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Quadruple Homicide: Man Indicted For Fatal Massapequa Crash
A man who allegedly drove under the influence of cocaine, causing a Long Island crash that killed four family members faces up to 25 years behind bars if he’s convicted, authorities announced.
On Wednesday, Sept. 20, Michael DeAngelo, age 32 of Lindenhurst, was arraigned on multiple charges related to the wreck, including vehicular homicide, for the August 2023 crash in Massapequa, the Nassau County District Attorney announced.
On Sunday, Aug. 8, 60-year-old Patrice Huntley was celebrating a new job offer by taking five of his family members out for ice cream.
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Death Of SUV Driver Struck By Overnight Freight Train Was Suicide, Bergenfield Police Say
A distraught Morris County woman intentionally drove into the path of a freight train that slammed into her SUV at a railroad crossing in Bergenfield, killing her, in the middle of the night, authorities said.
The lifeless victim 42, from Jefferson, NJ, was alone in the 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe when it was struck by a CSX train at the West Central crossing and knocked onto its roof around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 2, Police Capt. William Duran said.
Responding police officers found various vehicle parts strewn around, the captain said on Monday.
An ALS unit pronounced the woman dead at the scene af…
Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Crash In East Hartford, Claims Someone Else Drove, Police Say
An East Hartford man faces manslaughter charges after allegedly causing a fatal accident that left a Massachusetts woman dead and then telling authorities that he was not the driver, police said.
East Hartford resident Ricardo Figueroa, age 24, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16 for his role in a fatal Hartford County crash on Route 2 in East Hartford on March 13, 2022, that left one woman dead, according to state police.
On the day of the crash, which happened adjacent to the Route 2 westbound entrance ramp, a Toyota Corolla with three people inside had collided with a Hyund…
South Jersey Woman Charged In Crash That Killed 25-Year-Old Pedestrian: Prosecutor
A woman from South Jersey has been charged with vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a fatal accident involving a pedestrian, authorities said.
Carmen Ruiz, 53, of Brigantine, is charged with recklessly operating a motor vehicle causing the death of Dustin Miller, they said.
On Sept. 25, 2020, at 4:25 a.m., Miller, 25, of Galloway was killed on the White Horse Pike in Atlantic City when he was struck by a Hyundai Santa Fe, driven by Ruiz, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.
Subsequent investigation revealed her use of numerous medications caused a st…
Traffic Stop In Livingston Turns Up Stolen Car, Gun, Drugs
Three people are facing charges after state troopers recovered a stolen car and gun in the Capital District.
Troopers in Columbia County stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe just before 1 p.m. Thursday, July 14, on State Route 9 near Stickles Road in Livingston.
The vehicle had been reported stolen from Livingston the previous Friday, July 8, according to New York State Police.
Inside the car troopers found three suspects, along with small amounts of crack-cocaine and heroin, police said. They also recovered a stolen Ruger 17 HMR rifle.
Police identified the suspects as Carlyle Gill, age 35, of L…
Update: Driver, 26, Killed When SUV Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames Off Garden State Parkway
A 26-year-old driver was killed when her SUV ran off the Garden State Parkway, hit a tree and burst into flames overnight, State Police confirmed.
Tiesha A. Jackson, 26, of Newark was pronounced dead at the scene of the 1:40 a.m. crash Saturday, April 2, on the northbound parkway in Clifton, NJSP Trooper Brandi Slota said.
Jackson's Hyundai Santa Fe veered off the left side of the road and hit a tree on the median before it was engulfed in fire in the area of mile marker 153.7, Slota said.
Route 46 Stop: PalPark Officer Finds $42,000 In SUV, $4,300 In NYC Driver's Hidden Pants Pocket
A Palisades Park police officer who stopped an SUV on Route 46 found pot scattered throughout the vehicle, $42,000 in cash in a plastic bag and $4,300 in a concealed pocket in the driver’s pants, authorities said.
Officer Christian Sisco stopped the Hyundai Santa Fe with temporary Texas license plates for several violations on the eastbound highway near the George Washington Bridge shortly before 2:30 a.m. Friday, Detective Alex Monteleone said.
After smelling pot in the vehicle, he summoned backups and got the driver’s consent for a search, Monteleone said.
They found marijuana throughout…
Amber Alert Update: 3-Year-Old Area Girl Found Safe
Click here for an updated story: LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert
A 3-year-old Long Island girl has been found safe after an AMBER Alert was issued Friday morning, Sept. 6, but the search continues for her mother who is wanted in a shooting.
Patchita Tennant, 42, also known as Patricia, allegedly shot Andrew Mitchell, 42, during a domestic dispute at a home in Riverhead, and then left with their daughter, Vanessa.
Mitchell, who is expected to survive, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
Tennant has b…
Amber Alert Update: 3-Year-Old Area Girl Found Safe
Click here for an updated story: LI Mother Surrenders After Shooting Of 3-Year-Old's Father Leads To AMBER Alert
A 3-year-old Long Island girl has been found safe after an AMBER Alert was issued Friday morning, Sept. 6, but the search continues for her mother who is wanted in a shooting.
Patchita Tennant, 42, also known as Patricia, allegedly shot Andrew Mitchell, 42, during a domestic dispute at a home in Riverhead, and then left with their daughter, Vanessa.
Mitchell, who is expected to survive, was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
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