NJ Man Busted In Hit, Run Pedestrian Crash: Hoboken PD
A 25-year-old Haskell man was arrested and charged after he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in Hoboken, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 28.
At 12:55 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, officers responded to a hit-and-run crash after a pedestrian was struck while she crossed 15th Street, Hoboken police said. The driver fled west on 15th street in a dark colored SUV, police said.
An investigation determined Andrii Gustal was the driver and he was charged with assault by auto, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, and o…
West Springfield Man's Sentence In I-91 Crash That Killed 3 Falls Short Of DA’s Request
A Massachusetts man who admitted to driving drunk in an Interstate 91 crash that killed three workers will spend 15 to 17 years in state prison, authorities said.
Bilal Griffith, 30, of West Springfield, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the fatal March 28, 2025, crash that killed Ryan Almeida, Raul Bohorquez, and Igor Costa, the Hampden District Attorney’s Office said.
Prosecutors had requested a sentence of 45 to 51 years, three times longer than what he received.
The three men were working for Premier Fence when Griffith sped into their work zone in a Jeep Cherokee and str…
Another Arrest Made In Deadly Route 17 Hit-Run After Drugs Found In U-Haul: Prosecutor
A search of the Acura and U-Haul trailer involved in a deadly hit-and-run on Route 17 in Paramus turned up hundreds of THC cartridges, leading to a second arrest and new drug charges against the driver accused of killing a Bronx woman, authorities said.
Michael C. Marciano, 47, of Fairport (Monroe County), NY, who was driving a Jeep in tandem with the Acura at the time of the crash, owned the Acura and had rented the U-Haul trailer, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said.
Marciano surrendered to authorities Friday, Oct. 23, and was charged with two counts of second-degree possession wit…
Uber Driver Left PA Dad In Road Before Tractor-Trailer Ran Him Over: Montgomery County DA
An Uber driver struck a 29-year-old Pennsylvania father and left him lying in the road, where a tractor-trailer then ran him over, authorities announced on Tuesday, Oct. 20.
Ricardo Jerry “Ricky” Baptiste, of Drexel Hill, died following the crash on West Germantown Pike near Whitehall Road in East Norriton Township on Sunday, Sept. 6, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office.
Andy Nunez Vasquez, 43, of Philadelphia, has been arrested in connection with the fatal hit-and-run, District Attorney Kevin Steele and East Norriton Police Chief Matthew Brannen announced.
Office…
Pedestrian Found Bleeding, Unresponsive After Union Hit-Run; Driver Sought
A pedestrian was found bleeding and unresponsive after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in North Jersey, authorities said.
The crash happened around 7:40 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, near 262 Chestnut St., in Union where a gray Dodge Durango struck a man and fled toward Roselle Park, Union police said.
The victim, believed to be a Hispanic man between 30 and 40 years old, suffered a serious head injury and was taken to University Hospital, where he remained sedated and in critical condition, police said.
His identity had not been confirmed as of Thursday, Oct. 15. Investigators are se…
Black Hyundai, Mystery Driver Sought After Woman Dies Days After Reisterstown Hit-Run: Police
A Maryland woman never made it home, and now police are hoping surveillance photos and a $2,000 reward will help them track down the driver who left her dying in the road.
Melissa Nocho, 64, died on Wednesday, Sept. 30, six days after she was struck by a vehicle along Reisterstown Road in Baltimore County, according to police.
Investigators have since identified the suspected vehicle as a black Hyundai Elantra and released surveillance images showing the car and a person they are trying to identify.
The crash happened at approximately 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, in the 1700 block of R…
Hit-Run Driver Apprehended After Severna Park Coach, Ump Left To Die In Crosswalk, Police Say
The search for the driver who left a beloved Maryland coach and umpire dying in a crosswalk has ended with an arrest.
Michael Garner Hilliard, 56, of Severna Park, has been identified as the suspect in the fatal hit-and-run that killed 54-year-old Steven Joseph Reynolds over the weekend, Anne Arundel County Police announced on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
Hilliard is being held without bail, according to the department.
The arrest comes three days after Reynolds was struck at approximately 10:25 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, while crossing northbound Ritchie Highway at Magothy Bridge Road in Severna Park.…
'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty
A Pennsylvania man has admitted to intentionally swerving his car into a teenager riding an electric bike, leaving him with skull and facial fractures and a brain bleed, authorities announced on Monday, Oct. 5.
Jonathan Seth, 27, of the 100 block of Ruby Street in Lancaster, pleaded guilty on Sept. 11 before Lancaster County Judge Dennis Reinaker to two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of accidents involving death or personal injury, one count of recklessly endangering another person, and a summary driving offense, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.
The ch…
