Newburgh, NY
Obituaries
'Incomplete Adventures' Support Comes To Family Of NYC DEP Employee Killed In Newburgh Crash 'Incomplete Adventures' Support Comes To Family Of NYC DEP Employee Killed In Newburgh Crash
'Incomplete Adventures' Support Comes To Family Of NYC DEP Employee Killed In Newburgh Crash Friends and loved ones are rallying around the family of a longtime New York City Department of Environmental Protection employee who was killed in a crash in Orange County while working the day after Christmas.  Ed Walters, 60, died in a crash on Route 9W in Newburgh on Friday morning, Dec. 26, while traveling to his job at the Hillview Reservoir, a critical component of New York City’s water supply system, as Daily Voice previously reported.  He had worked for NYC DEP since 2002 and was assigned to the agency’s Bureau of Water Supply.  Walters is remembered as a devot…

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by Ben Crnic
Penns Grove-Carneys Point, NJ
Police & Fire
One Injured After SUV Collides With Truck On Route 295: NJSP One Injured After SUV Collides With Truck On Route 295: NJSP
One Injured After SUV Collides With Truck On Route 295: Njsp One person was injured following a crash between a Honda SUV and a Freightliner early Tuesday morning, Jan. 13, authorities said. A 31-year-old Swedesboro man was operating a Honda SUV on Route 295 in Oldsman Township when it lost directional control and struck the Freightliner semi-trailer in the back, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. The driver of the Honda sustained serious injuries, Lebron said. The driver of the truck was not injured, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Belvidere-White Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Two Injured After Minivan Crashes Into Truck On Route 80: NJSP Two Injured After Minivan Crashes Into Truck On Route 80: NJSP
Two Injured After Minivan Crashes Into Truck On Route 80: Njsp Two people were injured in a crash between a truck and a minivan on Route 80 in Warren County on Monday, Jan. 12, authorities said. A Dodge minivan, operated by a 75-year-old Mount Bethel, Pa. woman was traveling west on Route 80 in Hope Township when it crashed into the back of a Freightliner driven by a 31-year-old Nebraska man, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said.  As a result of the crash, the driver of the truck sustained minor injuries, and Conti sustained serious injuries, Lebron said. The crash remains under investigation, Lebron said.

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by Sam Barron
Elkridge, MD
Traffic
Maryland Man Killed, 3 Hurt After Violent Early-Morning I-95 Crash Snarls Commute In Elkridge Maryland Man Killed, 3 Hurt After Violent Early-Morning I-95 Crash Snarls Commute In Elkridge
Maryland Man Killed, 3 Hurt After Violent Early-Morning I-95 Crash Snarls Commute In Elkridge A Maryland man was killed, and three others were injured after a violent early-morning crash involving a refuse truck and tractor-trailer on I-95, which tied up the morning commute in Howard County. State police troopers were called shortly after 5:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 12, to a stretch of the southbound lanes of the interstate near Route 100 in Elkridge, where there was a fatal crash that led to lengthy lane closures. UPDATE - 9:05 a.m. Howard Co.: Two lanes now get by southbound I-95 prior to MD 100. All lanes open on northbound I-95. #MDtraffic cg — MD State Highway Adm (@MDSHA) Jan…

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by Zak Failla
Accokeek, MD
Police & Fire
Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police
Passenger Dies After Three-Vehicle Christmas Day Crash In Accokeek: Police One of the passengers involved in a late-night three-vehicle crash on Christmas Day has died from her injuries, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 9. At approximately 11:30 p.m. on Dec. 25, officers from the Prince George's County Police Department were called to investigate a reported collision involving multiple vehicles in the 14000 block of Indian Head Highway in Accokeek. A total of five people were taken to the hospital with serious injuries, where Indian Head resident Linda Howell, 75, later succumbed to her injuries. Others involved in the crash underwent multiple surgeries and …

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by Zak Failla
Purcellville, VA
Police & Fire
Loudoun County Transit Bus Driver Charged After Hitting, Killing Woman In Purcellville: Sheriff Loudoun County Transit Bus Driver Charged After Hitting, Killing Woman In Purcellville: Sheriff
Loudoun County Transit Bus Driver Charged After Hitting, Killing Woman In Purcellville: Sheriff A Fairfax County man who was behind the wheel of a Loudoun County Transit bus when it struck and killed a 34-year-old woman is facing charges, authorities announced. Feseha Glmariam Ambaye, 63, has been charged with a misdemeanor for failing to yield to a pedestrian following the fatal strike involving Purcellville resident Alyssa Kakol last month. According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, deputies were called around 6:24 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 1, to Croson Lane near Moorefield Boulevard for a report of a pedestrian struck. Kakol was taken to a local hospital, where she was…

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by Zak Failla
St. Leonard-Port Republic, MD
Traffic
Driver Airlifted After Tesla Crushed Between Two Trucks In Route 4 Crash, Calvert Sheriff Says Driver Airlifted After Tesla Crushed Between Two Trucks In Route 4 Crash, Calvert Sheriff Says
Driver Airlifted After Tesla Crushed Between Two Trucks In Route 4 Crash, Calvert Sheriff Says A Virginia Tesla driver had to be airlifted to the hospital with critical injuries after being crushed between two trucks at a busy Maryland intersection. The crash was reported just before 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, when deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff's Office responded to a stretch of Route 4 near Ball Road in St. Leonard, officials said. Investigators said that a 2019 Freightliner truck driven by Baltimore resident Erbert Locklear Jr., 64, was heading south on Route 4 approaching the intersection with Ball Road. At the same time, a 2007 International truck, operated b…

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by Zak Failla
Annandale, VA
Traffic
Annandale Pedestrian Dies After Early-Morning Hit-Run As Police Seek Driver (UPDATED) Annandale Pedestrian Dies After Early-Morning Hit-Run As Police Seek Driver (UPDATED)
Annandale Pedestrian Dies After Early-Morning Hit-Run As Police Seek Driver (Updated) The pedestrian who was struck by a hit-and-run driver early on Wednesday morning in Virginia has died from his injuries, authorities confirmed. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called shortly after 7 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7, to the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Shelley Lane in Annandale, where there was a reported crash with one person down in the roadway. Crash Reconstruction Unit detectives said Christopher Young, 34, of Annandale, was crossing Little River Turnpike when he was hit by a westbound dark-colored sedan, police said. The driver did not sto…

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by Zak Failla
Uxbridge, MA
Police & Fire
Hearts Break As ID Of Uxbridge Officer Killed In On-Duty Crash Released Hearts Break As ID Of Uxbridge Officer Killed In On-Duty Crash Released
Hearts Break As ID Of Uxbridge Officer Killed In On-Duty Crash Released The identity of the Massachusetts police officer killed in an on-duty crash while helping a motorist overnight has been released. Citing the Uxbridge Police Department, WPRI identifies the officer killed on Route 146 at approximately 12:40 a.m., as 43-year-old Stephen Laporta. Counseling is being made available to the Uxbridge Police Department. LaPorta was hired in 2024 after working as a dispatcher, Uxbridge PD said. Stephen LaPorta Uxbridge PD Condolences poured in for LaPorta on social media.  Josh Murdock remembered him as "one of the hardest working, smartest and m…

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by Cecilia Levine
Hicksville, NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police
Motorcyclist Struck Dead After School Bus Carrying Students Crashes In Hicksville: Police A young motorcyclist was killed after a crash involving a school bus transporting students in New York, police announced. The collision happened on Old Country Road in Hicksville at about 7:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 6, according to the Nassau County Police Department Homicide Squad. Police said a 21-year-old man was riding a 2022 Kawasaki motorcycle eastbound when it collided with a 2018 yellow school bus operated by a 66-year-old man. The bus was carrying 28 students at the time of the crash, detectives said. The motorcyclist was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead by…

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by Jillian Pikora
Elkridge, MD
Obituaries
Purple, Puppies, A Big Smile: Harford County Family Remembers 11-Year-Old With Heavy Hearts Purple, Puppies, A Big Smile: Harford County Family Remembers 11-Year-Old With Heavy Hearts
Purple, Puppies, A Big Smile: Harford County Family Remembers 11-Year-Old With Heavy Hearts An 11-year-old girl who was tragically killed just before the new year in a Maryland crash is now being remembered for her bright smile, gentle heart, and the joy she brought to everyone around her. Delanie Kessler was killed Sunday, Dec. 28, after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing a roadway in Belcamp, according to Maryland State Police. She was flown by helicopter to a local trauma center, where she later died from her injuries. Troopers said the crash happened shortly after 5 p.m. at northbound Riverside Parkway (MD 543) and Church Creek Road. A Jeep Grand Cherokee was traveling…

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by Zak Failla
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Police & Fire
86-Year-Old Woman Killed After Hit By Vehicle In Parsippany: Prosecutor 86-Year-Old Woman Killed After Hit By Vehicle In Parsippany: Prosecutor
86-Year-Old Woman Killed After Hit By Vehicle In Parsippany: Prosecutor An 86-year-old woman was struck and killed by a car in Parsippany on Sunday, Jan. 4, authorities said. Ay 10:20 p.m., law enforcement responded to a crash at Route 46 eastbound and Parsippany Boulevard in Parsippany after an Acura RDX struck a woman, later identified as Gui Con, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said. Con was pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. The driver of the Acura remained on scene following the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital, authorities said. The investigation is ongoing, authorities said.

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by Sam Barron