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Heartbreaking Joint Obit Remembers Man, Wife Of 54 Years Killed In Ronkonkoma Crash
Walter “Butch” Jakubowski and his wife, Margaret, built a love that lasted more than half a century. They shared laughter, raised a family, and welcomed friends into their Long Island home — always together. On Saturday, Aug. 23, the Ronkonkoma couple left this world the same way they lived in it: side by side. Suffolk County Police said the couple was driving through their town around 11:20 a.m. when their Subaru Forester crossed into the eastbound lane of Peconic Street, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Walter, 83, was behind the wheel. Margaret, 75, was in the passenger seat. Bo…
Ballston Spa, NY
Breaking News
Drunk Driver Hits Pole, Flips Car Outside Malta Dunkin’, Police Say
A Saratoga Springs woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover crash in Malta late Monday night, Aug. 25. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on state Route 67 west of Route 9, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Alyssa Joly, 25, was driving while intoxicated when she left the roadway, struck a light pole, and overturned in the westbound lane, police said. Her vehicle came to rest in front of a Dunkin’ restaurant. Joly was also speeding and failed to stay in her lane before the crash, according to police. She was cha…
Ronkonkoma, NY
Obituaries
Husband, Wife Of 54 Years Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Ronkonkoma
A Long Island couple who spent more than five decades together lost their lives side by side when their car crashed in their hometown over the weekend. On Monday, Aug. 25, Suffolk County Police identified the victims as Walter “Butch” Jakubowski, 83, and his wife, Margaret Jakubowski, 75, both of Ronkonkoma. The crash happened around 11:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, when Walter was driving a Subaru Forester west on Peconic Street in Ronkonkoma, as Daily Voice reported. The vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane, left the road, and struck a tree. Both Walter and Margaret were pronounced dea…
Allentown, PA
Breaking News
PA Native Dies 20 Days After Crash With Parked Cars, Utility Pole: Lehigh Coroner
A St. Clair man was killed in a crash that left several cars and a utility pole damaged, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 24. Patrick J. Davie, 74, was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. His cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma from the crash, and his manner of death was ruled accidental. The wreck happened around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, along the 300 block of East Railroad Street in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, officials said. Davie was driving when his vehi…
Meriden, CT
Breaking News
Head-On Meriden Collision Leaves Driver Fighting For Her Life, Sends Another To Hospital
A woman is fighting for her life after a violent head-on crash in Meriden that left two people seriously injured. Meriden police said the Friday, Aug. 22, crash happened around 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Research Parkway and Pond View Drive when a northbound car crossed the center line and slammed into a minivan coming from the opposite direction. The impact sent the car off the road, where it rolled over. Emergency crews had to cut the woman from the wreckage so paramedics could rush her to an area hospital, where she remained in critical condition, police said. Authorities d…
Elkton, MD
Breaking News
Charlestown Grandfather Months From Retirement Killed by 'Grossly Negligent' Driver: Officials
A distracted Maryland driver who took the life of a beloved husband and grandfather in a deadly head-on crash is heading to prison for years, authorities announced on Friday. Charles DeStefano, Jr., of Elkton, has been sentenced to serve six years in prison after being convicted of speeding and causing the fatal crash that claimed the life of William R. Rupp in September 2023, according to the Cecil County State's Attorney's Office. This week, DeStefano was handed the sentence by Cecil County Circuit Court Administrative Judge Brenda Sexton after being convicted in June of grossly negligent…
North Branford, CT
Breaking News
Egg Shells Help Solve North Branford Fatal OUI Crash; Driver To Serve 10 Years
A Florida man will spend the next decade in prison for a deadly drunk driving crash in North Branford that killed a man walking home from work, authorities said. James Black, 42, of Myakka City, was sentenced to 18 years in prison, with 10 years to be served behind bars and five years of probation. The sentence comes after he admitted to hitting and killing 67-year-old David Horbal while speeding along Foxon Road. Prosecutors said Black had been drinking at a nearby bar before getting behind the wheel of his pickup truck. He was driving 75 to 80 miles per hour when he struck Horbal, w…
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Breaking News
Man Killed In Fiery Crash At Egg Harbor Toll Plaza:
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A 36-year-old Hammonton man was killed after his car was engulfed in flames on the Atlantic City Expressway Thursday evening, Aug. 21, authorities said. At 7:58 p.m., troopers responded to a crash on the Atlantic City Expressway west after John Warlow struck the toll both at the Egg Harbor toll plaza in a Ford SUV and his vehicle caught fire, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Warlow was pronounced dead at the scene, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.
Yonkers, NY
Breaking News
Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck Near NYC Border, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen'
A frightening crash on the New York State Thruway left two people hospitalized after a car slammed into the back of a maintenance vehicle, officials said. The crash happened Thursday, Aug. 22, on I-87 near the New York City line, according to the New York State Thruway Authority. Officials said a passenger car struck the rear of an attenuator truck—a safety vehicle designed to absorb impacts and protect road crews. Both the Thruway worker and the car’s driver were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “This should not happen,” the Thruway Authority said in a stateme…
Rumson-Fair Haven, NJ
Breaking News
‘Nip/Tuck’ Star's Family SUV Slams Into Two Utility Poles In Rumson Crash, Report Says
“Nip/Tuck” star Dylan Walsh and his family are safe after a car accident in New Jersey over the weekend — and the crash meant saying goodbye to a family fixture. Walsh’s representative confirmed the Sunday, Aug. 17 Rumson crash to People in a statement: “Thankfully, everyone is safe and has since returned home. The family is deeply grateful for the swift response of the Rumson Police, Fire Department, and EMS, as well as the staff at Riverview Medical Center for their care. They would also like to extend a special thank-you to the management and staff of The River Point Inn for their support…
Brentwood, NY
Breaking News
Even In Hiding, Fugitive Sentenced For Brentwood Hit-Run Crash That Caused Brain Injury
A Long Island man who fled to El Salvador after a crash that left a pedestrian with a traumatic brain injury has been sentenced in absentia. District Attorney Raymond Tierney announced Thursday, Aug. 21, that 32-year-old Juan Morales-Guerra, 32, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Aug, 21. It followed his jury conviction for leaving the scene of a crash that caused serious physical injury. The wreck happened around 9:50 p.m. May 23, 2022, when Morales-Guerra struck a pedestrian while driving an Acura MDX on Washington Street in Brentwood. He then…
Avalon-Stone Harbor, NJ
Breaking News
Avalon Man Dies Days After Atlantic County Crash:
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An 81-year-old Avalon man died on Monday, Aug. 18, days after a crash in Atlantic County, authorities said. On Tuesday, Aug. 12, at 1:34 p.m., officers responded to a crash on County Road 557 North in Estelle Manor City after a Lexus crossed the center line into the northbound lane and collided head-on with the Toyota, Christopher Postorino, a spokesman with the New Jersey State Police said. Richard Pedroni, the driver of the Lexus, sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital where he died six days later, Postorino said. The driver of the Toyota sustained minor inj…
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