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Line-Of-Duty Cause Of Death Revealed For Berks Officer Kristen Yeager Line-Of-Duty Cause Of Death Revealed For Berks Officer Kristen Yeager
Line-Of-Duty Cause Of Death Revealed For Berks Officer Kristen Yeager A Pennsylvania police officer killed while responding to an emergency call is being remembered as a dedicated public servant, athlete, wife, and mother of three after officials released new details about her death on Wednesday, June 3. Central Berks Regional Police Officer Kristen M. Yeager, 42, died after the patrol vehicle she was driving left the roadway and struck a tree in Earl Township on Friday, May 29, according to Pennsylvania State Police and the Berks County Coroner's Office. She was responding to assist a neighboring police department when the crash happened. Investigators said …
Fires Break Out At 2 Popular Bergen County Restaurants Within Hours Fires Break Out At 2 Popular Bergen County Restaurants Within Hours
Fires Break Out At 2 Popular Bergen County Restaurants Within Hours Two popular Bergen County restaurants were damaged by fires within hours of each other late Sunday, May 31, and Monday, June 1. The first fire broke out Sunday evening, May 31, at Brick House on Godwin Avenue in Wyckoff, according to the Wyckoff Fire Department. Firefighters responded after reports of a brush fire against the rear of the building with visible smoke and flames, officials said. Arriving crews confirmed the brush fire had extended into the restaurant's air ventilation system. Firefighters also encountered heavy smoke conditions in the basement and requested a working fire…
Firefighters Cut Apart Trail Bridge To Free Horse Trapped In Patuxent River State Park (PHOTOS) Firefighters Cut Apart Trail Bridge To Free Horse Trapped In Patuxent River State Park (PHOTOS)
Firefighters Cut Apart Trail Bridge To Free Horse Trapped In Patuxent River State Park (Photos) Firefighters in Maryland headed into Patuxent River State Park on Sunday afternoon looking for an injured person on a trail. What they found instead was a horse in far worse shape. Crews were dispatched at approximately 1:40 p.m. on May 31, to the park in Brookville for a reported injured person, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson David Pazos. While searching the trail system by UTV, firefighters came across a horse whose leg had fallen through a wooden pedestrian bridge along the Red Trail. The animal was unable to stand. What started as a routine medica…
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Route 80 Ramp To Route 17 In Lodi Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Route 80 Ramp To Route 17 In Lodi
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Shuts Down Route 80 Ramp To Route 17 In Lodi An overturned tractor-trailer blocked a ramp connecting Interstate 80 to Route 17 in Lodi during the Monday morning commute, June 1. The crash was reported at approximately 6:31 a.m. on the southbound Route 17 ramp from Interstate 80, the NJDOT site shows. The overturned truck shut down the ramp as emergency crews responded to the scene. Traffic delays were expected in the area as responders worked to clear the crash and reopen the roadway. Motorists were advised to seek alternate routes and expect delays in the area.
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Mechanicsville Crash 22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Mechanicsville Crash
22-Year-Old Motorcyclist Fighting For Life After Being Flown From Mechanicsville Crash What started as an evening ride through Southern Maryland ended with a 22-year-old motorcyclist being flown to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. Leo Cianciolo remains in critical condition after a crash on Mechanicsville Road that drew a major emergency response, shut down part of the roadway, and ended with him being rushed away by a state police helicopter, according to the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office. Shortly after 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 28, first responders were called to investigate a reported crash involving an SUV and a motorcycle. Investigators say an 86-year-ol…
5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Stafford County 5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Stafford County
5 Dead, 34 Hurt In Bus Crash On I-95 In Stafford County Five people were killed, and dozens more were injured early on Friday morning on I-95 in Virginia when a bus plowed into slowed traffic, officials confirmed. The crash was reported around 2:35 a.m. on May 29, near the 146-mile marker of the southbound lanes of the interstate in Stafford, where traffic was slowing for an upcoming work zone, according to Virginia State Police. The bus failed to slow down and instead crashed into six vehicles. The I-95 crash in Virginia. Virginia State Police By sunrise, the aftermath stretched across the interstate and beyond it. Photos release…
Funeral Set For Arlington Officer Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer After Pentagon Response Funeral Set For Arlington Officer Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer After Pentagon Response
Funeral Set For Arlington Officer Who Died From 9/11-Related Cancer After Pentagon Response A longtime police officer in Virginia who spent days working the Pentagon crash site after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be laid to rest next week following his death from 9/11-related cancer. Arlington Police Cpl. Barry Foust, a veteran officer whose decades-long career stretched across some of the region’s darkest and most demanding moments, died Friday, May 22, after battling cancer linked to his response to American Airlines Flight 77 crashing into the Pentagon in 2001. Now, Arlington County officials have announced funeral arrangements for Foust, whose death has been classified a…
Woman Hit In Ashburn Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff Woman Hit In Ashburn Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff
Woman Hit In Ashburn Roadway, Then Carried Into Pickup Truck Before Driver Vanished: Sheriff A woman struck in the middle of a Virginia roadway was then picked up by a man, carried into a black pickup truck, and driven away before deputies got answers, according to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office. Now, the agency is putting together the pieces. The strange chain of events unfolded around 4:50 p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the intersection of Farmwell Drive and Hemingway Drive in Ashburn, investigators said. Deputies responding to the scene found witnesses describing something straight out of a movie scene.  A woman had reportedly been hit in the roadway, and before first …
Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Washington County Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Washington County Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute
Bus Fire Shuts Down I-70 In Washington County Near I-81 During Rainy Morning Commute Drivers hit the brakes on I-70 Wednesday morning after a bus burst into flames near the busy I-81 interchange in Washington County. The fire broke out around 6:40 a.m. on the westbound side of I-70 near Exit 26 in the Hagerstown area, shutting down all westbound lanes during the rainy morning commute. Traffic cameras showed thick backups stretching behind the scene as emergency crews surrounded the burning bus. According to multiple reports, the fire started after a tire blew out. Students and the driver were able to get off the bus safely before flames spread through the vehicle. By mid…
Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police
Teen Holds Knife To Family Member’s Throat During Bizarre Woodbridge Barricade: Police Officers in Virginia were able to safely resolve a dangerous situation after a teen in crisis held a knife to the throat of a family member during a bizarre weekend barricade, police say. The incident was reported shortly after 4 a.m. on Friday, May 22, when officers from the Prince William County Police Department were called to a home in the 2100 block of Abbottsbury Way in Woodbridge, where there was a juvenile in a mental health crisis. Officers initially found the teen walking in the area of Potomac Club Parkway and Richmond Highway, at which point he took off on foot and returned to t…
One Person Extracted, Three Hospitalized After Mastic Crash On Montauk Highway: Authorities One Person Extracted, Three Hospitalized After Mastic Crash On Montauk Highway: Authorities
One Person Extracted, Three Hospitalized After Mastic Crash On Montauk Highway: Authorities Three people were hospitalized following a two-car crash on Montauk Highway on Wednesday night, May 20, police said. A 24-year-old Shirley woman was driving her 2016 Honda sedan on Madison Street in Mastic and attempting to turn right into the highway’s eastbound lanes, the Suffolk County Police Department said. But as she entered the road, she was struck by a 1999 Infiniti sedan traveling eastbound around 10:30 p.m., cops said. The Infiniti driver, a 24-year-old Mastic Beach man, was rushed to NYU Langone Hospital-Suffolk with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. The Honda dri…
Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (UPDATE) Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (UPDATE)
Philadelphia Woman Killed After Norfolk Southern Train Strike In Lancaster County ID'd (Update) A Philadelphia woman was killed after she was struck by a train in Lancaster County early Thursday morning, officials confirmed. Emergency crews were called to the Amtrak rail line just east of the Horseshoe Road overpass in East Lampeter Township at 3:59 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, according to the Lancaster County Coroner’s Office. Coroner investigators pronounced 40-year-old Megan Pimm, of Philadelphia, dead at the scene after she was struck by a Norfolk Southern train traveling on the westbound track, the coroner’s office said. Primm was transported to the Lancaster County Forensic Cen…
Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed I-95 Crash With SUV In Madison Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed I-95 Crash With SUV In Madison
Motorcyclist Killed In High-Speed I-95 Crash With SUV In Madison A 28-year-old man was killed after crashing his motorcycle into an SUV while speeding on I-95, police said.  Joseph R. Baez, of Providence, Rhode Island, was killed around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, when his BMW motorcycle slammed into a Subaru Crosstrek near Exit 60 south in Madison, Connecticut State Police said.  Investigators said Baez was riding at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash. His motorcycle also lacked a license plate.  Paramedics rushed Baez to Yale New Haven Hospital, where he later died of his injuries, police said. The driver of the Subaru, …
Mass Dad Of 2 Dies Trapped On Somerville MBTA Escalator As Dozens Pass Without Helping (Video) Mass Dad Of 2 Dies Trapped On Somerville MBTA Escalator As Dozens Pass Without Helping (Video)
Mass Dad Of 2 Dies Trapped On Somerville MBTA Escalator As Dozens Pass Without Helping (Video) A father of two died after his jacket became trapped in a moving MBTA subway escalator while more than a dozen people walked by without stopping to help, according to newly released surveillance video. Steven McCluskey, 40, lost his balance while riding an escalator at Davis Station in Somerville just before 5 a.m. on Feb. 27, officials said. Video released Tuesday, May 19, by the MBTA showed McCluskey falling near the bottom of the escalator moments before stepping off. His coat became caught in the machinery as he tried to free himself. @cbsnews Newly released surveillance footage …
Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Beacon Site Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Beacon Site
Construction Worker Hit By Nail, Rescued From Second Floor Of Beacon Site A construction worker was rescued and taken to the hospital after suffering an injury at a job site in Dutchess County, firefighters said.   The incident happened in Beacon on Monday, May 18, according to the Beacon Fire Department.  Firefighters responded to help at the scene of a construction accident in which a worker suffered a lower extremity injury after accidentally being struck by a nail, the department said.  Because access to the building’s second floor was limited, the Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps requested more manpower to help remove the injured worker …
Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Sunderland Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Sunderland
Cow In Road Sparks Head-On Crash That Injures 11 In Sunderland A dairy cow standing in the roadway set off a violent head-on crash that sent 11 people to hospitals in western Massachusetts early Thursday morning, May 14, authorities said. First responders were called to the area of 716 Amherst Road in Sunderland just after 2 a.m. on May 14, according to the Northwestern District Attorney's Office. Police said a northbound vehicle crashed into a cow in the road before colliding head-on with an oncoming vehicle. Eleven people inside the two vehicles were hurt. They were taken to several area hospitals for treatment. Authorities said all are expected to …
Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired
Lockdown Lifted At Barnes Air Base After Frantic Reports Of Shots Fired Reports of a shooting at Barnes Air National Guard Base sparked a lockdown, but police say the gunfire was part of a training exercise.  The incident happened around 9:45 a.m. at the 104th Fighter Wing on Southampton Road in Westfield, when police responded to reports of gunfire.  Law enforcement rushed to the scene as the base went into lockdown during the ongoing exercise. Officials later confirmed there was no active threat. In a statement, the 104th Fighter Wing said the incident was tied to the exercise and that no real emergency had taken place. The lockdown was lifte…
Truck Brings Down Pole, Wires On Ossining Street Truck Brings Down Pole, Wires On Ossining Street
Truck Brings Down Pole, Wires On Ossining Street A chaotic scene played out on a Westchester County street when a truck knocked over a utility pole, bringing wires down on top of it. The crash happened this week on Flavelle Place in Ossining, where a truck crashed into a pole, Ossining Police said on Wednesday, May 13. Photos shared by the department show that the pole came down on top of the truck, bringing wires along with it. Luckily, no injuries were reported. The department shared the incident in a humorous post on their social media page, writing, "We wanted closer photos, but apparently our officers were unwilling to test the …
Hit-Run Crash: Person Rescued From Car After It Rolls Over Several Times In Nanuet Hit-Run Crash: Person Rescued From Car After It Rolls Over Several Times In Nanuet
Hit-Run Crash: Person Rescued From Car After It Rolls Over Several Times In Nanuet A serious hit-and-run crash in Rockland County left one person trapped inside a vehicle after it reportedly rolled over multiple times, according to reports. The crash happened Wednesday night, May 13, at the intersection of Route 59 and North Middletown Road in Nanuet, The Monsey Scoop reported.  Emergency responders arriving at the scene found one person trapped inside the wrecked vehicle following the rollover crash. Crews worked to extricate the victim from the vehicle before they were taken for medical treatment, the outlet said. Injuries were reported, although the extent of tho…
Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say
Boat Crash Near Jones Beach Sends Operator To Hospital With Head Injury, Officials Say A boat crash in Long Island waters left the vessel’s captain with a head injury near Jones Beach, authorities said Wednesday, May 13. The boat was traveling from Zachs Bay to the Wantagh State Parkway bridge around 7:30 p.m. on Friday, May 8 when it struck a sand bar, the Wantagh Fire Department said. The impact from the collision caused the boat’s operator to be thrown forward and strike his head, the department said. It also left the boat stuck on the sand bar. Emergency crews responded to the wreck, removed the injured operator from his boat, and transported him to a waiting Nassau Coun…
Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole
Police ID 21-Year-Old Driver Killed After Speeding Lexus Crashes Into Greenwich Pole Authorities have identified the 21-year-old Connecticut man killed in a Greenwich crash over the weekend. Franklin Sousa-Filho was driving a Lexus LS400 when it crashed into a pole on W. Ritch Avenue around 2:10 a.m. Sunday, May 10, according to Greenwich police. Police said an officer monitoring Delavan Avenue for speeding drivers spotted the Lexus traveling 50 mph in a 25-mph zone. The Lexus then ran a red light at Delavan Avenue and Frontage Road, police said. The officer followed the vehicle and found it had crashed into a pole with significant damage. Responding crews found Sousa-Fi…
2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says 2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says
2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Paterson Mass Shooting, Prosecutor Says Two men were killed and four others were injured in a mass shooting in Paterson on Sunday night, May 10, authorities said. Police responded to reports of a shooting at approximately 8:26 p.m. in the area of Rosa Parks Boulevard and Godwin Avenue, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Officer-In-Charge Patrick Murray. When officers arrived, they found six people suffering from gunshot wounds. All six victims were taken to Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center, according to the prosecutor’s office. A 43-year-old Paterson man and a 29-year-old …
Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62 Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62
Longtime Lebanon Fire Chief Kevin Saharic Dies, 62 Kevin Saharic devoted his life to public service. The longtime Lebanon Borough Fire Chief died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 5, at the age of 62, according to his obituary from the Scarponi Funeral Home website. Born in Red Bank, Saharic moved to Lebanon in 1974, where he would spend the rest of his life, his obituary reads. A graduate of North Hunterdon High School, he married his high school sweetheart Michele Kimberly Saharic in 1985, according to his obituary. Saharic spent  44 years working for Tamke Tree Experts in Bernardsville he served as fleet and property manager, according to hi…
Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police
Driver Killed In 3-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus On Busy PG County Highway: Police One person was killed in a crash involving a school bus and two other drivers during rush hour on Friday morning, shutting down a busy Maryland highway as investigators swarmed the scene. First responders in Prince George's County were called around 7:20 a.m. to the area of Indian Head Highway and Pine Drive in Accokeek to investigate the incident, which left the bus on its side. According to officials, the driver of one vehicle was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver was taken to an area hospital with undisclosed injuries, and the third driver was treated at the scene.  Poli…
Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company
Home Consumed By Flames: Shrewsbury Hose Company A home was engulfed in flames in Shrewsbury on Monday, May 4, authorities said. At 2:15 p.m., firefighters responded to 26 Thomas Ave. and immediately encountered heavy fire, Shrewsbury Hose Company No. 1 said. Firefighters deployed multiple handlines in an effort to bring the blaze under control, fire officials said. The fire was contained to the rear residence with no extension to neighboring homes, firefighters said. No injuries were reported, firefighters said.
East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (PHOTOS) East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (PHOTOS)
East Baltimore Building Condemned After Collapse Sends Bricks Raining Onto Parked Cars (Photos) Several cars were damaged, but crisis was largely averted on Tuesday afternoon when the side of a building collapsed in East Baltimore. Crews were called around 1 p.m. on May 5 to the 700 block of East Eager Street, where there were multiple emergency calls about a building collapse. Upon arrival, first responders from the Baltimore Fire Department and other agencies found hundreds of bricks strewn across several parked cars, with the inside of the building completely exposed. The building collapse in Baltimore. Baltimore Fire Department According to the Baltimore Fire Department, …
Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook
Car Flips After Driver Suffers Medical Emergency In Millbrook A rollover crash temporarily shut down a residential street in Dutchess County after the driver suffered a medical emergency.  The incident happened on Tuesday afternoon, May 5, on Merritt Avenue in the Village of Millbrook, where police, firefighters, and EMS responded to a vehicle that had overturned in the road, according to the Millbrook Police Department.   Authorities temporarily closed the road as crews worked at the scene.  In an update, police confirmed the crash was caused by a medical emergency. No other details about injuries have been released. Merrit…
Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday
Belleville Fire Shoots To 12 Alarms, Schools Closed Monday A new video shows the moment a small fire inside a Belleville warehouse began to grow into the massive 12-alarm blaze on Sunday, May 3. The footage shared by JerseyTalks on Instagram captures the early moments as flames spread inside the building. Workers can be seen rushing to move boxes and materials before realizing the situation is escalating and fleeing. The fire broke out in the Valley section on Cortlandt Street and spread quickly through multiple commercial buildings due to strong winds, Mayor Michael Melham said. The fire ultimately spread to three separate locations and …
Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police
Norwalk Man ID'd As Boater Who Died In Stamford Harbor: Police A 67-year-old Connecticut man has died after falling into Stamford Harbor during a boating incident, state officials said. Frederick Bannerot, of Norwalk, was identified as the victim, according to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. The incident happened Sunday afternoon, May 3. Emergency crews rushed to Stamford Harbor around 3 p.m. after reports of a boating incident. Environmental Conservation Police responded along with Stamford police and fire personnel.  Officials said Bannerot fell out of his boat while trying to secure it to a mooring. He was p…
Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities
Plane Crashes In Linden: Authorities A plane crashed in Linden on Saturday, May 2, authorities said. At 3:35 p.m., officers and firefighters responded to Linden Airport at 1101 W. Edgar Rd. after a Cesna 172S Skyhawk veered off the runway during takeoff, Linden police said. The pilot was treated on scene and transported to a nearby hospital, police said. The pilot was the only person on board, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The FAA is investigating.
Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville
Ejected, Trapped, Airlifted: Three Critically Injured In Violent I-70 Crash In Myersville Two people had to be airlifted to Maryland hospitals with critical injuries after one was ejected and another was trapped inside a wrecked vehicle along I-70. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 2, Frederick County Fire and Rescue crews were called to a stretch of the eastbound lanes of the interstate near the Myersville rest area, where there were reports of a violent crash. Upon arrival, first responders found a mangled car, with one person thrown from the vehicle and another pinned inside. A third was also seriously injured. Two were flown by police helicopters with life-threatening …