Deadly LIRR Crash: Victim ID'd After Fiery Train Vs. Car Collision In East Farmingdale (UPDATE) Deadly LIRR Crash: Victim ID'd After Fiery Train Vs. Car Collision In East Farmingdale (UPDATE)
Deadly Lirr Crash: Victim ID'd After Fiery Train Vs. Car Collision In East Farmingdale (Update) Authorities identified a driver who was killed in a fiery collision between a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) train and a car in East Farmingdale. Lucien Jean, 62, of Wyandanch, died after a westbound LIRR train struck a vehicle stopped on the tracks near the Pinelawn Station crossing at Wellwood Avenue at around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 17, an MTA spokesperson told Daily Voice. The train was traveling nearly 80 miles per hour when it collided with Jean's vehicle, which was stopped on the mainline tracks just west of the platform, officials said. The impact split the vehicle i…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Early Morning Crash In Allentown: Coroner Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Early Morning Crash In Allentown: Coroner
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In Early Morning Crash In Allentown: Coroner A woman was killed after she was struck by a vehicle in Allentown early Monday morning, April 7, officials announced on Wednesday, April 9. The pedestrian, later identified as 69-year-old Christie C. Tito of Allentown, was hit near the intersection of Hamilton Street and South Franklin Street around 5:30 a.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. Tito was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m., officials said. An autopsy determined her cause of death to be blunt force injuries due to a pedestrian/motor vehicle accident. Her mann…
Stamford Man Crashed Into Pedestrian On Purpose, Left Them Hospitalized: Police Stamford Man Crashed Into Pedestrian On Purpose, Left Them Hospitalized: Police
Stamford Man Crashed Into Pedestrian On Purpose, Left Them Hospitalized: Police A Connecticut man is facing serious charges after police said he intentionally hit a pedestrian with his SUV before speeding away, authorities said.  Jeremiah Vizzo, 43, of Stamford, turned himself in to police on Monday, April 7, and was being held on a court-set $75,000 bond, authorities said. Police accused Vizzo of crashing his Lexus SUV into a 57-year-old Stamford resident in the 400 block of West Main Street around 7 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 16. He allegedly drove off, leaving the victim seriously injured on the road. Paramedics took the victim to an area hospital with serious injur…
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor Pedestrian Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor
Pedestrian Hospitalized After Hit, Run Crash In Jersey City: Prosecutor A 37-year-old Jersey City man is in stable condition after he was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene on the early morning of Monday, April 7, authorities said. At 1:30 a.m., Jersey City police responded to Bay and Erie streets and found the man with serious injuries, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The striking vehicle did not remain at the scene, Suarez said. The victim was transported by EMS to a nearby hospital, Suarez said. The crash is being investigated by the Hudson County Regional Collision Investigation Unit with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department, …
Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner
Pedestrian Killed In Crash In Allentown: Coroner A pedestrian was killed after being struck by a vehicle in Allentown early Monday, April 7, authorities announced. The woman was hit around 5:30 a.m. in the area of Franklin and Hamilton Streets, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office. She was rushed to Lehigh Valley Hospital, Cedar Crest, where she was pronounced dead at 9:29 a.m. An autopsy is scheduled for Wednesday, April 9 to determine her official cause of death. Her identity has been confirmed, but officials are withholding her name pending family notification and confirmation of her home address. The Allentown Police D…
Canadian Man Killed, Woman Airlifted In Route 78 Hit, Run Crash: NJSP Canadian Man Killed, Woman Airlifted In Route 78 Hit, Run Crash: NJSP
Canadian Man Killed, Woman Airlifted In Route 78 Hit, Run Crash: Njsp A Canadian man was killed in killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 78 in Hunterdon County on the afternoon of Sunday, April 6, authorities said. At 4:46 p.m., a vehicle crashed into a Ford F-150 pulling a camper on Route 78 eastbound in Bethlehem Township, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The Ford traveled onto the right shoulder, where it crashed into a Peterbilt semi-trailer, Lebron said. The vehicle continued traveling eastbound , Lebron said. Alan Smith, a 78-year-old Nova Scotia resident and the driver of the Ford, was pronounced dead at the scene, …
Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (PHOTOS) Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (PHOTOS)
Vehicle Slams Into Storefront In Chambersburg, Damaging Building (Photos) A business in Chambersburg was damaged after a vehicle slammed into the front of the store, authorities announced on Sunday, April 7. Crews with the Greater Chambersburg Area Paid Fire Fighters Association, IAFF Local 1813, were dispatched to the 100 block of South Main Street around 8 p.m. on Saturday, April 6, for a report of a vehicle crash into a building with possible entrapment, according to the department. Responding units arrived to find a two-vehicle accident with one vehicle into the building and a tree just outside, officials said. Firefighters confirmed there was no entrapment.…
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized
Car Crashes Into 2 Homes In Beacon: Driver Hospitalized Emergency crews responded to a startling scene in Dutchess County on Thursday afternoon, April 3, after a vehicle left the roadway and crashed into two houses. The incident happened in Beacon around 12:52 p.m., when the Beacon Fire Department, Beacon Volunteer Ambulance, and City of Beacon Medic 1 were dispatched to Washington Avenue for a report of a car accident involving residential structures.  According to the Beacon Fire Department,  first responders found that a vehicle had veered off the road, smashed through a section of fencing, continued through a front yard patio, and …
Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor
Trenton Woman Faces Murder Charges After Striking Person With Vehicle: Prosecutor A 47-year-old Trenton woman is facing murder charges after she intentionally struck a person with her vehicle on Tuesday, April 1, authorities said. At 4:12 p.m., Asia Brown got into an altercation with Caldner Bell in front of his West State Street residence, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said. Brown then drove her Lexus SUV over the curb onto the grass area between the roadway and the sidewalk and struck Bell with her vehicle, Marbrey said. After striking Bell, Brown then continued to accelerate the Lexus onto the front lawn of a residence and hit a house, Marbrey said. Br…
Home Catches Fire After Car Crash: Manalapan PD Home Catches Fire After Car Crash: Manalapan PD
Home Catches Fire After Car Crash: Manalapan PD A vehicle crashed into a home, causing it to be set ablaze on the morning of Tuesday, April 1 in Manalapan, authorities said. At 5:02 a.m., a car crashed into a home on Craig Road near Symmes Drive, and the home then caught on fire, Manalapan police said. The driver of the vehicle was removed by passing motorists, and was transported to an area hospital, police said. A person inside the house was safely removed, police said, and firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze, police said. The incident remains under investigation, police said. 
Sewell Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle On Route 76: NJSP Sewell Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle On Route 76: NJSP
Sewell Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle On Route 76: Njsp A 60-year-old Sewell resident was fatally struck by a vehicle while on Route 76 in Gloucester City on the early morning of Tuesday, April 1. At 2:19 a.m., a Mitsubishi Eclipse was traveling south on Route 130 and entering the Route 76 ramp when Douglas Cella entered its path and was hit by the vehicle, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Cella sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said.  The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.
'Screaming Banshee' From Roselle Park With History Of Assaulting Cops Charged In Deadly Crash 'Screaming Banshee' From Roselle Park With History Of Assaulting Cops Charged In Deadly Crash
'Screaming Banshee' From Roselle Park With History Of Assaulting Cops Charged In Deadly Crash The intoxicated woman charged with striking and killing a 73-year-old pedestrian near the MIT campus in Massachusetts has a long record of arrests in New Jersey — including multiple assaults on law enforcement officers, court records show. Lauren Mullins, 32, of Roselle Park, NJ, was identified by family members of the victim, Daniel O'Neil, in a series of social media posts after the deadly crash near MIT on Thursday, March 21. Mullins was charged with operating under the influence of liquor and negligent operation of a motor vehicle, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Mullins' …