Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash
Both Drivers Killed In Head-On Bucks County Crash A man and a woman are dead following a two-car crash in Bucks County Sunday afternoon, state police have announced.  It happened on I-295 in Middletown Township at around 3:20 p.m. on Feb. 26, troopers said. Investigators believe the driver of a Ford Taurus was traveling west in the eastbound lane, going the wrong way.  Around mile marker 5.2, the driver of the Ford struck an oncoming Jeep Compass head-on, causing "heavy front-end damage" to both cars.  Drivers Alexander Wetzel, 31, of Media, and Jenna Paulaski, 21, of Ewing, New Jersey, were both pronounced dead at the scen…
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence
Woman Accused Of Driving Drunk With Child In SUV After Chain-Reaction Crash In Lawrence A woman has been accused of driving drunk with a child in the SUV after a chain-reaction crash near a Long Island intersection. It happened around 6 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 9 in Lawrence. Rachael Hess, age 44, of Far Rockaway Queens, was operating a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse southbound on Rockaway Turnpike near Broadway when she struck a Honda HR-V operated by a 37-year-old man, Nassau County Police said. The HR-V then collided with a Jeep operated by a 46-year-old man who was stopped at a red light, police said.  The 10-year-old boy in the Traverse was released into the custody of a …
4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch 4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch 4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch
4 Injured In Chain-Reaction Crash Causing Hours-Long Closure On I-91 Stretch A five-car crash on I-91 in Connecticut left four people with injuries and closed the highway for several hours. The crash took place in Hartford around 5:30 p.m. near Exit 32A on Sunday, Feb. 5, according to the Connecticut State Police. Police said right before the crash a 2021 Subaru Ascent was traveling in the right center lane, a 1998 Toyota 4Runner was traveling in the left lane, a 2017 Jeep Wrangler and a 2022 Nissan Rogue were traveling in the right lane, and a 2002 Toyota Camry was traveling in the left center lane. The Toyota Camry, driven by a 19-year-old Hartford County residen…
Crack, Thousands In Fake Cash, Gun Found In Jeep Parked In Sutton: Police Crack, Thousands In Fake Cash, Gun Found In Jeep Parked In Sutton: Police Crack, Thousands In Fake Cash, Gun Found In Jeep Parked In Sutton: Police
Crack, Thousands In Fake Cash, Gun Found In Jeep Parked In Sutton: Police Keen-eyed police uncovered thousands in counterfeit bills, drugs, and a gun after they noticed a suspicious-looking Jeep parked in the middle of the road, authorities said.  Nathan Picard faces several charges following his arrest earlier this week, Sutton police announced.  Officers first thought the Jeep was empty, but when they got close, they noticed the driver, Picard, had just reclined the seat back to stay out of view. They could see what looked like crack and other drug paraphernalia in plain view, and the more they spoke, the more nervous and agitated Picard became, polic…
Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD
Motorist From Waldwick Charged In DWI Hit-And-Run: Franklin Lakes PD A motorist from Waldwick was intoxicated when police in Franklin Lakes found her and her disabled Jeep near the scene of a single-vehicle hit-and-run crash, authorities said. Andrea L. Wilkin, 44, was turning left onto Ewing Avenue from Franklin Lake Road when her 2021 Wrangler left the roadway and smashed into a curb shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, Capt. Mark McCombs said. Wilkin, who apparently wasn’t injured, drove her partially disabled vehicle off instead of waiting for police, the captain said on Monday, Jan. 16. The Jeep broke down up the road on George Street near Ramapo Hig…
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA
Boston Family Holds Down Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas Until Police Arrive: DA People at a Boston home heard a rumbling in their kitchen late in the evening on Christmas Eve, but it wasn't a hungry Saint Nick making all that racket, authorities said. It was a man police said had stolen a car, cash, and several other items and was searching for more.  Oliver Sampeur, 25, of Brooklyn, was arrested and charged with unarmed burglary, larceny from a building, larceny over $1,200, theft of a motor vehicle, and receiving stolen property, the Suffolk County District Attorney said. Sampeur has no criminal record and was released on his own recognizance, the prose…
Front Of Car Split In Half Slides Across Parkway Killing 40-Year-Old Driver Front Of Car Split In Half Slides Across Parkway Killing 40-Year-Old Driver Front Of Car Split In Half Slides Across Parkway Killing 40-Year-Old Driver
Front Of Car Split In Half Slides Across Parkway Killing 40-Year-Old Driver A 40-year-old woman died after her car was split in half then struck, ejecting her on the Garden State Parkway on Friday, Dec. 23. Christina M. Citarella, of Bayville, was heading north in a Toyota Camry when she ran off the road to the left and struck a wooden traffic sign and impacted a concrete sign to her left near mile post 80.7 in Toms River around 6:40 p.m., New Jersey State Police Trooper Charles Marchan said. After impact, the Toyota split in half and the front section or the Camry re-entered the roadway, slid all three travel lanes and was struck by a Jeep in the right lane. The …
Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police
Driver Emerges Unscathed After Jeep Rolls, Hits Tree, Bursts Into Flames On Route 208: Police A driver climbed out of his Jeep after it rolled, slammed into a tree and caught fire on Route 208 in Franklin Lakes early Wednesday, authorities said. The 6:48 a.m. collision was the most serious of several morning rush-hour crashes along the highway on Dec. 14 as temperatures hovered around the freezing mark. The 30-year-old 2018 Jeep Wagon driver from Oakland was changing lanes when his vehicle struck a 2023 Subaru Crosstrek on the northbound side, Franklin Lakes Police Capt. Mark McCombs said. He lost control of the Jeep, which ended up crashing behind the woodline and igniting, the ca…
Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck
Riverhead Man Accused Of Driving Drunk, Crashing With 7-Month-Old In Pickup Truck A local man has been accused of driving drunk with an infant in the vehicle after a crash near a busy Long Island intersection. The crash happened in Riverhead at about 6:10 p.m. Friday, Dec. 9, and involved a black Chevrolet pickup truck and a gray Jeep Cherokee eastbound on Main Road near the intersection of Route 105, Riverhead Police said.  Upon police arrival, an investigation was conducted and the operator of the pickup truck, Phillip Majeski age, of Riverhead, was found to be intoxicated, and had a 7-month-old child inside the vehicle, according to police. Majeski was char…
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police
Nine People Hurt In Head-On Bus Crash Near UPitt Campus: Police Nine people have been hurt in a bus crash involving a Jeep near the University of Pittsburgh campus, authorities say.  Emergency crews were called to Allequippa Street and Sutherland Drive near the Petersen Events Center on Pitt's campus in Oakland on Wednesday, Nov. 9 around 11 a.m., according to emergency dispatchers. Upon arrival, authorities learned the crash involved a Jeep crossing over the center line, striking a Pittsburgh Regional Transit bus, Pittsburgh Public Safety officials say and PRT police told WTAE.  The majority of the injuries were minor but the bus driver suffered knee…
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report
Pair Of Home Invaders On The Loose In Central Jersey: Report Police are on the lookout for a pair of home invaders who broke into a Central Jersey home and tried to steal a Jeep, MyCentralJersey reports. Woodbridge police received a 9-1-1 call at 6:39 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1 about a burglary attempt on Goodrich Street in Iselin, the outlet said. Two hooded men saw the homeowner after walking into the kitchen. They snatched the keys and fob for the Jeep and a late model BMW, Woodbridge police told the outlet. The pair failed to start the Jeep before fleeing in a late-model suspected stolen orange or red Audi on Route 27 toward the Garden State Parkway, …
GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle GOOD IMPRESSION: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle
Good Impression: Plate Indentation Helps Glen Rock Police ID Hit-And-Run Vehicle A motorist literally made an impression that helped Glen Rock police crack a hit-and-run crash that injured another driver, authorities said. A 48-year-old borough man had stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk on Rock Road just east of Main Street when his 2012 Honda Accord was rear-ended by a black Jeep that fled the scene, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said. The driver was taken to The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood with injuries that weren’t considered life-threatening after the 6:42 p.m. crash last Thursday, Oct. 20, the chief said. Meanwhile, Officer Andrew Magro investigated the crash …