Hempstead, NY
Police & Fire
Tesla Driver Critical After Morning Crash In Woodmere, Police Say Tesla Driver Critical After Morning Crash In Woodmere, Police Say
Tesla Driver Critical After Morning Crash In Woodmere, Police Say A 39-year-old man is in critical condition following a two-car crash in Nassau County on Thursday morning, March 19, authorities said. The man was driving a 2023 Tesla on University Street in Woodmere, when he attempted to make a left turn onto Branch Boulevard and collided with a 2019 Honda Accord driven by a 24-year-old man at 7:53 a.m., according to Nassau County Police. Both drivers were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment and evaluation, police said. The Tesla driver remains in critical condition, authorities said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, police sai…

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by Cecilia Levine
Roselle Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Building Partially Collapses In Roselle Park: Police Building Partially Collapses In Roselle Park: Police
Building Partially Collapses In Roselle Park: Police A vacant building partially collapsed in Roselle Park on Thursday, March 19, authorities said. The building, which was under construction was on the corner E. Westfield Ave. at Berwyn Street, Roselle Park police said.  Emergent construction will be taking place to demolish the existing building to avoid any further collapse and make the area safe, police said. Police, firefighters, PSE&G and constructions were on scene, officers said. 

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by Sam Barron
Lancaster, PA
News
911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime 911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime
911 Dispatchers File Federal Lawsuit Against Lancaster County Claiming Unpaid Overtime A group of 911 dispatchers say they were denied overtime pay despite routinely working more than 40 hours a week, according to a federal lawsuit obtained by Daily Voice. Five employees of Lancaster County-Wide Communications — Spencer Kling, Heather Moser, Jason Snyder, Justin Widmark and Emma Kreider — filed the collective action complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, March 10. The plaintiffs, who work as dispatchers and assistant supervisors in the county’s Department of Public Safety 9-1-1 Division, allege the county violated federal lab…

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by Jillian Pikora
Shillington, PA
News
Shillington Man Killed After Crossing Center Line, Crashing Into Trash Truck On Route 724: Coro Shillington Man Killed After Crossing Center Line, Crashing Into Trash Truck On Route 724: Coro
Shillington Man Killed After Crossing Center Line, Crashing Into Trash Truck On Route 724: Coro A man was killed after his pickup truck crossed the center line and crashed into a trash truck, the coroner announced on Wednesday, March 18. Justin Braun, 47, of Shillington, was driving westbound in the 1800 block of Philadelphia Avenue, also known as Route 724, in Cumru Township on Tuesday afternoon, March 17, when his vehicle crossed into oncoming traffic and struck an eastbound trash truck, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office. Braun was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:40 p.m. by Berks County Coroner Matthew J. Stitzel, the release states. His cause of death was blunt forc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Elizabethtown, PA
News
Driver Identified After Suicide During Traffic Stop In Elizabethtown: Police Driver Identified After Suicide During Traffic Stop In Elizabethtown: Police
Driver Identified After Suicide During Traffic Stop In Elizabethtown: Police A driver who died after shooting himself during a traffic stop attempt in Lancaster County has been identified, police and the coroner said. The man has been identified as David Bain, 66, of Danville, GA, by the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. The incident began when an Elizabethtown police officer spotted a dark-colored Ford F-150 driving west on West High Street without its headlights or taillights illuminated, according to a release. The officer also observed the pickup being driven erratically with a significant amount of smoke or steam coming from the vehicle at about 1:59 a.m. on …

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster, PA
Police & Fire
Child Smells Burning Electric Unicycle In Lancaster Apartment Fire Displacing 5, Injuring 1: FD Child Smells Burning Electric Unicycle In Lancaster Apartment Fire Displacing 5, Injuring 1: FD
Child Smells Burning Electric Unicycle In Lancaster Apartment Fire Displacing 5, Injuring 1: FD A child smelling smoke inside an apartment led to the discovery of a burning electric unicycle that sparked a fire and displaced five residents, fire officials said. The fire broke out at 7:50 a.m. Sunday, March 15, at 1637 Judie Lane in The Village of Lancaster Green Apartments in Lancaster Township, according to the Lancaster Township Fire Department. A child inside Apartment B alerted his sleeping mother after noticing a burning odor in the home, officials said. The apartment did not have a functioning smoke detector. The woman’s boyfriend investigated and discovered their battery-powe…

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by Jillian Pikora
Germantown, MD
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Car Crashes Into Germantown Living Room, Trapping Two In Late-Night Rescue (PHOTOS) Car Crashes Into Germantown Living Room, Trapping Two In Late-Night Rescue (PHOTOS)
Car Crashes Into Germantown Living Room, Trapping Two In Late-Night Rescue (Photos) Disaster was averted in Maryland on Thursday night, when a car came crashing into the living room of a Montgomery County home. The scary scene unfolded in Germantown around 11:30 p.m. on March 12, when a vehicle slammed into an end-of-row townhouse in the 13600 block of Palmetto Circle in the Kingsview Ridge neighborhood. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Photos from the scene show the vehicle buried deep inside the home’s living room as firefighters worked through the night to rescue those involved and stabilize the damaged structure. Twitter/@mcfrsPIO Two people who were inside the townhouse at the …

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by Zak Failla
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
21-Year-Old Man's Death Was Suicide In Fairview, Cops Request Privacy 21-Year-Old Man's Death Was Suicide In Fairview, Cops Request Privacy
21-Year-Old Man's Death Was Suicide In Fairview, Cops Request Privacy The death of a 21-year-old man at a Fairview apartment is believed to be a suicide, sources in law enforcement tell Daily Voice. The man was found with a self-inflicted stab wound in an apartment on Fairview Avenue Thursday night, March 12, Daily Voice has learned. Police are requesting privacy at this time. If you or someone you know is suffering with thoughts of self-harm of suicide, help is available 24/7 by calling or texting 988.

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by Cecilia Levine
Quarryville, PA
Police & Fire
Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters
Pickup Crashes Into Front Porch In Lancaster County: Firefighters A pickup truck slammed into the front porch of a home on West Main Street in New Holland early Tuesday morning, firefighters said. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 200 block of W. Main Street shortly after 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 10, for a report of a vehicle crash into a building, according to Garden Spot Fire Rescue. Responding units arrived to find a pickup truck lodged in the home’s front porch, with two porch posts sheared off in the crash, the fire company said. EMS crews provided care to the driver while firefighters from Engine 39-1 and Rescue 39 assessed the porch and the f…

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by Jillian Pikora
Newark, NJ
Police & Fire
NJ Transit Bus Engulfed In Flames On Turnpike In Newark NJ Transit Bus Engulfed In Flames On Turnpike In Newark
NJ Transit Bus Engulfed In Flames On Turnpike In Newark An NJ Transit bus fire on the New Jersey Turnpike sent plumes of smoke into the air on Tuesday, March 10. At 5:30 p.m., a bus operating from Bridgewater to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York experienced a tire blowout on the northbound New Jersey Turnpike near exit 14 in Newark before catching on fire, NJ Transit said. Video shared to social media shows the massive fire. Approximately 25 customers exited the bus without injury, NJ Transit said.  The Newark fire department extinguished the fire while customers were accommodated by another bus, NJ Transit said. New J…

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by Sam Barron
Drexel Hill-Upper Darby, PA
News
2 Killed In Nissan's High-Speed Crash Into 5 Vehicles: Philadelphia Police 2 Killed In Nissan's High-Speed Crash Into 5 Vehicles: Philadelphia Police
2 Killed In Nissan's High-Speed Crash Into 5 Vehicles: Philadelphia Police A high-speed crash left two people dead and several others injured at an intersection in Philadelphia, authorities said. Police attempted to stop a 2015 Nissan traveling at a high rate of speed westbound on Godfrey Street when it collided with a 2015 Honda at 20th and Godfrey streets at 8:03 p.m. on Monday, March 9, according to Philadelphia police. The impact sent the Nissan into several legally parked vehicles — a 2014 Chevrolet, two 2014 Kias, a 2023 BMW, and a 2018 Infiniti — police said. A spare “donut” tire from the crash also struck a front porch wall along the 2000 block of West Go…

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by Jillian Pikora
Suffern, NY
News
Injured Hiker Saved From Harriman State Park Amid Tough Muddy Conditions Injured Hiker Saved From Harriman State Park Amid Tough Muddy Conditions
Injured Hiker Saved From Harriman State Park Amid Tough Muddy Conditions Emergency crews carried out a rugged rescue in Rockland County after a hiker was injured on a wooded trail in Harriman State Park.  The rescue happened on Sunday, March 8, when first responders were dispatched at around 7:30 p.m. for a report of an injured hiker in the Lake Sebago area, according to the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps The ambulance corps said New York State Park Police made initial contact with the patient before rescuers arrived at the scene. Because of the difficult terrain and remote location, the Sloatsburg Fire Department was called in to help as well.…

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by Ben Crnic