Westbury, NY
News
Ejected Flight Attendant Seen For The First Time After Deadly LaGuardia Plane Crash
A new photo shows a flight attendant recovering in a New York hospital after surviving a deadly plane crash that killed two pilots, as a GoFundMe surpasses $126,000. Solange Tremblay, a senior flight attendant, was seriously injured during the crash of Air Canada Jazz flight 8646 from Montreal to LaGuardia on Sunday, March 22. Tremblay was seated in the forward cabin behind the cockpit when she was ejected more than 320 feet when the plane collided with a firetruck while landing. The pilots, Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther, died on impact. For the first time since the crash, Trem…
Conshohocken-Plymouth Meeting, PA
News
Jill Biden's Secret Service Agent Shoots Himself At Philadelphia Airport
A U.S. Secret Service agent assigned to protect former First Lady Jill Biden accidentally shot himself in the leg at Philadelphia International Airport, authorities announced on Friday, March 27. The incident happened shortly before 9 a.m. when the agent, who was traveling in an unmarked car, unintentionally discharged his firearm, according to Philadelphia police. Jill Biden was not in the area at the time of the shooting, the Secret Service confirmed. Other law enforcement officers responded to assist the injured agent, who was taken to a local hospital. He is being treated for his injur…
East Meadow, NY
Police & Fire
SUV Flipped On Side In Wild T-Bone Crash In East Meadow
Two cars collided in a T-bone crash at a Long Island intersection Thursday, March 26, according to social media photos. A black SUV ended up on its side after being struck by a gray Mazda SUV, as seen in photos snapped by John F. Scalesi Jr., a member of the Nassau County Police Department commissioner’s council. The wreck occurred at the intersection of North Jerusalem Road and Merrick Avenue in East Meadow, according to Scalesi. The photos appeared to show the Mazda was traveling on North Jerusalem Road before it collided with the black SUV, which was on Merrick Avenue. All injuries were…
Montgomery, NJ
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Airlifted After Colliding With Vehicle: Montgomery Twp PD
A 32-year-old Bridgewater motorcyclist was airlifted after he collided with a vehicle in Montgomery Township on Friday, March 20, authorities said. At 2:22 p.m., officers responded to East Mountain Road after a 2017 Toyota Tacoma collided with a 1998 Harley Davidson 1200 motorcycle, Montgomery Township police said. The driver of the motorcycle was airlifted to a nearby hospital with serious injuries, while the driver of the Tacoma was not injured, police said. The investigation into the crash is ongoing, police said.
Jericho, NY
Police & Fire
Teen Driver Loses Control On Jericho Tpke, Seriously Injures Woman In Head-On Crash: Cops
A 69-year-old woman was seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash on Jericho Turnpike in West Hills on Sunday afternoon, March 22, authorities said. The crash happened at 3:04 p.m. near Brooks Avenue, according to Suffolk County Police. An 18-year-old man was heading east in a 2006 Cadillac when he lost control and veered into westbound traffic, police said. The Cadillac struck a 2022 Honda CR-V driven by a 69-year-old Huntington Station woman, head-on, and the Honda CR-V then struck a 2018 Honda Accord traveling in the westbound lane, police said. The CR-V driver was taken to South …
West Hartford, CT
Police & Fire
2 Hospitalized After West Hartford Crash; Police Investigating
Two people were taken to the hospital after a crash in West Hartford on Friday morning, March 20, authorities said. West Hartford police were called to the crash just before 10 a.m. at the intersection of Farmington Avenue and Trout Brook Drive. Paramedics took two people who suffered minor injuries to an area hospital for treatment. Both drivers remained at the scene. Police did not release their names. West Hartford police are investigating.
Wall Township, NJ
News
Two Injured After Vehicle Overturns On GSP In Monmouth County:
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Two people were injured after their vehicle overturned while on the Garden State Parkway in Wall Township on Monday, March 16, authorities said. At 5:05 p.m., a Nissan passenger vehicle was traveling north when the driver lost directional control of the vehicle, ran off the roadway to the left, traveled down an embankment and overturned, Christopher Postorino, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver and passenger of the vehicle sustained minor injuries and were transported to an area hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Fredericksburg, VA
Business
Unsafe For US Roads? Feds Seize Dozens Of Electric Bikes From China Bound For Virginia Streets
A shipment of electric bikes bound for a Virginia shop was stopped cold after federal officials determined they didn’t meet US safety standards and shouldn’t be on the road. Dozens of e-bikes never made it to the streets after agents seized the shipment from China in Norfolk after it arrived in Hampton Roads earlier this year, authorities announced on Tuesday, March 17. According to Customs and Border Protection, the bikes were not fully compliant with federal rules. They allegedly lacked required certification labels, were only partially assembled, and did not include the safety mar…
Massapequa, NY
News
Driver Was Nearly 3X Legal Limit In Massapequa Crash That Left Victim In Wheelchair: Cops
A Long Island man who tried to drive home drunk from a New Year’s party but slammed head-on into another car in a wrong-way crash was indicted Tuesday, March 17, authorities said. Tasabbir Hossain, a 32-year-old Ronkonkoma man, faces vehicular assault charges for the wreck that left another man with serious injuries, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office announced. “This defendant was allegedly so intoxicated when he left a party after ringing in the new year that he drove into oncoming traffic on Sunrise Highway,” Donnelly said. “There is no excuse for driving home drunk from a part…
Reston, VA
Traffic
Three Dead, Two Hurt In Deadly Single-Vehicle Reston Crash: Police (
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Three people are dead and two others are hurt after a single-vehicle crash in Virginia early Saturday morning, police say. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called around 8:30 a.m. on March 14 to the intersection of Fox Mill Road and Folkstone Drive in Reston, where there was a reported crash. Three people were pronounced dead at the scene. Two other passengers survived but suffered serious injuries, according to police. One adult was rushed to a nearby hospital in life-threatening condition, while another passenger was transported with injuries that were not consider…
Centereach-Selden, NY
News
Teen Driver Seriously Injured In Centereach Car Crash: Cops
A 19-year-old Long Island woman was seriously injured in a two-car crash in Centereach on Wednesday, March 11, authorities said. The Mastic resident was heading west on Middle Country Road in her 2011 Hyundai Sonata just before 1 p.m. when a 70-year-old man traveling eastbound in a 2017 Honda CR-V, struck her while trying to turn left onto N. Washington Ave., the Suffolk County Police Department said. The 19-year-old was rushed to Stony Brook University Hospital, while the Honda driver was hospitalized with minor injuries, police said. The crash remains under investigation, and no cri…
Beacon, NY
Police & Fire
Rollover Crash With Injuries Closes I-84 Near Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (
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A crash involving an overturned vehicle shut down part of Interstate 84 Monday afternoon, March 9, near the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge in Dutchess County, according to state transportation officials. The incident was first reported around 4:30 p.m. Monday on I-84 westbound near mile marker 41.3, according to 511NY traffic reports. Officials initially said the crash resulted in injuries and blocked the right shoulder of the two-lane highway. Shortly afterward, the situation escalated when officials reported an overturned vehicle and a full road closure. By about 4:45 p.m.…
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