GAINESVILLE, Fla. (DDN) – A vehicle involved in a police pursuit crashed on an Interstate 75 ramp in Alachua County on Tuesday, leading to a blockage of the roadway. Authorities report that a pursuit concluded when the individual, Jessica Hord, 42, collided with a semi-truck on the I-75 exit ramp at Williston Road. Authorities report that...
BEAVER DAM, Wisc. (DDN) – A pregnant teenager has gone missing in Wisconsin, and an Amber Alert has been issued. Sophia Martha Franklin, who is 16 years old, is three months pregnant. The father of her unborn child is Gary F. Day, who is 40 years old. Day is being considered for a no-contact order about...
BLOOMINGTON, Minne. (DDN) – The State Patrol has identified a woman from southern Minnesota who died this morning after losing control of her vehicle on a slick stretch of road in the Twin Cities. According to the State Patrol, Yadir Gabriela Hernandezaquilar, a 45-year-old woman from Shakopee, was driving west on I-494 in Bloomington when she...
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (DDN) – The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department responded to a single-car incident at the intersection of Tropicana Avenue and Buffalo Drive at around 8:34 p.m. When the officers arrived at the site, they discovered a silver automobile that had driven into a cinderblock wall. When the vehicle was found, there was one...
RENTON, Wash. (DDN) – The morning commute was disrupted by a series of crashes on Interstate 405 in both directions due to ice conditions. At 4:15 a.m., all northbound Interstate 405 lanes were closed at State Route 169/Maple Valley Highway due to a crash in Renton. Approximately five hours later, all mainline lanes were open. According...
FAIRFIELD COUNTY, South Car. (DDN) – According to the Fairfield County Coroner’s Office, a teenager died Sunday when a car went off a South Carolina road and smashed into trees. Deymius Mack, a 17-year-old Great Falls resident, died in what Coroner Chris Hill deemed an accident. Cpl. Nick Pye of the South Carolina Highway Patrol reported...
MANCHESTER, New Hamp. (DDN) – New Hampshire State Troopers stopped two teenagers for driving over 100 miles per hour on Interstate 93 near Bow. The two incidents occurred barely hours apart. On Saturday night, at approximately 10:30 p.m., police stopped a BMW that was being driven by a 17-year-old. The car was doing 109 miles per...
VOLUSIA COUNTY, Flo. (DDN) – According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a vehicle struck an overpass bridge structure on Interstate 4 in Volusia County early Monday morning. The vehicle was engulfed in flames, and one person died as a result. The accident occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. on the eastbound lanes at the exit ramp to...
CAMARILLO, Cali. (DDN) – A known Los Angeles gang member was charged on Monday with a burglary that escalated into a high-speed chase that culminated in a violent wreck near Camarillo, according to officials. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, the incident occurred on January 24, when the guy, 24-year-old Jalen Amir Yoakum of...
LONG ISLAND, New Y. (DDN) – A driver under the influence collided head-on with another vehicle on Long Island Sunday, resulting in injuries to two individuals, as reported by authorities. Giovannie Merisier, from West Babylon, was reportedly driving a red 2016 Nissan against traffic in the eastbound lanes of the Southern State Parkway close to exit...