Driver Charged In Death Of Popular Allentown Teacher's Aide Angela Yowakim: Report Driver Charged In Death Of Popular Allentown Teacher's Aide Angela Yowakim: Report
Driver Charged In Death Of Popular Allentown Teacher's Aide Angela Yowakim: Report The driver who struck and killed an Allentown teacher's aide outside a city high school in September will face charges, according to a report from WFMZ. Joseph Fling Jr., 77, of Hatboro, is accused of careless driving and failing to yield the right-of-way to a pedestrian in a crosswalk, in the Sept. 6 death of Angela Yowakim, the outlet reported citing the Lehigh County District Attorney's Office.  Both offenses are summary and citations have been issued, WFMZ wrote. If convicted, Fling's license could be suspended for up to six months, they added.  Yowakim, 25, a teacher's aide in the Al…
Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash
Child Endangerment Charges For School Bus Driver Using Cell Phone In PA Crash A school bus driver who was allegedly using a cell phone during an August crash in Pennsylvania has been charged with child endangerment, authorities said. Steven M. Rivera, 46, has been charged with two counts each of child endangerment, reckless endangerment, and careless driving, Lower Saucon Township Police said in a press release on Thursday, Oct. 27. The charges stem from an investigation into a school bus Rivera was driving from Colonial Intermediate that struck a telephone pole on Lower Saucon Road at Easton Road in Hellertown just after 3:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, police said. T…
Montco Driver Badly Injures Elderly Man In Turnpike Crash: State Police Montco Driver Badly Injures Elderly Man In Turnpike Crash: State Police
Montco Driver Badly Injures Elderly Man In Turnpike Crash: State Police A Montgomery County man struck a pedestrian and then ran him over again while trying to pull over the road, according to a police report.  State troopers said Sean Niehoff, 24, of Jenkintown, was traveling on the Pennsylvania Turnpike near the King of Prussia service plaza in Upper Merion on Friday, Oct. 21 just before 7:30 a.m.  Niehoff was changing lanes when he hit 69-year-old Paul Giglio of New Jersey, knocking him to the ground, the report said.  When Niehoff tried to pull off the road, he ran over Giglio's legs, according to state police.  Giglio was treated for …
Lakewood Woman Struck, Killed Outside Church Food Pantry Lakewood Woman Struck, Killed Outside Church Food Pantry
Lakewood Woman Struck, Killed Outside Church Food Pantry Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred outside a Lakewood church food pantry. Dilcia Maribell Guevara-Tabora, 46, of Lakewood, was sitting on the curb near Saint Vincent de Paul Food Pantry when she was struck at about 11 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 15,  Lakewood police said.  Two girls who were not related to the woman were injured.  A minivan was making a turn in the parking lot when the fatal crash occurred.  The driver, a 40-year-old Lakewood man, was ticketed for careless driving.
Motorcyclist, 26-Year-Old Dad, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash Motorcyclist, 26-Year-Old Dad, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash
Motorcyclist, 26-Year-Old Dad, Killed In Jersey Shore Crash A 26-year-old motorcyclist and father of a 9-month-old girl was killed in a collision on the Jersey Shore last week, authorities said. The driver of an SUV was ticketed for careless driving and making an improper turn, Berkeley Township police said. The motorcyclist, identified as Daniel Wisnewski of Beachwood, succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said on Friday, Sept. 9. On Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 5:11 p.m, Berkeley police responded to 804 Pinewald-Keswick Road for a report of a motor vehicle crash with a motorcyclist down into the woods.  Officers bega…
Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited
Unlicensed Wyckoff Driver, 16, Causes Glen Rock Crash, Rockland Vehicle Owner Cited An unlicensed 16-year-old driver from Wyckoff caused a three-vehicle crash in Glen Rock that severely damaged a Rockland resident's Jeep, authorities said. The teen carelessly turned the 2020 Jeep Compass from Park Avenue into the path of an oncoming vehicle on Maple Avenue shortly after 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. Both then slammed into a third vehicle at the stop sign on Maple off Park, the chief said. No injuries were reported. Glen Rock firefighters cleaned up a fuel spill. Citywide Towing removed the Jeep. Police gave the teen summonses for c…
Fair Lawn PD: NY State Driver Caught With Crack, Smack Claims She'd Been 'Set Up' Fair Lawn PD: NY State Driver Caught With Crack, Smack Claims She'd Been 'Set Up'
Fair Lawn PD: NY State Driver Caught With Crack, Smack Claims She'd Been 'Set Up' A New York State driver told Fair Lawn police that someone else had planted the heroin and crack they found in her car in order to get her in trouble, authorities said. Johnni-Rose Szambel , 24, of Warwick, was trying to hide the drugs when she was stopped by Detectives Geovanny Buitron and Justin DiGuglielmo on Lincoln Avenue at Harristown Road, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. She then told them that someone was "trying to set her up” by tossing both into her car, the sergeant said. Szamble was charged with drug and paraphernalia possession, driving without a license, careless driving and not we…
Assault By Auto Charges For Morris County Man Who Hit Woman With Car During Argument: Police Assault By Auto Charges For Morris County Man Who Hit Woman With Car During Argument: Police
Assault By Auto Charges For Morris County Man Who Hit Woman With Car During Argument: Police A Morris County man who deliberately struck a woman with his car during an argument at a local pizza shop was charged with assault by auto and several other offenses, authorities said. Oscar Trejo Cardona, 25, was charged with assault by auto, operating a vehicle without a license causing serious bodily injury, endangerment, failure to report an accident, careless driving, reckless driving, driving without a license, and leaving the scene of an accident involving personal injury, Hanover Police said in a release on Friday, June 24. Officers responding to the assault report at Milan Pizza in…
‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash ‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash
‘This Could Have Been A Kid,’ Police Warn After $17K Sign Wrecked In Hunterdon Sidewalk Crash Police have issued a serious warning after a careless driver plowed through a Hunterdon County sidewalk and destroyed a $17,000 sign. “Please pay attention to what’s going on in front of you!” reads a Twitter post from the Town of Clinton Police Department on Thursday, June 23. “This could have been a kid, instead of a $17K sign on the sidewalk!” A photo shared alongside the post shows the wrecked sign and several traffic cones at the scene of the crash, which appears to have occurred near the Fox Lumber store in Clinton. Scroll down to view the full post. PLEASE PAY ATTENTION to wha…
Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged
Pedestrian Struck In Fair Lawn Hospitalized With Severe Injuries, Teen Driver Charged A Fair Lawn man was severely injured when he was struck by a car driven by a 17-year-old borough boy, authorities confirmed. The driver of the 2014 Nissan Altima apparently had turned to avoid one pedestrian when he hit the 33-year-old victim in the parking lot at Memorial Park along the Passaic River shortly after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Police Sgt. Brian Metzler said. The victim was thrown in the air and suffered severe head trauma, witnesses said. Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance took him to St. Joseph’s University Medical Center in Paterson. Police charged the driver with reckless and careles…
Drunk Morris County Man Charged With Assault By Auto In Route 10 Crash: Police Drunk Morris County Man Charged With Assault By Auto In Route 10 Crash: Police
Drunk Morris County Man Charged With Assault By Auto In Route 10 Crash: Police A Morris County man was charged with assault by auto and several other offenses following a serious crash on Route 10, authorities said. Bryan Ramirez, 36, was intoxicated and using his cell phone when he caused a crash with injuries on Route 10 west in Denville on Sunday, June 5, Denville Police said. Ramirez, of Dover, was arrested and charged with assault by auto, DWI, reckless driving, careless driving, use of cellphone, and unsafe lane change, police said. He was later released to a sober adult and is scheduled to appear in court.
Driver Cited For Careless Driving In Pleasantville Crash: Police Driver Cited For Careless Driving In Pleasantville Crash: Police
Driver Cited For Careless Driving In Pleasantville Crash: Police A 40-year-old woman from Atlantic City was ticketed for careless driving after a two-car crash, authorities said. On Thursday, May 26, at approximately 4 p.m, Pleasantville police responded to a motor vehicle crash on the 500 block of Chestnut Street. A Honda driven by Isabel Sanchez de Ramos was traveling eastbound on Bayview Avenue approaching the intersection of Chestnut Street.  A Lexus driven by Felicia Hyman-Medley, 44, of Egg Harbor Township was traveling south on Chestnut Street.  Sanchez de Ramos failed to yield the right of way to Hyman-Medley, police sai…