Road Rage On I-66 In Arlington Ends With Two Pedestrians Struck, DC Man Behind Bars: Police Road Rage On I-66 In Arlington Ends With Two Pedestrians Struck, DC Man Behind Bars: Police
Road Rage On I-66 In Arlington Ends With Two Pedestrians Struck, DC Man Behind Bars: Police A District man is behind bars months after a hit-and-run injured two people in Virginia, police say. Zai Atwater, 24, was arrested and is facing multiple charges in connection with a December 2025 crash that left two with injuries, the Arlington Police Department announced on Wednesday, Feb. 25. According to police, shortly after 7:15 p.m. on Dec. 18, 2025, officers were called to the 1100 block of N. Glebe Road, where there was a reported crash with injuries. The investigation found that Atwater and his victim were each driving on I-66 when they got into a dispute.  "The suspect con…
DUI Suspect Waves At Officer During Wild Chase Onto Sidewalk In Lower Chichester: Police DUI Suspect Waves At Officer During Wild Chase Onto Sidewalk In Lower Chichester: Police
DUI Suspect Waves At Officer During Wild Chase Onto Sidewalk In Lower Chichester: Police A driver accused of DUI allegedly waved at an officer while refusing to stop during a wild chase through Delaware County, police announced on Sunday, Feb. 15. Emilio Enrique Santos, 31, was arrested following the incident at East Ridge Road and Market Street in Linwood on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at approximately 4:45 p.m., according to Lower Chichester Township Police. Officer Burkert reported seeing a red GMC Sierra pickup truck drive onto the sidewalk while making a right turn from East Ridge Road onto northbound Market Street, police said. As she followed the vehicle, the driver began spinni…
Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman
Road Rage Crash With Child On Motorcycle In Cumberland County Leads To Charges For MD Woman A road rage crash involving a motorcycle carrying a child has led to charges against a Maryland woman, Upper Allen Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 11. Amya Steele, 23, of the 600 block of Cheraton Road in Baltimore, was charged following the incident on the 1900 block of South Market Street in Upper Allen Township, police said. Officers were dispatched for a crash involving a motorcycle on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, according to the release. The operator of the motorcycle was an adult man, and an 8-year-old girl was riding on the back at the time of the crash, police detailed. The invest…
EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED) EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (UPDATED)
EZ Pass Reach Ends With Car Airborne, On Metro Tracks In Fairfax County (Updated) A crash on I-66 sent a car flying onto live Metro tracks late Wednesday morning — shutting down part of the Orange Line and closing Express Lanes in Virginia. At 11:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Fairfax County Fire and Rescue units responded to a single-vehicle crash on I-66 westbound prior to the Cedar Lane overpass, according to officials. The car ended up on the neighboring Metro tracks outside Dunn Loring. Virginia State Police investigators say the initial probe found that the driver reached down to grab his EZ Pass device and ran off of the left side of the road.   T…
Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County
Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County The woman responsible for a crash in Maryland that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former teammates will spend years in prison, according to reports. Cori Clingman, 25, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol for her role in the July 2024 crash that claimed the lives of 24-year-old Khyree Jackson, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel, and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Clingman was reportedly sentenced to three years…
Speeding Driver Hits Tow Operator, Flees Traffic Stop On Route 17 In Carlstadt: Police Speeding Driver Hits Tow Operator, Flees Traffic Stop On Route 17 In Carlstadt: Police
Speeding Driver Hits Tow Operator, Flees Traffic Stop On Route 17 In Carlstadt: Police A speeding 25-year-old driver struck a tow truck operator and fled a traffic stop on Route 17 South Bergen County before being tracked down and arrested in Newark early this week, police said. The incident happened at approximately 2:05 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, when Carlstadt Police Officer Terrence Best stopped a four-door BMW operated by Julio Martinez-Reyes, who was traveling at a high rate of speed on Route 17 South, according to the Carlstadt Police Sgt. Mark Wong. A New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission inquiry showed the vehicle’s registration was suspended, police said. After t…
Sleeping Driver Busted For DUI: Denville PD Sleeping Driver Busted For DUI: Denville PD
Sleeping Driver Busted For DUI: Denville PD A 41-year-old Rockaway man was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in Denville, authorities announced Sunday, Feb. 2. At 9:42 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 28 officers responded to Pocono Road and found a driver, later identified as Jesus Ruizhernandez, sleeping behind the steering wheel in a lane of travel, Denville police said. Officers determined Ruizhernandez was intoxicated and he was placed under arrested, police said. Ruizhernandez was charged with driving under the influence, careless driving and reckless driving, police said.
Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police
Hartford Man Charged With OUI, Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Mom Of 4: Police Police have arrested a 42-year-old Connecticut man in connection with a crash last summer that killed 38-year-old Christine Camacho, a mother of four, authorities said. Jose A. Carrion, of Hartford, was arrested Thursday, Jan. 29, and charged with second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, operating under the influence of alcohol or drugs, reckless driving, and failure to drive in the proper lane, Hartford police said. The Hartford crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. on June 3 in a rear parking lot at 90 Retreat Ave., police said. Officers found that a 2001 Acura 3.2 CL had crash…
Man Drinking At Gas Pump Busted For DWI: Mount Olive PD Man Drinking At Gas Pump Busted For DWI: Mount Olive PD
Man Drinking At Gas Pump Busted For DWI: Mount Olive PD A 50-year-old Budd Lake resident was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he was seen drinking alcohol while at a gas station, authorities said. At 2:22 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 24, officers responded to a Sunoco gas station at 341 Route 46 for a report of a man consuming alcohol while at the gas pumps, Mount Olive said. Officers located the vehicle, a white Toyota, as it left the gas station and entered a 7-Eleven parking lot, police said. The vehicle was pulled over and as officers spoke to the driver, Frank Dolan, they noted he appeared to be impaired, police said. Do…
Trooper, K9 Hurt After Silver Spring, MD Driver Rams Stolen Car Into Cruiser In VA: Police Trooper, K9 Hurt After Silver Spring, MD Driver Rams Stolen Car Into Cruiser In VA: Police
Trooper, K9 Hurt After Silver Spring, MD Driver Rams Stolen Car Into Cruiser In VA: Police Trooper, K9 Hurt After MD Driver Rams Stolen Car Into Cruiser On I-495 In VA: State Police A Virginia State Police trooper and a K9 were hurt after a Maryland driver rammed a stolen vehicle into a patrol cruiser during a high-speed pursuit on Interstate 495, authorities announced on Friday, Jan. 16. A trooper spotted a vehicle traveling 90 mph on Interstate 95 northbound near Route 286 around 3:38 a.m., Virginia State Police said. The tags were reported stolen, and the driver sped up, resulting in a pursuit, state police said. The chase continued onto Interstate 495 northbound, where addit…
DWI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD DWI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD
DWI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD A 72-year-old West Orange woman was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in Denville, authorities announced. At 10:57 p.m., on Sunday, Jan. 4, officers responded to Dimond Spring Road for a crash, Denville police said. Officers determined the driver, Grietje Wijbenga was intoxicated and she was arrested, police said. Wijbenga was charged with operating under influence of liquor or drugs, reckless driving and other traffic infractions, police said.
120 MPH Chase Ends With Teen Crashing Stolen Car Into Adams County Coffee Shop: State Police 120 MPH Chase Ends With Teen Crashing Stolen Car Into Adams County Coffee Shop: State Police
120 MPH Chase Ends With Teen Crashing Stolen Car Into Adams County Coffee Shop: State Police A high-speed police chase ended with a stolen car smashing through the front of an Adams County coffee shop early Friday morning, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Troopers attempted to stop a black 2013 Hyundai Elantra for an expired registration along Carlisle Pike/Route 94 in Berwick Township around 3:20 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 9, according to an affidavit of probable cause. The driver, identified as Jani Bordonada-Mercado, 18, of Hanover, refused to pull over and fled, leading troopers on a pursuit spanning roughly seven miles, state police said. During the chase, troopers reported spe…