Tag:

Kia Optima

Montgomery MD
News
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor
Mother Driving 98MPH+ Convicted For MontCo Crash That Killed 3-Year-Old Daughter: Prosecutor The speeding driver who failed to secure her toddler daughter in the backseat before the child was killed in a violent wreck in Maryland has been convicted for her role in her death. Bryans Road resident Danshell Evon is facing decades in prison in connection to the death of  3-year-old Dreamie Dior Jackson, who was killed in May 2022 when her mother struck a pick-up truck and she was improperly secured in a backless booster seat.  The scene of the Montgomery County crash. Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office According to court documents, Evon was driving a Kia Optima s…

SHARE

by Zak Failla
Tolland
Police & Fire
Vernon Man, 25, Killed In Crash Identified Vernon Man, 25, Killed In Crash Identified
Vernon Man, 25, Killed In Crash Identified Police have released the identity of a 25-year-old Connecticut man killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle crash. Tolland County resident James Faulkner, of Vernon, was killed on Tuesday, Feb. 27 during a crash with a 2018 Infiniti Q50 on Prospect Street in Vernon. According to Lt. Robert Marra of the Vernon Police, the driver of the Infiniti fled the scene after hitting Vaulkner's motorcycle. Faulkner was transported to Rockville General Hospital in Vernon where he was pronounced dead. Also involved were two parked vehicles, a 2005 Subaru Legacy and a 2015 Kia Optima. At this time the V…

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Dauphin
Police & Fire
Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police
Man Wanted By US Marshals, Had Ghost Guns During Pursuit: PA State Police A man out on bail for a gun shop theft and wanted by the US Marshals Service —  was found fleeing from Pennsylvania State Police with teens and ghost guns, according to a PSP release on Saturday, Jan. 13.  James Timothy Scott Jr., 20 of Steelton, was among the three people arrested following a pursuit by Pennsylvania State Police in Harrisburg on Thursday, Jan. 11, as detailed in the release. Scott was the driver of a 2015 Kia Optima that was stolen from a 29-year-old woman who is a city resident, troopers explained.  Scott —  along with his two teenage passengers …

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Fairfax
Police & Fire
DC Carjacker's Pursuit Ends In Crash At Fairfax County Gas Station: Police DC Carjacker's Pursuit Ends In Crash At Fairfax County Gas Station: Police
DC Carjacker's Pursuit Ends In Crash At Fairfax County Gas Station: Police A 20-year-old Washington DC man arrested for kidnapping last week was in custody after carjacking a juvenile and then crashing the car in Virginia, police said. At 4:32 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30, an officer got a call from loss prevention about a suspect, Mecca Lee-Bey, who was seen stealing more than $2,500 worth of merchandise, Fairfax County police said. Upon approach, Lee-Bey fled the business and entered a nearby parking lot. Detectives from the Tysons Urban Team were asked for assistance. Lee-Bey attempted to open the door of a 2013 Kia Optima entering the garage. The victim, a teenager, …

SHARE

by Cecilia Levine
Prince William
Police & Fire
Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police
Teen Thieves In PWC Continue Trend Of Hyundai, Kia Thefts In The Region: Police Two 17-year-old boys from Maryland were charged after attempting to steal vehicles from a commuter lot in Woodbridge, authorities say. Officers were called to the 2700 block of Corbin Court to investigate an attempted vehicle theft, around 8 a.m., Monday, Feb. 6, according to Prince William County police. Initial investigation determined that the teens were attempting to steal vehicles along Corbin Court and Allen Dent Road. Officers canvassed the area and located the teens inside of the suspect vehicle, in the commuter lot at Dumfries Road and Richmond Highway. Officers attempte…

SHARE

by Annie DeVoe
Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull
Teens Crash Stolen Car: Trio Nabbed After Fleeing In Trumbull Three teens have been charged after allegedly fleeing from police in a stolen car, crashing, and then running away in an attempt to escape. The three were nabbed in Trumbull on Friday, Jan. 17 On Friday, Jan. 13, after an officer noticed a Kia Optima in the parking lot of the Westfield Trumbull Mall that had been reported stolen out of New York City. As the officer proceeded to follow the Kia, the car exited the mall and drove through nearby residential streets in an attempt to lose the officer, said Lt. Brian Weir, of the Trumbull Police. The car began accelerating at a high rate of …

SHARE

by Kathy Reakes
Anne Arundel
Police & Fire
Teen Hit-Run Driver Busted With Stolen Kia In Glen Burnie, Police Say Teen Hit-Run Driver Busted With Stolen Kia In Glen Burnie, Police Say
Teen Hit-Run Driver Busted With Stolen Kia In Glen Burnie, Police Say A teenager was arrested after a hit-and-run with a stolen vehicle in Glen Burnie, officials say. Around 10:30 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 8, an officer witnessed the 15-year-old suspect in a hit-and-run accident in the intersection of Ritchie Highway and Baltimore Annapolis Boulevard, according to Anne Arundel County police. Investigators say that the striking vehicle, a white Kia Optima, stopped just beyond the intersection and the 15-year-old as well as another occupant attempted to flee the scene. The 15-year-old was arrested by police after a brief foot pursuit.  The vehicle that was str…

SHARE

by Annie DeVoe
Alexandria
Police & Fire
11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police 11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police
11-Year-Old Boy Believed Hit-Run Driver In DC Crash That Seriously Hurt 7-Year-Old: Police D.C. Police are investigating a serious car crash involving a 7-year-old who was hit by an 11-year-old driver, officials said.  At around 6:50 p.m. on July 25, officers reported to a parking lot in the 1800 block of Mississippi Avenue, where they discovered that the driver of a 2020 Kia Optima hit a 7-year-old and then crashed onto a curb, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.  Police said that after further investigating the incident, they discovered the driver of the Kia was an 11-year-old boy who could not reach the brakes of the car to prevent him from hitting the 7…

SHARE

by AJ Goldbloom
Stafford
Police & Fire
Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police
Stafford County Drunk Driver Sends Friend To Hospital In Car Crash: Police Authorities said a 22-year-old Spotsylvania woman was intoxicated when she sent three people to the hospital in a car crash earlier this month. Sydney Jenkins faces several charges after the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said she crossed the center line on a curve along Brooke Road and into oncoming traffic after 8 p.m. on June 12. Her Mitsubishi Mirage collided with a Kia Optima, investigators said.  A passenger in Jenkins' car suffered several broken bones, deputies said. Responders also took Jenkins and the other driver to an area hospital for minor injuries.  Officials cha…

SHARE

by Josh Lanier
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police
Three-Year-Old Killed In Montgomery County Car Crash: Police A three-year-old from Silver Spring has died from injuries sustained in a car crash last week, authorities said.  Dreamie Dior Jackson sustained life-threatening injuries from a crash that happened at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and Atherton Drive in Wheaton on May 12, Montgomery County Police said.  TRAFFIC ALERT: Several hurt in crash involving multiple vehicles in Montgomery County https://t.co/HiGoV16iUq #fox5traffic pic.twitter.com/Iv9DlEQ5y9 — FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) May 12, 2022 The crash occurred when the driver of a Ford F-150 tried turning left on Connecticut Avenue and…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Cumberland Salem
News
Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report
Woman Let Unlicensed Teen Borrow Car In Deadly South Jersey Crash: Report A 50-year-old Salem County woman has been charged after letting an unlicensed driver borrow her car before he ran a stop sign, killing his 15-year-old passenger, NJ Advance Media reports. Tisha Gargon, of Pittsgrove, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to an affidavit of probable cause cited by the outlet. Evan D’Anjou, a student at Schalick High School, was killed in the crash, New Jersey State Police said. The driver was seriously injured. State Police were called to the crash at Deer Pen Park at about 6:15 a.m. on May 4.  The 16-year-old was driving a Ki…

SHARE

by Jon Craig
Montgomery MD
Police & Fire
Six People Injured In 2-Car Montgomery County Morning Crash (UPDATE) Six People Injured In 2-Car Montgomery County Morning Crash (UPDATE)
Six People Injured In 2-Car Montgomery County Morning Crash (Update) At least five people have been seriously injured in a morning two-vehicle collision in Montgomery County, according to authorities. TRAFFIC ALERT: Several hurt in crash involving multiple vehicles in Montgomery County https://t.co/HiGoV16iUq #fox5traffic pic.twitter.com/Iv9DlEQ5y9 — FOX 5 DC (@fox5dc) May 12, 2022 The crash involving several vehicles, including a pickup truck, happened in the 12,800 block of Connecticut Avenue near Atherton Drive in Glenmont around 7:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, Montgomery County Fire officials said on Twitter.  Update - Connecticut Avenue, collisi…

SHARE

by David Cifarelli
Dauphin
News
Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police
Newborn Induced By PA DUI Driver Dies At Hospital: Police A 21-year-old mother-to-be unexpectedly went into labor only to have her newborn die due to “undetermined trauma” possibly caused by a head-on crash with a  driver under the influence, according to Pennsylvania state police. The woman was in a 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe heading east on Allentown Boulevard/Route 22 near Clover Lane when it was hit head-on by a 27-year-old man going west in a 2012 Kia Optima in West Hanover Township on Sunday, Mar. 27, at 8:43 p.m., state police said in a release on Tuesday. The 26-year-old driver of the Hyundai, a 54-year-old woman, and a 3-year-old boy wer…

SHARE

by Jillian Pikora
Morris
Police & Fire
Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Car Slams Into Rt. 80 Concrete Overpass: State Police Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Car Slams Into Rt. 80 Concrete Overpass: State Police
Driver, Passenger Seriously Injured After Car Slams Into Rt. 80 Concrete Overpass: State Police A driver and passenger were seriously injured after their vehicle veered off Route 80 and slammed into a concrete barrier Sunday morning, state police said. A 33-year-old man was behind the wheel of a Kia Optima when the vehicle veered off the westbound lanes and entered the center median near milepost 47.8 in Montville Township just after 8:05 a.m., NJSP Sgt. Philip Curry told DailyVoice.com. The vehicle then slammed into the center concrete barrier for the overpass, Curry said. The driver, as well as his passenger, a 24-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries in the crash, Curry said. …

SHARE

by Valerie Musson