Police Dogs Airlifted After Maryland Crash Leaves Trooper, K-9s Hurt, State Police Say
Two Maryland State Police K-9s are recovering after a suspected drunk driver slammed into their handler’s cruiser, flipping it on a Harford County highway, authorities announced.
It happened around 3:20 p.m. Friday, May 16, on Route 155 near North Earlton Road in Havre de Grace, State Police said.
The two K-9s — Topi, a Belgian Malinois, and Margo, a Bloodhound — were riding with their handler, a 14-year state police veteran assigned to the Bel Air Barrack, when the crash was reported.
Police say Heather Smith, 43, of Linthicum, was driving a 2005 Isuzu Ascender eastbound on Route 155 when…
DUI Driver Hospitalized After Hitting Child On Scooter In Leesburg, Police Say
A Virginia man is accused of driving drunk and hitting a child on a scooter before being rushed to the hospital himself, police said.
Victor Canchola, 63, was arrested after the crash, which happened around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, near 22 Plaza Street NE in Leesburg, according to the Leesburg Police Department.
An officer nearby saw the juvenile fall in the roadway and stopped to help. Witnesses told the officer the child had just been hit by a car, police said.
The child, who suffered minor injuries, was taken by ambulance to a local hospital for treatment, according to police.
Ca…
Egg Harbor City DWI Driver Who Killed 8-Year-Old Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Edward Johnston, a 26-year-old Egg Harbor City man, was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday, May 13, after pleading guilty to driving drunk and killing an 8-year-old Philadelphia boy in 2023.
On Sunday, July 23, Johnston had been drinking at bars throughout Atlantic City, the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office said.
While driving on the White Horse Pike in Absecon, he failed to negotiate a curve and struck a parked car while going 107 miles per hour, authorities said.
Javier Velez was asleep in the car while his father and younger brother were fishing nearby, authorities said. Ve…
Perth Amboy DWI Driver With 6 Prior Felonies In Deadly Valentine's Day Crash Learns Fate
A 44-year-old Perth Amboy man was sentenced to 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to striking two pedestrians in Nutley while driving drunk on Valentine's Day 2024, killing a man who was out with his girlfriend, authorities said.
Jocelyn Pietri was walking hand in hand with her boyfriend, Wiston Perlaza, a 22-year-old Paterson resident, on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024, when they were struck by a vehicle driven by Dhkir Robinson, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Robinson, who pleaded guilty to vehicular manslaughter in February 2025, was driving 55 miles per hour on …
Wanted CT Man Busted After Drunken Hit, Run Crash On I-95 In Westbrook: Police
A hit-and-run on I-95 turned into a dramatic arrest after Connecticut State Police discovered the driver involved was not only drunk, but also wanted on multiple warrants, including one from out of state, authorities said.
Henrry Zavalavillatoro, 32, of New Haven, is charged with multiple felonies following his arrest on Friday, May 2, Connecticut State Police said.
Troopers were called to I-95 near Exit 65 in Westbrook on Friday, May 2, around 5:30 p.m. after a driver said a Nissan had sideswiped their vehicle when passing them on the shoulder, police said. The car sped off aft…
DWI Driver Convicted Of Vehicular Manslaughter Learns Fate In Other Newark Crash That Killed 2
A 39-year-old Newark man was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday, April 30, after he was previously convicted of vehicular homicide when he drove drunk and killed two people in a crash, authorities said.
And this wasn’t his first fatality behind the wheel.
On Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020, Shaquan Wiley was drunk, driving 84 mph down 15th Avenue when he lost control while crossing Bergen Street and crashed into a tree, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II said.
Two of his passengers, 17-year-old Tahtiyanah Green and 21-year-old Imani Exum were killed instantly in the crash, Stephe…
Wrong-Way DUI Crash Kills PA Dad, Unborn Child; Driver Charged With Murder: DA
A pregnant mother lost her husband and unborn baby in a violent wrong-way crash on Route 220—and now the Lock Haven driver behind the wheel is facing murder charges, state police said on Friday, May 2.
Dwight L. Meyer, 29, was allegedly drunk and high when he drove his Chevrolet Malibu south in the northbound lanes near mile marker 110.3 in Castanea Township around 6:26 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, according to Pennsylvania State Police Lamar.
He crashed head-on into a gray Mazda CX-5 driven by 28-year-old Amanda Geisewite of Loganton. Her husband, Evan Geisewite, 29, was in the passenger se…
