Tractor-Trailer Hauling M&Ms Crashes On I-80 In Knowlton, Spilling Candy Across Highway
A tractor-trailer hauling M&M candy crashed on Route 80 in Warren County, spilling its cargo across the roadway, authorities said.
At 10:17 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, Knowlton Township Fire & Rescue crews were dispatched to a two-tractor-trailer collision in the westbound lanes near the 2-mile marker, the department said.
According to firefighters, one tractor-trailer was parked on the westbound shoulder near the 2.4 mile marker when another tractor-trailer rear-ended it, tearing open both box trailers and spilling M&Ms onto the highway.
Units including Engine 41-63, Rescue 41-73, …
New Series Filming Upcoming Season In Sparkill: Here's When, Where
Scenes for an upcoming television series are set to be filmed in parts of Rockland County later this month.
The shoot is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 17, from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m., and will take place in Sparkill, according to the Town of Orangetown.
Carmel Reilly, Orangetown’s Director of Economic Development and Tourism, said the production is “a new series, in its second season.” She added she preferred not to identify the show to avoid disruptions.
Filming will center around Depot Square, with most scenes taking place at Noble Café, The Grape D’Vine, and Paulding Place.…
Hadley Man Tries Mowing Down Road Crew With Truck, Assaults Worker, Police Say
A 26-year-old New York man is accused of punching a public works employee after allegedly trying to run him down in an active construction zone.
Michael Sutliff, of Hadley, was arrested Tuesday, July 29, following a violent confrontation in a Lake Luzerne work zone, according to the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.
Sutlif drove his 2017 Ram pickup recklessly through a road crew site near East River Drive and Rose Avenue, ignoring posted traffic controls, police said. He then swerved toward a DPW worker, appearing to deliberately try to hit him, according to police.
After being stopped and c…
Man 2X Legal Limit, Swerving Over Double Yellow Line: Lititz Police
A Wrightsville man had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit when he was pulled over for an illegal left turn and erratic driving, Lititz police announced in a release on Tuesday, May 20.
Steven Michael Webb Jr., 35, was stopped around 10:50 p.m. on Friday, May 16, after officers saw his Chevy pickup turn left from North Lane onto North Broad Street — a maneuver banned by two posted signs, according to the Lititz Borough Police Department.
While following behind, the officer observed the pickup swerve over the double yellow line and nearly strike the curb, police said.
Once stopped…
School Bus, Truck, Car Involved In Quarryville Crash, Trapping Driver: Firefighters
A crash involving a school bus, a truck and trailer, and a car left one person trapped at Route 372 and May Post Office Road in Eden Township, officials said.
The accident was reported at 6:54 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, prompting a response from the Quarryville Fire Department (QFD) and Lancaster EMS (LEMSA), according to QFD.
Upon arrival, firefighters removed two doors from the car to extricate the trapped victim, who sustained only minor injuries, the department said.
Fire police from QFD and the Bart Township Fire Company helped control traffic while crews secured the vehicles an…
Multi-Vehicle Crash, Fire Closes PA 283 West For Hours: PennDOT
A tractor-trailer veered off the road, and a vehicle caught fire during a multi-vehicle crash on PA 283 westbound near Middletown, closing all lanes Friday evening, Jan. 10, PennDOT announced.
The collision happened just after 6:30 p.m. at mile marker 6, involving a tractor-trailer that went into the woods and multiple vehicles, one of which caught fire, according to PennDOT spokesperson Fritzi Schreffler.
The crash has shut down PA 283 westbound between Vine Street and Tollhouse Road, with eastbound traffic slowed due to rubbernecking, Schreffler said.
Emergency responders are stil…
Newark Police Sergeant Charged In Traffic Officer's Death: Prosecutor
Victor Ortiz, a Newark police sergeant, was arrested and charged on Thursday, Jan. 2 in connection with the death of Newark Traffic Control Officer Jairo Rodriguez last month, authorities said.
At 12:42 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, Rodriguez was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic following an event at the Prudential Center, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and Public Safety Director Emanuel Miranda said.
Rodriguez was found by police unresponsive and was transported to University Hospital where he was pronounced dead soon after, authorities said. Ortiz, a Hillside resident, was of…
Major Crash Closes Stump Road In Warrington Township: Police
A white Kia SUV struck a PECO utility pole, rolled over, and entrapped the driver in a serious crash on Stump Road in Warrington Township, police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 27.
The accident happened shortly before 12:30 p.m. in the Chalfont section of Warrington Township, between Limekiln Pike and Billingsley Road, according to authorities. Witnesses told police the SUV, driven by a 73-year-old woman, was swerving erratically just before striking the pole, which sheared off from the impact.
The vehicle rolled three times before coming to rest on its side, trapping the driver inside, inves…
