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Update: Crash Near JFK Airport Killed Engaged Couple

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An update on the traffic multi-vehicle accident that occurred earlier this month is available. The accident was a forty five-car collision that happened near the JFK airport. A young couple, a man and a woman, who had recently become engaged, were killed in the car crash. The victims have been identified as Yisrael Levin, 21, who is the son of a Brooklyn rabbi, and Elisheva Basya Kaplan, 20, who is from Queens. They were a newly engaged couple. They were killed in the accident that happened on the Nassau Expressway. The two of them got engaged just one week ago and were planning...

07 April

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Update: Well-Known Chef Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter

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An update on a story we reported on earlier has been found. This story was about an accident in Cayuga County that led to one fatality. The driver who caused the accident was Stephen S. Landon, a 53-year-old man from Skaneateles. He has now been accused of driving while drunk. While doing so, he crashed into another car and killed a 25-year-old many from Auburn. The crash happened in early March. Landon is a well-known Chef from Central New York who has won many awards for his cooking. He was arrested and charged with two counts of vehicular assault as well as...

07 April

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Alcohol Likely Cause of Fatal Cayuga County Crash

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According to police, alcohol contributed to a crash that occurred in Cayuga County that led to a man’s death and injury to four people. This happened in early March on March 9, according to police deputies. Stephen S. Landon, a 53-year-old from Skaneateles, was driving on Route 34 in Fleming when his car moved across the center line and hit into an oncoming car. This information comes from Lt. Michael Wellauer from the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. The victim, Travis Mainwaring, died at the scene. He was 25-years-old at the time. Landon was reportedly drinking before the crash, and there are charges pending...

07 April

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An Oneida County Woman has Been Charged with DWI, Manslaughter

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A woman from Oneida County has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and a DWI. The woman was from Blossvale, and she was charged with second-degree vehicular manslaughter as well as driving while intoxicated and failure to keep right. She was charged with these after a two-car accident that occurred on February 26. This information comes from Utica police. The woman who has been charged was Jennifer L. Prichard, a 43-year-old. She turned herself into the Utica police and was then charged. According to police, Pritchard was driving her vehicle when she crossed over the double yellow lines. This happened on Oriskany Street...

07 April

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NYC MTA Worker Killed in Fall

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In Mid-March, a New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority worker, St. Clair Richard Stephens, fell about 20 feet and landed on his head. He fell when a wooden safety railing broke. He was 23-years-old and a track worker. The fall led to his death. Stephens was standing between two columns when the rail gave way and sent him falling into empty space where he landed on the tracks below. He had only been working at the job for 6 months and was on a crew that was tasked with removing redundant rails and putting them on a work train. Stephens was working alone...

06 April

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Olean Man Driving While Drunk Caused Deadly Crash

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Olean Man Driving While Drunk Caused Deadly Crash

On April 5, 2018, in Cattaraugus County, New York, an Olean man has been arrested for driving while drunk and causing an accident. He has been apprehended for intoxicated driving that led to a fatal car crash. This incident occurred at around 4:20 in the evening on April 4th, according to the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office. Police on patrol in the area responded to a two-vehicle accident that occurred on Route 417 in the Town of Carrollton. An investigation was conducted, and officials then determined that a 47-year-old man named John D. McStraw Jr. was attempting to pass a semi-trailer when he...

06 April

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Update: Victims Laid to Rest in Nassau Expressway Accident

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Another update is available about the accident that happened on the Nassau Expressway. This accident resulted in the death of two people and injury to five other people. Two people are facing charged connected to the accident that left two dead in Inwood. This accident happened early on Wednesday morning. The two victims who were killed are being laid to rest. We now also have the names of the two people who were arrested in connection with the case. Zakiyyah Steward, 25, is being charged with driving while impaired. She is being charged with multiples counts related to driving while impaired. Also, 35-year-old...

06 April

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1 Person Dead in Car Crash in Oneida County

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1 Person Dead in Car Crash in Oneida County

In Oneida County, one person died in early March after two vehicles crashed into each other. This accident happened on a state Thruway, and this information comes from State Police. This accident happened on a Tuesday night in early March. According to emergency responders, the accident happened in the eastbound lanes and was reported to have occurred at around 11:23 p.m. The crash happened in the town of Marcy which is just west of Route 49. According to police, multiple people were treated at hospitals in the area for injuries that were not life-threatening. The extent and severity of the injuries is...

06 April

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Update on JFK Multi-Vehicle Crash

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Another update on the large, multi-vehicle crash we have reported on already. This crash involved five vehicles and resulted in a pile-up near the JFK airport. This was a significant crash that claimed the lives of two people and caused serious injury to five more people. The vehicle that caught on fire was a sedan. The two people who were killed were in the sedan. They became trapped in the vehicle as it burst into flames. Emergency responders had to remove them from the vehicle, but they were not able to save them. Medics at the scene took the give other victims...

05 April

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In Bronx, Hutchinson Parkway Reopened

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An accident that happened on April 4 in the Bronx led to Hutchinson Parkway being closed for a time. The NYPD have said that a New York City Department of Transportation worker was hit in the area at around 10:30 a.m. The man who was hit was George Staab, a 57-year-old resident of Long Island. He was taken to Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx. Sadly, he was pronounced dead at the hospital. The driver of the vehicle stayed at the scene of the accident and was treated at the same hospital for minor injuries. The parkway was shut down by police at...