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Speeding
Paramus, NJ
Police & Fire
Route 17 Street Racer Seriously Injures Woman In High-Speed Paramus Wreck: Cops
A 20-year-old New York man was charged after prosecutors said he was racing another vehicle on Route 17 in Paramus, NJ when he lost control and crashed into a Jeep, seriously injuring its driver. Aiden C. Perez, 20, of Washingtonville, NY, was driving a 2015 Audi at a high rate of speed when he lost control while attempting to change lanes, causing the Audi to collide with a 2019 Jeep, at around 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, April 28, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Paramus police responded to the two-vehicle crash in the southbound lanes of Route 17 near the Ridgewood Avenue exit, wh…
Monroe-Jamesburg, NJ
News
Jamesburg Police Release Details In Fiery Airborne Crash
Police have released details of a crash over the weekend in Jamesburg that they said left a speeding driver from Union County dead. Jamesburg police responded to Forsgate Drive at Buckelew Avenue around 1:16 a.m. on Sunday, May 10 for a reported crash, according to a release from Chief Jason Muller. Responding officers found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames with the driver trapped inside, Jamesburg police said. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene by the Middlesex County Medical Examiner’s Office, authorities said. Police identified the driver as Juan Camilo Chara Lucum…
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
High Driver Who Killed Sister, Friend In 123 MPH Crash In North Massapequa Learns His Fate
A Queens man who was high on marijuana and speeding at 123 mph when he crashed and killed his sister and her friend was sentenced Friday, May 8, authorities said. Jaden D’Souza, 20, got seven to 18 years in prison for the wreck, which he pleaded guilty to on March 23, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. “The defendant’s extreme recklessness stole the lives of two young women, including his own sister,” District Attorney Anne Donnelly said. “This sentence sends a clear message that there is a heavy price to pay for such a flagrant disregard for human life.” D’Souza, a Queens …
Bel Air, MD
Traffic
Driver Killed After Vehicle Careens Off Road, Slams Utility Box And Tree In Bel Air: Sheriff
A speeding driver was killed in a Northern Maryland crash after ping-ponging off a utility box and tree, according to the Harford County Sheriff's Office. Bryan Schneider, 39, has been identified as the person involved in a fatal single-vehicle crash around 7 p.m. on Thursday night in the area of Thomas Run Road near Edwin Drive in Bel Air. The Bel Air resident was rushed to a local hospital and declared dead. He was the only person in the vehicle. Investigators say that the vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason, struck a utility box and then a tree. Speed is believed to…
Secaucus, NJ
Police & Fire
Tesla Driver Going 3x Speed Limit Arrested After Secaucus Crash: Police
A 21-year-old Secaucus Tesla driver was arrested after he was speeding excessively just before a two-car crash in January, authorities announced Friday, March 6. On Tuesday, Jan. 13, officers responded to County Avenue following a crash between a 2023 Telsa Model 3, driven by Jobeth Manga and a 2024 Hyundai Kona, after the Tesla struck the Hyundai while it was attempting to make al eft turn into the UPS parking lot, Secaucus police said. The driver of the Hyundai Kona sustained serious injuries as a result of the collision and was taken to a nearby hospital via ambulance, police said. An i…
Fort Lee, NJ
News
‘Wipe That Smile Off Your Face’: Bodycam Shows Cop Lay Down Law In Olympian's 104 MPH Stop
Newly released body camera footage shows Olympic gold medalist Sha’Carri Richardson trying to weasel her way out of an arrest after being pulled over for going more than 100 miles per hour on a Florida highway last month. The 25-year-old sprinter was pulled over by the Orange County Sheriff’s Office after deputies said she was traveling 104 miles per hour in a 65 mph zone on Thursday, Jan. 29, according to bodycam footage shared by the New York Post. As he approached the vehicle, Sgt. McDaniels said: “I would wipe that smile off your face,” the footage shows. McDaniels identifies …
Wilton, CT
Police & Fire
ICU Nurse Caught Drunk, Speeding In Tesla: Wilton PD
A 32-year-old Long Island man was arrested on DUI and speeding charges following a late-night traffic stop in Fairfield County, CT, authorities said. Christopher Paul Campbell of Huntington, NY, was stopped by police in Wilton after police saw him speeding in a gray Tesla on Danbury Road at approximately 12:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, local police said in a press release. Campbell, whose LinkedIn shows he works as an ICU nurse, appeared to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs and failed to perform standardized field sobriety tests to standard, police said. Campbell was placed under ar…
Manheim Township, PA
Police & Fire
Driver 5X Legal Limit Crushes Pedestrian At 70 MPH In Manheim Twp: DA
A Lancaster city man who drove drunk with a suspended license, slammed into a pedestrian, then crashed moments later, has pleaded guilty to felony charges, prosecutors announced on Friday, Dec. 5. Tyler Anthony Stewart, 31, of the 1300 block of Calvert Lane, entered his plea before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker on Friday, Nov. 17, admitting to three felonies — Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While DUI, Accidents Involving Death or Injury While Not Licensed, and Aggravated Assault by Vehicle — along with six related misdemeanor and summary offenses. Stewart will be sentenced following…
Carmel, NY
Police & Fire
Car Rolls Over On Taconic Parkway In Kent
A rollover crash left a vehicle damaged on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam County. The incident happened Sunday, Sept. 21, around 8:10 p.m., when the Kent Fire Department was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on the parkway. Fire crews provided emergency assistance at the scene, the department said. No details on injuries were immediately released. In a statement, firefighters reminded drivers to slow down and obey posted speed limits, especially on parkways and high-traffic roads. "Speeding puts lives at risk and can lead to serious or even fatal collisions," the dep…
Jackson, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist At Large After Nearly Striking Cop: Jackson Twp PD (
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A motorcyclist remains on the lam after fleeing from police in Jackson last month, authorities announced Wednesday, Sept. 17. On Wednesday, Aug. 27 at 11:34 a.m., an officer observed a motorcycle traveling on Frank Applegate Road, going 52 mph, 12 miles over the posted speed limit of 40 mph, Jackson Township Police said. The officer walked into the operator's lane of travel while raising his hand signaling the motorcyclist to stop and pull over to the left side of the road, police said. The motorcyclist initially slowed down, but then shook his head no, revved up the motorcycle and continu…
Greenburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Drunk Man Caught Nearly Twice Legal Limit With Child In Car On I-87 In Ardsley, Police Say
A New Jersey man is accused of driving drunk with a child in his vehicle after being stopped for speeding on Interstate 87 in Westchester County, NY, police said. The arrest happened after an incident at around 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 7, when troopers saw a 2025 Mazda CX-9 speeding northbound on I-87 and pulled it over in Ardsley, according to New York State Police. Troopers said the driver, Jose Vargas, 39, showed signs of impairment, including slurred speech, diminished reflexes, and the odor of alcohol. A child was also found in the back seat, police added. Vargas was arrested …
Stratford, CT
Police & Fire
NY Driver Hit 118 MPH On I-95 In Stratford: Police
A New York woman is facing several charges after police said she was caught speeding at more than double the limit on I-95 in Stratford. Inga Foksha, 33, of New York City, was arrested around 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 2, after troopers spotted her red Audi A5 flying down the southbound side of the interstate at 118 miles per hour, Connecticut State Troopers said. They pulled her over near Exit 33. Troopers said the Audi was also travelling too closely to the vehicle in front of it, and was failing to maintain the established travel lane. Foksha faces charges of re…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
Maryland Woman Hunted For Fatal Delaware Hit-Run Turns Herself In, Police Say
A Maryland woman wanted in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Delaware is now behind bars after police say she turned herself in hours after the deadly strike. Aaliyah Graves, 24, of Chestertown, surrendered to Dover Police on Monday, Sept. 1, following a brief search, according to investigators, and now faces charges ranging from tampering with evidence to leaving the scene of a collision resulting in death. The arrest comes after a deadly crash in the early hours of Sunday, Aug. 31, when officers responded to the 200 block of North DuPont Highway shortly after 2:45 a.m., where t…
College Park, MD
Police & Fire
160+ MPH Driver Who Cost Montgomery County Sergeant His Legs In I-270 Crash Gets Max Sentence
A Maryland man who drove more than 160 mph before intentionally striking a Montgomery County police sergeant — leaving him catastrophically injured — received the maximum possible sentence, authorities announced on Wednesday. Judge Harry Storm sentenced Raphael Mayorga, 21, of Frederick, to 22 years and 60 days in prison for the 2023 I-270 crash that left Sgt. Patrick Kepp without the use of his legs, according to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Mayorga was driving a Dodge Challenger in the early morning hours of Oct. 18, 2023, when officers attempted to st…
Royersford-Limerick, PA
News
Drunk Driver Going 98 MPH Kills NJ Dad In Limerick Township Crash: Affidavit
A Philadelphia man is accused of causing a deadly high-speed crash on Route 422 while intoxicated, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announced on Tuesday, Aug. 26. Andrew Ryne Hilferty, 35, was charged with Homicide by Vehicle–DUI, Homicide by Vehicle, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Reckless Driving, Careless Driving, Driving at Safe Speed, and Following Too Closely after the June 29 crash that killed 36-year-old Ryan Reyes of Bridgeport, New Jersey. Pennsylvania State Police said Hilferty was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruze eastbound on Route 422 near mile marker 1…
Ballston Spa, NY
News
Drunk Driver Hits Pole, Flips Car Outside Malta Dunkin’, Police Say
A Saratoga Springs woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover crash in Malta late Monday night, Aug. 25. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on state Route 67 west of Route 9, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Alyssa Joly, 25, was driving while intoxicated when she left the roadway, struck a light pole, and overturned in the westbound lane, police said. Her vehicle came to rest in front of a Dunkin’ restaurant. Joly was also speeding and failed to stay in her lane before the crash, according to police. She was cha…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
EHT Man Speeding When He Struck, Killed 13-Year-Old: Prosecutor
A 71-year-old Egg Harbor Township man was charged with vehicular homicide after he struck and killed a 13-year-old Pleasantville boy, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 26. On Saturday, May 17 at 2:20 p.m., Gary Battisti struck a 13-year-old boy while driving on Delaware Avenue in Egg Harbor Township, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The 13-year-old, who was not identified, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead, authorities said. Battisti was traveling at an excessive speed at the time of the crash, authorities said.
Newtown, CT
Traffic
Teen Killed, Others Critical After Mustang Smashes Into Newtown Tree: Police
A speeding Mustang packed with five people crashed into a tree in Connecticut early Sunday morning, leaving a 19-year-old woman dead and two others critically injured, police said. The Newtown Police Department says the crash happened shortly before 2:45 a.m. on Aug. 24 on Berkshire Road (Route 34), just west of Zoar Road. Investigators determined a red 2017 Ford Mustang GT was speeding westbound when the driver failed to negotiate a curve, sending the Mustang off the road and head-on into a large tree. There were five people in the car at the time of the crash, including 19-year-old Danbu…
Elkton, MD
News
Charlestown Grandfather Months From Retirement Killed by 'Grossly Negligent' Driver: Officials
A distracted Maryland driver who took the life of a beloved husband and grandfather in a deadly head-on crash is heading to prison for years, authorities announced on Friday. Charles DeStefano, Jr., of Elkton, has been sentenced to serve six years in prison after being convicted of speeding and causing the fatal crash that claimed the life of William R. Rupp in September 2023, according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office. This week, DeStefano was handed the sentence by Cecil County Circuit Court Administrative Judge Brenda Sexton after being convicted in June of grossly negligent…
North Branford, CT
Police & Fire
Egg Shells Help Solve North Branford Fatal OUI Crash; Driver To Serve 10 Years
A Florida man will spend the next decade in prison for a deadly drunk driving crash in North Branford that killed a man walking home from work, authorities said. James Black, 42, of Myakka City, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, with 10 years to be served behind bars and five years of probation. The sentence comes after he admitted to hitting and killing 67-year-old David Horbal while speeding along Foxon Road. Prosecutors said Black had been drinking at a nearby bar before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck. He was driving 75 to 80 miles per hour when he struck Horbal, w…
Riverdale, MD
News
Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (
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A deadly chain-reaction crash on a busy Prince George’s County highway left two women dead and sent five others to the hospital, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the seven-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, on Route 202 at St. Joseph’s Drive in Landover. Investigators said a Honda Accord driven by Tierra Johnson, 28, of Upper Marlboro, struck a curb divider and went airborne. The Accord then hit a Toyota Tundra, pushing it into a Dodge Grand Caravan, before slamming into four more vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz E 300. The Mercedes was being …
Owings Mills, MD
Police & Fire
Speeding, Unlicensed Teen Blamed For Fatal Crash At Owings Mills Intersection: Police
An underage driver without a license was reportedly speeding when he caused a crash that claimed the life of a 74-year-old woman in Maryland, police say. Officers from the Baltimore County Police Department were called shortly before 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16 to the area of New Town Boulevard and Middle Mill Drive in Owings Mills, where there was a reported crash involving a Jeep and 2019 Honda Fit with the driver trapped inside. According to investigators, Patricia Cook was extricated from her vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. It was later determined the o…
Somers, CT
Police & Fire
Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police
A 40-year-old Connecticut man was killed over the weekend when he lost control of his Jeep and crashed into a telephone pole, authorities said. Gregory Issa was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Battle Street in Somers around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, Connecticut State Police said. For unknown reasons, the Somers man went off the side of the road and crashed into the telephone pole. The impact threw him from the vehicle, police said. Issa died at the scene. Investigators ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information about it to contact Tro…
Yorktown, NY
Police & Fire
Over 75 Drivers Ticketed In 4 Hours In Taconic Work Zone Crackdown In Yorktown
A work zone safety enforcement effort along the Taconic State Parkway in Westchester County ended up in dozens of traffic tickets in just four hours, police announced. The detail, conducted in Yorktown on Wednesday, Aug. 13, by New York State Police in partnership with the New York State Department of Transportation, was part of “Operation Hard Hat,” which targets reckless and distracted driving in highway work zones, according to State Police. Among the citations issued were 32 for speeding, eight for cell phone use, and two for violating New York’s Move Over law. Addition…
Fredericksburg, VA
Traffic
Spotsy Man Dies After Car Plunges Into Embankment In High-Speed Crash, Sheriff Says
A speeding driver who wasn’t wearing a seatbelt was killed in a violent crash in Virginia, officials confirmed. Andre’ Johnson, of Spotsylvania, was pronounced dead on Sunday, Aug. 3, after his white 2010 Ford Crown Victoria veered off the road in the 6800 block of Towles Mill Road and plummeted down an embankment, according to the Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office. “Mr. Johnson was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash,” Major Delbert Myrick said in a statement. “Preliminary findings indicate that speed may have been a contributing factor.” Deputies responded to the scene jus…
Harrisburg, PA
News
Watch
: PA's Bryan Kohberger Pulled Over In Traffic Stop Before Idaho Student Murders
The Latah County Sheriff’s Office has released video showing Bryan Kohberger being stopped in his now-infamous white Hyundai Elantra just three months before the savage stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students. A Routine Stop, With Chilling Context Deputy Darren Duke pulled over Kohberger around 11:38 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, after clocking him driving 42 mph in a 35 mph zone. The bodycam shows Kohberger, then a Washington State University criminology student, calmly handing over his license and insurance. “You realize this is 35?” the deputy asks. Kohberger replies matter…
Levittown-Fairless Hills, PA
News
Keira D’Ambra, 18, Killed After Mustang Crashes Into Tree Near Middle School In Fairless Hills
An 18-year-old woman was killed after a high-speed crash sent a car into a tree near Armstrong Middle School in Bucks County on Sunday, July 27, Bristol Township police announced. Keira D’Ambra, of Fairless Hills, was riding in the back seat of a white 2002 Ford Mustang when the vehicle lost control and struck a tree along Wistar Road around 3:43 p.m., authorities said. D’Ambra was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center, where she died from her injuries, according to police. The 17-year-old driver from Levittown and another 17-year-old male passenger were also hospitalized in stable condition…
Mount Vernon, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Caught Going 70 MPH In 30 Zone In Mount Vernon, Prompts Widespread Speed Crackdown
Police in a Westchester County city say they pulled over a driver caught going 70 miles per hour in a 30 mph zone—more than double the speed limit— and are warning the public that traffic enforcement is ramping up across the area. In a message posted Thursday, July 24, the Mount Vernon Police Department said the driver was stopped south of Sandford Boulevard. While 70 mph is considered extreme, police noted that they are increasingly seeing drivers going 40 to 50 mph in residential and busy corridors. "There is NO reason for going that fast anywhere in the city," the department said in…
Lexington Park, MD
Police & Fire
One Killed, Two Airlifted After Rollover Crash On Route 301 In Maryland: State Police
One person was killed and two others were flown to the hospital after a violent rollover crash on Route 301 in Maryland, according to police. Mickie Mowbray, 58, of Greensboro, was pronounced dead at the scene following a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday morning, July 22, in Queen Anne’s County, State Police said. Troopers from the Centreville Barrack responded just after 9:10 a.m. to the southbound lanes of US Route 301 at Price Station Road for reports of a crash. According to a preliminary investigation, police said, the Mazda was traveling south when it struck the driver’s side of the Kia …
Arlington, VA
Obituaries
DC Teen Killed In Crash After Stolen Car From Maryland Slams I-295 Guardrail: Police
A 16-year-old boy from Southeast DC is dead after police say a stolen car taken out of Maryland slammed into a guardrail on I-295 over the weekend, killing him and sending two others running from the scene. Officers from the Metropolitan Police Department responded at approximately 9:06 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, to southbound I-295 just before the Howard Road/Suitland Parkway exit, for a reported single-vehicle crash, MPD announced. When officers arrived, they found a young boy in the backseat of the crashed vehicle unconscious and not breathing, police said. According to MPD, DC Fire and…
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
'Floor It... F— The Cops': New Charges Filed In Crash That Killed Young Couple In Toms River
New charges have been filed, and disturbing new details have emerged in the crash that killed a young couple last March in Toms River, including video of one of the passengers filming and encouraging the teenage driver as he hit 118 mph and ran a red light, authorities said. Carlos Martinez, who was 17 at the time of the crash, was allegedly behind the wheel of a white BMW when he blew through the red light at Route 37 and Route 166 on Friday, March 7, killing Kiley Armstrong, 21, and Evan Fiore, 23, a couple described by their families as "inseparable" and planning to marry. However, new d…
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