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Construction zone

Toms River, NJ
Police & Fire
DWI Driver Indicted For Deadly Toms River Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor DWI Driver Indicted For Deadly Toms River Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor
DWI Driver Indicted For Deadly Toms River Crash That Killed Construction Worker: Prosecutor A 51-year-old Lakehurst man was indicted by a grand jury for a fatal vehicle crash that killed a construction worker in Toms River, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 19. Douglas Smith faces charges of vehicular homicide, while two women, Tammie Malek, 46, and Amy Thorn, 56, are charged with hindering the apprehension of another in connection with the incident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. On Thursday, July 31, at 1 a.m., Toms River police responded to Lakewood Road and Raymond Avenue and found Allen Adams lying in the roadway with serious injuries, Billhimer said. He was…

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by Sam Barron
New Rochelle, NY
Police & Fire
Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle
Truck Driver Killed In Fiery Crash On I-95 In New Rochelle A truck driver was killed after his vehicle burst into flames in a crash on Interstate 95 in Westchester, police said. The fatal collision happened just after midnight on Tuesday, Sept. 9, on the southbound side of I-95 at mile marker 6.1 in New Rochelle, police said. An investigation determined that a 2026 Peterbilt tractor-trailer had slowed in the right lane because of an active construction zone with a lane closure. A 2016 Hino box truck then crashed into the rear of the Peterbilt.  The Hino immediately became fully engulfed in flames, police said. The driver of the Hino, whose n…

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by Ben Crnic
Groton, CT
Police & Fire
Groton Police Chase: Child Hospitalized, Cruiser Rammed, Driver Still At Large Groton Police Chase: Child Hospitalized, Cruiser Rammed, Driver Still At Large
Groton Police Chase: Child Hospitalized, Cruiser Rammed, Driver Still At Large A police chase that began in Groton endangered families and officers when a car rammed a town police cruiser, struck a truck carrying children, and sped across multiple towns before the driver disappeared into the woods. Police said the chase started after a black 2002 Mercedes S500 fled a traffic stop in Groton City. Officers spotted the car in a parking lot, but when they approached, the driver “fled and rammed a Groton Town Police cruiser,” authorities said. The chase raced through local roads, with the Mercedes weaving recklessly into oncoming traffic and ignoring speed limits and stop …

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by Josh Lanier
Beacon, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Hits Construction Flagger With Car, Drives Away In Beacon: Police Woman Hits Construction Flagger With Car, Drives Away In Beacon: Police
Woman Hits Construction Flagger With Car, Drives Away In Beacon: Police A woman was arrested after allegedly striking a construction flagger with her vehicle in Dutchess County and driving away, authorities said.  The incident happened just after 9 a.m. in Beacon on Route 9D on Wednesday, Sept. 3, according to New York State Police.  Troopers said a flagger was directing traffic in a construction zone when a driver bypassed two cars stopped at a temporary traffic signal. Despite repeated verbal commands to stop, the vehicle continued southbound toward the flagger, police said.  The driver, identified as 33-year-old Rrezarta Bajramaj of Wappinger…

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by Ben Crnic
Longmeadow, MA
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Truck Makes Illegal U-Turn On I-91 In Longmeadow: Police Motorcyclist Killed After Truck Makes Illegal U-Turn On I-91 In Longmeadow: Police
Motorcyclist Killed After Truck Makes Illegal U-Turn On I-91 In Longmeadow: Police A deadly crash on I-91 North in Longmeadow is under investigation after a pickup truck reportedly made an illegal U-turn in a construction zone, setting off a chain of events that ended in tragedy. The crash happened near the .8-mile marker around 8:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12. According to investigators, a 2023 Ford Maverick pickup was traveling south in construction-related traffic when it used an emergency turnaround to make a U-turn and head north. A motorcyclist coming up I-91 North couldn't stop in time and hit the truck, according to the Hampden District Attorney's Office.  Stat…

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by Josh Lanier
Berlin, CT
Police & Fire
West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone
West Hartford Man Accused of DUI After Crashing Into DOT Truck In Berlin Work Zone A late-night crash inside a Berlin construction zone has led to DUI and reckless endangerment charges after state police say a driver rear-ended a parked Department of Transportation vehicle with flashing emergency lights, authorities said. Brian Ayers, 46, of West Hartford, was identified as the driver who veered left from the right lane of Route 9 northbound near Exit 34 and slammed into the back of a stationary DOT truck Thursday, July 17, around 9:15 p.m., Connecticut State Police said.  The crash occurred in a closed lane during an active highway construction project. The DOT vehi…

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by Josh Lanier
Camp Hill, PA
Traffic
Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581 Near Camp Hill: PSP Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581 Near Camp Hill: PSP
Worker Killed ID'd After Freightliner Slams Into Work Zone On Route 581 Near Camp Hill: PSP A York City man was killed and another was seriously injured when a Freightliner tractor-trailer plowed into a work zone on Route 581 East in Camp Hill early Monday, April 14, authorities said. The crash happened around 4:39 a.m. near mile marker 5.1, Pennsylvania State Police said in a report. Hector Hernandez, 56, of York City, was on the back of a construction vehicle picking up cones when a double trailer 2018 Freightliner Cascadia entered the closed right lane and struck the work crew's truck, according to PennDOT spokesperson Dave Thompson. Hernandez was transported to Penn State Ho…

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by Jillian Pikora
Norwalk, CT
Police & Fire
Stratford Man Drove 119 MPH Through Norwalk Construction Zone On I-95: Police Stratford Man Drove 119 MPH Through Norwalk Construction Zone On I-95: Police
Stratford Man Drove 119 MPH Through Norwalk Construction Zone On I-95: Police A Stratford man was arrested after state police say he was speeding 119 mph through an active construction zone on I-95 where workers were present.  Rakeim Thompson, 24, was arrested Monday, March 17, after police clocked his blue Infiniti Q50 speeding near Exit 16 in Norwalk just after 10:30 p.m., Connecticut State Police said. Construction crews were actively working at the site when Thompson allegedly sped past them in the 55 mph zone, authorities said. Troopers pulled him over and arrested him without incident. He was charged with reckless driving in a construction zone and second…

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by Josh Lanier
Jericho, NY
Police & Fire
3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash In Jericho 3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash In Jericho
3 Hospitalized After Overnight Long Island Expressway Crash In Jericho Two men and a woman were hospitalized after an overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Jericho. That's when a 2016 Volvo tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound and struck a 2005 Isuzu in the vicinity of Exit 40E, according to Nassau County Police. The driver of the Isuzu, a 55-year-old man, was establishing a construction zone at the time of the accident, Nassau County Police said.  The collision damaged the passenger side of the Volvo and caused a 35-year-old female passenger to become trapped.  Nassau County …

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by Joe Lombardi
New Canaan, CT
Police & Fire
New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say
New Canaan Police Bust Wilton Man For DWI/Drugs, Police Say A Fairfield County man was charged with alleged DWI/drugs after ignoring an officer's signal to stop and driving into a construction zone. The incident occurred in New Canaan at around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at a construction site on Silvermine Road. According to Lt. Marc DeFelice of the New Canaan Police, an officer conducting traffic control at a construction site signaled John Anderson, age 46, of Wilton, to stop his SUV as he approached the zone. Instead of stopping, DeFelice said Anderson kept traveling west on Silvermine Road, approaching the construction site before stopping,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Norwich, CT
Police & Fire
CT Woman Nabbed For Manslaughter Year To Day After Double-Fatal Crash CT Woman Nabbed For Manslaughter Year To Day After Double-Fatal Crash
CT Woman Nabbed For Manslaughter Year To Day After Double-Fatal Crash A 23-year-old Connecticut woman has been charged with manslaughter and other charges in connection with a fatal crash that left two dead. The collision occurred in New London County on Tuesday, July 31, 2023, in Norwich. According to Connecticut State Police, Kristi Vincent of Lisbon turned herself in to police exactly a year after the crash on Wednesday, July 31. An arrest affidavit says Vincent was driving a 2017 Nissan Rogue on I-395 South with two children when the crash occurred. Vincent told police she did not see the construction zone as she was handing her child a bottle when she …

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by Kathy Reakes
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
Traffic
Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: UPDATE Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: UPDATE
Motorcyclist Ejected As Acura Hits Construction Truck, Scatters Debris Across Rt. 80: Update A motorcyclist was ejected and hospitalized during a chain-reaction crash involving an Acura and a closure truck in a construction zone on Route 80 Thursday, April 20, state police said. The crash occurred in the eastbound lanes near milepost 47.2 in Parsippany just after 12:45 p.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told Daily Voice. According to Curry, an Acura hit the back of a crash truck that was being used to close a left construction lane. The debris from the initial impact scattered into the center lane and was struck by a motorcyclist, who was then ejected, Curry said. ALSO SEE: Stolen Ca…

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by Valerie Musson
Westport, CT
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport
Drunk Driver Hits Truck, Car In Construction Zone In Westport A drunk driver faces numerous charges after striking a truck and another vehicle in a construction zone on a highway in Fairfield County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, April 4, around 11:40 p.m., when state police learned that a black Honda had allegedly hit a truck and another car in a construction zone on Interstate 95 northbound in Westport near Exit 17 and had then evaded the scene.  According to state police, the person who reported the incident and had been driving the second vehicle that was hit was following the Honda when he called.  Upon arriving …

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by Ben Crnic
Brookfield, CT
Police & Fire
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say
CT State Trooper, K-9 Hit By Drunk Driver, Police Say A Connecticut State trooper and his K-9 partner were unharmed when their police cruiser was hit by an alleged impaired driver. The crash took place around 1:53 a.m., Friday, June 4, when the trooper was traveling northbound on I-91 in a construction zone in Hartford and was hit by a vehicle driven by Richard Harris, 57, of West Hartford, said state police. An investigation found that Harris was driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, state police said. Harris was arrested and charged: DUI in a construction zone Failure to maintain proper lane in a construction zone Failure to ob…

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by Kathy Reakes