Brentwood, NY
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Six Apprehended After Loaded Gun Found During Long Island Stop, Police Say Six Apprehended After Loaded Gun Found During Long Island Stop, Police Say Six Apprehended After Loaded Gun Found During Long Island Stop, Police Say
Six Apprehended After Loaded Gun Found During Long Island Stop, Police Say Police have arrested six people in connection with the alleged possession of a loaded gun on Long Island. The arrest took place around 2:30 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 3, in New Hyde Park, when members of the Nassau County gang spotted a 2017 Jeep that had obstructed license plates and dark tinted windows traveling westbound on Jericho Turnpike.  Officers conducted a traffic stop in the vicinity of the Jericho Turnpike.  After an investigation was conducted, a loaded .22 caliber pistol was found inside the vehicle and all six occupants were arrested without incident.  The…

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by Kathy Reakes
Wyckoff-Franklin Lakes, NJ
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Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff
Midland Park Bicyclist Struck By Jeep In Wyckoff A Midland Park bicyclist was hospitalized after being struck by a Jeep Tuesday morning in Wyckoff, authorities said.The 57-year-old bicyclist was turning left onto Hillcrest Avenue from Wyckoff Avenue when he was struck by the 2014 Cherokee turning left from Newtown Road shortly before 9 a.m., Police Lt. Joseph Soto said. The victim, 57, complained of hip pan and was taken by ambulance to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood. His injuries weren't considered serious., Soto said. The 75-year-old driver from Wyckoff remained at the scene, the lieutenant said. Any summonses or charges would b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bethlehem, PA
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PHOTOS: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods PHOTOS: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods PHOTOS: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods
Photos: Victim Seriously Injured After Jeep Veers Off Northampton County Road Into Woods One person was seriously injured after a Jeep veered off the road and landed in a patch of woods in Northampton County Friday morning, authorities said. Upper Nazareth Fire Department members responding to a smoke investigation on the 3000 block of Newburg Road around 7:15 a.m. were met with the mangled Jeep, which had traveled “down an embankment through a section of woods and ended up in a corn field,” the department said. Members performed a terrain rescue to extricate the victim from the vehicle before cutting through the wooded area and traveling back up the steep embankment to safety.…

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
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Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two
Long Island Woman Charged With DWI After Three-Vehicle Hospitalizes Two A Long Island woman has been charged with driving while intoxicated following a three-vehicle crash that hospitalized two people. Priscilla Torres, age 39, of Brentwood, was driving a 2018 Nissan sedan northbound on County Road 83 in Farmingville as it overpasses South Bicycle Path at approximately 12:45 a.m. Sunday, July 25, Suffolk County Police said. The Nissan failed to maintain its lane and struck two other northbound vehicles: a 2019 Chevrolet Camaro and a 2010 Jeep Liberty, according to police.  The collision caused the Jeep Liberty to fall off the overpass to South Bicycle Pa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Allentown, PA
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Multi-Car Crash Closes Route 145 in North Whitehall Multi-Car Crash Closes Route 145 in North Whitehall Multi-Car Crash Closes Route 145 in North Whitehall
Multi-Car Crash Closes Route 145 in North Whitehall A multi-car crash temporarily closed the northbound lanes and one southbound lane of Route 145 in North Whitehall Township Friday morning, reports say. Three people were injured in the 10:30 a.m. crash near Clearview Road that involved a Ford Focus, a Jeep, and a Volkswagen Tiguan, which overturned, LehighValleyLive reports citing Pennsylvania State Police. The crash is under investigation.

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by Nicole Acosta
North Hunterdon, NJ
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Driver Airlifted In Serious Hunterdon County Crash That Closed Portion Of Route 513 Driver Airlifted In Serious Hunterdon County Crash That Closed Portion Of Route 513 Driver Airlifted In Serious Hunterdon County Crash That Closed Portion Of Route 513
Driver Airlifted In Serious Hunterdon County Crash That Closed Portion Of Route 513 A woman was airlifted following a serious crash that shut down a portion of Route 513 in Hunterdon County late Wednesday morning, authorities said. The woman was behind the wheel of a Jeep when the vehicle overturned and ejected her on Everittstown Rd. in Alexandria just after 11:35 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. The woman was airlifted to St. Luke's Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, Curry said. The portion of Route 513 between Whitehall Road and Balmoral Drive was closed as the Medevac responded to the crash scene and landed at Sky Manor Airport, the Quakertown …

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by Valerie Musson
Massapequa, NY
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32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island 32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island 32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island
32-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island Police are investigating after a motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Long Island. It happened in Coram at about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 20. Suffolk County Police said a Jeep was northbound on Route 112, and the driver was turning left into 1650 Route 112, when her vehicle was struck by a southbound motorcycle. The driver of the motorcycle, Brandon Blades, age 32, of Port Jefferson Station, was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead. The 45-year-old woman, a Ronkonkoma resident who was driving the Jeep, was hospitalized to be treated for min…

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by Nicole Valinote
West Milford, NJ
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DWI Yonkers Driver In Head-On Passaic County Crash Reached 106 MPH, Authorities Charge DWI Yonkers Driver In Head-On Passaic County Crash Reached 106 MPH, Authorities Charge DWI Yonkers Driver In Head-On Passaic County Crash Reached 106 MPH, Authorities Charge
DWI Yonkers Driver In Head-On Passaic County Crash Reached 106 MPH, Authorities Charge UPDATE: A Jeep driven by a drunk Yonkers man was doing 106 miles an hour when it crashed head-on into a sedan in Passaic County, authorities said. Derrick Valerio, 33, was headed in the wrong direction on Greenwood Lake Turnpike when his 2021 Grand Cherokee slammed into a 2003 Infiniti I35 in a 45-mile-per-hour zone near Stonetown Road in Ringwood on Monday, they said. A passenger in the Infiniti, 22-year-old Riley Lindholm of Rock Hill in Sullivan County, NY, was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center with serious injuries, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Ringwo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Massapequa, NY
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Scooter Driver Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island Roadway Scooter Driver Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island Roadway Scooter Driver Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island Roadway
Scooter Driver Killed In Crash With Jeep On Long Island Roadway The driver of a scooter was killed after crashing with a Jeep overnight on Long Island. The incident happened at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, June 30 in Melville. Steven Spector, age 63, of Dix Hills, was driving a 2017 Jeep Compass northbound on Walt Whitman Road, 200 feet south of Express Drive South, and attempted to make a right-hand turn into a driveway when the vehicle was struck by a 2021 Vespa Scooter that was attempting to pass on the right side, Suffolk County Police said. The driver of the Vespa was transported to Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow whe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say
Jeep Hits Fair Lawn Home In Crash After Ridgewood Driver Runs Stop Sign, Police Say A Jeep barreled across a Fair Lawn resident's lawn after it collided with another SUV in Fair Lawn, authorities said. A 50-year-old Ridgewood woman in a 2021 Jeep Wrangler ran a stop sign on John Street and was struck by a 2016 Toyota Highlander driven by a 59-year-old Fair Lawn man on Morlot Avenue shortly after 9:30 p.m. Monday, Police Sgt. Sean Macys said. The Highlander got the worst of the collision. The Wrangler tapped the side of the home and came to rest. Members of the Fair Lawn Volunteer Ambulance Corps tended to both drivers, who each refused hospitalization, Macys said. Fair …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Monsey, NY
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37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home
37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home This story has been updated. A local woman has been arrested for a hit-and-run crash that killed a man outside a lakefront home in the area, Maggie Deperna, age 37, was arrested Saturday, June 26, by the Putnam County Sheriff's Office in connection to the crash that happened a day earlier in Mahopac. She's been charged with vehicular manslaughter, the Sheriff's Office said. The 61-year-old victim, identified as James Crecco, of Carmel, was walking outside his brother's home when he was struck by a Jeep on Friday, June 25 at approximately 8:07 p.m. in Mahopac on South Lake Boulevard (Route…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim
Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim Updated story: 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home The victim has been identified and a suspect is in custody after a fatal hit-and-run crash outside a lakefront home in the area. The 61-year-old victim, now identified as James Crecco, of Carmel, was walking outside his brother's home when he was struck by a Jeep Friday, June 25 at approximately 8:07 p.m. in Mahopac on South Lake Boulevard (Route 6N) near Hilltop Street. On Monday morning, June 28, Carmel Police said that a suspect has been identified and an arrest has been made. F…

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by Joe Lombardi