Babylon Man Drowns In Backyard Pool As Family Member Makes Tragic Discovery: Police Babylon Man Drowns In Backyard Pool As Family Member Makes Tragic Discovery: Police Babylon Man Drowns In Backyard Pool As Family Member Makes Tragic Discovery: Police
Babylon Man Drowns In Backyard Pool As Family Member Makes Tragic Discovery: Police A Long Island man drowned in his backyard pool Tuesday morning, Oct. 6, police said. David Astarita, 60, of Babylon, was reported unresponsive around 6:40 a.m. Tuesday at his home on Bacon Lane, the Suffolk County Police Department said. A family member had called 911 after finding Astarita unconscious in an above-ground pool, police said. First responders arrived at the scene and pronounced him dead. Astarita’s death is believed to be “non-criminal,” Suffolk County police said. For 20 years, Astarita worked as the manager at Gino's Pizza on Deer Park Avenue, next to the Babylon LIRR stop…
White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police
White SUV Driver Flees After Striking, Killing 44-Year-Old Pedestrian In Springfield: Police The driver never stopped. A 44-year-old man was killed in a hit-run crash in Virginia on Sunday night, Oct. 4, and Fairfax County police are now searching for the white SUV that struck him and disappeared. Thomas Gum, who had no fixed address, was walking across Old Keene Mill Road toward Backlick Road in Springfield at around 8:20 p.m. when he was hit, according to Fairfax County police. Investigators said Gum was crossing mid-block and was not in a crosswalk when an eastbound white SUV struck him in the right travel lane. The SUV kept going. Fairfax County Fire and Rescue personnel rus…
800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED) 800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED) 800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (UPDATED)
800-Foot Fuel Spill Sparks Beltway Crashes Involving Up To 12 Vehicles In Maryland (Updated) A tractor-trailer dumped fuel across nearly three football fields of the Maryland Beltway, turning the afternoon commute into a slippery mess that involved as many as a dozen vehicles. The trouble unfolded on Monday afternoon on the Inner Loop of I-495 between University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue in Montgomery County. Officials believe the tractor-trailer suffered a mechanical problem before fuel began spilling across the highway, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. It didn't stay contained for long. The fuel spread across approximately…
Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything'
Baldwin Family Saved From Shock Early-Morning Fire, Fundraiser Launched: 'They Lost Everything' First responders saved a Long Island family after their home caught fire in an early-morning blaze Saturday, Oct. 3, according to officials and loved ones. Reggie and Kisha George and their daughter Kennedy all survived the shocking fire before 2 a.m. at their home in Baldwin, according to an online fundraiser launched for the family. “What should have been an ordinary night became a heartbreaking emergency, leaving this family without the basic items they depend on every day,” organizers wrote in the GoFundMe. Firefighters responded to McKinley Street at 1:48 a.m. Saturday along with Nass…
Everyone Made It Out, But 11 Were Displaced By Two-Alarm Hagerstown Duplex Fire Everyone Made It Out, But 11 Were Displaced By Two-Alarm Hagerstown Duplex Fire Everyone Made It Out, But 11 Were Displaced By Two-Alarm Hagerstown Duplex Fire
Everyone Made It Out, But 11 Were Displaced By Two-Alarm Hagerstown Duplex Fire There was no telling who might still be inside as flames tore through both sides of a Maryland duplex. The fire broke out shortly after 4:20 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, on Clarendon Avenue in Hagerstown's West End, where firefighters arrived to find the second floor of the two-family home engulfed. The flames were threatening a neighboring house, and firefighters did not yet know whether everyone had made it out. That sent crews into both sides of the duplex to search for anyone still inside while more help was called to the scene and the fire grew to two alarms. The searches came back clear.…
Fully Involved Laytonsville Barn Collapses With Tons Of Hay Still Burning Inside (PHOTOS) Fully Involved Laytonsville Barn Collapses With Tons Of Hay Still Burning Inside (PHOTOS) Fully Involved Laytonsville Barn Collapses With Tons Of Hay Still Burning Inside (PHOTOS)
Fully Involved Laytonsville Barn Collapses With Tons Of Hay Still Burning Inside (Photos) A massive barn was already engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at a Maryland farm early Monday morning. Crews were called to Seneca Ayr Farms in the 22300 block of Laytonsville Road in Laytonsville at around 2 a.m. on Oct. 5, where they found the hay barn well involved, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service officials. And getting enough water onto it quickly became part of the challenge. There are no hydrants in the area, prompting MCFRS to call in a Water Supply Task Force with tankers and several brush trucks as more than 60 firefighters converged on the propert…
Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail
Tyngsboro Man Dies Hiking On New Hampshire Mountain Trail Authorities have identified a 64-year-old Massachusetts man who died on a West Rattlesnake Mountain hiking trail in New Hampshire over the weekend.  Richard Chateauneuf, of Tyngsboro, was found unconscious on the mountain’s Old Bridle Path in Holderness, New Hampshire, according to a news release issued Monday by New Hampshire Fish and Game. Emergency crews responded at 11:22 a.m. Saturday. First responders found Chateauneuf about three-quarters of a mile from the trailhead, where other hikers were performing CPR. Despite efforts by hikers and first responders, Chateauneuf c…
Missing Jet Search Leads To Debris Discovery Off Northeast Coast Missing Jet Search Leads To Debris Discovery Off Northeast Coast Missing Jet Search Leads To Debris Discovery Off Northeast Coast
Missing Jet Search Leads To Debris Discovery Off Northeast Coast Search crews have found debris from a jet that vanished off the Northeast coast, but the search for those aboard continues. The US Coast Guard confirmed that the debris field off Nantucket, Massachusetts, was linked to a Gulfstream G100 medical transport jet that disappeared early Saturday, Oct. 3, while flying from Bermuda to Boston, ABC News reported. Six people were aboard: two Canadian pilots, two Canadian medical workers, a patient, and the patient’s relative, as Daily Voice previously reported. The Coast Guard identified the two passengers as Bermudian nationals. Earlier report:&nb…
Serious Crash Shuts Down US 50 In PG County, Forces Drivers Onto Capital Beltway (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Shuts Down US 50 In PG County, Forces Drivers Onto Capital Beltway (DEVELOPING) Serious Crash Shuts Down US 50 In PG County, Forces Drivers Onto Capital Beltway (DEVELOPING)
Serious Crash Shuts Down US 50 In PG County, Forces Drivers Onto Capital Beltway (Developing) A serious three-vehicle crash brought westbound US 50 to a halt in Maryland on Friday afternoon, forcing drivers off the highway as crews worked to free a trapped person. The crash was reported at approximately 12:54 p.m. on Oct. 2 in Prince George's County, just before the Capital Beltway, according to the Maryland Department of Transportation. All four westbound travel lanes were shut down as firefighters, police and other first responders converged on the scene. Traffic was being diverted onto the ramp to the Outer Loop of I-95/I-495, according to the Metropolitan Area Transportation Op…
Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say
Worker's Hands Crushed In Industrial Press In Hackensack, Firefighters Say A worker suffered severe blood loss after both hands were crushed in an industrial press in Hackensack, firefighters said. Hackensack firefighters were called to South Newman Street for a "man in machine" emergency around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, the department said. Crews arrived in less than four minutes and found that the worker had been able to free himself from the machine but was experiencing a large amount of blood loss, firefighters said. Employees at the site provided initial medical treatment before first responders arrived, according to the department. Two tourniquets were …
900 Students Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Tunnels Under Edgemont High School 900 Students Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Tunnels Under Edgemont High School 900 Students Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Tunnels Under Edgemont High School
900 Students Evacuated After Fire Breaks Out In Tunnels Under Edgemont High School A fire that broke out in utility tunnels beneath a Westchester County high school campus prompted a large emergency response and the evacuation of about 900 students on Thursday morning, Oct. 1. The incident began at Edgemont Junior/Senior High School around 7:10 a.m., when facility engineers noticed smoke inside the school's administration building, according to Greenville Fire District Chief Gus Spedaliere.  Employees then activated the fire alarm, bringing Greenville firefighters to the campus. Crews first found smoke in the administration building but traced its source to util…
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS) Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville KPOT (PHOTOS)
Dinner Goes Up In Smoke As Tableside Grill Sparks $500K Fire At Rockville Kpot (Photos) A grease fire at a tableside grill caused more than $500,000 in damage at a Maryland Korean barbecue restaurant. The fire broke out shortly before 9:30 p.m. Wednesday at KPOT Korean BBQ & Hot Pot at 5550 Randolph Road in Rockville's Montrose Crossing shopping center, officials say. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews arrived to find a fire that had started in the first-floor dining area and spread through the restaurant's exhaust system. Investigators determined that grease caught fire at a tableside hot pot and grill before igniting inside the exhaust vent and ductwork, ac…