Cherished Middletown Mom, Son Killed In Crash: 'Brought So Much Joy, Laughter'
Just hours before her death, Hudson Valley resident Datrice Armstrong shared her excitement for a journey south to see her son with a cheerful Facebook post.
It would be her final message.
Later that day—Friday, June 13—Datrice and her son, Lenny Armstrong, were tragically killed in a head-on car crash, devastating their Middletown family and sending shockwaves through the wider community. The driver of the other vehicle survived and is in custody, according to a relative’s social media post.
Armstrong had been traveling from Middletown to Rocky Mount, North Carolina to visit Lenny, acco…
Maryland Man ID’d As Victim In Deadly Hit-Run On Gainesville Highway, Police Say
A Maryland man was fatally struck while crossing a highway in Northern Virginia, and police are still working to identify the driver who fled the scene.
Timothy Scott Rinehart, 44, of Laurel, was killed early Thursday, June 5, while attempting to cross Lee Highway near Virginia Oaks Drive in Gainesville, according to the Prince William County Police Department on Monday, June 9.
Officers were called to the intersection around 1:57 a.m., where they found Rinehart dead at the scene. Police said the driver who hit him sped away.
"The investigation revealed the driver of an unknown vehicle was…
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Road In Northampton: Lehigh County Coroner
A motorcyclist was killed after striking a deer in Northampton County, officials announced on Tuesday, June 3.
Charles S. Eppinger, 65, of Saylorsburg, was riding along the 2700 block of Mountain View Drive in Moore Township when he hit a deer around 2:42 p.m. on Monday, June 2, according to the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office.
Eppinger was taken to the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, where he was pronounced dead at 3:43 p.m., Coroner Daniel A. Buglio said in the release.
His cause of death was multiple traumatic injuries, and the manner of death was ruled an acci…
'Profound Loss': Hoosick Falls Fire Chief, Grandfather Killed In Work Zone Crash
Colleagues and loved ones are mourning the loss of a Department of Transportation employee, longtime fire chief, and beloved grandfather who was killed while overseeing a road project in upstate New York.
Hoosick Falls Fire Chief Robert Bornt, 54, was struck by a vehicle while working as a highway maintenance supervisor on State Route 7 in Pittstown on Thursday, May 29, as Daily Voice previously reported.
Bornt, of Hoosick Falls, suffered critical injuries and was airlifted to Albany Medical Center, where he died the next day, according to New York State Police.
No arrests have been made,…
