Tree Branch Crushes Pedestrians, Smashes Tesla Roof In Teaneck: Police
A morning walk turned into a nightmare when a massive tree branch came crashing down in Teaneck, trapping two women, hitting a third, and striking a passing car with a father and his young daughter inside, authorities said.
The branch fell near Sussex Road and Churchill Road around 8:03 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 14, according to a release from the Teaneck Police Department.
Two Bergenfield women, ages 44 and 45, were pinned under the tree as they walked along the sidewalk. A 50-year-old Ridgefield Park woman was also hit, though she was not trapped, police said.
At the same time, a Tesla driven …
Man ID'd After Fatal PA Mobile Home Fire: Lehigh County Coroner
A 68-year-old man has died following a mobile home fire in Derry Township, Mifflin County, the coroner announced on Monday, Aug. 11.
Matthew Proud was pronounced dead at 5:33 a.m. on Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to the Mifflin County Coroner’s Office.
The cause of death was inhalation of products of combustion, and the manner of death was ruled accidental, the release said.
The fire happened at approximately 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, 2025, on the 18 block of Sunflower Lane, authorities detailed.
In addition to the coroner’s office, the Mifflin County Region…
Seaside Heights Motorcyclist Killed In Parkway Crash: Njsp
A 67-year-old Seaside Heights man was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Garden State Parkway in Ocean County Tuesday, Aug. 5, authorities said.
Troopers responded around 5 p.m. to a crash on the southbound side of the Parkway near milepost 89.9 in Lakewood Township, New Jersey State Police Sgt. Jeffrey Lebron said.
According to a preliminary investigation, a Honda CBR motorcycle and a Ford SUV were both traveling southbound when, in the area of milepost 89.9, "the Honda struck the rear of the Ford," Lebron said.
The motorcyclist, identified as Antonio Vinagre, 67, of Seaside Heights, was…
Two Motorcyclists ID'd After Crashes In Lehigh County Within Hours Of Each Other: Coroner
Two men were killed in separate motorcycle crashes hours apart in Lehigh County on Sunday, Aug. 3, authorities announced Monday, Aug. 4.
Stanley Aviles-Espaillat, 25, of Allentown, was pronounced dead at 8:17 a.m. at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Muhlenberg, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said. Aviles-Espaillat was operating a motorcycle that collided with a motor vehicle on the 300 block of W. Tilghman Street in Allentown around 3:20 a.m. The cause of death was multiple blunt force injuries, and the manner was ruled accidental.
Hours later, Gavin J. Long, 20, of Middle Paxton Township, was ki…
Yonkers Mom Killed In NJ Turnpike Crash Came To U.S. Seeking Better Life
A Yonkers woman killed in a crash on the New Jersey Turnpike had come to the U.S. in search of a better life, her sister said.
Vanessa Diaz Pichardo, 37, died after her Hyundai left the road and overturned before slamming into a tractor-trailer in Fort Lee just after 2 a.m. Monday, July 28, New Jersey State Police said.
Her sister, Rosanna Diaz, has launched a GoFundMe campaign to help return Vanessa’s body to the Dominican Republic so she can be buried with family. As of Tuesday, July 29, the campaign had raised $4,500.
“I am Rosanna Diaz, sister of Vanessa Diaz,” she wrote. “It is very p…
