Camden, NJ
Breaking News
Motorcyclist Killed In Ben Franklin Bridge Crash: DRPA Motorcyclist Killed In Ben Franklin Bridge Crash: DRPA Motorcyclist Killed In Ben Franklin Bridge Crash: DRPA
Motorcyclist Killed In Ben Franklin Bridge Crash: Drpa A motorcyclist was killed after a collision with a car on the Ben Franklin Bridge in Camden Sunday, Oct. 18, authorities said. At 3:27 .m., the two-crash occurred in an eastbound lane on the Camden side of the Ben Franklin Bridge, the Delaware River Port Authority said. Both drivers were transported to an area hospital where the motorcyclist, who was not identified, was pronounced dead, DRPA said. The crash remains under investigation, DRPA said.

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by Sam Barron
White Plains, NY
Obituaries
Cops ID Maintenance Worker Killed In I-287 Crash In White Plains As Father Of 2 Cops ID Maintenance Worker Killed In I-287 Crash In White Plains As Father Of 2 Cops ID Maintenance Worker Killed In I-287 Crash In White Plains As Father Of 2
Cops ID Maintenance Worker Killed In I-287 Crash In White Plains As Father Of 2 A father of two who died in a crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester County is being remembered as a devoted family man as his community rallies to support his longtime partner and their children.  Jamil Wilson, 47, a lifelong White Plains resident and New York State Thruway Authority Maintenance Worker, was identified by New York State Police as the victim of the fatal crash on Interstate 287 on Monday, Oct. 19.  The crash was reported around 2:27 p.m. on westbound I-287 near Exit 6 for Broadway (Route 22) in White Plains, according to New York State Police. As Daily Voice p…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Airman Identified After Fatal Pregame Fall At College Football Stadium Airman Identified After Fatal Pregame Fall At College Football Stadium Airman Identified After Fatal Pregame Fall At College Football Stadium
Airman Identified After Fatal Pregame Fall At College Football Stadium The Air Force has identified the airman whose fatal fall turned a college football pregame tribute into tragedy. Tech. Sgt. Ian Patterson, a Fort Stewart, Georgia, native who served for 15 years, died after falling during a demonstration at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday, Oct. 17. Nellis Air Force Base announced his identity, according to ABC affiliate KSAT. Patterson was a Tactical Air Control Party instructor assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron’s Detachment 2 at Joint Base San Antonio. He was one of four service members scheduled to descend from the stadium’s r…

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by Joe Lombardi
White Plains, NY
Breaking News
Lanes Reopen After Fatal Crash On I-287 In White Plains Lanes Reopen After Fatal Crash On I-287 In White Plains Lanes Reopen After Fatal Crash On I-287 In White Plains
Lanes Reopen After Fatal Crash On I-287 In White Plains UPDATE: A crash on Interstate 287 in Westchester County that blocked lanes of traffic for hours has been confirmed as a fatal incident.  New, updated report - Friends ID Man Killed In I-287 Crash In Westchester As Father Of 2 The crash was reported on Monday, Oct. 19, at 2:27 p.m., on the westbound Cross Westchester Expressway at Exit 6 for Broadway (Route 22) in White Plains, according to 511NY traffic reports and New York State Police.  Police confirmed one person was killed in the crash. Their name has not yet been released. Several fire trucks, emergency vehicles, and a…

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by Ben Crnic
Spring Valley, NY
Breaking News
Woman, 58, Killed After Being Hit By Her Own Car In Spring Valley Woman, 58, Killed After Being Hit By Her Own Car In Spring Valley Woman, 58, Killed After Being Hit By Her Own Car In Spring Valley
Woman, 58, Killed After Being Hit By Her Own Car In Spring Valley A 58-year-old woman died when she was hit by her own car after leaving it in reverse in Rockland County, police said. The fatal incident happened at around 5:22 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16,  at 175 North Main St. in Spring Valley, the Spring Valley Police Department said on Monday, Oct. 19. Officers responded there after receiving a report of a crash. When police arrived, they spoke with a witness who reported seeing a woman struck by her own vehicle. Police then found the 58-year-old victim lying unresponsive and began administering lifesaving measures.  The woman, who was…

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by Ben Crnic
Union, NJ
Breaking News
HS Senior In Suspected DUI Crash In Union Needs Multiple Surgeries, Family Says HS Senior In Suspected DUI Crash In Union Needs Multiple Surgeries, Family Says HS Senior In Suspected DUI Crash In Union Needs Multiple Surgeries, Family Says
HS Senior In Suspected DUI Crash In Union Needs Multiple Surgeries, Family Says A New Jersey high school senior suffered devastating injuries in a crash involving a 17-year-old driver suspected of DUI, leaving her facing multiple surgeries and a long road to recovery, according to her family. Elizabeth Kumesh-Torres suffered a fractured pelvis, broken ribs on both sides, a spleen injury and damage to her femur in the Friday, Oct. 16 crash on Route 22 West in Union Township, according to a GoFundMe launched by her cousin, Jeyson Pabon. Kumesh-Torres required CPR at the scene and suffered internal bleeding, Pabon said. Initially in critical condition, she has since …

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by Cecilia Levine
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Breaking News
Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Elmwood Park Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Elmwood Park Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Elmwood Park Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity
Lights Out: Pickup Truck Slams Into Elmwood Park Taco Bell, Cutting Electricity A pickup truck slammed into a Taco Bell in Bergen County on Thursday morning, Oct. 15, sending the driver to the hospital and leaving the restaurant without power, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The Ford pickup crashed into the Taco Bell at 622 Market St. in Elmwood Park, damaging a utility pole and equipment cabinet along the roadway, Loving said. The driver was taken by ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center. A possible medical episode may have caused the driver to lose control before the crash, according to Loving. Two tow trucks were needed to free the pickup …

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by Cecilia Levine
Plainview-Old Bethpage, NY
Breaking News
Occupied Plainview Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police Occupied Plainview Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police Occupied Plainview Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police
Occupied Plainview Home Hit By Car, Ruled Unsafe: Police A Mercedes crashed into a Long Island home with two people inside, leaving the house structurally unsafe early Thursday, Oct. 15, police said. The 24-year-old driver was heading south on Manetto Hill Road when his 2015 Mercedes-Benz left the road and struck a home on Rita Lane in Plainview around 1:05 a.m., the Nassau County Police Department said. The driver suffered minor injuries and was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation and treatment, police said. Both people inside the home escaped injury, authorities said. The Town of Oyster Bay Building Department responded and deemed the ho…

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by Joe Wilkinson
Sayville, NY
Breaking News
Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police
Food Truck Owner Falls 10 Feet While Making Repairs: Suffolk Police A Long Island man was seriously injured after falling approximately 10 feet from the roof of his food truck while attempting to make repairs, police announced on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The accident happened around 5:05 p.m. at 4200 Veterans Memorial Highway in Bohemia, according to the Suffolk County Police Department. The food truck was identified as Naked Burger in online business records. The 61-year-old Selden resident had climbed onto the roof of the truck to make a repair when he slipped and fell to the ground, police said. A coworker who was inside the truck called 911. The injured m…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mahopac, NY
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3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac 3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac 3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac
3 Hospitalized After Car Hits Parked Vehicle, Rolls Over On Route 6 In Mahopac Three people were hospitalized after a vehicle slammed into a parked car and overturned in Putnam County. The crash happened in the area of 493 Route 6 in Mahopac at around 3:46 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.   According to the fire department, the vehicle struck a parked car before rolling over and eventually coming to rest on its wheels.  The driver and two passengers were transported to Westchester Medical Center for medical evaluation, firefighters said.  Emergency crews closed Route 6 for around 25 minutes while respo…

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by Ben Crnic
National Interest
Band Cancels Concert After Beloved Driver Dies In Tour Bus Crash Band Cancels Concert After Beloved Driver Dies In Tour Bus Crash Band Cancels Concert After Beloved Driver Dies In Tour Bus Crash
Band Cancels Concert After Beloved Driver Dies In Tour Bus Crash A fatal crash has interrupted a beloved musical duo’s tour, leaving the performers mourning someone who helped bring their music to audiences night after night. The Indigo Girls announced that their longtime bus driver, identified as Kirk, died in a collision early Friday, Oct. 9. Neither band members nor crew members were aboard, the duo said in an Instagram post. “The Indigo Girls family is devastated by the sudden loss of our beloved bus driver, Kirk, in a fatal collision early this morning," the statement said. "No other band or crew members were onboard at the time. “Kirk was an integ…

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by Joe Lombardi
National Interest
ID Of Man Who Fell To His Death From Roller Coaster In Six Flags Horror Released ID Of Man Who Fell To His Death From Roller Coaster In Six Flags Horror Released ID Of Man Who Fell To His Death From Roller Coaster In Six Flags Horror Released
ID Of Man Who Fell To His Death From Roller Coaster In Six Flags Horror Released The 42-year-old man who tragically fell to his death from a Six Flags ride in Georgia has been released. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, of Atlanta, fell from the 200-foot-tall Goliath roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia on Monday, Oct. 12, CBS News reports, citing county police. Some witnesses reported seeing Kariem fly from the ride into nearby woods, Fox5 Atlanta reports. The theme park was reportedly evacuated following the fatal incident. Logan Connor told NBC News that Kariem began "levitating in the air sideways," and that they made "direct eye contact." Goliath is a 200-foot-tall rol…

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by Cecilia Levine