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DWI Spring Valley Driver Kills 4-Year-Old Girl, Seriously Injures 3 Others Leaving Park: Cops
A 4-year-old girl was killed and three others, including two young boys, were seriously injured after a suspected drunk driver plowed into a group of pedestrians near a park in Rockland County, police said.
The crash happened around 9:20 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, on Old Nyack Turnpike near 142 Old Nyack Turnpike, according to Spring Valley Police. The victims were leaving the park when a black vehicle jumped the curb and hit them as they walked along the sidewalk.
Police said 41-year-old Axel Lopez-Santiago, of Spring Valley, was found wedged in his vehicle, which had become disabled after…
Drunk Driver Had 6-Year-Old In Car On Taconic In Pleasant Valley, Police Say
A Queens man was arrested for driving drunk with a child in the car after a traffic stop on the Taconic State Parkway, authorities said.
The arrest happened on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at approximately 10:48 p.m. in Pleasant Valley, according to New York State Police.
A Trooper from SP Poughkeepsie stopped a 2020 Acura that was heading south on the parkway for "multiple violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law."
The driver, identified as Donny J. Peralta Parra, 32, of Queens, "exhibited signs of intoxication." Police said he “failed” standardized field sobriety tests administered at the sce…
Drunk Pickup Driver Charged In Deadly Lake Success Pedestrian Crash: Cops
A Long Island man is facing multiple charges after a woman was struck and killed while crossing the road Friday night, June 6, authorities said.
The crash happened around 10:30 p.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025, near 430 Lakeville Road in Lake Success, according to the Nassau County police.
Police say the 61-year-old woman was trying to cross the street when she was hit by a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado traveling south, operated by Rajvir Singh Bharaj, of North New Hyde Park.
The pedestrian was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, where a doctor pronounced her dead.
Detectives say the driver, …
Ellen Kievit ID’d As Carlisle Woman Killed In DUI Sidewalk Crash: Police
A beloved community leader has been identified as the woman killed when a drunk driver jumped the curb and hit two pedestrians in downtown Carlisle, police and loved ones confirmed over Memorial Day weekend.
Ellen Kievit, 73, of Carlisle, was struck and killed while walking alongside her husband, James, at the intersection of South Hanover and West Pomfret streets around 8:17 p.m. on Friday, May 23, according to Carlisle Borough Police.
Her husband remains in critical condition.
Martin Leroy Brinton
Carlisle PD
The accused driver, Martin Leroy Brinton, 57, of Carlisle, wa…
Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced.
It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said.
The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported.
Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say
A Virginia man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a child on a scooter before being rushed to the hospital himself, police said.
Victor Canchola, 63, was arrested after the crash, which happened around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, near 22 Plaza Street NE in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department.
An officer nearby saw the juvenile fall in the roadway and stopped to help. Witnesses told the officer the child had just been hit by a car, police said.
The child, who suffered minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, according to police.
Ca…
Egg Harbor City DWI Driver Who Killed 8-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Edward Johnston, a 26-year-old Egg Harbor City man, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday, May 13, after pleading guilty to driving drunk and killing an 8-year-old Philadelphia boy in 2023.
On Sunday, July 23, Johnston had been drinking at bars throughout Atlantic City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.
While driving on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a parked car while going 107 miles per hour, authorities said.
Javier Velez was asleep in the car while his father and younger brother were fishing nearby, authorities said. Ve…
Perth Amboy DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate
A 44-year-old Perth Amboy man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to striking two pedestrians in Nutley while driving drunk on Valentine's Day 2024, killing a man who was out with his girlfriend, authorities said.
Jocelyn Pietri was walking hand in hand with her boyfriend, Wiston Perlaza, a 22-year-old Paterson resident, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, when they were struck by a vehicle driven by Dhkir Robinson, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Robinson, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in February 2025, was driving 55 miles per hour on …
Wanted CT Man Busted After Drunken Hit, Run Crash On I-95 In Westbrook: Police
A hit-and-run on I-95 turned into a dramatic arrest after Connecticut State Police discovered the driver involved was not only drunk, but also wanted on multiple warrants, including one from out of state, authorities said.
Henrry Zavalavillatoro, 32, of New Haven, is charged with multiple felonies following his arrest on Friday, May 2, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers were called to I-95 near Exit 65 in Westbrook on Friday, May 2, around 5:30 p.m. after a driver said a Nissan had sideswiped their vehicle when passing them on the shoulder, police said. The car sped off aft…
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 30, after he was previously convicted of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.
And this wasn’t his first fatality behind the wheel.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15th Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephe…
Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills PA Dad, Unborn Child; Driver Charged With Murder: DA
A pregnant mother lost her husband and unborn baby in a violent wrong-way crash on Route 220—and now the Lock Haven driver behind the wheel is facing murder charges, state police said on Friday, May 2.
Dwight L. Meyer, 29, was allegedly drunk and high when he drove his Chevrolet Malibu south in the northbound lanes near mile marker 110.3 in Castanea Township around 6:26 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, according to Pennsylvania State Police Lamar.
He crashed head-on into a gray Mazda CX-5 driven by 28-year-old Amanda Geisewite of Loganton. Her husband, Evan Geisewite, 29, was in the passenger se…
Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270
A Maryland man accused of driving drunk and unlicensed when he crashed on I-270, killing a 19-year-old woman from Poolesville, has been indicted for vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced.
Byron Armando Bautista Turcios, 23, of Beltsville, is facing a slate of felony charges following a deadly crash that claimed the life of Amelia Nicole Hobart on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, authorities said.
According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment on Thursday, April 24, formally charging Bautista Turcios with:
Manslaughter by motor v…
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: Njsp
A 44-year-old Pittsgrove man is facing numerous charges after he drove drunk, fatally struck a cyclist and fled the scene on Wednesday, April 23, only to return in a different vehicle, authorities said.
At 7:41 p.m., troopers responded to County Road 639 and Parvins Mill Road in Pittsgrove for the crash, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Steven Petronglo was driving a Chevrolet Silverado that was hauling a tractor with a wide seeder attachment, Lebron said. James Goode, a 61-year-old Vineland man, was riding a bicycle when he was fatally struck by the seeder a…
