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Underage Driving

Scarsdale
Police & Fire
No Criminal Charges Filed In Scarsdale Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police No Criminal Charges Filed In Scarsdale Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police
No Criminal Charges Filed In Scarsdale Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police The investigation into a tragic crash in Westchester that killed five young people from Connecticut has concluded that the incident was an accident, police announced.  The crash, which happened on Sunday, March 19 around 12:20 a.m. on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale directly north of the Mamaroneck Road exit, resulted in the death of four boys and one girl from Derby, Connecticut in New Haven County.  Earlier Report - Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 Connecticut Children In Westchester Didn't Have Permit Or License: Officials According t…

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by Ben Crnic
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Three Minors Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Crashing UTV, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says Three Minors Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Crashing UTV, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says
Three Minors Airlifted To Maryland Hospitals After Crashing UTV, St. Mary's County Sheriff Says Five minors were injured on Friday afternoon after losing control of a UTV in St. Mary's County, officials say. Shortly before 5;15 p.m. on Friday, deputies from the sheriff's office were called to the area of Holly Bank Drive and Burning Oaks Drive in Mechanicsville, where there was a report of a Utility Task Vehicle that had just been involved in a crash. According to a spokesperson from the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office, a Massimo Buck UTV being driven by a minor with four other juveniles was driving on Holly Bank Road when the vehicle left the roadway and all five were ejected. Th…

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by Zak Failla
St. Mary's
Police & Fire
Police ID Popular Teen Killed In Head-On MD Rollover Crash Police ID Popular Teen Killed In Head-On MD Rollover Crash
Police ID Popular Teen Killed In Head-On MD Rollover Crash A teen driver had to be airlifted to a Maryland hospital and a teenager is dead after they rolled over a Kia crashing into a Dodge Durango in St. Mary's County on Sunday afternoon. Hunter Sansbury, 14, has been identified by the St. Mary's County Sheriff's Office as the person killed in a head-on crash that left at least three others with various injuries shortly before 3 p.m. on Sunday, July 16. First responders were called to the violent crash near the 2200 block of Newtowne Neck Road in Leonardtown, when a Kia Rio struck the truck when a juvenile driver lost control. Officials said that…

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by Zak Failla
Hampden
Police & Fire
Children Caught Speeding At 90 MPH In Stolen Cars In Springfield Children Caught Speeding At 90 MPH In Stolen Cars In Springfield
Children Caught Speeding At 90 MPH In Stolen Cars In Springfield A group of 15-year-olds and 14-year-olds went are lucky to be alive after taking a joyride early Thursday morning, June 15, in stolen Hyundais at speeds over 90 miles per hour before crashing in Hampden County, authorities said.  The four teens in four stolen cars were clocked around 3:45 a.m. speeding down Boston Road in Springfield, police said. The vehicles weaved across the yellow line multiple times, and two of the cars didn't have their headlights on, meaning they were practically invisible to oncoming traffic, authorities added.  Police found one of the cars crashed on…

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by Josh Lanier
Middlesex NJ
Police & Fire
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police 14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police
14-Year-Old In Stolen Car Kills NJ Driver In Head-On NY Crash: Police A New Jersey man was killed when a 14-year-old driver in a stolen car struck his vehicle head-on early Tuesday, March 28 in New York, authorities said. The teen was heading south in a Toyota 4Runner on Route 9 in Rhinebeck when he struck Jonathan A. Kiech, 49, of Fords, who was heading north, around 6:30 a.m., Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson said. Kiech was pronounced dead at the scene, and the juvenile was taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. He was since remanded to a detention facility pending further investigation/c…

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by Kathy Reakes
Scarsdale
News
Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 In Scarsdale Didn't Have Permit Or License, Officials Say Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 In Scarsdale Didn't Have Permit Or License, Officials Say
Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 In Scarsdale Didn't Have Permit Or License, Officials Say As the investigation into a tragic crash in Westchester County that killed five young people from Connecticut continues, officials have revealed that the teenage driver of the SUV did not have a learner's permit or driver's license.  Earlier Report - IDs Released For 4 Boys, 1 Girl From Derby Killed In NY Crash The crash, which happened around 12:20 a.m. on Sunday, March 19 on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale directly north of the Mamaroneck Road exit, killed four boys and one girl from Derby, Connecticut, located near New Haven, according to Westches…

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by Ben Crnic
Scarsdale
Police & Fire
IDs Released For 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Scarsdale IDs Released For 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Scarsdale
IDs Released For 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Scarsdale Click here for a new, updated story: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 In Westchester Didn't Have Permit Or License, Officials Say The identities have been released of four boys and one girl from Connecticut killed in a horrific single-vehicle crash in Westchester County over the weekend. The crash happened around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, March 19 on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. The five were in a Nissan Rogue that went off the parkway near the Mamaroneck Road exit, struck a tree, and caught fire, Westchester County Police said. The vehicle was apparentl…

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by Joe Lombardi
Cumberland
News
11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities 11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities
11-Year-Old Boy Steals, Crashes Grandparents Car In Pittsburgh: Authorities An 11-year-old boy stole his grandparents car and crashed it into a pole in Pittsburgh’s Windgap neighborhood early Thursday morning, authorities say. Pittsburgh police were called to the report of a vehicle that had hit a pole at the intersection of Broadhead Fording Road and Windgap Avenue just before 3 a.m., according to Pittsburgh Public Safety. The 11-year-old was not hurt in the crash, according to the police.  The boy’s family members were at the scene, and he is now in their care, public safety officials say. Apparently, the tween had previously taken the car and gone driving…

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by Jillian Pikora
Greenwich
News
Police Warn Of Kids Illegally Operating Electric Bikes, Scooters, Cycles In Greenwich Police Warn Of Kids Illegally Operating Electric Bikes, Scooters, Cycles In Greenwich
Police Warn Of Kids Illegally Operating Electric Bikes, Scooters, Cycles In Greenwich Police in one Fairfield County town are warning parents that more kids are driving electric bikes, scooters, and cycles illegally on roadways. What most don't realize, police say, is that you have to have a valid driver's license to operate the vehicles on roadways under state law, according to the Greenwich Police Department. And sidewalks are roadways, police say. The law defines motor-driven cycles as motor scooters, mopeds, or motorbikes with an engine size of fewer than 50 ccs, and a seat height of at least 26 inches, police said.  Mini-motorcycles (pocket bikes) are not motor-d…

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by Kathy Reakes
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…

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by AJ Goldbloom
Howard
Police & Fire
Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Columbia Crash Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Columbia Crash
Police ID 12-Year-Old Driver Killed, Passenger Hurt In Columbia Crash Police have identified the 12-year-old driver killed and her adult male passenger hurt in a Maryland crash over the weekend. Josseline Molina-Rivas was behind the wheel of a 2017 Toyota Corolla heading southbound on Broken Land Parkway, in Columbia Sunday, July 24, Howard County Police said. Josseline left the roadway and struck a tree just south of Cradlerock Way around 2:08 a.m., they said. She was pronounced dead at the scene while her 36-year-old passenger, Mario Arturo-Artiga, was transported to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center where he remains in serious c…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cumberland Salem
News
Authorities ID 15-Year-Old Passenger Killed In South Jersey Crash Authorities ID 15-Year-Old Passenger Killed In South Jersey Crash
Authorities ID 15-Year-Old Passenger Killed In South Jersey Crash A 15-year-old high school student was killed in a single-car crash in Salem County, authorities said. The deceased passenger was identified as Evan D'Anjou of Pittsgrove Township, according to New Jersey State Police. D'Anjou was remembered by friends for his love of motocross racing. Evan D'AnjouFacebook/ NJ Motocross A second Schalick High School student, 16, remains hospitalized with serious injuries after the crash on Wednesday, May 4, State Police said. The 16-year-old was driving a Kia Optima at 6:13 a.m. when he went through a stop sign on McKishen Road at Route 553 (Buck Road) …

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by Jon Craig
Atlantic
Police & Fire
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Gun, Heroin Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Gun, Heroin
Atlantic City Teenagers Arrested In Stolen Car With Loaded Gun, Heroin A pair of teenagers from South Jersey was arrested in a stolen car with a loaded handgun and 80 bags of heroin, authorities said.  At 10:34 p.m. on Monday, Atlantic City Detectives Anthony Abrams and Nicholas Berardis stopped a car in the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue after recognizing a 16-year-old driver who did not have a valid license. The driver and passenger, 17, were arrested after the vehicle was found to have been reported stolen from Galloway, police said.  The passenger, from Atlantic City, had a loaded handgun and 80 bags of heroin, police said. He was charged with…

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by Jon Craig
Nassau
News
ID Released For Long Island Woman Killed In Crash Involving 17-Year-Old Hit-Run Driver ID Released For Long Island Woman Killed In Crash Involving 17-Year-Old Hit-Run Driver
ID Released For Long Island Woman Killed In Crash Involving 17-Year-Old Hit-Run Driver The identity has been released of a Long Island woman killed in a hit-and-run crash involving a 17-year-old driver. The teenage boy was traveling in Central Islip eastbound on Locust Street in a 2006 BMW 525, when the BMW struck the passenger side of a southbound 2015 Honda Accord on Islip Avenue, Thursday, April 15 at approximately 8:15 p.m., Suffolk County Police said. The crash forced the Accord into oncoming traffic, where it was struck on the driver’s side by a northbound 2016 GMC pickup truck, according to Suffolk County Police. The teen fled the scene on foot and was later…

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by Joe Lombardi
Worcester
News
Mass. Bans Texting While Stopped At Red Light - 5 Things To Know About New Hands-Free Law Mass. Bans Texting While Stopped At Red Light - 5 Things To Know About New Hands-Free Law
Mass. Bans Texting While Stopped At Red Light - 5 Things To Know About New Hands-Free Law Under the new Massachusetts “hands-free” law, a driver can be fined $500 for using a mobile device while operating a vehicle. The law went into effect on Tuesday, Feb. 23. Massachusetts Hands-Free Driving Law prohibits the use of any electronic device - including mobile telephones - unless the device is being used in hands-free mode. And it’s not just the action of texting and driving the new law bans. Clicking around a GPS navigation screen while on the road is also prohibited. Here are five things every driver should know about the hands-free law in Massachusetts: 1. DON’T TOUCH IT Ho…

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by Kristin Palpini
North Orange
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Charged After Crashing Into Two Vehicles In Front Of Area Home, Police Say Teen Girl Charged After Crashing Into Two Vehicles In Front Of Area Home, Police Say
Teen Girl Charged After Crashing Into Two Vehicles In Front Of Area Home, Police Say A teen has been arrested after allegedly losing control of her vehicle and slamming into two parked vehicles in the yard of a home in the area. Police responded to the incident in Ulster County around 1:35 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, after receiving a 911 call reporting a personal injury motor vehicle crash in front of 61 Mike Krout Road in the Town of Saugerties.  Ulster County 911 reported that a vehicle had crashed into a residence and that the vehicle was on fire and occupants were entrapped, said Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra. Upon arrival, officers …

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by Kathy Reakes