Southington, CT
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Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard
Salvage Vehicle Crushes Worker's Lower Body At Southington Scrap Yard An employee at a Connecticut salvage yard suffered a severe injury when a car crushed their lower half, fire officials said.  Firefighters, police and AMR responded to Chuck & Eddie’s Used Auto Parts at 425 Old Turnpike Road in Southington just before 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Southington Fire Capt. Daniel Comen, who spoke to Patch.  Crews arrived and found the worker's lower body trapped beneath the car. One of their legs had an open fracture.  Emergency responders treated the patient at the scene before they took them to the Hospital of Central Connecticu…

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by Josh Lanier
Mahopac, NY
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Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after losing control of an electric dirt bike and being thrown from it on a Putnam County road, police said.  The crash happened near Watermelon Hill Road and Eleanor Drive in Mahopac at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Carmel Police. Responding officers and emergency medical crews found the boy with serious injuries. Police said he lost control after hitting an object along the side of the road, possibly a bush, and was thrown from the electric dirt bike.  Detectives are still investigating the circumstances leading u…

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by Ben Crnic
Haledon-Prospect Park, NJ
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Mail Truck Slams Into Haledon Home, Mayor Says Mail Truck Slams Into Haledon Home, Mayor Says Mail Truck Slams Into Haledon Home, Mayor Says
Mail Truck Slams Into Haledon Home, Mayor Says A postal vehicle crashed into a Passaic County home Monday morning, Oct. 5, damaging the house but causing no serious injuries, Haledon Mayor Michael Johnson said. The crash happened in Haledon, where police, firefighters, borough Business Administrator Mohammad Ramadan and Code Enforcement Officer Arianna Claudio responded, according to Johnson. Johnson did not provide additional details about what caused the crash or the extent of the damage.

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by Cecilia Levine
Lancaster, PA
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'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty 'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty 'Intentional' Hit-Run Left Teen With Fractured Skull In Lancaster; Driver Pleads Guilty
'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…

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by Jillian Pikora
Belvidere-White Township, NJ
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SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: NJSP
SUV Struck By School Bus After Failing To Stop In White Twp: Njsp One person was injured after a Jeep SUV was struck by a school bus in Warren County on Saturday, Oct. 3, authorities said. At 4:01 p.m., a Jeep SUV failed to stop at a sign stop at Route 519 and Titman Road in White Township, Charles Marchan, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  The Jeep traveled into the intersection and was struck by a Blue Bird school bus, Marchan said. The driver of the Jeep sustained non-life threating injuries and was transported to an nearby hospital, Marchan said. The crash remains under investigation, Marchan said.

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by Sam Barron
Red Hook, NY
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Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook
Live Wires Fall On Truck After Driver Falls Asleep, Hits Pole In Red Hook A trapped driver was rescued after falling asleep and hitting a pole in Dutchess County, causing live wires to fall on his truck.  The crash happened on Pitcher Lane in Red Hook on Sunday, Oct. 4, at around 3:20 p.m., according to Red Hook Police.  Officers arriving at the scene found the truck on its side in the roadway with the driver trapped inside. The impact had snapped a utility pole, leaving live electrical wires on top of the pickup, police said.  Central Hudson crews responded and shut off power to the wires, allowing firefighters to reach the driver. Crews rem…

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by Ben Crnic
Ridgewood, NJ
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Rideshare Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash (PHOTOS) Rideshare Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash (PHOTOS) Rideshare Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash (PHOTOS)
Rideshare Driver Hospitalized In Ridgewood Crash (Photos) A rideshare SUV driver was hospitalized after a head-on crash with a pickup truck in Ridgewood on Sunday night, Oct. 4, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The Nissan SUV collided with a Toyota pickup at South Maple Avenue and Prospect Street, Loving said. The SUV displayed a rideshare company's windshield placard, though no passengers were inside when the crash occurred, according to Loving. The SUV driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by Ridgewood FD/EMS to The Valley Hospital for treatment. A small dog traveling with the driver was not injured a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Owings Mills, MD
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22-Year-Old Killed, Two Hospitalized After Baltimore County Crash: Police 22-Year-Old Killed, Two Hospitalized After Baltimore County Crash: Police 22-Year-Old Killed, Two Hospitalized After Baltimore County Crash: Police
22-Year-Old Killed, Two Hospitalized After Baltimore County Crash: Police A Friday night drive turned deadly in Maryland. Cameron Crosell, 22, was killed in a two-vehicle crash near Red Run Boulevard and Meadows Road in Baltimore County at approximately 9 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 2, police announced the following morning. According to Baltimore County police, a 2004 Honda Accord was traveling on Red Run Boulevard toward Meadows Road before crashing with a 2018 GMC Yukon that had been heading northeast in the opposite direction. Crosell was rushed to an area hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The driver of the Yukon and a passenger in the Honda were al…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened
Backstage Mishap Keeps Joy Behar Off 'The View': Here's What Happened A backstage mishap kept Joy Behar away from ABC's “The View,” leaving her co-hosts to explain an unexpected empty seat. Behar, 83, missed the Thursday, Oct. 1, broadcast after dislocating her shoulder, Sunny Hostin announced at the start of the show. The program shared the update in a clip posted on its official X account. We're sending our Joy Behar well wishes after a shoulder injury! ❤️ pic.twitter.com/cOm2MAo74O — The View (@TheView) October 1, 2026 “She is recovering and will be back soon,” Hostin told viewers. Behar caught her heel backstage, her representative told Page Six. Th…

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by Joe Lombardi
Jericho, NY
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Jericho High School Cancels Football Season After Injuries Pile Up Jericho High School Cancels Football Season After Injuries Pile Up Jericho High School Cancels Football Season After Injuries Pile Up
Jericho High School Cancels Football Season After Injuries Pile Up A fourth Long Island high school has canceled its football season in 2026. Jericho High School shut down the program after three games due to injuries, News 12 Long Island reported. School leaders said they no longer had enough players to safely field a team. Team leaders “tried hard to make it happen and unfortunately, season ending injuries such as torn ACLs, concussions and others caused safety concerns,” one injured player’s parent wrote on Facebook. Jericho went 0-3 in its three games and celebrated homecoming on Friday, Sept. 25. The school district shared an upbeat post focused on t…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Suffield, CT
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Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals
Suffield School Bus Crashes Into Building, Sending 11 To Hospitals A Connecticut school bus carrying students crashed into a building, sending 11 people to local hospitals with minor injuries, authorities said. Police responded to 425 South Grand St. in Suffield around 9:49 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, after a report of a crash with possible injuries. The Region 12 School District bus was driving north toward Mountain Road when it went off the right side of South Grand Street and struck a building, according to the preliminary investigation. Suffield police said paramedics took 11 people to two local hospitals to treat minor injuries. Authorities did not p…

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by Josh Lanier
Towson, MD
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Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Baltimore Crash (DEVELOPING) Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Baltimore Crash (DEVELOPING) Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Baltimore Crash (DEVELOPING)
Multiple Victims Reported After MTA Bus Goes Off Road In Baltimore Crash (Developing) A crash involving an MTA bus left multiple people hurt in Maryland on Thursday afternoon. The crash was reported in the 1500 block of North Wolfe Street in Baltimore on Sept. 24, drawing a response from city police, firefighters, and Maryland Transit Administration officials shortly before 2 p.m. Police said a vehicle and an MTA bus were involved in the crash, which left multiple victims. Photos from the scene show the bus off the roadway and up against a tree, with first responders spread across North Wolfe Street. Both East Oliver and North Wolfe streets were closed while crews worked a…

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by Zak Failla