Cohoes, NY
News
Teen Denied Bail After Hit-Run Killing 93-Year-Old Pedestrian In Cohoes Teen Denied Bail After Hit-Run Killing 93-Year-Old Pedestrian In Cohoes
Teen Denied Bail After Hit-Run Killing 93-Year-Old Pedestrian In Cohoes A 19-year-old from Albany was formally charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 93-year-old pedestrian in Cohoes. The deadly wreck happened around 9:45 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at the intersection of Newark Street and Congress Street, according to Cohoes Police. When officers arrived, they found Charles Allendorph, 93, of Cohoes, lying in the roadway with visible injuries. He was taken to Albany Medical Center, where he later died. Witness statements helped investigators quickly identify the suspect vehicle, which was located by Albany Police within an hour. The car was se…

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by Michael Mashburn
Capitol Heights-District Heights, MD
Police & Fire
Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police
Blue Ford Pick-Up Wanted After Fatal E-Bike Hit-Run In Capitol Heights: Police A 45-year-old man riding an e-bike was killed in a Maryland hit-and-run, and police say they are searching for the driver of a pick-up truck driver who fled the scene after hitting him. Prince George’s County Police say 45-year-old Dameian Wilson of Capitol Heights died after being struck in a hit-and-run on Friday night, Aug. 15, possibly by a blue Ford F-150 that now has front-end damage. Officers responded around 8 p.m. to Shell Street and Billings Avenue, where they found Wilson in the roadway suffering from traumatic injuries.  He was pronounced dead at the scene by first respond…

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by Zak Failla
Suffern, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Struck In Hit-Run Crash Outside Library In Suffern: Driver Arrested Woman Struck In Hit-Run Crash Outside Library In Suffern: Driver Arrested
Woman Struck In Hit-Run Crash Outside Library In Suffern: Driver Arrested A woman is in serious condition after being struck in a hit-and-run crash outside a Rockland County library.  The incident happened in Suffern on Saturday, Aug. 16, when a Town of Ramapo resident was crossing near Woodland Drive in front of the Suffern Free Library and was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, according to Suffern Mayor Mike Curley. The woman was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital and later airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, where she remains in serious condition. The driver was quickly apprehended by a Suffern Police sergeant, Curley said, adding that they remai…

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by Ben Crnic
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
Speeding Former Parsippany Wrestler Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman: Prosecutor Speeding Former Parsippany Wrestler Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman: Prosecutor
Speeding Former Parsippany Wrestler Indicted In Crash That Killed Woman: Prosecutor An 18-year-old Lake Hiawatha man was indicted by a grand jury in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash in Toms River, authorities announced Thursday, Aug. 14. Abel Mathukutty was indicted on charges of vehicular homicide, assault by auto, leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing death and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash causing serious bodily injury, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Mathukutty was behind the wheel of an Infinity sedan that struck a white Mercedes sedan driven by Debora Barone on Saturday, May 24 at 7:25 p.m. on Route 37 east in Toms R…

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by Sam Barron
Roosevelt, NY
News
WATCH: Hit-Run Motorcyclist Caught On Video After Roosevelt Crash Injuring Pedestrian, Cops Say WATCH: Hit-Run Motorcyclist Caught On Video After Roosevelt Crash Injuring Pedestrian, Cops Say
Watch: Hit-Run Motorcyclist Caught On Video After Roosevelt Crash Injuring Pedestrian, Cops Say A pedestrian was hospitalized after a motorcyclist struck him and a car before speeding away on Long Island, police said. The incident happened in Roosevelt, near Nassau Road and Grenada Avenue, shortly after 7 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, according to Nassau County Police. A 57-year-old man was crossing Nassau Road from east to west near Grenada Avenue when a motorcyclist struck him, throwing the pedestrian to the ground. The bike then collided with a Hyundai that was stopped in traffic. The pedestrian suffered a leg laceration and abdominal pain and was taken by Nassau County Police ambulance…

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by Michael Mashburn
Spring Valley, NY
Police & Fire
Car Slams Into Apartment Window, Driver Flees Scene In Spring Valley Car Slams Into Apartment Window, Driver Flees Scene In Spring Valley
Car Slams Into Apartment Window, Driver Flees Scene In Spring Valley A call reporting a possible apartment break-in in Rockland County instead turned out to be a hit-and-run crash that left a building window damaged. The crash happened in Spring Valley early Thursday morning, Aug. 14, at an apartment on Columbus Avenue near Prospect Street, where a suspected break-in was reported, according to a report from The Monsey Scoop. When authorities arrived, they found the damage had been caused by a vehicle that had plowed into the apartment’s window before the driver fled the scene, the outlet said. According to The Monsey Scoop, investigators later found pieces …

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by Ben Crnic
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff
Virginia Man Built, Stole Scooter From Walmart, Failed To Register As Sex Offender: Sheriff A wanted Woodbridge man didn’t just steal from Walmart — deputies say he built himself an electric getaway ride inside before speeding off for a bite to eat, where he was busted.  The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said 37-year-old Phillip Douglas walked into the Walmart on Village Parkway around 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 11, assembled an electric scooter in the store, and “sped out” without paying. A deputy spotted Douglas riding near Popeyes on Warrenton Road and stopped him.  Authorities say he claimed he “found” the stolen scooter, but when another deputy arrived to detain hi…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV Two in Virginia are behind bars after authorities say they helped a hit-and-run suspect dodge deputies following a deadly crash. The search continues for 21-year-old Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores, who is wanted in connection with the hit-and-run that left a 36-year-old man dead after she struck him with her white Audi SUV earlier this month in Stafford. The fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, on Richmond Highway near Foreston Woods Drive, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.  Deputies said the victim was walking northbound on the right shoulder w…

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by Zak Failla
Camden, NJ
Police & Fire
Camden Motorcyclist Killed By Stolen Car In Hit, Run Crash: Police Camden Motorcyclist Killed By Stolen Car In Hit, Run Crash: Police
Camden Motorcyclist Killed By Stolen Car In Hit, Run Crash: Police A 64-year-old Camden motorcyclist was killed after he was struck by a person driving a stolen vehicle who fled the scene, authorities announced Tuesday, Aug. 12. On Thursday, Aug. 7, at 6:46 p.m., officers from the Camden County Police Department responded to South 7th Street and Jefferson Street and found Kenneth Smith lying unconscious, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said. Smith was transported to Cooper University Hospital where he was soon pronounced dead, authorities said. An investigation determined Smith was struck by a stolen Chevrolet Blazer that fled the scene, authorities…

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by Sam Barron
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
$5 ‘Bribe’ Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff $5 ‘Bribe’ Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff
$5 ‘Bribe’ Backfires For Repeat DUI Suspect In Stafford County: Sheriff A Virginia woman’s alleged attempt to bribe her way out of a crash investigation with a $5 bill didn’t get her a pass — it got her arrested, again. Carolyn Davis, 68, was arrested after deputies say she crashed her Ford Explorer into two parked cars in the Malvern Lakes Circle area and then tried to flee — all in front of a witness who was walking his dog. Stafford County Sheriff’s officials said a deputy was called to the scene just after 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, where there were reports of a hit-and-run involving a Ford that struck two unoccupied vehicles. When the deputy arrived to …

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by Zak Failla
Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor
DWI South Toms River Truck Driver Charged After Killing Pedestrian, Leaving Scene: Prosecutor A 41-year-old South Toms River man is facing charges of vehicular homicide after he fatally struck a pedestrian while driving high on marijuana and fled the scene, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 11. On Saturday, June 7, at 3:50 a.m., South Toms River police responded to Colgate Drive and found Marie Bellavista, a 53-year-old South Toms River resident, deceased in the roadway, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. An investigation determined Tremel Haskins was operating the cab of a Volvo semi-truck when he hit Bellavista, Billhimer said. Haskins fled the scene but was later lo…

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by Sam Barron
Stafford, VA
Police & Fire
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV
Audi Driver On The Run After Fatal Hit-Run In Stafford: Deputies Seize SUV Authorities in Stafford County are hunting for the woman they say struck and killed a man with her white Audi SUV — and then sped away into the night. Gabriela Alejandra Bonilla Flores, 21, is wanted for hit and run resulting in death, according to the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office.  The fatal crash happened just before 2 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, on Richmond Highway near Foreston Woods Drive. Deputies say the victim, a 36-year-old man, was walking northbound along the right shoulder when he was hit by a vehicle that kept going. He was found dead at the scene. Her vehicle — a white Au…

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by Zak Failla