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'Gone Too Soon': Freeport Truck Driver Killed On Roadside Remembered As Devoted Husband, Father
Richard Rodriguez was a father, a husband, a hard worker—and a hero on the side of the road.
Loved ones are now mourning the untimely loss of the 32-year-old, a Freeport tow truck operator who was struck and killed while assisting a stranded driver on a busy Long Island highway.
Rodriguez, who worked for Coastal Collision, was killed Tuesday, April 15, on Sunrise Highway near Brentwood Road in Bay Shore, as Daily Voice reported.
He had been loading a disabled SUV onto his truck when he was hit by a passing car, Suffolk County Police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Now, family,…
Cops ID North Haven Dad, Baby Killed In I-91 Crash With Fuel Tanker In Vermont
A Connecticut father and his 4-month-old son have been identified as the victims of a fatal crash with a fuel tanker on Interstate 91 over the weekend in Vermont.
Taylor Binnington, 39, of North Haven, was behind the wheel of a Hyundai with his wife and two young children, traveling north through Rockingham, Vermont, on Saturday, March 8, around 9:45 a.m., when he crashed into the rear of the tanker truck, Vermont State Police said.
Binnington died at the scene, and his infant son, Lake Perry, was airlifted to a hospital in New Hampshire, where he succumbed to his injuries soon after,…
Possible DUI Driver Causes Multi-Vehicle Crash On I-95 In Arbutus: State Police
A New Jersey truck driver was caught in the middle of a multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of I-95 in Maryland for hours, according to Maryland State Police.
The crash happened around 2:50 a.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, along southbound I-95, just south of I-195 in Arbutus, Baltimore County.
Investigators say Persia Samina Ransford, 27, of Takoma Park, was driving a 2008 Mercury Mountaineer southbound when she slammed into the rear of a 2004 tractor-trailer driven by Asmaeil Faraj Abusharia, 59, of Sewaren, New Jersey.
Moments later, a 2016 Toyota Corolla, driven by Luis Del Cid, 53, of Mid…
DUI Driver, 27, Slams Car Into Telephone Pole In Fair Lawn: Police
A 27-year-old Fair Lawn man was arrested for driving under the influence after crashing his car into a telephone pole over the weekend, authorities said.
Police Officer Vincent Messina responded to the scene at the corner of Fair Lawn and Parmelee avenues around 3:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15, after receiving reports of a single-car crash, police said.
The driver, identified as Luis A. Gamarroarrego, failed a roadside sobriety test and was taken into custody, authorities said.
Photos from the scene by Kyle Mazza of UNF News show a Chevrolet sedan slammed into the pole, and officers e…
