Driver Pulled Handgun And Fled After Albany Crash, Didn’t Get Far Before Arrest: Police
A Capital Region driver pulled a gun on another man following a car crash in Albany, police said.
Maurice S. Fitzgerald, 33, of Schenectady, was involved in a two-car collision near Columbia Circle West and South Frontage Road on Friday, Sept. 25, the Albany Police Department said.
After the wreck, Fitzgerald displayed a handgun toward the other driver, a 44-year-old man, then fled the intersection, police said. By the time officers arrived, only the 44-year-old and his car remained at the scene, according to authorities.
However, Fitzgerald and his vehicle were located shortly afterward d…
Woman Runs Out Of Gas, Tries Crossing I-795 With Dog Before Both Are Killed In Owings Mills: PD
A late-night breakdown turned deadly for a Maryland woman and her dog when they tried crossing an interstate together after her vehicle ran out of gas.
Madison Cecille Davis, 31, of Westminster, was killed shortly after 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 30, after stopping on the left shoulder of southbound I-795 near Mt. Wilson Lane in Baltimore County, according to Maryland State Police.
Investigators say Davis' vehicle had run out of gas, prompting her to pull onto the shoulder and get out with her dog.
Then, for reasons that remain unclear a day later, Davis attempted to cross the travel lanes…
Birdsboro Woman Killed In Oley Township Crash: Berks County Coroner
A Pennsylvania woman was killed following a two-vehicle crash, officials announced Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Agustina M. Stevens, 42, of the 200 block of Chestnut Street of Birdsboro, was involved in the crash at Philadelphia Avenue, also known as Route 73, and Snyder Road in Oley Township around 6:18 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, according to the Berks County Coroner’s Office.
Stevens was taken by ambulance to Tower Health/Reading Hospital, where she was pronounced dead in the emergency department at 8:23 a.m., the coroner said.
Her cause and manner of death remain pending as the investigation continue…
0.27-bac Driver Crashes Into Ditch On Moreau Road, Cops Say
A drunk driver’s BAC was measured at 0.27% after he drove into a ditch in the Capital Region, authorities said.
Clifford E. Murphy III, 57, of Northumberland, was found at the crash scene in Moreau on Wednesday, Aug. 26 around 9 p.m., the Saratoga County Sheriff’s office said.
Officers responded to Mott Road and found Murphy’s car in a ditch on the side of the road, authorities said. No other vehicles or people were involved in the incident, police said.
After the investigation, Murphy’s BAC was measured at 0.27%, more than three times the legal limit, and he was booked on two DWI counts, …
Business Owner, Dad Dies After DWI Driver Hits Parked Car in Middle Island: Police
A Long Island business owner and father has died after a suspected drunk driver crashed into the parked car he was sitting in, police said.
James Baldassarri, 44, of Holtsville, was inside a 2025 Toyota parked outside 26 Wilson Drive in Middle Island when a 2017 Ford Taurus struck it around 12:05 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 27, Suffolk County Police said.
Baldassarri suffered serious injuries and was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital. He died from those injuries, police announced Saturday, Aug. 29.
The Taurus driver, Noah Slusser, 21, of Medford, was charged with driving while intoxicate…
Central Islip Woman Stabbed, Strangled By Husband, Attacker’s Case Ends In Prison Time: DA
A Long Island man who admitted to stabbing and strangling his wife in their bed was sentenced to prison time on Thursday, Aug. 20, authorities said.
Rodolfo Alvarez, 35, of Central Islip, got 18 years for attempted murder and several other crimes, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said.
The victim “survived that brutal attack and will no longer have to worry about her safety while this defendant serves many years in prison,” District Attorney Ray Tierney said.
Alvarez pleaded guilty in the case on April 28, nearly two years after he was first arrested in September 2024, accordi…
E-Scooter Rider Killed In Car Crash In Glen Cove, Police Say
A 23-year-old Long Island man was killed in a crash on an electric scooter on Wednesday night, Aug. 19, police said.
David Anthony De Jesus, of Roslyn, was traveling westbound near Dosoris Way and Elliot Place in Glen Cove around 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, the Nassau County Police Department said.
De Jesus collided with a 2023 Jeep Wrangler being driven by a 19-year-old woman, investigators said.
Following the crash, De Jesus was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No other injuries were reported in the crash, and the investigation is ongoing.
De Jesus was the…
Drunk Driver Flees Crash In Hampton Bays, Gets Arrested Down The Road: Police
A drunk Long Island driver fled the scene of an accident early Tuesday, Aug. 11, police said.
Matthew Buckley, 45, of East Quogue, was involved in a crash at the intersection of East Tiana Road and Corwin Lane in Hampton Bays around 12:15 a.m., the Southampton Town Police Department said.
Cops responded to reports of a car wreck with property damage and realized Buckley’s vehicle had fled the scene, police said. It was located afterward on Yale Drive in Hampton Bays, about 1.4 miles from the crash intersection, according to authorities.
Buckley was arrested and charged with misdemeanor DWI…
