Lyndhurst, NJ
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VIDEO: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment VIDEO: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment
Video: DUI Driver Plows Into Newly-Opened North Arlington Pizzeria, Owners Recount Scary Moment A Bergen County family says they’re lucky to be alive after a DUI driver crash sent her vehicle slamming through their restaurant last weekend — just eight months after opening. It was a typical night at Casa D’Amici in North Arlington at 599 Ridge Road, until a car came crashing through the front of the family-owned restaurant at around 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, according to Nancy Kajo, 20, whose father and uncle own the restaurant. Mayor Daniel Pronti said. The driver was arrested for DUI. Kajo said she was inside with her parents, John and Neta, her 14-year-old brother Devin, cousin …

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by Cecilia Levine
Newton-Andover, NJ
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Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: NJSP Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: NJSP
Driver Ejected, Seriously Injured As SUV Overturns In Pre-Dawn Fredon Crash: Njsp A driver was seriously hurt after being ejected from their SUV in a rollover crash in Sussex County on Thursday, Aug. 21, authorities said. At 4:20 a.m., troopers responded to County Route 618 East in Fredon Township after a Subaru SUV traveling eastbound veered off the roadway to the right and overturned, Tpr. II Christopher Postorino said. The driver was ejected and sustained serious injuries, Postorino said. They were taken to a nearby hospital, Postorino said. The crash remains under investigation, Postorino said.

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by Cecilia Levine
Norwalk, CT
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Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police
Intoxicated Driver Tried To Climb Back Into Car After Rollover Crash: Police A Connecticut man is facing multiple charges after police say he crashed his SUV while intoxicated, then tried to climb back inside the overturned vehicle before being taken into custody. Christopher Jon Telesco, 49, of Norwalk, faces multiple charges following the crash on Monday, Aug. 18, police said.  Norwalk officers were called to East Avenue around 3:45 p.m. after a gold Acura MDX had rolled over onto its side. It's unclear what caused the crash.  Police watched as Telesco tried to crawl back into the wrecked vehicle, authorities said.  Investigators determi…

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by Josh Lanier
Arlington, VA
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Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC
Driver Freed, Hospitalized After Crash With Armored National Guard Vehicle In DC One person had to be extricated from a wrecked vehicle in DC on Wednesday after an armored National Guard vehicle struck a civilian car, officials confirmed. Shortly before 6:15 a.m. on Aug. 20, first responders were called to a section of 8th Street SE at North Carolina Avenue, where there were reports of a military vehicle that struck another driver. According to federal officials, the crash involved a DC National Guard Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected All-Terrain Vehicle (MATV) and a civilian vehicle. Following the crash, a five-vehicle convoy was halted, and DC Metropolitan Police …

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by Zak Failla
Dix Hills-Melville, NY
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High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says
High, Wrong-Way Driver Causes Pileup Crash In Dix Hills Injuring Elderly Couple, DA Says A Long Island man was formally charged with driving while high on drugs and causing a wrong-way crash that severely injured an elderly couple. Miandad Khan, 37, of Dix Hills was indicted on aggravated vehicular assault, DWI, and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Prosecutors allege that Khan was driving a Mercedes Benz north on Deer Park Avenue when he struck another vehicle near Jacqueline Way and fled the scene at around 3:20 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. He then crossed the median into the southbound lanes at high speeds, striking a Honda SUV carrying two teenage…

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by Michael Mashburn
Barnegat, NJ
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Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report
Barnegat Baseball Player Wasn't Wearing Seatbelt In Outer Banks Crash: Report Details have been released in a North Carolina crash that killed a star college baseball pitcher from New Jersey this week. According to 13NewsNow, citing North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Nicholas "Nick" Danbrowney was a front-seat passenger in a 2023 Ford Explorer driven by Rosario Edgar, 65, of Georgia. Edgar was heading north on NC 12 around 12:25 a.m. in Corolla when he lost control at a high rate of speed, hit an embankment, and flipped multiple times, the outlet said, citing authorities. Danbrowney, of Barnegat and a former standout Ramapo College pitcher, was not wearing a seatbe…

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by Cecilia Levine
Riverdale, MD
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Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (UPDATED) Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (UPDATED)
Airborne Honda Slams Into Mercedes In Deadly Seven-Vehicle PG County Crash (Updated) A deadly chain-reaction crash on a busy Prince George’s County highway left two women dead and sent five others to the hospital, according to Maryland State Police. Troopers said the seven-vehicle crash happened around 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, on Route 202 at St. Joseph’s Drive in Landover. Investigators said a Honda Accord driven by Tierra Johnson, 28, of Upper Marlboro, struck a curb divider and went airborne.  The Accord then hit a Toyota Tundra, pushing it into a Dodge Grand Caravan, before slamming into four more vehicles, including a Mercedes-Benz E 300. The Mercedes was being …

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by Zak Failla
Waterbury, CT
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2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury 2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury
2 Kids Rushed To Hospital After Car Strike In Waterbury Two children were struck by a car in Waterbury, Connecticut, this week and hospitalized, but doctors say both are expected to recover. The crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, near Sylvan Avenue and Keefe Street, according to police. Both children were walking when a car hit them, Waterbury police said. They suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The driver stayed at the scene and was not hurt, paramedics said.

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by Josh Lanier
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police
DUI Driver Arrested In Egg Harbor Township After Crash: Police A 36-year-old Somers Point man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence following a crash in Egg Harbor Township on Friday, Aug. 6, authorities said. At 8:06 p.m., officers responded to a crash at Zion Road and Robert Best after 2002 Buick Lesabre failed to appropriately navigate a curve as it approached a stop sign, ran off the roadway, served back into the intersection and struck a 2008 Toyota Tundra turning left onto the roadway, Egg Harbor Township police said. Hector Merino-Garcia, the driver of the Buick Lesabre, had a BAC of .12%, police said. He was arrested and cha…

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by Sam Barron
Somers, CT
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Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police
Somers Man Ejected, Killed After Jeep Crashes Into Telephone Pole: Police A 40-year-old Connecticut man was killed over the weekend when he lost control of his Jeep and crashed into a telephone pole, authorities said.  Gregory Issa was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on Battle Street in Somers around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, Connecticut State Police said.  For unknown reasons, the Somers man went off the side of the road and crashed into the telephone pole. The impact threw him from the vehicle, police said.  Issa died at the scene. Investigators ask anyone who witnessed the crash or has any information about it to contact Tro…

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by Josh Lanier
Red Hook, NY
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Jaws Of Life Used To Save Woman After Route 9G Crash In Red Hook: Tickets Issued Jaws Of Life Used To Save Woman After Route 9G Crash In Red Hook: Tickets Issued
Jaws Of Life Used To Save Woman After Route 9G Crash In Red Hook: Tickets Issued A woman was saved from her vehicle following a serious two-car crash that shut down part of Route 9G in Dutchess County.  The collision happened on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 10 a.m. at the intersection with Rokeby Road in Red Hook, Red Hook Police said on Monday, Aug. 18.  Investigators found that a 2017 Nissan driven by a 49-year-old Milan woman was heading south on Route 9G when a 1994 Ford operated by a 26-year-old Red Hook man tried to cross the roadway from Rokeby Road. The move caused a T-bone crash, sending both vehicles off the road. Police said the Nissan driver was trap…

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by Ben Crnic
Port Chester, NY
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Children, Adults Hospitalized After Fiery Rollover Crash In Rye Brook Children, Adults Hospitalized After Fiery Rollover Crash In Rye Brook
Children, Adults Hospitalized After Fiery Rollover Crash In Rye Brook Several people, including children, were hospitalized following a fiery rollover crash in Westchester over the weekend. The crash happened in Rye Brook around 5:10 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16, on Westchester Avenue, according to the Port Chester Fire Department.  Arriving first responders found one vehicle overturned and engulfed in flames, with several adults and children injured. Firefighters quickly worked to put out the blaze, stabilize the wreck, and help EMS crews provide emergency care. All victims were transported to area hospitals for further treatment. Authorities did not release…

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by Ben Crnic