DUI Driver With Kids In Car Arrested Again After Mahwah Pursuit: Cops
A New Jersey woman was arrested after fleeing police and being tracked down hours later at a New Jersey motel, authorities said.
On Wednesday, Sept. 17, Officer Gregory Bulick was on patrol in Saddle River when a white SUV sped past him while driving recklessly, the department said in a press release.
Bulick attempted a traffic stop, but police said the driver, later identified as Kaitlyn Slicker-Abulteen, of Warwick, NY, accelerated even more after he activated his emergency lights and sirens. For safety reasons, Bulick ended the pursuit and issued a BOLO to nearby departments.
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NJ Driver Fatally Strikes PA Couple In Northampton County Crash: State Police
A fatal crash is under investigation in Northampton County, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Saturday, Sept. 20.
The collision happened around 7:12 p.m. at the intersection of Riverton Road and Deer Run Road in Upper Mount Bethel Township, troopers said.
A 2015 Chevrolet Malibu driven by 36-year-old Tyler Loudenberry of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, struck a 2022 Volkswagen Taos traveling north on Riverton Road, according to PSP Belfast.
The Volkswagen’s driver, John D. Schirripa, 61, of Bangor, was transported by Suburban EMS to St. Luke’s Hospital Pocono Campus with suspected serious i…
Scotch Plains Dad Dies In Crash, $150K Raised For Widow, Children
Brian Benson, of Scotch Plains, died in a car crash on Wednesday, Sept. 17, according to his obituary from Memorial Funeral Home. He was 46 years old.
Born in New York and raised in Mountain Lakes, Brian was a Rutgers graduate who built a two-decade career in medical device sales with Bausch and Lomb, Johnson & Johnson, and most recently RxSight, his obituary says.
“Brian was a valued member of the RxSight team, bringing nearly 20 years of experience in medical device sales and a deep commitment to his work,” a GoFundMe created by colleague Heather Spiri reads.
Brian was de…
Actor Brad Everett Young Killed In Wrong-Way Crash At Age 46
Brad Everett Young, an actor, celebrity photographer, and advocate for arts education, was killed in a car crash in Los Angeles. He was 46.
The crash happened late Sunday, Sept. 14, when a wrong-way driver hit Young’s car on the 134 Freeway. He had just seen a movie and was driving alone, his publicist told The Hollywood Reporter. Young died at the scene. The other driver survived and was hospitalized, the outlet reported.
A Danville, Virginia native who lived in Los Angeles, Young was a fixture on Hollywood red carpets and at premieres and awards shows. He also founded Dream Loud Official,…
Mahwah Man Steals $3K Watch, Credit Cards From Unconscious Victim Months After Drug Bust: Cops
A Mahwah couple already arrested in June for running a cocaine ring out of their condo has been taken into custody again, this time after police say he stole from a crash victim in Suffern, NY, and she was found with cocaine.
Daniel Santos, 49, and Natalie Sarkissian, 34, were arrested Thursday, Sept. 4, after investigators linked Santos to a theft that followed a car crash on Orange Avenue in Suffern on Aug. 26, according to Mahwah Police Capt. Michael Blondin.
Police said Santos entered the vehicle of an unconscious driver during the crash, posing as a good Samaritan. The victim was taken…
DWI Toms River Driver Charged With Manslaughter After Airborne Crash Kills Woman: Prosecutor
A 56-year-old Toms River man is now charged with aggravated manslaughter after a passenger in a car he was driving was killed in a crash earlier this year, authorities announced Thursday, Sept. 11.
At 1:35 a.m., Lakewood police responded to Cedar Bridge Avenue near the Garden State Parkway after a truck struck overhead utility wires, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.
While on scene, officers discovered a heavily damaged 2015 Nissan Altima overturned in a drainage ditch, adjacent to Cedar Bridge Avenue, Billhimer said. Martine Taylor, the driver, and Christine Kroliczak, his 52…