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Collision With School Bus Injures Girl, Mother In Roosevelt Collision With School Bus Injures Girl, Mother In Roosevelt Collision With School Bus Injures Girl, Mother In Roosevelt
Collision With School Bus Injures Girl, Mother In Roosevelt A young girl and her mother were injured in a collision involving a school bus on Long Island. The incident happened in Roosevelt on West Greenwich Avenue shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15. Original report - Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Roosevelt Nassau County Police said a 10-year-old girl was riding her bicycle when she lost her balance and struck the side of a passing mini school bus traveling eastbound on West Greenwich Avenue. The child suffered severe abrasions on both of her legs, and her 40-year-old mother injured her right hand tryin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Stafford, VA
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Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Stafford, Sheriff Says Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Stafford, Sheriff Says Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Stafford, Sheriff Says
Hit-Run Driver In Sedan Struck School Bus While Making Illegal Turn In Stafford, Sheriff Says A deputy from the Stafford County Sheriff's Office got a first-hand look at a crash involving a New Yorker and school bus on Thursday night,. Bronx resident Tawny Urena, 27, is facing charges in Virginia after accidentally crashing into a bus and attempting to flee in a questionable vehicle with false tags, officials said. According to the sheriff's office, a deputy was making a left hand turn from the eastbound lanes of Garrisonville Road near Richmond Highway when he "heard a loud crash behind him."  Turns out, Urena struck a school bus that was driving behind the deputy, and her go…

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by Zak Failla
Roosevelt, NY
Breaking News
Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Roosevelt Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Roosevelt Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Roosevelt
Girl Hospitalized After Incident Involving Mini School Bus In Roosevelt A 10-year-old girl was hospitalized after she lost her balance while riding a bicycle and struck the side of a mini-school bus. The incident happened around 3:50 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, in Roosevelt. The bus, which was driven by a 44-year-old woman, was traveling eastbound on West Greenwich Avenue. The girl sustained severe abrasions to both of her legs.  Her 40-year-old mother suffered a right-hand injury while trying to help. Both the girl and mother were transported to a local area hospital for evaluation and treatment.  The driver of the vehicle r…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lewisboro, NY
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Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro
Fallen Tree Blocks School Bus Carrying Young Campers In Lewisboro Several young summer campers in Northern Westchester face longer rides home because of a fallen tree that has blocked a school bus's route and prevented it from turning around.  The incident happened in Lewisboro just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, when a tree fell on Route 35 in front of a bus carrying young campers from the Little Explorers camp at Lewisboro Elementary School.  According to the Lewisboro Parks and Recreation Department, the bus is too large to turn around, so the children on board will have a delayed ride to their bus stops.  However, the ch…

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by Ben Crnic
Middletown, NJ
Breaking News
School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported
School Bus Involved In Three-Vehicle Crash On Jersey Shore, Minor Injuries Reported A school bus and two other vehicles crashed in Neptune Township, officials said. The crash happened on Route 33 East near the intersection with Jumping Brook Road, the Neptune Township Office of Emergency Management said in a Facebook post at 8:46 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 9. No children were on the bus during the crash. Neptune paramedics responded to the scene to treat people for minor injuries. Two photos from the scene showed a blue car with its front airbags deployed and significant front-end damage. A black Hyundai SUV also had some front-end damage. Route 33 had reopened by 9:30 a.…

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by Chris Spiker
Mamaroneck, NY
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Mamaroneck Road Where Mother, Son Were Killed By Bus Has 3 Times State Average Of Crashes Mamaroneck Road Where Mother, Son Were Killed By Bus Has 3 Times State Average Of Crashes Mamaroneck Road Where Mother, Son Were Killed By Bus Has 3 Times State Average Of Crashes
Mamaroneck Road Where Mother, Son Were Killed By Bus Has 3 Times State Average Of Crashes The stretch of road in Westchester where a mother and her young son were fatally struck by a school bus has seen three times the statewide average of crashes over the last decade, according to a new report.  The data was revealed in a report compiled for the Village of Mamaroneck's Traffic Commission by the AKRF, Inc. consultant company in response to the deaths of Mamaroneck residents Molly Murphy Donovan, age 43, and her 6-year-old son, Michael Donovan Volpe on Thursday, June 20. At around 8:30 a.m. on the day of the crash, the mother and son were struck by a school bu…

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by Ben Crnic
Mamaroneck, NY
Obituaries
Funeral Services Held For Boy, Mother Fatally Struck By Bus In Mamaroneck Funeral Services Held For Boy, Mother Fatally Struck By Bus In Mamaroneck Funeral Services Held For Boy, Mother Fatally Struck By Bus In Mamaroneck
Funeral Services Held For Boy, Mother Fatally Struck By Bus In Mamaroneck Community members came together to honor the memory of a 6-year-old boy and his mother who were killed while walking to a Westchester school.  A funeral Mass was held on Friday morning, June 28 at the St. Augustine Church in Larchmont for Mamaroneck residents Michael Donovan Volpe, age 6, and his mother, 43-year-old Molly Murphey Donovan, who were both killed on Thursday, June 20 after being struck by a school bus while walking to the Mamaroneck Avenue School.  Earlier Report - New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In…

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by Ben Crnic
Darien, CT
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Bridgeport Man Charged With Abusing Child On School Bus In Darien Bridgeport Man Charged With Abusing Child On School Bus In Darien Bridgeport Man Charged With Abusing Child On School Bus In Darien
Bridgeport Man Charged With Abusing Child On School Bus In Darien A Fairfield County man has been charged with assault and risk of injury to a child after he was seen on video biting, licking, and hitting a young boy on a school bus. Juan Carlos Rodriguez, age 27, of Bridgeport, was arrested on Monday, June 17, by Darien Police for the incident that occurred in April on a school bus. According to Sgt. Mauricio Vigil of the Darien Police, on Thursday, April 4, the Trumbull Police Department alerted the department about an incident that occurred on a school bus while it was in Darien transporting students from a private special education school in Stam…

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by Kathy Reakes
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Legal
UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years UPDATE: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years
Update: Drunk NJ School Bus Driver With 27 Kids Aboard Gets 14 Years 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘: A now-former school bus driver who was hammered when New Jersey State Police troopers stopped her with a busload of kids aboard was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Colleen Eutermarks, 52, of Wantage had a bottle of vodka stashed in her purse during the rJan. 28, 2022 stop on County Road 565 in Frankford, State Police said. She was taken into custody, then registered .34 on a breath test, they said. That would be four times the legal limit for most civilian motorists but is eight times the .04 blood-alcohol content limit for a school bus driver. Eutermarks rejected a plea deal fro…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lower Merion-Narberth, PA
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Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (UPDATE) Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (UPDATE) Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (UPDATE)
Armed Standoff Ends With Arrest In Horsham: Police (Update) One suspect was arrested following a barricade situation in Horsham on Tuesday morning, June 11, authorities say.  Police said they were called about a domestic dispute on Horseshoe Circle around 4:30 a.m. A woman fled her home and went to a neighbor's house, telling police she had been physically assaulted and threatened with a rifle, according to officials.  Officers were initially unable to make contact with the suspect and declared a barricade situation. Neighbors were evacuated from their homes and area residents were ordered to shelter in place.  Negotiators and a coun…

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by Mac Bullock
Bridgeport, CT
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School Bus Catches Fire In Bridgeport School Bus Catches Fire In Bridgeport School Bus Catches Fire In Bridgeport
School Bus Catches Fire In Bridgeport All people aboard a Fairfield County school bus were able to get off safely when the vehicle caught fire. The fire occurred in Bridgeport around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 4, at Jones Avenue and Oak Street. According to Tiadora Josef, the Bridgeport Fire Department spokeswoman, the first responding units confirmed the bus was engulfed in flames. "Everyone was off the bus when units responded," she said. Josef did not respond with information on whether students were onboard at the time of the fire. Additional crews were requested due to exposure issues.  The fire was declar…

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by Kathy Reakes
Franklin Township, NJ
Breaking News
Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police
Teenage Driver Struck By School Bus After Running Red Light: Montgomery Police A 19-year-old Skillman resident ignored a red light and was hit by a school bus in Montgomery on the afternoon of Friday, April 19, authorities said. At 3 p.m., a white Acura was traveling west on Skillman Road when it failed it to stop for the red traffic signal at the intersection of Route 601, Montgomery police said. The Acura entered the intersection and was struck by a small school bus traveling south on Route 601, police said. After striking the Acura, the school bus impacted the traffic signal on the southwest corner of the intersection, police said. First responders evaluated the si…

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by Sam Barron