Woman Intentionally Ran Over Man, Killing Him: Monmouth County Prosecutor
A 53-year-old Ocean Township woman was charged with murder in the first degree after she ran over a man in West Long Branch, authorities announced Wednesday, July 15.
On Tuesday, April 28 at 10 p.m., West Long Branch police responded to 123 Wall St. and found Adriano Catano, 46, unresponsive on his front lawn, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said. Catano was pronounced dead at the scene, Santiago said.
An investigation determined Catano was struck by Rena Cain's vehicle before she fled the scene, Santiago said. Cain is charged with murder in the first degree, Santiago said.
Hit-And-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian In Suffolk County
A hit-and-run driver struck and killed a pedestrian before fleeing the scene in Suffolk County, police announced on Friday, June 12.
Mario Corvasce, 66, of Holbrook, was standing in the roadway in front of 780 Broadway Ave. when he was hit by a southbound vehicle around 9:15 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, according to Suffolk County Police.
The driver did not stop after the crash and fled the area, police said.
Corvasce was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives are investigating t…
Drunk Driver Left Crash Scene, Lied To Cops In Sag Harbor Arrest, Police Say
A drunk driver crashed another car on Long Island and fled the scene, then lied to cops after they caught up with him on Wednesday morning, May 13, police said.
Ivan Wilmer Leon, 43, was arrested following the crash on Sunrise Highway and a traffic stop in Sag Harbor, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday to reports of a hit-and-run wreck on the highway, authorities said. Officers then located the suspect vehicle and pulled it over in Sag Harbor.
Leon, of Riverhead, was found to be operating the vehicle while drunk, investigators said. He al…
Unlicensed NJ DWI Driver Struck, Dragged Bike Bus Leader, Fled Scene: Maplewood PD
A 47-year-old Phillipsburg woman was arrested and charged with striking the leader of the popular Clinton Bike Bus and fleeing the scene in Maplewood, authorities announced Tuesday, March 24.
At 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25, officers responded to Parker Avenue and Orchard Road after a bicyclist, later identified as John Speck, had been struck and dragged by a light colored SUV that fled the scene, continuing southbound on Fernwood Avenue, still dragging the bicycle, Maplewood police said.
Speck was subsequently transported to a nearby hospital with traumatic injuries, police said.
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