Vehicle Collision Kills Long Island Woman
Authorities theorize that “speed and a traffic light violation” caused a fatal collision in upstate New York. But right now, they have little evidence to support that theory. The wreck happened in Stamford, at the intersection of Greyrock Place and Broad Street. A northbound Honda Civic hit a Toyota Rav 4 in the intersection. The […]
Wrong-Way Crash Kills Mom, Seriously Injures Daughter
A driver who apparently mistook an exit ramp for an entrance ramp smacked into an oncoming vehicle, almost instantly killing an 88-year-old Boonville woman. According to New York State Police investigators, a 72-year-old Schenectady woman was travelling the wrong way on the Erie Boulevard exit ramp from eastbound State Route 365. She hit a Jetta […]
Deadly High-Speed Police Chase in Rochester
Officers claim they kept their distance during a brief pursuit through downtown Rochester. But these precautions are little comfort to the family of a deceased 46-year-old man who was blindsided as he went though an intersection. Officers responding to a shots-fired report saw a suspicious silver Jeep leave the area. When they tried to pull […]
Christmas Eve Pile-Up Crash on Staten Island Injures Nineteen People
Investigators are still sorting though scant evidence after a multi-car collision, which included a school bus, on the Staten Island Freeway. The wreck happened near exit 10 on the westbound side of the freeway. Only four of the injured victims agreed to be transported to nearby hospitals. The others refused treatment at the scene. Medical […]
Alcohol-Fueled Wreck in Texas Prompts $300 Billion Judgment
No, that’s not a typo, although Beer Belly’s probably wishes it was. A Nueces County jury ordered the defunct bar to pay $301 billion (with a “b”) in damages after it served eleven drinks to a man who left the bar, ran a red light, and struck another vehicle. He died in the crash, along […]
Here Comes Santa Claus?
This time, the Jolly Old Elf did not come right down Santa Claus Lane. Instead, the incident happened on an anonymous street in an anonymous town which was in the midst of a silent night and a white Christmas. And, Santa was not just toting toys and goodies in his sleigh. He is also the […]
Wrong-Way Collision in Verona Kills One, Injures Two
Multiple agencies are investigating a serious collision in upstate New York which killed one person and seriously injured two other people. The wreck happened on State Highway 46. For unknown reasons, a 36-year-old man from Rome, who was northbound, crossed over into southbound traffic. He collided with a southbound vehicle carrying a 79-year-old woman and […]
Dual Fatal Vehicle Collision in Upstate NY
Two people are dead after a passenger car coasted through a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming large truck. The wreck happened where Munger Hill Road dead-ends into State Highway 3 in Mexico. When a Chevrolet Malibu failed to completely stop at the stop sign, an oncoming Ford Flatbed truck smacked into […]
Fatal Fireball Wreck in Leonia
Investigators believe that two vehicles were racing when a driver lost control of his car and slid into a tree. When officers arrived, a car was fully engulfed in flames and the driver was dead inside it. Pre-wreck video form near the scene shows this vehicle and another one driving close together at a very […]
Fatal Drunk Driver Accident Near Teterboro Airport
A man who was living the dream as a pilot and taking good care of his family was killed when the car he was riding in skidded off the road. Police say the driver was intoxicated when she sped past a freeway exit, tried to exit anyway, lost control of her car, and slammed it […]