Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17 Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17 Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17
Family, Prosecutor Give Different Accounts Of Woman's Final Moments On Route 17 A GoFundMe has been set for the family of a Bronx woman who was killed on Route 17. Krisiann Reyes Rivera was a passenger in a 2015 Buick involved in a collision with a 2024 Acura towing a U-Haul trailer on Route 17 south near Westfield Garden State Plaza around 5:09 p.m. Monday, Oct. 19, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Following the initial crash, Rivera got out of the Buick, approached the Acura and struck one of its windows, Musella said. The Acura's driver, Estuardo G. Rodriguez, 31, of Tarrytown, NY, then accelerated, striking Rivera and knocking her to the ground bef…
Jackson Woman Killed In Route 9 Crash Had Deep Bond With Sister Jackson Woman Killed In Route 9 Crash Had Deep Bond With Sister Jackson Woman Killed In Route 9 Crash Had Deep Bond With Sister
Jackson Woman Killed In Route 9 Crash Had Deep Bond With Sister Kiera Cirkovic and her sister Emina had a bond that went beyond being sisters. Cirkovic, a 22-year-old Jackson resident was killed in a car crash on Route 9 in Manalapan on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said. "They were incredibly close, and Kiera was not only Emina’s sister, but also one of the most important people in her life," Vianna Scollo, who organized a GoFundMe for Emina, said. "Losing someone who has been by your side through so much is a pain that no words can truly describe." The GoFundMe will go toward providing Emina with financial suppor…
VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near Red Bank Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near Red Bank Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review VIDEO: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near Red Bank Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review
Video: ICE Chase Ends In Crash Near Red Bank Train Station, Town Calls For Independent Review An attempted traffic stop by federal immigration agents turned into a police chase and crash in New Jersey, leaving two people injured and prompting borough officials to call for an independent investigation. Videos shared to social media captured U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents attempting to stop a vehicle near the Red Bank Train Station on Friday morning, Oct. 16. The driver refused to stop, leading agents on a pursuit that continued several blocks to Catherine Street, where the fleeing vehicle collided with one driven by an ICE agent, the Borough of Red Bank sa…
Somerset Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report Somerset Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report Somerset Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report
Somerset Attorney Among 2 DUI Drivers In Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Nurse: Report Two New Jersey women, including a 36-year-old attorney, have been charged with drunk driving following a three-vehicle crash on Staten Island that killed a 66-year-old woman, authorities said. Shannon Theodore, 36, of Somerset, who was identified as a lawyer by Staten Island Advance, was driving a 2019 Range Rover Velar northbound in the southbound lanes of the West Shore Expressway when she collided head-on with a 2025 Kia Seltos around 5:36 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the New York Police Department said. The Kia's driver, Duck Park, 66, of Staten Island, was pronounced dead at the sc…
Driver Killed In Route 40 Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor Driver Killed In Route 40 Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor Driver Killed In Route 40 Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor
Driver Killed In Route 40 Atlantic City Crash: Prosecutor A person was killed on a crash on Route 40 early Friday morning, Oct. 16, authorities said. At 12:19 a.m., Atlantic City police responded to Roue 40, Black Horse Pike westbound, for a two-vehicle crash, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. One of the drivers, who was not identified, was pronounced dead, authorities said. The crash remains under investigation, authorities said.
Hempstead Driver High On Fentanyl Hit 89 MPH Before Wrong-Way Crash: Investigators Hempstead Driver High On Fentanyl Hit 89 MPH Before Wrong-Way Crash: Investigators Hempstead Driver High On Fentanyl Hit 89 MPH Before Wrong-Way Crash: Investigators
Hempstead Driver High On Fentanyl Hit 89 MPH Before Wrong-Way Crash: Investigators A Long Island delivery driver was high on fentanyl and hit 89 mph seconds before a fiery car crash in March, authorities said. Cheninson Lafontaine, 27, of Hempstead, was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 15 in connection with the wreck in Garden City that seriously injured a woman in the other car, the Nassau County District Attorney’s office said. Lafontaine had just finished his shift as an Uber Eats driver when he drove his 2020 Mercedes-Benz sedan the wrong way on Cathedral Avenue on March 7, 2026, prosecutors said. He was traveling 89 mph in the 30 mph zone seconds before crashing head-on int…
Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Lusby Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Lusby Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Lusby Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says
Late-Night Crash Turns Deadly When Lusby Driver Slams Into Tree, Sheriff Says New details have been released in Southern Maryland after a 33-year-old driver was killed crashing into a tree along a quiet roadway. John Lawrence Connor, 33, has been identified by the Calvert County Sheriff's Office as the driver who was killed Tuesday night in Lusby. Shortly after 11:45 p.m. on Oct. 13, members of the sheriff's office were called to investigate a serious single-vehicle crash in the area of Rousby Hall Road and Maryland Avenue. The Lusby resident was the only person inside the vehicle. Investigators say Connor was driving a 2021 Nissan Sentra east on Rousby Hall Road, …
Man Indicted On Murder Charges In North Reading OUI Crash That Killed Father, Daughter, 8: DA Man Indicted On Murder Charges In North Reading OUI Crash That Killed Father, Daughter, 8: DA Man Indicted On Murder Charges In North Reading OUI Crash That Killed Father, Daughter, 8: DA
Man Indicted On Murder Charges In North Reading OUI Crash That Killed Father, Daughter, 8: DA A Massachusetts man faces two second-degree murder charges after prosecutors say he crashed into a Honda at nearly 100 mph while intoxicated, killing an Andover father and his 8-year-old daughter in North Reading. Matthew Sweeney, 21, of Paxton, was indicted by a Middlesex County grand jury in connection with the Aug. 22 crash on Route 28, Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan and North Reading Police Chief Mark Zimmerman announced Tuesday, Oct. 13. Samir Naili, 35, and his daughter, Kashmira Naili, 8, died at the scene. Both lived in Andover. Kashmira was preparing to start third gr…
Intoxicated Wrong-Way Driver Caused Route 8 Crash In Torrington, Police Say Intoxicated Wrong-Way Driver Caused Route 8 Crash In Torrington, Police Say Intoxicated Wrong-Way Driver Caused Route 8 Crash In Torrington, Police Say
Intoxicated Wrong-Way Driver Caused Route 8 Crash In Torrington, Police Say Police say a wrong-way driver who caused a crash along Route 8 over the weekend was intoxicated.  Darwin Toalongo, 27, of Torrington, was arrested after the collision near Exit 51 in Torrington on Sunday, Oct. 11. No one reported injuries, but both vehicles had to be towed from the crash site, Connecticut State Police said.  Toalongo was driving a Chevrolet Trax south in the highway’s northbound lanes, according to an arrest warrant. A Kia Optima was heading north in the middle of three lanes. The Kia’s driver swerved into the left lane to try to avoid the Chevrolet, but the Trax…
2 Teens Ejected After Car Stolen From Seymour Overturns In North Branford 2 Teens Ejected After Car Stolen From Seymour Overturns In North Branford 2 Teens Ejected After Car Stolen From Seymour Overturns In North Branford
2 Teens Ejected After Car Stolen From Seymour Overturns In North Branford Two teens were thrown from a stolen car when it overturned in an early morning crash. Investigators are asking neighbors to check their cameras for clues. Officers responded to the 900 block of Totoket Road in North Branford around 3:45 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, after someone reported two people in dark clothing allegedly trying to get into vehicles, police said.  During the incident, officers spotted a black Chrysler 300 speeding south on Totoket Road, police said. The car later crashed and flipped near the 400 block, ejecting both occupants from the vehicle. Both suffered non-life-threat…
Drunk Motorcycle Rider Tracked Down After Fleeing Milton Crash: Police Drunk Motorcycle Rider Tracked Down After Fleeing Milton Crash: Police Drunk Motorcycle Rider Tracked Down After Fleeing Milton Crash: Police
Drunk Motorcycle Rider Tracked Down After Fleeing Milton Crash: Police A Capital Region man with a lengthy criminal history fled a drunken car crash but was later arrested, police said Friday, Oct. 9. Michael D. Redd, 24, of Ballston Spa, was riding a motorcycle when he collided with a car around 3:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3 in Milton, New York State Police said. Redd fled the scene at Lewis Road and West Milton Road on his motorcycle, but troopers tracked him to his residence and arrested him without further incident, state police said. Both Redd and the 30-year-old woman driving the vehicle were not injured in the wreck, according to police. Redd’s BAC was me…
Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Paramus Crash, One Hurt Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Paramus Crash, One Hurt Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Paramus Crash, One Hurt
Vehicle Flips In Route 17 Paramus Crash, One Hurt One person was injured when a Subaru overturned in a two-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Bergen County Friday morning, Oct. 9, incident photographer Boyd A. Loving reports. The crash happened on Route 17 southbound near Midland Avenue in Paramus, where the victim suffered a non-life-threatening upper-body injury and was taken by Paramus EMS to Hackensack University Medical Center, Loving said. A tow truck equipped with a hydraulic lift was used to turn the four-door Subaru sedan upright before it was removed from the scene. The other vehicle, a four-door Toyota sedan, did not need…