was heading north in a Jeep SUV on Route 517 in Allamuchy Township around 3:15 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, when a Jeep Wrangler heading east on Ridge Road struck the passenger's side of a Fort pickup truck, heading south on Route 517, New Jersey State Police said. The impact sent the Ford into 33-year-old Gerhold's vehicle, and she was pronounced dead. The other drivers were airlifted to area hospitals. Gerhold is survived by her husband, Casey, and thei…
Four Juveniles Hospitalized In Route 80 SUV Crash: State Police Four Juveniles Hospitalized In Route 80 SUV Crash: State Police
Four Juveniles Hospitalized In Route 80 SUV Crash: State Police Four juveniles and an adult were hospitalized in a double SUV crash on Route 80 Wednesday, Nov. 15, state police said. A Jeep SUV and a Honda SUV were heading westbound when they collided near milepost 29 in Roxbury around 1:45 a.m., NJSP Detective I Jeffrey Lebron told Daily Voice. The Jeep driver and its four passengers were taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation of minor injuries, Lebron said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, which remains under investigation.
Deadly Head-On Crash: Woman Victim In Wreck In Front Of Long Island Restaurant Deadly Head-On Crash: Woman Victim In Wreck In Front Of Long Island Restaurant
Deadly Head-On Crash: Woman Victim In Wreck In Front Of Long Island Restaurant A woman is dead following a head-on crash on a busy Long Island roadway. Click here for a new, updated story - ID Released For Bohemia Woman Killed In Crash Outside Patchogue Restaurant The wreck happened just before 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in Patchogue on Medford Avenue south of Woodside Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. A preliminary investigation found that a 48-year-old Patchogue man was driving a Jeep southbound on Medford Avenue when he crossed over the centerline and struck a northbound Toyota Camry. A woman driving the Camry was pronounced dead at the scene. Pol…
Car Crash With Tractor-Trailer Leads To Lane Closures On I-270 In Maryland Car Crash With Tractor-Trailer Leads To Lane Closures On I-270 In Maryland
Car Crash With Tractor-Trailer Leads To Lane Closures On I-270 In Maryland Traffic was temporarily tied up on I-270 in Maryland during the evening commute when a car and tractor-trailer were involved in a crash on Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19, first responders in Montgomery County were called to a stretch of the northbound lanes of the interstate, where a Jeep was struck by a tractor-trailer, forcing several lane closures in the area to allow for police to investigate. Traffic incident blocks 3 right lanes on northbound I-270 at Exit 13 for Middlebrook Rd. Expect significant delays. Seek alternate route. #MdTraffic — Montg…
Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP
Hard Brake Propels Shippensburg Motorcyclist Into Jeep In Chambersburg: PSP A 30-year-old man is dead following a serious motorcycle crash in Chambersburg on Tuesday, according to Pennsylvania State Police.  Nathan Stepler was riding his 2002 Kawasaki 600 motorcycle on Lurgan Road — when he slammed on his breaks in an attempt to avoid crashing into Ralph Baylor, 72, of Newburg's 2021 Jeep as it turned left onto the road from Roxbury Road, state police explained.  Unfortunately, Nathan became airborne and his body struck the side of the Jeep around 6:11 a.m. on Sept. 12, troopers detailed.  Baylor was wearing his seatbelt and was unharmed. Even though Nathan was w…
T-Bone Crash In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital T-Bone Crash In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital
T-Bone Crash In Ridgewood Sends Driver To Hospital A driver was hospitalized after his sedan was broadsided by a Jeep in Ridgewood early Wednesday afternoon. The Cherokee driver was OK after his vehicle t-boned the Subaru Legacy at the intersection of Walthery and Linwood avenues around 1:30 p.m. Sept. 6. Ridgewood police, firefighters and EMS responded, along with a village ambulance that took the injured driver to The Valley Hospital. All Points Towing removed both vehicles. Firefighters cleaned up an engine spill. Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story. The rammed Subaru Legacy and the Jeep were both towed f…
Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police
Teens To Be Tried As Adults For Armed Carjacking, Robbery In Maryland: Police A group of teens pulled off an elaborate carjacking scheme and almost made off with a new Infiniti before being caught by members of the Montgomery County Department of Police. Three teens - 13, 16, and 17 - have been charged for an armed carjacking and robbery weeks after an incident that played out on Wayne Avenue in June. On Wednesday, June 21, police say that a man was driving home when he noticed a black Jeep Grand Cherokee tailing him, though when he parked, the driver blocked his Infiniti FX35 and five or six Black men wearing dark clothes and masks held him at gunpoint. According t…
Police ID Bicyclist, 44, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Police ID Bicyclist, 44, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash
Police ID Bicyclist, 44, Struck, Killed In Central Jersey Crash Police have identified a 44-year-old bicyclist from Union County killed in a weekend crash in Middlesex Borough, authorities said. Darwin O. Mestanza Rivera, of Scotch Plains, died in the crash at 6:57 a.m. on Saturday, July 29, Middlesex Borough Police Chief Matthew P. Geist said. Mestanza Rivera was struck from behind by a Jeep Patrol as he rode west on South Avenue near the corner of Howard Street, Geist said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. The driver of the Jeep Patriot declined medical attention. Charges are possible but had not been filed, a polic…
(Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph (Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph
(Watch) Driver Crashes Into Cop Car, Speeds Away In Randolph A 29-year-old man accused of crashing into a police car and driving off in Norfolk County on Friday, July 28, has turned himself in, authorities said.  The Boston man, whose name was not released, is charged with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, Randolph police said. The man gave himself up to police on Sunday.  A Randolph police officer was stopped on North Main Street around 8 p.m. Friday to help a van that had run out of gas when a Jeep crossed the double yellow line and crashed into his cruiser, authorities said.…
(Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials (Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials
(Update) Scooter Rider Killed In Malden Crash Identified By Officials Update: Stiven Rojas Ramirez, 23, of Boston, has been identified as the man riding a scooter that was hit and killed in a Malden crash on Thursday afternoon, July 27, the Middlesex District Attorney said Friday.  Original: Police closed a portion of Route 99 in Malden Thursday afternoon, July 27, after a fatal crash between a car and a scooter, authorities said.  Traffic was shut down between Route 60 (Eastern Avenue) and the Waite Street Extension. Drivers and pedestrians were asked to avoid the area.  The crash involved a moped and a white Jeep, according to @JohnManahanTV on Twitter. …
Afternoon Nap In Stolen Jeep Leads To Arrest In Trumbull, Police Say Afternoon Nap In Stolen Jeep Leads To Arrest In Trumbull, Police Say
Afternoon Nap In Stolen Jeep Leads To Arrest In Trumbull, Police Say A Fairfield County man who was caught napping in a stolen Jeep parked on a roadway was charged with larceny. The incident took place around 1 p.m. in Trumbull on Monday, June 26 on Marathon Road. Rafael Cotto, age 22, of Bridgeport, was arrested after an observant Trumbull officer came across the grey Jeep parked on Marathon Road that had been reported stolen from Fairfield earlier this same day, said the Trumbull Police. As the officer approached the Jeep, he saw Cotto sleeping inside. The officer eventually woke Cotto and placed him under arrest. Cotto told officers that he did not stea…