Bedford, NY
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SUV Slams Into Back Of Tractor-Trailer, Driver Hurt On Saw Mill Parkway In Bedford (UPDATE) SUV Slams Into Back Of Tractor-Trailer, Driver Hurt On Saw Mill Parkway In Bedford (UPDATE)
SUV Slams Into Back Of Tractor-Trailer, Driver Hurt On Saw Mill Parkway In Bedford (Update) This story has been updated. A driver had to be cut out of their vehicle and rushed to a hospital after slamming into the back of a tractor-trailer, shutting down a stretch of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester on Tuesday afternoon, April 14. The collision occurred around 1:45 p.m. on the southbound side of the parkway just south of the Route 117 bypass in Bedford, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary. An SUV traveling south struck the rear of a tractor-trailer.  Emergency crews, including the Westchester County Police Emerg…

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by Ben Crnic
Landover, MD
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Woman Killed After Veering Off Road, Slamming Into Tree Identified By Police In PG County Woman Killed After Veering Off Road, Slamming Into Tree Identified By Police In PG County
Woman Killed After Veering Off Road, Slamming Into Tree Identified By Police In PG County Police have now identified a 39-year-old Maryland woman who died after a crash over the weekend. DC resident Margaret Tim-Bryant was killed following a single-vehicle crash in Landover, according to the Prince George’s County Police Department on Tuesday morning. The crash was reported around 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 11, near Landover Road and Martin Luther King Junior Highway.  Investigators say Tim-Bryant was driving northbound on Landover Road when, for reasons still under investigation, her vehicle veered off the roadway and slammed into a tree. She was taken to a hospital, …

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by Zak Failla
Fairfax, VA
Police & Fire
2 Dogs Dead, Resident Rescued From Burning Home With Critical Injuries In Fairfax County 2 Dogs Dead, Resident Rescued From Burning Home With Critical Injuries In Fairfax County
2 Dogs Dead, Resident Rescued From Burning Home With Critical Injuries In Fairfax County Two dogs are dead and a resident was rescued after an early morning fire tore through a Virginia home. Firefighters in Fairfax County were called around 2:40 a.m. on Tuesday, April 14, to the 2100 block of Basset Street in Fort Hunt, where passersby reported smoke. Upon arrival, crews from the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department upgraded the call to a house fire, officials said. Crews found one person inside while battling the blaze. First responders were able to remove a person who was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. His condition was not immediately availabl…

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by Zak Failla
Woodbridge, VA
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Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say
Manassas Man Killed In Crash After Entering Road From Private Drive In Woodbridge, Police Say A 41-year-old man is dead, and a second driver was injured in a Northern Virginia crash near a private road, police say. Manassas resident Joseph Franklin Ledoux was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders following a crash in Woodbridge on Friday afternoon. According to the Prince William County Police Department, around 2:30 p.m. on April 10, officers were called to the intersection of Harbor Drive and a private road in the 12700 block of Harbor Drive to investigate a crash. Investigators say that Ledoux was driving a 2014 Hyundai Sonata and entered Harbor Drive from a private r…

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by Zak Failla
Frederick, MD
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Two Killed In 100+ MPH Frederick Police Pursuit Identified By Investigators (UPDATED) Two Killed In 100+ MPH Frederick Police Pursuit Identified By Investigators (UPDATED)
Two Killed In 100+ MPH Frederick Police Pursuit Identified By Investigators (Updated) The two people killed in a police pursuit that topped 100 mph in Maryland have been identified by the Frederick Police Department. Donte Jerron Dejesus Jr., 20, of Hanover, and Amori Elona Terrell, 19, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, were killed on Thursday morning while attempting to flee from officers in Maryland. A third person remains in critical condition following the crash, and a fourth was taken to a hospital and listed in stable condition as of Friday, April 10. The incident began at around 12:50 a.m. on April 9, when a deputy from the Frederick County Sheriff's Office spotted a …

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by Zak Failla
Hackensack, NJ
News
SUV Stopped On Tracks Struck By Train In Bergen County Crash SUV Stopped On Tracks Struck By Train In Bergen County Crash
SUV Stopped On Tracks Struck By Train In Bergen County Crash A driver was injured when an SUV stopped on railroad tracks was struck by a train in Bergen County, authorities said. The crash happened on Thursday, April 9 at approximately 4:10 p.m. at the intersection of Ramapo Valley Road and West Oakland Avenue in Oakland, according to Oakland Police Acting Capt. Stephen Broek. Police said a 2024 Nissan Murano had stopped in traffic on the tracks when a New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway train approached the area. The railroad crossing alerts activated and the gates lowered as the train neared, authorities said. The train then struck …

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by Cecilia Levine
Glen Head-Sea Cliff, NY
Police & Fire
Inferno Engulfs Glen Head Garden Center: 150 Firefighters Battle Blaze, 3 Hurt Inferno Engulfs Glen Head Garden Center: 150 Firefighters Battle Blaze, 3 Hurt
Inferno Engulfs Glen Head Garden Center: 150 Firefighters Battle Blaze, 3 Hurt A massive fire engulfed a Long Island gardening business on Wednesday, April 8, shutting down nearby traffic and leaving three firefighters with injuries. More than 150 firefighters responded to the blaze at Big Valley Nursery in Glen Head, Newsday reported. The flames were contained to a storage building, which held landscaping and gardening supplies, officials said. The fire erupted around 8 a.m. and was put out after two hours, according to News 12. The storage building partially collapsed. Glen Cove Road and Cedar Swamp Road were closed for about two hours from The Glen to Glen Head Ro…

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by Joe Wilkinson
East Meadow, NY
News
Sedan Smashed, Tree Truck Damaged In East Meadow Car Crash Sedan Smashed, Tree Truck Damaged In East Meadow Car Crash
Sedan Smashed, Tree Truck Damaged In East Meadow Car Crash A tree service truck and a sedan collided Wednesday, April 8 on Long Island, leaving two people injured, officials said. The vehicles crashed near Merrick Avenue and Charles Lindberg Boulevard in East Maddow, John F. Scalesi Jr., a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioner’s council, said in a Facebook post. The white sedan suffered significant front end damage and ended up crashing into a tree, according to photos shared by Scalesi. Damage to the truck was less obvious from the photos, but its left front tire had been disabled. Authorities have not released details on the…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Chambersburg, PA
News
5-Vehicle Crash Leaves 10 Injured Near Dairy Queen In Franklin County: Fire Officials 5-Vehicle Crash Leaves 10 Injured Near Dairy Queen In Franklin County: Fire Officials
5-Vehicle Crash Leaves 10 Injured Near Dairy Queen In Franklin County: Fire Officials A multi-vehicle crash left 10 people injured along Lincoln Way East, officials said. The crash involving five vehicles happened in front of a Dairy Queen along the 1700 block of Lincoln Way East in Franklin County around 7:38 p.m. on Saturday, April 4, according to the Fayetteville Volunteer Fire Department. Emergency crews arrived to find 10 patients in need of care following the collision, fire officials said. EMS units from Fayetteville, Chambersburg, Mont Alto, Marion, and WellSpan responded to assist with treatment and transport. The extent of the injuries has not been released.

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by Jillian Pikora
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
Police & Fire
Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police
Woman Killed, Man Injured In Crash In Philadelphia: Police A woman was killed, and a man was injured after a vehicle struck them in North Philadelphia, police told Daily Voice on Wednesday, April 1. The crash happened at the intersection of North Broad Street and West Clearfield Street in the city’s 39th District around 6:25 a.m., according to Philadelphia police. Both victims were struck near the 3100 block of North Broad Street, authorities said. An adult woman was taken by Philadelphia Fire Department medics to Temple University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 7:01 a.m., police said. Her identity has not been released pending notific…

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by Jillian Pikora
East Meadow, NY
Police & Fire
Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked
Nasty Car Crash Leaves Three Hurt In East Meadow, Two Vehicles Wrecked Three people were injured and two vehicles totaled in a nasty car crash on Long Island on Monday, March 30, officials said. The wreck occurred on Newbridge Road near Fairview Ave in East Meadow, John F. Scalesi Jr. said in a Facebook post. A red sedan and a white sedan both suffered significant front-end damage, and the red sedan ended up off the road in a grassy area, according to photos and video shared by Scalesi, a member of the Nassau County Police Department’s commissioner’s council. Three people were hurt in the two-car wreck, Scalesi said. Authorities have not publicly identified t…

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by Joe Wilkinson
East Meadow, NY
Police & Fire
Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured
Pizza Shop Wrecked By Car In East Meadow, One Injured An SUV slammed into a Long Island pizza shop on Monday, March 30, leaving one person with minor injuries, officials said. The white Subaru Forester crashed through the front glass of Ciro’s Pizza on Bellmore Avenue in East Meadow, according to photos shared on Facebook by John F. Scalesi Jr. One person suffered minor injuries in the wreck, according to Scalesi, a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioner’s council. The East Meadow Fire Department responded to the scene, and the car was extricated from the shop. Authorities have not released any details on the crash.

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by Joe Wilkinson