WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY WATCH: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY
Watch: Trooper Saves Man From Sinking Car At Marina In Western NY A state trooper jumped into the water and smashed through a sinking vehicle's sunroof to rescue a man trapped inside in a dramatic incident in Western New York that was captured on body camera footage.  The rescue happened at Cross Lake Marina in the Cayuga County town of Cato on Sunday, Oct. 4, around 2:37 p.m., New York State Police said on Thursday, Oct. 8.  On the day of the incident, Trooper Christopher Cady responded to the marina after receiving a report of a vehicle sinking at the boat launch with a man trapped inside. When Cady arrived, he immediately went into the w…
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac
Boy, 13, Seriously Injured After Being Thrown From Electric Bike In Mahopac A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after losing control of an electric dirt bike and being thrown from it on a Putnam County road, police said.  The crash happened near Watermelon Hill Road and Eleanor Drive in Mahopac at around 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to Carmel Police. Responding officers and emergency medical crews found the boy with serious injuries. Police said he lost control after hitting an object along the side of the road, possibly a bush, and was thrown from the electric dirt bike.  Detectives are still investigating the circumstances leading u…
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson
Rollover Crash Sends 1 To Hospital In Croton-On-Hudson A rollover crash in a Westchester County village sent one person to the hospital, fire officials said.  The crash happened near Sunset Park in the Harmon section of Croton-on-Hudson during the early afternoon on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Firefighters were called to the scene for a reported rollover and found one person who needed medical evaluation.  The person was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the department said. More details about the cause of the crash were not immediately available. 
Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash
Hayride Passengers Thrown From Wagon Before Tractor Rolls Over In Upstate NY Crash A 16-year-old is in critical condition after a tractor carrying a group of children and teenagers on a hayride lost control, rolled several times, and ejected its passengers in upstate New York, authorities said.   The crash happened in Chemung County, located in the Southern Tier region of New York, at around 4:38 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Comfort Hill Road and Berwick Turnpike in the Village of Wellsburg, according to the Chemung County Sheriff's Office.   Just before the crash, a lieutenant on routine patrol saw a John Deere tractor coming down Comfort Hill Road with…
Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck
Driver Seriously Injured, Airlifted After Route 9G Crash In Rhinebeck A driver was seriously injured and airlifted to a hospital after crashing into a utility pole on a busy Dutchess County roadway, fire officials said.   The single-vehicle crash happened on Route 9G near Miller Road in Rhinebeck at around 3:14 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, according to the Rhinebeck Fire Department.  Arriving emergency crews found one seriously injured person trapped inside the vehicle, the department said. A medical helicopter was then requested as Rhinebeck firefighters and EMS crews worked to free the driver from the wreckage and prepare them for their trip…
Tractor-Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill On I-495 Leads To 4-Mile Backup In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill On I-495 Leads To 4-Mile Backup In Maryland (DEVELOPING) Tractor-Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill On I-495 Leads To 4-Mile Backup In Maryland (DEVELOPING)
Tractor-Trailer Crash, Fuel Spill On I-495 Leads To 4-Mile Backup In Maryland (Developing) A messy Monday afternoon crash turned the Capital Beltway into a parking lot in Maryland. The crash was reported at approximately 2:50 p.m. on Oct. 5 on the Inner Loop of I-495 in Montgomery County, between University Boulevard and New Hampshire Avenue, near Exit 29, according to officials. Multiple vehicles were involved, including a tractor-trailer, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson Pete Piringer said. The collision also caused a fuel spill, creating hazardous road conditions as firefighters and other first responders worked at the scene. Several patients were being…
Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home
Fire Chiefs Pull Trapped Homeowner Through Window As Flames Rip Through North Hills Home A trapped homeowner was pulled through a window to safety as a well-advanced house fire tore through a Long Island home Saturday morning, Oct. 3, leaving the resident and a police officer hospitalized and three firefighters with minor injuries. The blaze broke out at 211 Hornbill Drive in North Hills shortly before 9:30 a.m., according to the Manhasset-Lakeville Volunteer Fire Department and Nassau County Police. Police listed the initial call at 9:26 a.m., while the fire department said its companies were dispatched at 9:27 a.m.  Arriving chiefs found flames coming from the home and c…
Police ID Enfield Man Killed In Windsor I-91 Rollover Crash Police ID Enfield Man Killed In Windsor I-91 Rollover Crash Police ID Enfield Man Killed In Windsor I-91 Rollover Crash
Police ID Enfield Man Killed In Windsor I-91 Rollover Crash A 44-year-old Connecticut man was killed on Interstate 91 South after another car hit his vehicle, sending him into a guardrail and rolling across the highway, authorities said.  Matthew Bennett, 44, of Enfield, crashed near Exit 36 in Windsor around 5:10 p.m. on Thursday evening, Oct. 1, Connecticut State Police said. Bennett was traveling alongside another car when the two vehicles made contact "for an unknown reason," police said. His car hit a metal guardrail, rolled over, and stopped on the left shoulder. Emergency crews took Bennett to Hartford Hospital, where he later died from…
Bergenfield Man Hospitalized After Accident In Mexico, Mayor Says Bergenfield Man Hospitalized After Accident In Mexico, Mayor Says Bergenfield Man Hospitalized After Accident In Mexico, Mayor Says
Bergenfield Man Hospitalized After Accident In Mexico, Mayor Says A North Jersey man is receiving treatment at a hospital in Mexico after an accident prompted a social media effort to locate his family, his town's mayor said. Bergenfield learned of the situation involving Phillip Sang and immediately notified the Bergenfield Police Department, asking officers to contact his address and family members, Mayor Arvin Amatorio said on Thursday, Oct. 1. A social media post seeking Sang's family said he and four others were seriously injured in a crash on the Mexico-Tuxpan Highway and taken to Huauchinango General Hospital. Police confirmed that Sang'…
Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester
Elementary School Evacuated After Contractors Hit Nearby Gas Line In Westchester Students were moved out of a Westchester County elementary school after construction crews struck a nearby gas line, causing a strong gas-like odor inside and outside the building. Mount Kisco Elementary School students, as well as those part of the Hillside Program on Green Street, were transported by bus to the Fox Lane High School auditorium, Superintendent Robert Glass announced on Thursday morning, Oct. 1.  According to Glass, the district noticed a “very strong gas-like smell” both inside and outside Mount Kisco Elementary School. The district then learned that construction …
He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness
He Got Lost On A Walk, Sat Down To Wait: Virginia Drone Found Him In The Darkness He knew he was lost. So he stopped walking and waited for someone to find him. That help came from above in Fauquier County late Tuesday night, Sept. 29, when a sheriff's deputy used a drone and thermal imaging to spot a missing 65-year-old man sitting in a heavily wooded area hours after he left home for a walk. The search began around 10 p.m. on Mountjoy Road in Marshall after a relative reported the man missing, according to the Fauquier County Sheriff's Office. He had last been seen while it was still daylight. The man was enrolled in the sheriff's office's Project Lifesaver program, …
Harford Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burned Harford Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burned Harford Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burned
Harford Deputy Hit Nearly 100 MPH, Still Lost Ground Before Fleeing Driver's Buick Burned A Harford County sheriff's deputy hit nearly 100 mph chasing a fleeing driver who would be dead less than a minute later. He won't face criminal charges. Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown announced on Wednesday, Sept. 30, that Senior Deputy Allen Jennings will not be charged in connection with the June pursuit that ended with Tremayne Murphy blowing through a red light, triggering a five-vehicle crash and leaving his Buick engulfed in flames. The Independent Investigations Division (IID) of the Maryland Office of the Attorney General today released the body-worn camera footage…