NJ Transit Bus Driver Ran Red Light In Crash That Left Roseland Cop Critical: Prosecutor
A 40-year-old Orange NJ Transit bus driver has been charged after crashing into a police car in Roseland, authorities announced Monday, July 14.
On Friday, June 20, at 4:12 p.m., a bus driven by Djimmy Evra was speeding and ran through a red light, slamming into a police car at Livingston Avenue and Prudential Drive, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Roseland Police Chief Director Livio Cioffi said.
The officer, Mark Miller, a 29-year-old Bloomfield resident, sustained life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to a nearby hospital, authorities said. Evra and three other pas…
DWI Driver Tells Cops He Had 3 To 4 Shots At Wedding Before Sparta Crash: Cops
A Newark man was charged with DWI after crashing his car into a wooded area in Sparta, police said.
Ciro Antecio-Martinez, 28, was driving a black Acura Integra south on West Mountain Road when it veered across the street, broke through a wooden road barrier, and came to rest down a steep embankment, according to Sparta Township Police.
The crash happened around 11:26 p.m. on Saturday, July 12, near 505 West Mountain Road.
Officers Christopher Favaro, Michael Poon, Brian Gallagher, and Kyle Stoll responded and found the car badly damaged among trees and brush. Antecio-Martinez, the only pe…
DUI Crash In Beachside Vacation Spot Leaves Cyclist Badly Injured, Police Say
A 21-year-old international student was seriously injured when a suspected drunk driver hit him in the heart of Rehoboth Beach, a popular Delaware vacation destination, police said.
The crash happened just after 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, in the 300 block of Rehoboth Avenue, according to the Rehoboth Beach Police Department.
Investigators say Megan Smith, 20, of Lewes, was driving a Jeep Wrangler westbound on Rehoboth Avenue when she hit the cyclist, who was in the area on a J-1 visa.
The crash caused potentially life-threatening injuries, police said after the cyclist was rushed t…
Drunk Driver Caught With 2 Young Kids In Car In Wappinger: Police
A 49-year-old man is facing a felony charge after allegedly driving drunk with two young children in his car, police said.
The arrest happened in Dutchess County around 11:10 p.m. on Friday, July 4, when a trooper pulled over a Honda CR-V on Route 9 in the Village of Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Sunday, July 6.
According to police, the driver, 49-year-old Moises Centeno Vargas of Fishkill, showed signs of intoxication and failed standardized field sobriety tests. Troopers also said they discovered two children, ages 8 and 10, riding in the ve…
