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Dorchester, MA
Breaking News
Rollaway Risk Prompts Recall Of Over 230K Ford Explorers
Ford is recalling 238,000 of one of its best-selling SUVs over concerns that a defect could increase the chance of more crashes, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced. The recall is for 2020-2022 Ford Explorers. A rear axle mounting bolt is at risk of breaking and could cause the driveshaft to disconnect, the NHTSA said. If this happened while the SUV was in park, the vehicle would roll away. "A disconnected driveshaft can result in a loss of drive power or a vehicle rollaway if the parking brake is not applied," the federal regulator said in a lette…
Fairfax, VA
Breaking News
Speed, Alcohol Factors In Culpeper County Mass Casualty Crash That Killed Twin: VSP
Speed and alcohol are believed to have been factors in a five-car crash that killed one person and left several others injured in Culpeper County Wednesday, Oct. 4, police said. Police identified the victim who died as Diane Mederos, 61, of Amissville. She was mourned on Facebook by her twin sister. This is my selfish, whiny post. I lost my twin sister, Diane Mederos on Wednesday night. She was my other half. She... Posted by Desiree Sedgwick on Friday, October 6, 2023 VSP said Mederos was stopped at a light in a BMW X3 at Lee Highway and Rixeyville Road — at Clevengers Corner — aro…
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Breaking News
Passenger Airlifted In Route 80 Crash (
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One person suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash that closed Route 80 Monday afternoon, Oct. 2. A Hyundai SUV was heading west on the highway when a Ford traveling on the on ramp from Route 206 south around 4:30 p.m. in Mount Olive, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The Hyundai struck the curb on the right shoulder, traveled over a concrete median and struck the Ford. The Ford was redirected off the right side of the road and struck a guardrail on impact, and the Hyundai overturned and impacted a guardrail off the right shoulder. A passenger in the Hyundai suffered serious injuri…
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
Crash Causes Delays On Garden State Parkway In Monmouth County
A crash caused delays on the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. Troopers responded to the crash at 6:04 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 27 on the Garden State Parkway north at milepost 115.6 in Holmdel Township, according to Detective I Jeffrey Lebron, a New Jersey State Police spokesman. The collision occurred between a Toyota and Ford, Lebron said. No serious injuries were reported, he said.
Teaneck, NJ
Breaking News
Bergen Sheriff's Officer Helping Motorist On Route 4 Nearly Struck By OD'ing Driver
A Bergen County sheriff's officer escaped severe injury or worse when an overdosing driver sideswiped her cruiser as she helped another motorist who'd broken down on Route 4, authorities said. Christopher A. Hanna, a 42-year-old Parlin resident with an extensive criminal record, was headed west on the highway in a 2008 Infiniti G35 when the crash occurred near Madison Avenue in Teaneck shortly before 3 p.m. Sept. 20, local police records show. The sheriff's officer told Teaneck police she was out of her 2021 Ford Explorer with its lights on when she spotted the Infiniti swerving in and out …
Edison, NJ
Breaking News
Linden Man, 59, Killed In Route 9 Central Jersey Crash With Dump Truck
A 59-year-old man from Union County was killed while pulling into a gas station in a collision with a dump truck on Route 9 in Central Jersey, authorities said. Renan Perez, of Linden, died Thursday, Sept. 21 after the crash in the Parlin section of Sayreville, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone alongside Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department. At 5:16 a.m., police responded to Route 9 South in the vicinity of 912 US 9 South after the report of a fatal crash. Police found a 2020 Kenworth dump truck and 2000 Ford Ranger. …
Hagerstown, MD
Obituaries
Man Whose 'Life Was Just About To Begin' In Maryland Remembered For Good Heart, Optimism
The 18-year-old killed by a possibly drunk driver while riding on a moped with his wife in Maryland was soon to begin a new life, according to his family. Evan Alexander Cain was riding his moped with 20-year-old Dystanei Nicole Cain when they were clipped by an allegedly drunk driver in a Ford F-250 on Route 40 in Hagerstown in early September, causing a fiery crash. Both Cain and his wife were pronounced dead at the scene by first responders. According to Cain’s mother, he was about to start a new job at FedEx, recently received his government ID, and was about to start studying for his…
Marlton-Evesham, NJ
Breaking News
Pickup Truck Dumps Lumber, Closes I-295 In Burlington
A pickup truck dumped its load of lumber closing part of Interstate 295 in Burlington County, authorities said. The crash occurred at 11:31 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 21 on I-295 southbound at milepost 47 in Burlington Township, according to New Jersey State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that a Ford pickup truck carrying 2X4 lumber was involved in a collision with another vehicle causing it to overturn and spill the lumber into the lanes of travel, State Police said. Lanes of travel were sporadically closed for cleanup and vehicle removal. The driver of the truck was evaluate…
Glen Burnie, MD
Breaking News
Child Airlifted To Hospital After Being Struck By Truck While Riding Bike In Maryland
A 12-year-old child was critically injured after being hit by a pick-up truck while crossing the road while riding bikes with a friend in Maryland, police say. Shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday afternoon, officers from the Anne Arundel County Police Department responded to the intersection of Johns Hopkins Road and Nantucket Drive, where there was a report of a crash involving a bicyclist who was struck by a Ford F-150. Police say that two kids were riding their bikes and crossing through the intersection when a 59-year-old Odenton man accidentally hit one of them. The child had to be ai…
Mechanicsville, MD
Breaking News
Turkish National Killed In Maryland Electric Scooter Crash: State Police
Two people looking to keep their carbon footprint low were involved in a fatal crash in Maryland, state police announced on Monday. Muhammed Ekinci, 20, who hails from the country of Turkey, has been identified by Maryland State Police investigators as the person riding an electric scooter who was struck by a Ford Fusion early on Monday, Sept. 11. The incident was reported at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday morning in Worcester County. According to police, Ekinci was riding a Razor electric scooter on Route 50 in the area of Route 589 when he was struck by Katie Tucker, 45, of Berlin,…
Jersey City, NJ
Breaking News
Jersey City Bicyclist, 34, Dies In Route 78 Crash
A 34-year-old Jersey City cyclist was killed after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 78 West in Union County on the morning of Monday, Sept. 11, authorities said. Irving Batista was riding his Zugo e-bike when it was struck by a Ford pickup truck at 6:09 a.m. in Union Township, Detective Jeffrey LeBron said. After being struck by the Ford, the e-bike overturned and was struck by a Madza, Lebron said. Batista sustained fatal injuries, Lebron said. Authorities are still investigating the crash, Lebron said.
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Breaking News
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Two teens riding on a motorized scooter on the New Jersey Turnpike were seriously injured when they were struck by a vehicle that fled the scene, State Police said. Authorities turned to the public for help identifying the hit-and-run vehicle. The 16-year-old scooter driver from Jersey City had an 18-year-old girl from Union City as his passenger when they were struck in the northbound lanes in Ridgefield Park shortly after 12:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, NJSP Sgt. Charles Marchan said. The fleeing vehicle might have been a white Ford transit van, the sergeant said. Dealing with the teen dr…
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