CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk
CT Student On Way To School Struck By Car In Crosswalk A Connecticut high school student is hospitalized after being hit by a car while crossing the roadway leading to his school.  The Hartford County student was hit around 7:10 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 23, in Plainville, according to the principal of Plainville High School. Principal Carl Johnson said in a note to parents the student was hit by a car while crossing East Street in the crosswalk going to Robert Holcomb Way. A staff member witnessed the crash and stopped to help, Johnson said,  Johnson said reports say the student is okay but was taken to the hospital for further evaluatio…
Pedestrian Struck Dead By State Police Trooper: Prosecutor Pedestrian Struck Dead By State Police Trooper: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Struck Dead By State Police Trooper: Prosecutor A male pedestrian was struck and killed by a New Jersey State Police trooper early Thursday morning, authorities in Middlesex County said. The crash occurred around 5:55 a.m. near on Route 1 south near Raymond Road in South Brunswick, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene and his identity was being withheld pending notification. The investigation is active and continuing. Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Jonathan Berman of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-4328.
Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95 Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95
Man Found Lying In Roadway After Three-Vehicle Crash On I-95 A driver was found lying on a stretch of I-95 after an early-morning crash involving three vehicles overnight. The crash happened around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 6 in Stamford, on the northbound side between Exit 5 and Exit 6 in Stamford According to Connecticut State Police, a tractor-trailer was traveling in the right lane, a 2005 Volvo 999 was getting off on the Exit 6 ramp, and a 2006 Acura TSX was in the center lane and trying to negotiate a curve when it collided with the truck. The Acura also struck the Volvo 999, police said. Responders found the driver of the Acura, 37-yea…
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles Moments Apart On Long Island ID Released For Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles Moments Apart On Long Island
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Hit By Two Vehicles Moments Apart On Long Island The identity has been released of a  man who was killed after being struck by two vehicles moments apart on a Long Island roadway. The man was running in Selden across Middle County Road, near Adirondack Drive, when he was struck by a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee knocking him to the middle of the roadway at approximately 6:35 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, Suffolk County Police said. The man, now identified as Ireneusz Matuk, age 66, of Selden, was then struck by a westbound 2019 Nissan Pathfinder, said police. Matuk was pronounced dead at the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the S…
16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say 16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say
16-Year-Old Killed After Crashing Pickup Into Tree, CT State Police Say A Connecticut teenager is dead after driving his 2004 Ford F250 Super Duty pickup off the roadway and hitting a tree. Middlesex County resident Connor Young, age 16, of East Haddam, was killed around 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 3, on Mott Road, said the Connecticut State Police. Young was headed west near the East Haddam Turnpike when for an unknown reason the pickup veered left crossing the eastbound travel lane, state police said. The truck then left the road and struck a tree located along the left side of the roadway. The pickup ended up in the road, facing south.  Troop…
Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points
Teaneck PD: Teen Bergenfield Driver In Wrong-Way Crash Had Loaded Gun, Large Mag, Hollow Points Responders were extricating an injured 19-year-old Bergenfield driver from his car following a wrong-way crash in Teaneck when a township officer spotted a gun in the teen's waistband, authorities said. Officer Patrick Haase seized the loaded 9mm handgun, rendered it safe and secure, then called for detectives following the crash, Deputy Police Chief John Faggello said. Barsheem Atkins was headed south on Teaneck Road when he lost control of his Ford Fusion for some reason near Holland Terrace shortly after 9 p.m., Faggello said. The sedan veered into oncoming traffic, where it slammed int…
Man Ejected, Seriously Injured In Route 78 Crash That Jammed Traffic For Hours: Police Man Ejected, Seriously Injured In Route 78 Crash That Jammed Traffic For Hours: Police
Man Ejected, Seriously Injured In Route 78 Crash That Jammed Traffic For Hours: Police A 33-year-old man was ejected and seriously injured in a crash on Route 78 that left four others with minor injuries Friday in Bethlehem, New Jersey State Police said. A westbound Nissan Armada lost control, struck the center concrete barrier and overturned around 7:20 p.m. near mile post 9.8, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said. The rear seat passenger, a Union City man was ejected and seriously injured, Curry said. Initial reports say the man was airlifted to a hospital. Meanwhile, four other passengers suffered minor injuries and the left and center lanes were closed for three hours. The r…
Good Samaritan Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van On New TZB Good Samaritan Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van On New TZB
Good Samaritan Assisting Motorists After Crash Struck By Van On New TZB A Good Samaritan from Long Island assisting two motorists on the New York State Thruway was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a passing van in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers in Westchester County responded to a reported crash involving a man at approximately 4:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 20 on I-87 in Greenburgh. Police said that the man - later identified as Nassau County resident Michael McCutchan, age 61, of Westbury, stopped to assist two motorists who were involved in a property damage crash in the northbound center lane on the new Tappan Zee Bri…
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway
ID Released For Man Killed After Being Struck By Vehicle On Long Island Roadway The identity has been released of a man who was killed after being struck by a vehicle on a Long Island roadway. The incident happened around 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19 in Sayville. The man, now identified as Amjed Hussain, age 63, was crossing the westbound Sunrise Highway entrance ramp, west of Lakeland Avenue, when he was struck by a 2020 Jeep Wrangler, Suffolk County Police said. Hussain, who police say is homeless, was transported to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore where he was pronounced dead, police said.  The driver of the Jeep, a 46-year…
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say
Fiery Gasoline Tanker Crash Kills Driver On Route 287 Near Rockland Border, Police Say UPDATE: A 59-year-old gasoline tanker truck driver from Paterson was killed in a massive fireball during a crash on Route 287 near the New York State border in Mahwah early Saturday, New Jersey State Police confirmed. A series of explosions were heard when the rig rolled and burst into flames on a notorious stretch of the southbound highway near Route 17 and the New York State Thruway at 6:47 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Alejandro Goez said. Firefighters used foam to douse the blaze while also extinguishing flames that extended into the woods along the mountain. Thick, black smoke could be seen for mil…
Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer
Massachusetts State Police Cruiser Struck By Tractor-Trailer A Massachusetts state trooper was seriously injured after being struck by a tractor-trailer while protecting a road construction crew. The incident took place around 11:44 p.m., Tuesday, Sept.. 28 on I-95 southbound near its intersection with the Mass Pike in Weston in Middlesex County. According to Dave Procopio, of the state police, the trooper was inside his cruiser when it was struck.  "The trooper sustained serious injuries, but was alert and radioed in the crash himself," Procopio said. "He is being transported to a Boston hospital." Following the crash, the tractor-traile…
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street
Police: Pedestrian, 27, Struck Crossing Busy Downtown Englewood Street A 27-year-old Dumont woman was struck by a sedan when she crossed in the middle of a busy Englewood street in the dark, authorities said. The victim "walked into the roadway, midblock, not in a crosswalk, and was struck" by an Acura TL on West Palisade Avenue near Nathaniel Place shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday, Capt. Matthew de la Rosa said. Englewood police and paramedics from Englewood Hospital and Medical Center responded, de la Rosa said Wednesday. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital, where she was treated for her injuries before being released. No charges were filed or summonses …