PANAMA CITY, Flo. (DDN) – A drunk motorist from Florida who killed a mother and daughter by slamming into the rear of their car at 130 mph will spend the next 40 years in prison, officials said. According to the State Attorney’s Office for the 14th Judicial Circuit, Jacob Manuel, 33, was driving his Dodge Charger...
NEW YORK CITY, New Yo. (DDN) – The son and grandson of a late Colombo crime family mob boss have been arrested on federal firearms charges after a large cache of ghost guns was discovered at their Staten Island home, according to law enforcement officials. According to sources, Joseph Orapallo, 57, and his son Frank, 22,...
HOUSTON, Tex. (DDN) – According to the Houston Police Department, a 35-year-old woman is charged with vehicular intoxication manslaughter for driving the wrong way on the North Freeway and causing a fatal head-on crash early Thursday morning. Authorities say the woman was driving a black Ford F-150 southbound in the northbound lanes when she collided with...
HONOLULU, Haw. (DDN) – An 86-year-old woman was badly injured in a one-car crash in Hilo on January 30 and died, according to police. The woman, Yvonne Mira of Hilo, died on Monday at 6:21 p.m. at The Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. An autopsy has been scheduled to identify the exact cause of death. Officers...
EUGENE, Ore. (DDN) – A car collided with the Gotcha Burger food truck near the junction of 7th Ave. and Chambers St. in Eugene Wednesday afternoon, leaving one person hospitalized with critical injuries. “Somebody came through the drive-thru and hit our building, causing the whole cart to get destroyed, sending an employee to the emergency room,”...
DORCHESTER COUNTY, South Car. (DDN) – One person has died and another has been hospitalized as a result of an incident in Dorchester County that closed a route for many hours. According to Master Trooper William Bennett, the crash occurred on Wednesday at approximately 5 p.m. on Orangeburg Road, which is located about two miles west...
SECAUCUS, New Jer. (DDN) – On Wednesday morning, emergency crews tried to rescue a motorist who had been trapped inside a tractor-trailer that had flipped over on the New Jersey Turnpike. Around 7:30 a.m., the truck collided near Exit 16E, which is the toll plaza on the eastern spur of the New Jersey Turnpike. At least...
HORRY COUNTY, South Car. (DDN) – A Horry County man is in jail after police say he held someone at gunpoint before causing a chase that resulted in the suspect’s car crashing and catching fire. The Horry County Police Department accused Casey Davis, 33, with failing to stop for blue lights, pointing and exhibiting firearms at...
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...