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Ledyard Mom Dies Suddenly Days After Giving Birth To Daughter: 'Heartbreaking Loss' Ledyard Mom Dies Suddenly Days After Giving Birth To Daughter: 'Heartbreaking Loss'
Ledyard Mom Dies Suddenly Days After Giving Birth To Daughter: 'Heartbreaking Loss' A 34-year-old Connecticut mother of two has died just days after giving birth to her second child, her family said. She is being remembered for her compassion, kindness, and strength. Amanda Riley, of Ledyard, died on Feb. 17 at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in New London after suffering a heart attack and seizure three days after giving birth to her daughter, Tess. She leaves behind her husband, Patrick, and their 10-year-old son, Charlie, her family said. Her father-in-law created a GoFundMe to help cover her funeral expenses and support Patrick as he navigates life as a suddenly single fa…
Feds Seize $584K From Iranian Drone Maker Linked To Terror Attack That Killed US Soldiers Feds Seize $584K From Iranian Drone Maker Linked To Terror Attack That Killed US Soldiers
Feds Seize $584K From Iranian Drone Maker Linked To Terror Attack That Killed US Soldiers Federal prosecutors are moving to take more than half a million dollars in cryptocurrency tied to an Iranian man accused of supplying weapons technology to a US-designated terror group. The US Attorney for Massachusetts said agents seized about $584,741 in Tether coin from a digital wallet allegedly controlled by Mohammad Abedini Najafabadi, also known as Mohammad Abedini, 39, of Tehran. Court documents say Abedini is the founder of San’at Danesh Rahpooyan Aflak Co. (SDRA), a company that makes navigation systems for drones and missiles. Prosecutors allege those systems are used by the Isla…
WATCH: Car Soars Over Bay Shore Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency WATCH: Car Soars Over Bay Shore Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency
Watch: Car Soars Over Bay Shore Highway After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency A car flew across four lanes of a Long Island highway in a wild, caught-on-camera wreck that left onlookers stunned and a local man in the hospital. Dashcam video captured on a 2012 Honda launch off a service road embankment, rocket through the air, and soar above Sunrise Highway in Bay Shore, New York, before slamming down on the opposite side on Wednesday, Sept. 3, the New York Post reported.  Bay Shore firefighters told reporters that a 70-year-old Brentwood, New York, man was behind the wheel when he suffered a seizure.  View this post on Instagram …
Another Inmate Dies At Rikers Island, 11th Death This Year Another Inmate Dies At Rikers Island, 11th Death This Year
Another Inmate Dies At Rikers Island, 11th Death This Year Another inmate has died at Rikers Island, marking the 11th death at the facility this year. The latest incident happened Wednesday evening, Sept. 3, at the George R. Vierno Center, a Department of Correction spokesperson told Daily Voice. Officers responded to a medical emergency just before 8 p.m. after the man appeared to have a seizure, officials said. Doctors and emergency medical services arrived minutes later, but despite efforts to save him, the man was pronounced dead at the scene. “The Department has tragically lost a person in our custody,” NYC Correction Commissioner Lynelle Mag…
Doctors Warned Him Not To Drive, He Did Anyway: Now He's Guilty In Deadly Paterson Crash Doctors Warned Him Not To Drive, He Did Anyway: Now He's Guilty In Deadly Paterson Crash
Doctors Warned Him Not To Drive, He Did Anyway: Now He's Guilty In Deadly Paterson Crash A Florida man who ran a stop sign and killed a pedestrian in Paterson in 2019 has been found guilty of reckless vehicular homicide, authorities announced. Alvin W. Mootoo, 52, of Orlando, FL, was convicted by a jury on Monday, May 19, following a trial in Passaic County Superior Court, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. The jury returned verdicts of guilty for Death by Auto / Reckless Vehicular Homicide and Assault by Auto, Valdes said. According to trial evidence, the crash happened on Jan. 2, 2019, when Mootoo was driving a black Buick Encore at approximately 55 mi…
Union City Father Of 4 On Ventilator After Heart Stops For 18 Minutes: Fundraiser Union City Father Of 4 On Ventilator After Heart Stops For 18 Minutes: Fundraiser
Union City Father Of 4 On Ventilator After Heart Stops For 18 Minutes: Fundraiser Justin Sanchez, a 35-year-old Union City resident, is unconscious and breathing on a ventilator after he went into cardiac arrest earlier this month, according to a fundraiser set up to support his family. On Sunday, April 6, Sanchez suffered a seizure in his sleep and his heart stopped. He went into cardiac arrest and his heart stopped beating for 18 minutes. Before that, Sanchez was a healthy, energetic, loving father, Tobin Jacob, who organized the fundraiser said. Sanchez is unconscious and dependent on a ventilator for breathing, leaving his wife, Stephanie, to care for their four chil…
Sea Lions Suddenly Attacking People In California: Here's Why Sea Lions Suddenly Attacking People In California: Here's Why
Sea Lions Suddenly Attacking People In California: Here's Why A string of rare sea lion attacks along the Southern California coast is raising concern as experts warn of a troubling cause. The latest incident occurred during a 1,000-yard lifeguard swim in Long Beach on Sunday, March 30, when a 15-year-old girl was attacked and later hospitalized. Just days earlier, a surfer was reportedly bitten by a sea lion off the coast of Ventura County. While sea lion encounters with humans are typically nonviolent, marine scientists say aggressive behavior is becoming more frequent — and a dangerous algae bloom may be to blame. According to marine mammal expert…
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe
Mechanicsville Mom In Murder-Suicide Had Battled Severe Headaches Caused By Cyst: GoFundMe A Maryland mother killed by her husband in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide earlier this month spread sadness across the area. Julia “Julie” Ann Money "was a great friend to anyone she met" before her unexpected death in her Mechanicsville home with her husband 46-year-old Daniel Money. Her death came following a lengthy battle with severe headaches that resulted in her being flown from St. Mary's Hospital Center to Washington Hospital Center for emergency neurosurgery, according to a GoFundMe set up for her. "That is where they found a cyst in the frontal lobe of her brain," …
Off-Duty Sheriff's Officer Saves Unresponsive Girl, 5, On Route 4 In Paramus Off-Duty Sheriff's Officer Saves Unresponsive Girl, 5, On Route 4 In Paramus
Off-Duty Sheriff's Officer Saves Unresponsive Girl, 5, On Route 4 In Paramus A 5-year-old Kentucky girl who was unresponsive and not breathing in her family's car on the side of Route 4 was saved by an off-duty sheriff's officer, Paramus police officer, and a doctor, officials said. Bergen County Sheriff's Sgt. Walter Hutchinson was traveling with his family when he saw a vehicle parked on the shoulder of Route 4 West near the Route 17 southbound on-ramp around 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, Bergen County Sheriff Anthony Cureton said. Several individuals were also in distress, including a woman frantically calling for help, Cureton said. Hutchinson immediately pul…
Driver Critical After Bridgeport Crashes Following Suspected Medical Emergency: Report Driver Critical After Bridgeport Crashes Following Suspected Medical Emergency: Report
Driver Critical After Bridgeport Crashes Following Suspected Medical Emergency: Report A driver suffering a medical emergency crashed into multiple cars in Connecticut earlier this week, leaving them in critical condition, a report said.  The crash happened in Fairfield County around 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18, near the intersection of East Main and York Streets, NBC Connecticut reported.  A call to Bridgeport police was not immediately returned.  The driver, who is in their 40s, crashed into a vehicle, before mounting the sidewalk and hit multiple parked cars without stopping, the report continued.  Investigators believe the driver may have had…
Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police
Man Beaten Until Seizure, Wanted Columbia Felon Caught In Pursuit: Police A convict has been arrested after he was seen beating another man until he began to have a seizure in a public park, Lancaster City Police announced on Friday, June 7.  Michael Shaquin Roane, 33 of Columbia Borough, was arrested on misdemeanor charges of Simple Assault and Flight on Foot, the police said and court records confirmed.  The police were called to a report of an assault that ended when a man began having a seizure in Culliton Park around 7:50 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, according to the bureau's release.  The Bureau released the following statement about the situat…
Support Floods In For Suffolk Deputy Who Got Life-Threatening Diagnosis Days Before  Christmas Support Floods In For Suffolk Deputy Who Got Life-Threatening Diagnosis Days Before  Christmas
Support Floods In For Suffolk Deputy Who Got Life-Threatening Diagnosis Days Before Christmas A Suffolk County corrections officer who suffered a series of seizures over the holidays is now recovering after undergoing a lengthy surgery to remove a mass found on his brain. Deputy Jonathan Corey, 37, has worked with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department since November 2011 and is assigned the South Bay House of Correction at Bradston Street. Corey, who is from Leominster and now lives in Boston with his wife Christine and their puppy Buddy, suffered through multiple seizures and from that found out he had a large mass on his brain just six days before Christmas, a Facebook post said…
'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court 'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court
'Very Grateful': LI Coaches Honored For Saving HS Basketball Player Who Collapsed On Court Three quick-thinking high school coaches on Long Island are getting the hero's treatment for saving a basketball player’s life after he collapsed on the court. The terrifying ordeal happened Tuesday, Dec. 6, at Chaminade High School in Mineola, school officials said. Seventeen-year-old varsity player PJ Kellachan was heading to the sideline following a drill when he suddenly collapsed and began suffering a seizure. The 17-year-old eventually stopped breathing and went into cardiac arrest. “I remember being on the court, but then my mind kind of blacks out,” Kellachan told reporters at a…
Minor Injured By Fall Caused By Seizure At Armonk American Legion Hall: Police Minor Injured By Fall Caused By Seizure At Armonk American Legion Hall: Police
Minor Injured By Fall Caused By Seizure At Armonk American Legion Hall: Police A police department came to the aid of a minor who suffered a fall likely caused by a seizure at a Northern Westchester American Legion Hall, authorities said.  On Saturday, Nov. 12, around 4:30 p.m., several adults brought an injured juvenile into North Castle Police headquarters after they suffered a fall at the American Legion House in Armonk at 35 Bedford Rd., according to North Castle Police.  The adults accompanying the injured minor told police that they had a history of seizures, which likely caused the fall, authorities said. Officers administered medical aid to the juve…
PA Baseball Coach Jumps Into Action As Bus Driver Suffers Seizure En Route To Game PA Baseball Coach Jumps Into Action As Bus Driver Suffers Seizure En Route To Game
PA Baseball Coach Jumps Into Action As Bus Driver Suffers Seizure En Route To Game A group of fast-acting Chambersburg coaches are being hailed as heroes for helping a bus driver having a seizure on the way to a game, in turn saving the players on the bus. "It really all happened so fast," Scott Folmar tells Daily Voice of the incident Tuesday, May 3 on Route 322. "Myself and the other two softball coaches on the bus really just reacted. There was no thinking and all worked together to make the situation turn out the way it did." Which was best case scenario given the terrifying circumstances. The Trojans were about 20 minutes from State College with nearly 40 players on…
To The Rescue: Police Officers In Westchester Save Unresponsive Child To The Rescue: Police Officers In Westchester Save Unresponsive Child
To The Rescue: Police Officers In Westchester Save Unresponsive Child Quick-thinking police officers in Westchester came to the rescue of a toddler who suffered a seizure and was on the cusp of choking to death. Officers from the Mount Vernon Police Department responded to an East Birch Street apartment complex at approximately 7:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, where there was a report from a family of an unresponsive 2-year-old child who was having difficulty breathing. A pair of officers sprang into action and identified that the child was suffering from a seizure and had a clogged throat that was obstructing her breathing. According to city officials, the off…
What Is A Seizure? What Is A Seizure?
What Is A Seizure? A seizure is the result of abnormal excessive activity of neurons in the brain. How do seizures present? Seizures can present with abnormal involuntary jerking or twitching movements of the arms or legs. Sometimes people can urinate on themselves or bite their tongue. They can make a strange sound during a seizure and may have difficulty breathing. Some seizures do not involve repetitive shaking. Instead, people may have periods of confusion and staring or episodes of loss of awareness. Some people may experience recurrent episodes of having an unusual smell, a change in vision, or a s…
What Is A Seizure? What Is A Seizure?
What Is A Seizure? A seizure is the result of abnormal excessive activity of neurons in the brain. How do seizures present? Seizures can present with abnormal involuntary jerking or twitching movements of the arms or legs. Sometimes people can urinate on themselves or bite their tongue. They can make a strange sound during a seizure and may have difficulty breathing. Some seizures do not involve repetitive shaking. Instead, people may have periods of confusion and staring or episodes of loss of awareness. Some people may experience recurrent episodes of having an unusual smell, a change in vision, or a s…
What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains
What Is A Seizure? A Phelps Hospital Expert Explains What is a seizure? A seizure is the result of abnormal excessive activity of neurons in the brain. How do seizures present? Seizures can present with abnormal involuntary jerking or twitching movements of the arms or legs. Sometimes people can urinate on themselves or bite their tongue. They can make a strange sound during a seizure and may have difficulty breathing. Some seizures do not involve repetitive shaking. Instead, people may have periods of confusion and staring or episodes of loss of awareness. Some people may experience recurrent episodes of having an unusual smell, a cha…