55-Year-Old Driver Killed In Northampton Crash: Police 55-Year-Old Driver Killed In Northampton Crash: Police
55-Year-Old Driver Killed In Northampton Crash: Police One driver is dead after a two-car collision in Northampton County early on Monday, Oct. 31, state police announced.  Just before 5 a.m., a northbound Kia Forte and an eastbound Dodge Ram crashed into each other at the intersection of North Walnut Street and East Northampton Street in Bath, authorities said in a press release.  The driver of the Kia, identified only as a 55-year-old from Nazareth, was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene, state police said.  The 37-year-old driving the Dodge was not injured, they added.  Both cars were towed away from the scene…
Police Search For Maryland Girl Last Seen Getting Into Mother's Car Police Search For Maryland Girl Last Seen Getting Into Mother's Car
Police Search For Maryland Girl Last Seen Getting Into Mother's Car An 8-year-old girl has gone missing after getting into her mother's car in Greenbelt, authorities say. Leighton Whitfield was las seen getting into the vehicle driven by her mother, Christian Whitfield, on Ridge Road, around 4 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, according to the Prince George's County Police Department. Christian Whitfield does not currently have custody of Leighton. The vehicle the pair were last seen in is a dark blue 2007 KIA Rondo with Maryland tag 6ES1113. The vehicle may look similar to thisPrince George's Police Department Leighton is 4-feet 9-inches tall and weighs aroun…
GOTCHA! Fugitive Nabbed After Incident With Elderly Driver In Oakland GOTCHA! Fugitive Nabbed After Incident With Elderly Driver In Oakland
Gotcha! Fugitive Nabbed After Incident With Elderly Driver In Oakland An angered driver who stopped after being cut off by an elderly motorist in Oakland turned out to be a fugitive wanted in Pennsylvania, authorities said. Sgt. Ryan O’Keefe was on Ramapo Valley Road when he saw a 2016 Kia cut off a 2007 Chevrolet Monte Carlo around 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12. As O'Keefe pulled the female motorist over, he noticed the driver of the Monte Carlo, which had struck a curb, stop just up the road, Capt. Timothy Keenan said. That driver, Tyris Scott, 20, of Newark didn't have a driver's license on him, the captain said. Then came the surprise: A computer check …
Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk
Park Outside: Kia Recalling 70,000 SUVs Due To Possible Fire Risk Some Kia SUV owners are being advised to park their vehicles outside due to a potential fire risk that led to a recall of 70,000 vehicles. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced a recall of Kia Sorento and Sportage SUV models that were produced between 2016 and 2023 for a faulty tow hitch that could catch fire. Specifically, the recall includes: Sorento models years 2016-2022; Sorento Hybrid model years 2021-2023; Sorento Plug-in Hybrid 2022-2023; Kia Sportage 2017-2022. The vehicles either come with a tow hitch harness built in or purchased as an ad…
State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland
State Police ID Suspect Vehicles Involved In Fatal Scooter Hit-Run Crash In Maryland Maryland State Police detectives have located two vehicles of interest as they continue to investigate a fatal hit-and-run that took the life of a 29-year-old scooter rider over the summer. Colin Henny Lin, of Lewes, Delaware, was driving an Apollo motorized scooter shortly before 3:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 16 in Salisbury when he was struck by an unknown driver as he attempted to cross the street, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. On Wednesday, Sept. 7, the agency announced that video surveillance of the area and forensic analysis of vehicle debris at the scene identifie…
WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46 WILD CHASE: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46
Wild Chase: Masked Carjackers Ram Police Cruiser, Civilian Vehicles On Route 46 Three carjackers were captured following a wild chase in which they rammed a Wayne police cruiser and several civilian vehicles on Route 46, authorities said. It began shortly after Montville police issued an alert for two vehicles, one of which had just been taken by thieves in ski masks, shortly after 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27. A short time later, the masked bandits approached a Porsche at the Starbucks on Route 23 just south of the "spaghetti bowl" intersection in Wayne near Willowbrook Mall, Wayne Detective Capt. Dan Daly said. They abandoned their attempt after discovering it occupied,…
TikTok Challenge Leads To Uptick In Kia, Hyundai Thefts In Shelton, Police Say TikTok Challenge Leads To Uptick In Kia, Hyundai Thefts In Shelton, Police Say
TikTok Challenge Leads To Uptick In Kia, Hyundai Thefts In Shelton, Police Say Authorities in Fairfield County are alerting residents about a new string of Kia and Hyundai thefts caused by a TikTok challenge. Police in Shelton responded to Coram Avenue and Hill Street just after midnight on Tuesday, Aug. 16, for a report of a group of boys trying to break into vehicles, the Shelton Police Department reported. Police said the boys were in a Hyundai that had been stolen from another town. Authorities were also told that a vehicle had been stolen in Shelton, police said. Officers found the vehicle that was believed to have been stolen from Shelton traveling on the Derb…
Kia Recalling 260K Sedans Due To Faulty Ceiling Plates That Can Detach, Hit Drivers Kia Recalling 260K Sedans Due To Faulty Ceiling Plates That Can Detach, Hit Drivers
Kia Recalling 260K Sedans Due To Faulty Ceiling Plates That Can Detach, Hit Drivers More than 250,000 older-model Kia sedans are being recalled across the country due to malfunctioning plates in the ceiling of the vehicles that can be dislodged if a side airbag inflates in a crash. Officials announced that certain 2012 and 2013 Kia Optimas are subject to the recall, which the automaker said was caused by improperly secured plates on both sides of the vehicle that could potentially strike drivers or passengers. There has been one reported injury due to the malfunction, according to Kia. To rectify the issue, Kia will be putting industrial-grade tape over the plates to hel…
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE) Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (UPDATE)
Toddlers Among 7 Hurt In Serious Chain-Reaction Crash On Route 78: State Police (Update) Two toddlers were among the seven victims hurt in a serious chain-reaction crash on Route 78, state police confirmed. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 7.2 in Bloomsbury around 4:25 p.m. on Monday, July 25, NJSP Trooper Charles Marchan told DailyVoice.com. A 2007 Freightliner pulling a utility trailer was heading east in the center lane in front of a Toyota Camry, which was in front of a Mazda CX-5, Marchan said. Meanwhile, a Kia Sorrento was in the left lane alongside the 2007 Freightliner, which also had a 2015 Freightliner box truck to its right. A 2019 Kentworth…
Paterson Passenger, 15, Caught With Stolen, Loaded High-Powered Handgun: Police Paterson Passenger, 15, Caught With Stolen, Loaded High-Powered Handgun: Police
Paterson Passenger, 15, Caught With Stolen, Loaded High-Powered Handgun: Police Paterson police found a 15-year-old city boy carrying a loaded gun during a traffic stop, authorities said. It had been reported stolen out of Morris County, they said. Detectives Suquan Gary, Mustafa Dombayci, John Traynor and Kenneth Kerwin found the weapon after stopping a late-model Kia whose driver blew a stop sign in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Keen Street, Public Safety Director Jerry Speziale said. The boy, who was sitting in the back seat, was carrying a Brand Herstal FN Five-seveN 5.7x28mm pistol reported stolen out of Mount Olive, he said. "The weapon is extremely …
Passenger Seriously Hurt When SUV Goes Wrong Way On Garden State Parkway: State Police Passenger Seriously Hurt When SUV Goes Wrong Way On Garden State Parkway: State Police
Passenger Seriously Hurt When SUV Goes Wrong Way On Garden State Parkway: State Police A wrong-way crash on the Garden State Parkway left a passenger seriously hurt, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:12 p.m. on Sunday, June 12 near milepost 48.4 in Port Republic in Atlantic County, New Jersey State Police said.  A 43-year-old Toms River man driving a Honda Pilot the wrong way — north in the southbound lanes — struck a Chevy Equinox before being hit by a Kia K5, police said. Dwight Phillips, 22, of New York City — a passenger in the Kia — was hospitalized with serious injuries while the drivers of the two SUVs suffered moderate injuries, State Police said. The …
Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (DEVELOPING) Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (DEVELOPING)
Driver With Deer In Neck Flown After Route 50 Crash (Developing) A crash on Route 40 sent two people to the hospital, one with a deer entangled into the victim's neck, according to developing reports and authorities. A Kia that was heading west when it struck a deer that went into the eastbound lane and hit a Jeep, overturning it Monday, May 9 in Frederick County, according to the Maryland State Police said. The male driver of the Jeep was airlifted to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore for treatment of his injuries. The female passenger of the jeep was transported by ambulance to the Meritus Medical Center, police say. The ro…