Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers
Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In Somers A crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester sent several people to the hospital, police said. The collision happened just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the area of Route 202 and Old Croton Falls Road in Somers, according to New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli.  Four people aboard the bus — three children and the driver — were transported to a hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Fourteen children were riding the bus at the time of the crash.  The driver of the car was not injured, police said.  The bus had students fr…

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by Ben Crnic
Haverstraw, NY
Police & Fire
Deer Caused Fiery Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona, Video Released Of Heroic Rescue (UPDATE) Deer Caused Fiery Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona, Video Released Of Heroic Rescue (UPDATE)
Deer Caused Fiery Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona, Video Released Of Heroic Rescue (Update) New York State Police have released new details — and dramatic video — from a fiery crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County that nearly cost a driver his life.  The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, near Exit 12 in Ramapo, as Daily Voice previously reported.  Troopers said on Wednesday, Sept. 17, that the driver of a Subaru Crosstrek struck a deer while traveling northbound, lost control, and slammed into a tree in the center median. The impact left him with two fractured ankles and facial injuries, unable to escape as the vehicle’s engine comp…

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by Ben Crnic
Sussex-Wantage, NJ
Police & Fire
Driver Crosses Double-Yellow Line, Dies In Route 206 Dump Truck Crash: Cops Driver Crosses Double-Yellow Line, Dies In Route 206 Dump Truck Crash: Cops
Driver Crosses Double-Yellow Line, Dies In Route 206 Dump Truck Crash: Cops A 70-year-old man was ejected and killed in a head-on crash in Sussex County on Wednesday, Sept. 17, authorities said. The crash happened around milepost 121.7 on Route 206 north in Sandyston Township, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Christopher Postorino said. A Nissan passenger car operated by Richard Dudley, of Madison, was traveling south on Route 206 when it crossed the double yellow line into the northbound lane, Postorino said. The Nissan struck a northbound Kenworth dump truck. Dudley was ejected from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries, police said. The driver of the Kenwo…

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by Cecilia Levine
Lower Paxton, PA
Police & Fire
Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton
Mugshot Released Of Drunk PA Teen Who Crashed Into Box Truck, Shuttering I-83 In Lower Paxton A mugshot has been released of the drunk driver fleeing police, who caused a late-night crash that shut down a stretch of Interstate 83 in Dauphin County. The driver was identified as Nyceire Coiley, 18, of Harrisburg. Police said he was drunk when he crashed head-on into a box truck after ignoring multiple traffic stop attempts on Monday, Sept. 15 around 11:30 p.m. Officers first spotted Coiley’s dark blue Honda CRV speeding westbound on Union Deposit Road near Rutherford Road, with rear lights that weren’t working, according to police. He ignored flashing lights and sirens, fleeing at a h…

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by Jillian Pikora
Belchertown, MA
Police & Fire
Ware Woman Killed After Car Hits Parked UPS Truck in Belchertown Ware Woman Killed After Car Hits Parked UPS Truck in Belchertown
Ware Woman Killed After Car Hits Parked UPS Truck in Belchertown A Ware woman died after her car slammed into a parked UPS truck on Route 9 in Belchertown. Police said the unidentified 48-year-old woman was alone when her vehicle struck the truck outside a home at 300 Ware Road shortly after 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16. Paramedics rushed her to Baystate Wing Medical Center in Palmer, where she was pronounced dead. The UPS driver suffered minor injuries after being knocked down in the crash. The crash is under investigation. 

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by Josh Lanier
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
49-Mile Pursuit Ends With NY Woman Found Unconscious: State Police 49-Mile Pursuit Ends With NY Woman Found Unconscious: State Police
49-Mile Pursuit Ends With NY Woman Found Unconscious: State Police A woman was found unresponsive after a nearly 50-mile police chase that ended in Oswego County, New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The pursuit began when troopers attempted to stop a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse on State Route 49 in the town of Vienna, Oneida County, around 11:38 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to police. The driver, identified as 37-year-old Caitlyn M. Hand of Canandaigua, failed to comply and continued westbound, sparking a chase. Troopers deployed two separate Stinger tire deflation devices, flattening both front tires, investigators said. Despite the …

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by Jillian Pikora
Catasauqua, PA
Police & Fire
NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police
NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police A New York man was killed and another seriously injured when their ATV was struck by a car in the Poconos, police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The crash happened in the northbound lane of State Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township at 2:36 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. Dymtro Prokopets, 22, of Brooklyn, was operating the ATV with 19-year-old passenger, also of Brooklyn, when their vehicle was struck from behind by a 2018 Nissan Sentra, police said. Prokopets was pronounced dead at the scene by the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. The …

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by Jillian Pikora
Haverstraw, NY
Police & Fire
Driver Pulled From Burning Car By Police After Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona Driver Pulled From Burning Car By Police After Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona
Driver Pulled From Burning Car By Police After Palisades Parkway Crash In Pomona A driver is alive thanks to the quick actions of police after being trapped inside a burning vehicle on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, near Exit 12, when a car struck a tree and caught fire with the driver still inside, according to The Monsey Scoop and the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps. Troopers arrived quickly and pulled the victim from the burning vehicle, saving their life, the Ambulance Corps said. The driver suffered significant injuries and was taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. E…

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by Ben Crnic
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Man, 50, Struck In Westport Has Died; Police Investigating Man, 50, Struck In Westport Has Died; Police Investigating
Man, 50, Struck In Westport Has Died; Police Investigating A man from New Haven has died after being hit by a car on Route 15 South in Westport. Troopers were called to the highway near Exit 42 around 4:15 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, for reports of a crash involving a pedestrian.  When they arrived, they found 50-year-old Salvador Castelan-Flores dead at the scene, state police said. According to investigators, one car crashed into a guardrail and came to a stop in the middle of the road. Another car swerved to avoid it and struck a pedestrian. The accident reconstruction team responded to the scene. At one point, all southbound lanes were shu…

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by Josh Lanier
Dunkirk-Owings, MD
Traffic
Stolen Kia Packed With Kids Smashes Into Dunkirk Home After Wild Chase Stolen Kia Packed With Kids Smashes Into Dunkirk Home After Wild Chase
Stolen Kia Packed With Kids Smashes Into Dunkirk Home After Wild Chase A stolen car barreled off the road during a police pursuit in Maryland, smashing into a house and leaving three minors injured, according to the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the chaos began around 5:59 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, when a white Kia Optima reported stolen out of Prince George’s County was spotted on Route 260 in Dunkirk. The driver sped away as deputies approached, officials said, weaving through traffic on the shoulder and speeding recklessly. Deputies tried to stop the vehicle, but the driver refused to pull over. The chase carried onto Mt. Harmony Road, where …

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by Zak Failla
Enfield, CT
Obituaries
Community Mourns Enfield Worker Killed On Job: ‘Genuinely The Best Guy I’ve Ever Met’ Community Mourns Enfield Worker Killed On Job: ‘Genuinely The Best Guy I’ve Ever Met’
Community Mourns Enfield Worker Killed On Job: ‘Genuinely The Best Guy I’ve Ever Met’ Jamie Nickerson was a doting father of two, a loving husband, a caring friend, and a dedicated public servant with endless compassion, friends and family said. The 51-year-old Enfield Department of Public Works employee was killed Friday, Sept. 12, after a car crashed into him as he worked near town hall. The driver was also seriously hurt. Police are investigating the crash. He leaves behind two sons and a wife of 20 years. The couple renewed their vows in Jamaica earlier this summer, his obituary said.  A candlelight vigil was held over the weekend, and memorials have flooded social…

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by Josh Lanier
Somers, NY
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Shopping Center In Somers Car Slams Into Shopping Center In Somers
Car Slams Into Shopping Center In Somers Emergency crews rushed to a Westchester shopping center after a car slammed into a building over the weekend.  The incident happened around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at the Towne Center at Somers, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Fire and EMS units arrived to find a vehicle had struck the building. The driver was treated at the scene and safely pulled from the car with non-life-threatening injuries, firefighters said.  The scene was later turned over to the town’s Building Department for inspection. 

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by Ben Crnic