Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270 Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270 Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270
Beltsville Man Indicted In Crash That Killed 19-Year-Old Poolesville Woman On I-270 A Maryland man accused of driving drunk and unlicensed when he crashed on I-270, killing a 19-year-old woman from Poolesville, has been indicted for vehicular homicide, prosecutors announced. Byron Armando Bautista Turcios, 23, of Beltsville, is facing a slate of felony charges following a deadly crash that claimed the life of Amelia Nicole Hobart on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024, authorities said. According to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, a grand jury returned a four-count indictment on Thursday, April 24, formally charging Bautista Turcios with:  Manslaughter by motor v…
Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor
Drunk Driver Going 90 MPH In 35 MPH Zone Pleads Guilty In Fatal Lakewood Crash: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Lakewood man faces a decade in prison after pleading guilty on Wednesday, April 23, to driving drunk and at a high rate of speed in a crash that killed a woman in 2022, authorities said. Mordechai Berkowitz pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide and assault by auto in the July 2022 crash that killed Juana Lopez-Hernandez, a 44-year-old Mexico resident and caused serious bodily injury to Maria Flores-Moreno, a 35-year-old Jackson resident, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said. Berkowitz faces 10 years in prison per the terms of a plea agreement with prosecutors, Billhim…
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: NJSP Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: NJSP Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: NJSP
Pittsgrove DUI Driver Fled Scene After Striking Cyclist, Returned In Different Car: Njsp A 44-year-old Pittsgrove man is facing numerous charges after he drove drunk, fatally struck a cyclist and fled the scene on Wednesday, April 23, only to return in a different vehicle, authorities said. At 7:41 p.m., troopers responded to County Road 639 and Parvins Mill Road in Pittsgrove for the crash, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Steven Petronglo was driving a Chevrolet Silverado that was hauling a tractor with a wide seeder attachment, Lebron said. James Goode, a 61-year-old Vineland man, was riding a bicycle when he was fatally struck by the seeder a…
Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail' Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail' Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail'
Wanted Woman Found Drunk, Slumped Over Jeep Near Stafford Clinic: 'Just Take Me To Jail' Christina Yingling was drunk, already known to police, and parked sideways near a Virginia medical center— then made things worse for herself. A wanted Stafford County woman is behind bars after driving drunk to a medical center, then assaulting a paramedic while being evaluated, the sheriff’s office said. Christina Yingling, 52, was arrested on Tuesday, April 22, after deputies responded to a report of an intoxicated driver near Stafford Hospital on Hospital Center Boulevard around 4 p.m. When Sgt. E.E. West arrived, she found Yingling's Jeep parked across two parking spaces, with Yinglin…
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say
Man Caught Driving Drunk With 1-Year-Old On I-95 In Mamaroneck, Police Say A Bronx man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk with a toddler in the car on I-95 in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened around 2 a.m. on Monday, April 21, when troopers stopped a 2018 Mercedes-Benz traveling southbound on Interstate 95 in the Village of Mamaroneck for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22.  The driver, identified as Marvin X. Gallardo, 33, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests, according to police. A 1-year-old child was found in the vehicle during the stop, …
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff
Motorcyclist Thrown From Bike After Head-On Crash With Repeat DUI Driver In Virginia: Sheriff A Stafford County man with a history of drunk driving is behind bars again — this time for striking a motorcyclist head-on, then running. Investigators say 51-year-old Derrick Edwards had seven beers and two Long Island iced teas before getting behind the wheel on Thursday night, April 17 and nearly causing a deadly crash. Around 9 p.m., Edwards allegedly drove his red Hyundai straight toward a motorcyclist on Onville Road, clipping him with the driver’s side mirror and throwing him from his bike as he attempted to evade the vehicle, the Stafford County Sheriff's Office confirmed. When dep…
Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: NYSP Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: NYSP Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: NYSP
Man Drove Drunk With 3 Kids In Car, Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit In Wappinger: Nysp A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly driving drunk with three children in his vehicle in Dutchess County and registering a blood alcohol content nearly three times the legal limit, police said.  The incident happened on Friday, April 18, when a trooper pulled over a 2016 Acura on Old Post Road in Wappinger for multiple traffic violations, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, April 22.  Police said the driver, Jordan T. White, 42, of Poughkeepsie, showed signs of intoxication and failed field sobriety tests. Troopers then discovered that three children, ages 1, 8, …
East Orange School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor East Orange School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor East Orange School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor
East Orange School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor A 47-year-old New Jersey school bus driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving following a crash on Saturday, April 19 in Knowlton Township, authorities said. At 7:45 a.m., state troopers responded to Route 80 in Knowlton and found a bus disabled in the left lane with heavy front end damage, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The bus was carrying 25 kids and two adults, authorities said.  Pierre Tranquilus, the driver, of East Orange, showed signs of impairment and was unable to pass field sobriety tests, authorities said. Tranquilus was charged with driving while into…
Twice-Deported Man With Violent History Captured Again in Brockton: Police Twice-Deported Man With Violent History Captured Again in Brockton: Police Twice-Deported Man With Violent History Captured Again in Brockton: Police
Twice-Deported Man With Violent History Captured Again in Brockton: Police Federal agents arrested a 40-year-old man in Brockton after discovering he had entered the country illegally for the third time, despite two prior deportations and a history of violence. Oscar Lopez-Perez, a Honduran national, was taken into custody last week by officers with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Boston, working alongside the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.  ICE officials say Lopez-Perez has a criminal history that includes a conviction for assault and battery and a drunk driving charge. Federal records show that Lopez-Perez was fir…
Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police
Teen Charged In I-91 DUI Crash That Killed Branford High School Senior: Police A Connecticut teenager has been arrested and charged in the death of Isabela Jane Osler, a Branford High School senior who died in a drunk-driving crash on Interstate 91 last year, authorities said. The teen, whose name has not been released due to his age, is facing charges of manslaughter, driving without a license, operating under the influence, reckless driving, and multiple traffic violations, according to Connecticut State Police. The fatal crash happened on April 10, 2024, when a 1993 Jeep Cherokee Sport began swerving into the right-center lane near Exit 7 Southbound on I-91, where …
Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say
Fatal Crash: Victim ID'd After Drunk Teen Bentley Driver Causes Massapequa Wreck, Cops Say Authorities identified a man killed in a suspected drunk driving crash on Sunrise Highway that left a second victim seriously injured. Willie Singleton, 48, of Bay Shore, died after being struck by an impaired 19-year-old Bentley driver in Massapequa on Saturday night, April 19, Nassau County Police said. Brian August, 19, of Medford, was driving a 2023 white Bentley SUV with a 30-year-old passenger when he tried to turn right from the left turning lane at Unqua Road and crossed all lanes of Sunrise Highway traffic just after 9 p.m., police said. As he cut across the road, his Bentley slam…
Officer Seriously Hurt When Drunk Driver Slams Cruiser In Fort Washington, Police Say Officer Seriously Hurt When Drunk Driver Slams Cruiser In Fort Washington, Police Say Officer Seriously Hurt When Drunk Driver Slams Cruiser In Fort Washington, Police Say
Officer Seriously Hurt When Drunk Driver Slams Cruiser In Fort Washington, Police Say A Prince George’s County Police officer is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a suspected drunk driver while responding to a separate crash on Indian Head Highway, officials said. It happened early Friday morning, April 18, in the Fort Washington area, where a Division VII patrol officer was on scene to assist with a road closure. Police say the officer had just stepped out of his cruiser and was placing flares when a southbound driver on Route 210 slammed into the cruiser, which then struck the officer and launched him into a nearby guardrail. The officer was rushed to the h…