Bronx Woman Dead, 2 Drivers Injured In NJ Turnpike Crash
A woman died and two others were injured in an overnight crash on the New Jersey Turnpike early Monday morning in Essex County.
A Chevy Malibu that was disabled in the right lane was struck from behind by a Dodge Ram around 4:10 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway near milepost 105.7 in Newark, NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry said.
The Chevy was sent into the left concrete barrier and the Ram overturned, killing the Chevy passenger -- Monique Lucas, 55, of the Bronx --and seriously injuring the driver, Jermal Jordan, 33, of the Bronx, Curry said.
The driver of the Ram, Maciej Lenczewski, 43,…
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By Car Shortly After Falling Onto Long Island Roadway
The identity has been released of a woman who was struck and killed by a car shortly after she fell onto a Long Island roadway, police announced.
The incident happened on Saturday, Jan. 9 at approximately 6:45 p.m. in Lindenhurst.
The woman, now ID'd as 67-year-old Theresa Buckley, of Lindenhurst, fell into the southbound lane of Wellwood Avenue, near Hartford Street, and was struck by a 2015 Chevrolet sedan being driven by Max Priore, age 27, of Lindenhurst, Suffolk County Police.
Buckley was pronounced dead on the scene by a physician assistant from the Office of the…
Woman Faces DUI Charge Following Crash In Fairfield County
A woman was arrested for alleged DUI after turning herself in to police for a crash that took place earlier this year in Fairfield County.
Blaine Stiegler, 32, of Westport, was arrested on Thursday, Nov. 5, in connection with the crash which took place around 5 p.m., Saturday, August 22, said the New Canaan Police.
Stiegler turned herself in after a warrant was issued for her arrest, police said.
On the day of the crash, which took place on Silvermine Road, police said Stiegler had a blood alcohol level of .37 percent or more than three times the legal limit.
Driver Nabbed For Fleeing Scene Of Long Island Crash Seriously Injuring Two
A suspect has been nabbed for allegedly leaving the scene of a crash at a busy Long Island intersection that seriously injured two people, police said.
The crash occurred at around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Islandia.
Shawn Kalinyak, 52, of West Babylon, was driving a 2006 Cadillac sedan northbound on Old Nichols Road when the vehicle was struck by a 1993 Ford Econoline van traveling westbound on Express Drive North, Suffolk County Police said.
Kalinyak and Carmen Abreu, 40, of Central Islip, a passenger in the Cadillac, were transported to Stony Brook University Hospital…
Taxi Rolls, Crashes On Route 3 During Robbery Attempt
A moving taxi overturned and crashed on Route 3 in Clifton when a passenger from the Jersey Shore stabbed and slashed the driver during a robbery attempt, authorities said.
The cabbie was taking Jordan White, 20, to Montclair after picking him up in Manhattan when White convinced him to open the divider between them on westbound Route 3 around 4 a.m. Monday, Lt. Robert Bracken said.
White, of Galloway in Atlantic County, pulled a box cutter and demanded the driver's cellphone and cash, Bracken said.
When the driver refused, White stabbed and slashed him on the shoulder, back and chest, the…
