DDN – PennDOT reported that Route 283 West in East Hempfield Township was closed Wednesday afternoon due to a multi-vehicle incident. Just after 3:30 p.m., Lancaster County-Wide Communications reported a vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer and two passenger vehicles on Route 283 in the westbound lanes near the Landisville exit. According to first responders, one...
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JUSTICE SERVED: Driver Who Killed Three Women in Wrong-way Crash Gets 22-year Sentence
DDN – The guy who killed three ladies in Arizona while driving intoxicated will serve 22 years in prison after pleading guilty to three counts of second-degree murder, according to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office. Two of the women were from Clarkston, a hamlet in eastern Washington. The ladies, Abriauna Hoffman and Magdalyn “Maggie” Ogden,...
Pedestrian Killed in Serious Crash on Farview Avenue, Drivers Advised to Avoid Area
DDN – According to officials, a pedestrian was hit and killed on Farview Avenue in Paramus on Wednesday evening. At around 6:50 p.m., officers responded to “a serious motor vehicle crash involving a pedestrian” in the vicinity of 278 Farview Avenue, according to Paramus Police Chief Robert M. Guidetti. Jeff Angermeyer of the Bergen County...
Over 40 Accidents Reported in Fayetteville as Winter Storm Creates Hazardous Roads
DDN – The winter storm and its sustained low temperatures made roads in the area treacherous, with the Fayetteville Police Department responding to dozens of accidents Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon. Loren Bymer, a city spokesman, said around noon Wednesday that all city roads were open despite the winter storm that dumped more than 3...
Wrong-way Collision on Route 8 Claims Life of 70-year-old Fairfield Man, Injures Two
DDN – A 70-year-old Fairfield man has died after a wrong-way crash on Route 8 in Bridgeport on Sunday night, according to state police. According to the state police, Robert Mancini, 70, of Fairfield, was driving north on the southbound side of the road when he collided with a Toyota Corolla. According to them, the...
I-82 TRAGEDY: Redmond Woman Dies in Rollover Accident, Highway Temporarily Closed for Investigation
HERMISTON, Ore (DDN) – According to a report from the Oregon State Police on Wednesday, a woman from Redmond died in a rollover incident involving a single vehicle on Interstate 82 in Umatilla County on Friday evening. A preliminary OSP investigation indicated that Madyson Braelyn Curtis, 20, was driving a black Chevrolet Tahoe going west...
HIT-AND-RUN IN BUCKTOWN: 37-year-old Man Charged After Leaving Pedestrian Seriously Injured
CHICAGO (DDN) – A man from the suburbs was charged in connection with a hit-and-run accident that occurred last summer in Bucktown, a neighborhood in Chicago. The accident left a pedestrian with serious injuries. According to the police, Michael Reznik, 37, reportedly hit a 40-year-old lady who was in the crosswalk on May 4 in...
Wichita State Crash: Driver Arrested After Leaving U.S., Charged With Two Counts of Manslaughter
DDN – A 21-year-old man has been caught and taken to Sedgwick County Jail after an accident in November 2023 that resulted in the deaths of two Wichita State University students, based on records made public on Wednesday. Ahmed Rateb I Juma and 20-year-old Mohammed Shaafout were charged on October 22, 2024, with two counts...
Northwest Suburban Crash: Vehicle Plows Through Home Near Boulder Ridge, Driver Injured
MCHENRY COUNTY (DDN) – A vehicle collided with a home in a northwest suburban community on Wednesday afternoon, leaving the car almost completely inside. The crash happened at 2:22 p.m. in the 400 block of Ridge Court, near the Boulder Ridge Country Club. When Huntley Fire Protection District crews arrived, they discovered the driver, a...
Tragic Four-vehicle Crash on US 57 Bridge Leaves Five Dead and Others Hospitalized in Texas
ZAVALA COUNTY, Texas(DDN) – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is investigating a fatal four-vehicle incident on US Highway 57 that killed five persons and left others hospitalized. Around 12:45 a.m. on Tuesday, the accident occurred on the Nueces River Bridge at mile marker 420 east of La Pryor. According to DPS officers, a...