Hit-Run, Highway Crash In Waterbury Leave 3 Injured — 1 Fighting To Survive Hit-Run, Highway Crash In Waterbury Leave 3 Injured — 1 Fighting To Survive
Hit-Run, Highway Crash In Waterbury Leave 3 Injured — 1 Fighting To Survive Police are investigating two serious crashes in Waterbury that sent three people to the hospital, including one man who is fighting for his life. The first incident happened around 6:20 p.m., when a truck crashed with two motorcycles near South Main Street and Platts Mill Road, Waterbury police said. The pickup driver fled the scene, leaving a man and a woman injured on the road. Paramedics transported both motorcyclists to a local hospital with serious injuries. They are expected to survive, police said. Officers later located the driver of the truck nearby.  Authorities have not sai…
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police
Pedestrian Killed Crossing Highway In Gainesville Hit-Run Crash, Driver At Large: Police A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash early Thursday morning in Gainesville, and the driver never stopped, police said. Officers responded to the intersection of Lee Highway and Virginia Oaks Drive shortly before 2 a.m. on June 5, according to Master Police Officer Renee Carr with the Prince William County Police Department. Investigators said the victim was attempting to cross Lee Highway when they were hit by a northbound vehicle. The driver fled the scene without stopping. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity is being withheld pending notif…
Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police
Man On Horse Helps Riverside Cops Catch Hit, Run Driver: Police A man riding a horse assisted police in Riverside Township  with catching a hit-and-run driver on Saturday, May 31, authorities said. That morning, officers were called to Middleton Street after a woman heard a loud crash and saw a vehicle speeding off after hitting her parked car, Riverside police said. That’s when PJ and his horse, Shiny, showed up, police said. PJ told the woman he had witnessed a gray Honda Accord crash into her vehicle and drive off, police said. PJ and Shiny rode after the vehicle and got close enough to obtain a partial license plate number, which he passed on …
Pedestrian, 42, Seriously Injured In Tonnelle Avenue Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor Pedestrian, 42, Seriously Injured In Tonnelle Avenue Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor
Pedestrian, 42, Seriously Injured In Tonnelle Avenue Hit-Run Crash: Prosecutor Authorities in Hudson County are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a 42-year-old pedestrian with serious injuries Wednesday morning, June 4. The crash happened near 2600 Tonnelle Avenue in North Bergen at approximately 5 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to Jersey City Medical Center where he remains in critical but stable condition. The circumstances of the collision are being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with assistance from the North Bergen Police…
FATAL HIT-RUN: Person Killed On Route 80 In Paterson Overnight, Cops Say FATAL HIT-RUN: Person Killed On Route 80 In Paterson Overnight, Cops Say
Fatal Hit-run: Person Killed On Route 80 In Paterson Overnight, Cops Say A person was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Route 80 overnight, and now, authorities say they need help finding the suspect. An eastbound vehicle hit the person near milepost 59.5 around 2:55 a.m. in Paterson and fled the scene prior to troopers' arrival, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said. The victim's identity remains withheld pending an autopsy.  NJSP said the striking vehicle is believed to be a large commercial vehicle or a tractor-trailer. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events prior to or following the crash is asked to contact Troop "B" Tot…
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report
Hit-Run Driver Seriously Injures Jewish Teen Walking On Holiday In Jackson: Officials, Report A Spring Lake man is facing criminal charges after he struck and seriously injured a 16-year-old Jewish boy in Jackson Township on Tuesday, June 3—the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, according to officials and the Lakewood Scoop. Luke Ferrante, 47, was charged with knowingly leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash resulting in serious bodily injury, as well as possession of drug paraphernalia, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said in a release Wednesday. The victim, identified by The Lakewood Scoop as a Jewish boy, was walking along South New Prospect Road around 12:15 p.m. w…
DC Man Dies In PG County Hit-Run Days After Being Struck, Police Say DC Man Dies In PG County Hit-Run Days After Being Struck, Police Say
DC Man Dies In PG County Hit-Run Days After Being Struck, Police Say A 25-year-old man has died days after he was struck by a hit-run driver in Maryland, and police are now asking the public to help track down whoever’s responsible. Marquise Maddox, 25, of Washington, DC, died from his injuries on Saturday, June 1, several days after he was hit by a car on an Oxon Hill roadway, police said. Officers were called to the area of eastbound Oxon Hill Road at Livingston Road around 9:50 p.m. on May 28, where they found Maddox lying in the roadway suffering from traumatic injuries, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department. The preliminary investig…
Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say
Driver Fleeing Cops Nearly Mows Down 6 Rescuers In Wild PWC Police Chase, Police Say A Virginia man is facing a laundry list of charges after allegedly running over a cop’s foot, nearly mowing down half a dozen first responders, and crashing into a creek, police said. Herbert Joseph Kufuor, 30, of Woodbridge, was arrested following a dangerous pursuit in Prince William County that began just before midnight on Friday, May 30, according to police. Officers attempted to stop a vehicle near Dale Boulevard and Richmond Highway around 11:13 p.m., after the driver blew through several red lights, according to the Prince William County Police Department. The driver, later identif…
Willimantic Hit-Run Crash: Police Warn Driver As Victim Fights For Life Willimantic Hit-Run Crash: Police Warn Driver As Victim Fights For Life
Willimantic Hit-Run Crash: Police Warn Driver As Victim Fights For Life Police are urging a hit-and-run driver to come forward after a crash left a moped rider in critical condition Monday night, May 26.  Around 9:12 p.m., officers responded to the intersection of Ash Street and North Street in Willimantic after reports of a serious crash between a moped and a pickup truck. When they arrived, the truck was gone, authorities said. It had fled the scene without stopping to help or speak with police. The moped operator, an adult, was seriously hurt in the collision. They were first taken to Windham Hospital, but because their injuries were so severe had to be…
Pedestrian Struck In Rutter’s Parking Lot In Hit-And-Run: Waynesboro Police Seek SUV Driver Pedestrian Struck In Rutter’s Parking Lot In Hit-And-Run: Waynesboro Police Seek SUV Driver
Pedestrian Struck In Rutter’s Parking Lot In Hit-And-Run: Waynesboro Police Seek SUV Driver A pedestrian was struck in a hit-and-run outside a Rutter’s in Waynesboro, police announced on Tuesday, May 27. The incident happened around 8:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, in the parking lot of the Rutter’s Convenience Store at 141 South Potomac Street, according to the Waynesboro Police Department. Investigators say the vehicle that fled the scene was a smaller white SUV, likely resembling a Chevrolet HHR. Authorities released a reference photo of the model but clarified it is not the exact vehicle. Police are now seeking the driver and urging anyone who witnessed the crash or recognizes a …
Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Manheim Teen: Court Docs Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Manheim Teen: Court Docs
Snapchat Distracted Driver Charged In Fatal Hit-And-Run Of Manheim Teen: Court Docs A Dauphin County woman has been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Manheim teen who was landscaping near a cemetery, police explained an updated release on Tuesday, May 27. Mikayla Victoria Mustard, 24, of the 6600 block of Iru Lane in Lower Paxton Township, is accused of using Snapchat when she fatally struck Curtis Michael Groff, 16, on the 200 block of West Sun Hill Road in Penn Township just after 9:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, 2024, according to the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police Department and court records. Officers were dispatched at 9:31 p.m. and found …
Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say
Stolen SUV Crashes, Flips In Maryland; Driver Airlifted With Critical Injuries, Police Say A driver in a stolen SUV flipped the vehicle in a high-speed crash after a hit-and-run in downtown Frederick, police said. Officers from the Frederick Police Department responded to the wreck just before 2 p.m. on Friday, May 23, at North Market Street and Routzahn Way, where multiple vehicles were involved in a rollover collision. According to police, the crash happened when the driver of a Honda Pilot — a 22-year-old man from Woodbridge — was speeding northbound on Market Street and attempted to make a left turn onto Routzahn Way.  While turning, the Honda struck two southbound vehi…