Spotsy Driver Doing Donuts Leads Deputies On Chase Before Crashing Into Ditch: Sheriff
A driver doing donuts on a Northern Virginia roadway wound up behind bars after a hit-and-run, a police pursuit, a crash into a ditch, and one last unsuccessful attempt to escape on foot, authorities said.
Stephon Wilkins-Booker, 36, of Spotsylvania, was arrested following the incident, which began around 9:40 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, when deputies from the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office were called to the area of Patriot Highway and Orchard Ridge Drive.
According to the sheriff's office, callers reported that two Dodge Chargers were driving recklessly and performing donuts in the roa…
Flanders Driver Gives Cops The Slip, But Parked Car Leads To His Surrender: Police
A Long Island driver fled a traffic stop and was hit with several charges after police caught up with him, officials said.
Cops tried to pull over Wilfredo Bassat, 66, of Flanders, at a 7-Eleven on Flanders Road around 10:45 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, the Southampton Town Police Department said.
But Bassat fled the stop, speeding away on Flanders Road and eventually eluding police altogether, authorities said.
However, investigators later located Bassat’s vehicle at a home on Brookhaven Avenue, leading to his surrender, cops said. Bassat was charged with third-degree fleeing police, second-degre…
New Details Emerge In DUI Rollover Crash That Left Passenger Critical In Bogota: Cops
A 71-year-old Bergen County driver admitted drinking alcohol before crashing into a parked car, overturning his vehicle, and leaving his passenger critically injured, according to court documents.
Yun S. Kang, of Cliffside Park, was driving a 2018 Kia on Queen Anne Road near Maple Street in Bogota on Friday, Oct. 30, when he struck a parked vehicle, causing his Kia to overturn, according to an affidavit of probable cause filed by Bogota Police Detective G. Hondros.
The crash happened around 8:33 p.m., when responding officers found a male passenger trapped inside the overturned Kia with ser…
Driver Flees Cops With 11-Month-Old, Leaves Them In Car In Yonkers: Police
A 28-year-old man faces charges after police said he fled detectives with an infant in his vehicle during a citywide crackdown on license plate violations and unregistered drivers in Westchester County.
The incident happened on Wednesday, Oct. 28, during a Yonkers Police initiative targeting obscured and altered license plates, fraudulent temporary registrations, unregistered and uninsured vehicles, and other violations, the department said on Friday, Oct. 30.
During the crackdown, detectives tried to pull over Yonkers resident Emil Sanchez Mercado, 28. However, the department sa…
NJ Man Busted In Hit, Run Pedestrian Crash: Hoboken PD
A 25-year-old Haskell man was arrested and charged after he struck a pedestrian and fled the scene in Hoboken, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 28.
At 12:55 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3, officers responded to a hit-and-run crash after a pedestrian was struck while she crossed 15th Street, Hoboken police said. The driver fled west on 15th street in a dark colored SUV, police said.
An investigation determined Andrii Gustal was the driver and he was charged with assault by auto, knowingly leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious bodily injury, endangering an injured victim, and o…
Lindenhurst Driver Who Recorded Himself Doing 121 MPH Moments Before Crash Gets Prison: DA
A Long Island man who recorded himself driving recklessly at 121 mph before causing a deadly crash was sentenced to prison Friday, Oct. 23, authorities said.
Felix Pantaleon, 24, of Lindenhurst, was sentenced to four to 12 years behind bars for the Southern State Parkway crash that killed Reynaldo Collado, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s office said. His sentence was in line with a plea deal he took Friday, Sept. 4.
Pantaleon was driving a 2014 Honda Civic westbound on the highway in North Babylon on Sept. 22, 2024, around 10:30 p.m., prosecutors said.
He cut off vehicles and weaved…
Intoxicated Man 2x Legal Limit In Crash: Lopatcong PD
A 37-year-old Brooklyn man was charged with assault by auto following a crash in Lopatcong Township, authorities said.
At 11 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 8, officers responded to County Route 519 near Overlook Development following a head-on crash with injuries, Lopatcong Township police said.
Officers spoke with one of the drivers, Hermelindo Temaj Jiguan and observed signs of heavy intoxication, police said. Following an on-scene investigation, he was taken into custody, police said.
Temaj Jiguan's blood alcohol concentration was .19%, more than double the legal limit, police said. He was…
Reckless DUI Driver Arrested After Crash: Denville PD
A 25-year-old Morristown man was arrested and hit with numerous vehicle charges following a car crash in Denville, authorities said.
At 9:22 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 19, officers responded to Mount Pleasant Turnpike for a single-vehicle crash, Denville police said. The driver, Karlos Mesa exhibited signs of impairment and he was arrested following field sobriety testing, police said.
He is charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, careless driving, failure to report an accident and numerous other infractions, authorities said.
Flanders Dad Drives To Son's Crash, Gets Busted For DWI: Police
A 57-year-old Flanders man was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove drunk to his son's crash scene, authorities announced Wednesday, Oct. 14.
On Friday, Oct. 9, officers responded to Pleasant Hill Road for a crash, Mount Olive police said. Joseph Dipaolo, the father of the driver involved in the crash, also responded to the scene, police said.
As officers spoke with Dipaolo, they detected the odor of alcohol and that he appeared to be impaired, police said. He was asked to perform field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said.
Dipaolo was charged&nb…
NY Driver Who Killed Woman In Head-On Nassau Crash Charged 11 Months Later: Authorities
A young Capital Region man has been arrested for a deadly car crash that killed a former elementary school teacher last year, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Cody Dunton, 21, of Canaan, was charged with manslaughter and assault for the wreck that killed Patricia Balcom, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Dunton was driving recklessly on Route 20 through Nassau on Nov. 10, 2025, when he caused the deadly crash, prosecutors said.
He was traveling eastbound on the road when he suddenly swerved into the westbound lanes and struck Balcom’s vehicle head-on, state police…
DWI Driver Strikes Marlboro Officer Directing Traffic, Police Say
A special police officer suffered a head injury after being struck by an alleged drunk driver while directing traffic at the Jersey Shore, authorities said.
The Marlboro officer was directing traffic near a disabled vehicle at Route 520 and Tennent Road around 7:28 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, when a white 2023 Audi Q7 struck them, Marlboro Township Police Capt. Jonathan Gramcko said.
The officer was taken by EMS to Robert Wood Johnson Hospital for treatment of a head injury, police said.
The Audi's driver, Dolores Santoro, 63, of Marlboro, was arrested following a roadside investigation a…
