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Man Airlifted With Head Trauma After Pickup Crashes In Berkeley Township: Police Man Airlifted With Head Trauma After Pickup Crashes In Berkeley Township: Police
Man Airlifted With Head Trauma After Pickup Crashes In Berkeley Township: Police A man was airlifted to the hospital after crashing his pickup in Ocean County, authorities said. Berkeley Township police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Dover Road near the Lacey Township border at around 3:51 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 30, the department said in a news release. Officers found a gray Ford F-150 partially in the road with extensive damage. A 49-year-old man drove the pickup and was lying in the road after he was ejected from the passenger side. Investigators said he was driving south when the truck went off the road and hit several trees. The driver suffered head tr…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Amboy Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Amboy
Pedestrian Struck, Killed In South Amboy A 75-year-old pedestrian from South Amboy was struck and killed in a crash last week, authorities said. The man's name has not been released pending notification of next of kin, South Amboy police said on Wednesday, April 24. On Wednesday, April 17 at approximately 4:15 p.m. South Amboy police responded to the intersection of South Broadway and John Street for a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle. Police found a male victim lying in the roadway and began life-saving efforts. The victim was taken to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital where he was pronounced dead, p…
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor The speeding driver who failed to secure her toddler daughter in the backseat before the child was killed in a violent wreck in Maryland has been convicted for her role in her death. Bryans Road resident Danshell Evon is facing decades in prison in connection to the death of  3-year-old Dreamie Dior Jackson, who was killed in May 2022 when her mother struck a pick-up truck and she was improperly secured in a backless booster seat.  The scene of the Montgomery County crash. Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office According to court documents, Evon was driving a Kia Optima s…
'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash 'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash
'This Is A Tragic Day': Pastor ID'd As Woman Killed In Newburyport Crash A pastor who was to deliver a prayer at the State of the City Address in Newburyport in Essex County, Massachusetts, on Wednesday night, Feb. 28, has been identified as the person killed in a truck versus pedestrian crash, the city announced.  Rev. Helen Murgida, age 81, a pastor at First Religious Society's Unitarian Universalist Church in Newburyport, was struck by a Ford F-150 just after 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of Green and Pleasant streets on Wednesday.  Related: Woman Hit, Killed Outside Newburyport City Hall Paramedics rushed her to Anna Jaques Hospital, wher…
Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor
Teen Charged With Murder In Hit-Run Crash That Killed Wawa Worker In Old Bridge: Prosecutor A 17-year-old boy from Old Bridge has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a hit-and-run crash that followed a fight with a Wawa worker, authorities said. The crash occurred on Dec. 4, 2023, and the victim died of his injuries on Jan. 23, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Old Bridge Acting Police Chief, Donald F. Fritz, Jr. The teenager's name has not been released. On Dec. 4, 2023, at approximately 7:40 a.m., Old Bridge Police responded to the Wawa on Route 34 in Old Bridge for a report of a pedestrian struck. Police found And…
Delco Felon Found With Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop: Authorities Delco Felon Found With Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop: Authorities
Delco Felon Found With Gun, Drugs During Traffic Stop: Authorities A traffic stop in Delaware County led to firearm and drug charges last week, according to police.  A Darby police officer stopped a Ford F-150 with an expired registration around 2 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 21, the department said in a release.  While speaking with the driver, 47-year-old Edward Plumley of Aldan, the officer spotted "an open container of an alcoholic beverage" in the cupholder, authorities said.  After Plumley consented to a pat-down, the officer said he found a Ruger LCP .380 pistol in Plumley's waistband. Plumley is not eligible for gun ownership due to a …
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created
Fundraiser For Family Of Waltham Officer Killed In Line Of Duty Created A fundraiser has been created for the family of a Waltham police officer who was killed in the line of duty earlier this month in a hit-and-run crash that left another person dead and two others hospitalized.  Officer Paul Tracey was killed on Dec. 6 while managing traffic at a National Grid job site. Utility employee Roderick "Kito" Jackson was also killed when a man crashed into them and kept driving.  Running 4 Heroes created the fundraiser to benefit Tracey's family. The organization raises money for first responders killed in the line of duty. The group has raised more than $…
Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals
Escaped Inmate Ditched Stolen Truck In South Philly: US Marshals A convict who escaped from a Pennsylvania prison early this month was recently in South Philadelphia, according to the US Marshals Service. A Ford F-150 believed to be stolen by fugitive Isaiah R. Tilghman was found abandoned on the 2600 block of South Front Street, Marshals said Friday, Dec. 15.  The truck was bearing a stolen license plate that authorities believe Tilghman snagged off a similar truck in the Port Richmond neighborhood last Wednesday, Dec. 6.  The 33-year-old has been on the run since escaping the Blair County Prison on Sunday, Dec. 3, officials said previously. …
Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover
Pinned Pickup Driver Freed In Route 4 Rollover Paramus firefighters extricated the driver of a pickup truck following a rollover crash on Route 4 in front of Wendy's early Tuesday. The crash left the truck on its side, the driver pinned and the eastbound highway closed near Paramus Road shortly after 7 a.m. Nov. 14.  Traffic on the westbound side thickened with rubberneckers. A Paramus EMS ambulance took the driver to Hackensack University Medical Center with injuries that didn't appear life-threatening after members of the borough Heavy Rescue Squad got him out. The crash left the truck on its side, the driver pinned and the eas…
Deadly Weekend: 2 Men Killed In Separate Crashes On Colonie Roadways Deadly Weekend: 2 Men Killed In Separate Crashes On Colonie Roadways
Deadly Weekend: 2 Men Killed In Separate Crashes On Colonie Roadways Two men are dead following separate crashes involving pedestrians in the region. The first incident happened in Albany County just before midnight Saturday, Nov. 11, in Colonie on Central Avenue. A man walked into the roadway near Fuller Road and was struck by a Ford F-150 truck that was driving westbound, according to Colonie Police. The victim, identified as 49-year-old David Herskind, was pronounced dead at the scene. A 48-year-old Albany man who was driving the truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with police. Emergency crews in Colonie were called again shortly before midn…
WRONG GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Dad WRONG GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Dad
Wrong GUY: Charges Dropped For Driver Falsely Accused In Crash That Killed Woodbridge Dad DNA evidence has led to dropped charges for one man wrongly accused in a crash last spring that killed a Virginia dad, and fresh charges for another. A 55-year-old Woodbridge man had initially been accused of blowing a red light in a Ford F-150 pickup truck, killing passenger, 30-year-old Eric Kuhn on April 29 at the intersection of Old Bridge Drive and Colby Drive in Woodbridge, Prince William County police said. However, that man named 33-year-old Austin Michael Woolf, of Fredericksburg, as the true driver, and testing of DNA evidence proved that Woolf was actually the driver behind the …
Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (PHOTOS) Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (PHOTOS)
Pick-Up Goes For Drive On Porch In Lancaster County (Photos) A pick-up truck service vehicle was literally providing 'to-door' stops, but we doubt that's what the driver intended.  Officers found the white Ford F-150 parking hanging off someone's covered porch with its front bumper into a tree just before 3 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, according to a release by the Northern Lancaster County Regional Police.  The driver had "veered to the right as another vehicle in front of them slowed quickly at an intersecting" on Temperance Hill Road, the NLCRPD stated in a release the following afternoon.  The white Ford F-150 hanging off someone's porch and s…
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Hatfield PD Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Hatfield PD
Philly-Based Publicist Hit, Killed By Car In Wawa Parking Lot: Hatfield PD Kelly Boyd, a Philadelphia public relations professional and consultant of nearly 30 years, died after being hit by a truck on Wednesday, Aug. 30, authorities say. She was 56.  Police say the accident occurred in a Wawa parking lot in Hatfield. Boyd, on foot, was hit by a 65-year-old driver in a Ford F-150 and rushed to Grandview Hospital before succumbing to her injuries, officials said.  Hatfield police said the crash is still under investigation, and that witnesses should call 215-855-0903 or email policetips@hatfield.org.  Boyd, of Sellersville, started KB Consulting in Rittenhouse in…
Ford Recalls 870,000 F-150s Due To Potential Parking Brake Malfunction Ford Recalls 870,000 F-150s Due To Potential Parking Brake Malfunction
Ford Recalls 870,000 F-150s Due To Potential Parking Brake Malfunction A potential parking brake malfunction has prompted the Ford Motor Company to issue a massive recall for its bestselling pickup truck. The recall covers 870,701 Ford F-150s made from January 2020 to February 2023. Trucks with the issue in which faulty brakes may turn on by themselves could see a warning light on the panel of the vehicle. In the affected vehicles, the rear axle wiring harness bundle may contact the rear axle housing, Ford said in its recall announcement. "These vehicles are not produced in VIN order," the announcement said. Consumers can call Ford’s toll-fr…
Ford Recall 870K Pick-Up Trucks Due To Unexpected Parking Brake Activation Concerns Ford Recall 870K Pick-Up Trucks Due To Unexpected Parking Brake Activation Concerns
Ford Recall 870K Pick-Up Trucks Due To Unexpected Parking Brake Activation Concerns Hundreds of thousands of Ford pick-up trucks are being recalled due to the possibility an electric parking brake that could unexpectedly be activated due to a potential wiring issue. Approximately 870,000 Ford F-150 trucks produced between 2021 and 2023 are subject to the recall, according to a new filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to officials, the pick-ups included in the recall involve trucks that have a single exhaust system and faulty wiring that could be damaged and force the emergency parking brake to turn on. “Initial investigation de…
Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck In Hartford Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck In Hartford
Know Him? Police Searching For Man Who Stole Pickup Truck In Hartford Police in Connecticut are searching for a man who allegedly stole a pickup truck from a parking lot. The incident took place in Hartford around 4 p.m. on Monday, July 24 at the Hartford Armory located on Broad Street. Connecticut State Police investigators said security camera footage in the area showed a man entering a blue, 2012 four-door Ford F-150, displaying the registration plate “DOGTAG," and driving it out of the parking area onto Capitol Avenue.  Another view of the wanted man.Connecticut State Police The man is described as being between 30 to 40 years old, with short dark ha…
SEE ANYTHING? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 SEE ANYTHING? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83
SEE Anything? Pickup Driver Sought In Hit-And-Run Death Of Hawthorne Pedestrian, 83 UPDATE: Authorities on Thursday released a photo of the hit-and-run pickup truck that they said struck and killed an 83-year-old longtime Hawthorne resident as he crossed a local street near his home. They're hoping someone recognizes it. Joseph Bender was struck at the corner of Wagaraw Road and Passaic Avenue at 8:46 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, they said. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran was pronounced dead a short time later at St. Joseph's University Medical Center, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Hawthorne Police Chief James W. Knepper said in a joint release. Police issue…
South Jersey Woman Killed In Collision With Pickup: Police South Jersey Woman Killed In Collision With Pickup: Police
South Jersey Woman Killed In Collision With Pickup: Police A 75-year-old woman from Elk Township was killed in a collision with a pickup truck in Gloucester County, authorities said. Georgette Hayes was killed in the crash on the 200 block of Bridgeton Pike at about 8:35 a.m. on Wednesday, June 14, according to Harrison Township police. Hayes' 2012 Ford Fiesta was traveling southbound on Bridgeton Pike (State Highway 77) when, for an unknown reason, the vehicle veered into the northbound lane and struck a 2023 Ford F-150 which was being operated by a Mullica Hill resident, police said. Hayes, was transported to Inspira Medical Center of Mullica Hi…
Mount Joy Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP Mount Joy Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP
Mount Joy Police Officer, Professor BAC 2.7X Legal Limit When He Caused Multiple Crashes: PSP A police officer— who is also a professor— has been charged after he caused "three separate crashes within one continued action," while under the influence— none of which he can remember, Pennsylvania State Police announced in an updated release on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 and in court documents obtained by Daily Voice.  Kyle Hosking, 42, of Elizabethtown is an Adjunct Lecturer in Sociology-Criminal Justice at Albright University, according to the school's website. He is also a member of the Mount Joy Borough Police Department as well as being "a member of the Lancaster County Major Crimes T…
Pickup Rams Pickup On Hackensack Street Pickup Rams Pickup On Hackensack Street
Pickup Rams Pickup On Hackensack Street It isn't every day (or night) that you see the same vehicle hit another. Hackensack police were investigating an overnight crash in which one Ford F-150 pickup truck slammed into another and landed on its side with its front axle split. The driver climbed out a rear window following the crash on Clay Street, just off Railroad Place, shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, responders said. He was treated at the scene by members of the Hackensack Volunteer Ambulance Corps and Hackensack University Medical Center ALS, they said. City firefighters responded along with police, who were…
Hyundai Driver Dies In 2-Car Crash In North Reading: Police Hyundai Driver Dies In 2-Car Crash In North Reading: Police
Hyundai Driver Dies In 2-Car Crash In North Reading: Police One person was killed in a two-car crash in North Reading this week, authorities said.  Police and fire responded to the crash at Park and Central Street around 1:40 p.m. on Friday, March 3, North Reading Police Chief Michael Murphy reports.  Upon arrival, officers found a collision between a Ford F-150 and Hyundai Elantra. The driver of the Elantra was taken to a Burlington hospital where they later died, Murphy said. The driver of the Ford was also taken to the hospital for treatment, Murphy added. The crash remains under investigation. 
Sudden Death Of Teen Athlete Rocks Manville Community Sudden Death Of Teen Athlete Rocks Manville Community
Sudden Death Of Teen Athlete Rocks Manville Community A 14-year-old boy struck and killed by a pickup truck Tuesday, Dec. 20 in Somerset County had dreams of becoming a police officer, loved ones said. George Watkins was struck by a Ford F-150 around 6:30 p.m. while crossing North Main Street near the Marketplace Mall, NJ Advance Media says. No charges were filed against the 40-year-old driver. George was a freshman wrestler, basketball player and baseball player for Manville High School, and had a passion for skateboarding, love ones said on a GoFundMe page. "George was always full of energy and never without a smile," his coaches said. "His…
Gunman Killed Pottstown Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA Gunman Killed Pottstown Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA
Gunman Killed Pottstown Teens In Drug Deal Gone Bad: DA A 17-year-old Montgomery County boy has been charged with first-degree murder and robbery offenses in connection with the slayings of two victims around his age earlier this week, authorities announced. Dominic Carboni, of Shwenksville, had arranged to meet Skyler Fox, 17, to buy marijuana when he shot him and 18-year-old Brandon Bacote-Byer near  Fourth and Johnson streets around 11:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17, Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele said. ALSO SEE: Pottstown Shooting Victims Were Best Friends, Family Says Surveillance footage shows maroon-colo…
Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run Wallingford Crash Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run Wallingford Crash
Police Search For Pickup Truck Connected To Hit-Run Wallingford Crash Police are asking the public for help locating a pickup truck that allegedly fled a hit-and-run crash that injured two juveniles in Connecticut. The crash took place in New Haven County around 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 14 in Wallingford, on Highland Avenue in the area of Johnson Road. A preliminary investigation by members of the Wallingford Police revealed that three juveniles had been walking along Highland Avenue when two of the three were struck by a dark-colored pickup truck traveling west on Highland Avenue, said Sgt. Stephen Jaques, of the Wallingford Police. …
Franklin Lakes Home Burglarized, Range Rover Stolen In Statewide Teen Crime Spree Franklin Lakes Home Burglarized, Range Rover Stolen In Statewide Teen Crime Spree
Franklin Lakes Home Burglarized, Range Rover Stolen In Statewide Teen Crime Spree Another beneficiary of New Jersey’s bail reform law broke into a million-dollar Franklin Lakes home and drove off in the owner’s car during a months-long crime spree from one end of the state to the other, authorities charged. Records show Tamir Pitts, 18, has been arrested numerous times over the past several months only to be released almost immediately from county jails or station houses in New Jersey under the state’s 2017 Bail Reform and Speedy Trial Act.  Then he’s arrested again. It was mid-July, authorities said, when Pitts was charged with stealing and then abandoning a BMW a…
Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say
Argument Between Husband & Wife Turns Into Deadly Car Accident In Delco, Police Say An argument between a husband and wife turned into a deadly car accident on Thursday, Sept. 8 in Delaware County, authorities said. Officers responding to a crash found a 43-year-old man lying face down next to the left front tire of a Ford F-150 on the curb on West Sellers Avenue in Ridley Park around 8:30 p.m., borough police said. The unidentified man at the time was breathing, but unconscious, police said. He was then brought to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. "The incident started as a domestic argument between husband and wife subsequently turning into an ac…
Driver, 44, Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report Driver, 44, Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report
Driver, 44, Killed In Head-On South Jersey Crash: Report A 44-year-old South Jersey driver was killed in a head-on crash, NJ Advance Media reported. A Honda Accord was heading north on Route 9 near Eagle’s Way in Middle Township when it crossed the center line and struck a southbound Nissan Versa head-on at about 4:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 25, the outlet said citing police. The Honda driver, Theodore O’Donnell Jr., of Millville, was pronounced dead at Cape Regional Medical Center, the report says. The Honda also hit a Ford F-150 pickup truck that was driving behind the Nissan, leading to hospitalization of the driver for unspecified injuries, t…
Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident
Authorities ID 2 Passengers Killed In NJ Turnpike Bus Accident Authorities have identified the two people killed in the double-decker Megabus overturn on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities said. Cheryl Johnson, 59, of Bronx, N.Y., was pronounced dead at the scene, while Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, N.J. was airlifted to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.  The bus, carrying about 20 passengers, was heading south when it collided with a pickup truck on the outer roadway at milepost 93.1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old male of Westville, N.J., sustained serious injurie…
Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (PHOTOS) Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (PHOTOS)
Second Passenger Dies After Double-Decker Megabus Overturns On NJ Turnpike (Photos) UPDATED: A second passenger has died after a double-decker Megabus overturned on the NJ Turnpike Tuesday, Aug. 9, authorities said. Three others were seriously hurt. The bus, carrying about 20 passengers, was heading south when it collided with a pickup truck on the outer roadway at milepost 93.1 in Woodbridge, New Jersey State Police said. Cheryl Johnson, 59, of Bronx, N.Y. sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead on scene.  Cecilia Kiyanitza, 66, of Woodbury, N.J. was airlifted to an area hospital where she was later pronounced dead.   The driver of the bus, a 56-year-old male…
Beloved PA Dad Of Six Struck, Killed On I-95 Was Primary Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say Beloved PA Dad Of Six Struck, Killed On I-95 Was Primary Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say
Beloved PA Dad Of Six Struck, Killed On I-95 Was Primary Breadwinner, Loved Ones Say A heartbroken Pennsylvania family is mourning the sudden loss of their primary breadwinner after he was struck and killed by a pickup truck driver on I-95. Maurice "Moe" Pinkard, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene following the crash near northbound mile marker 2.4 in Upper Chichester Township on Saturday, July 23, according to a GoFundMe and Pennsylvania State Police. "A dedicated and loving father and grandfather, Moe endlessly raved about his family," reads the fundraiser, launched by Olivia Jane Winters and Caprice Pinkard. And that is exactly why he was on the road that day, to hel…
Driver Running Red Light Causes Deadly Crash In Dumfries: Police Driver Running Red Light Causes Deadly Crash In Dumfries: Police
Driver Running Red Light Causes Deadly Crash In Dumfries: Police A 76-year-old man died in a car accident when a pickup driver ran a red light in Dumfries, police said. Marvin Floom was driving his 2018 Lexus on July 21 sometime before 8:33 a.m., when he was hit by a Ford F-150 in the middle of the Dumfries Road and Country Club Road intersection, Prince William County Police reported. The unidentified driver of the Ford, 35, ran a red light and drove into the intersection where he collided with Floom's car, officials said.  The impact of the Ford pushed Floom's Lexus into other lanes of oncoming traffic, police said. Floom was taken to a local hospita…