Utility Pole Crash Kills Mercersburg Man In Franklin County: PA State Police
A Mercersburg man was killed after his car veered off a Franklin County road and struck a utility pole, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Wednesday, March 11.
Douglas C. Spoonhour Jr., 35, a Chambersburg native according to public records, died after the crash in the 1600 block of Saint Thomas Williamson Road in Saint Thomas Township at 6:16 a.m. on Monday, March 9, according to the release.
Spoonhour had been driving a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire southbound when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed from the southbound lane into the northbound shoulder, troopers said.
The car struck an …
Woman, 21, Ejected, Killed After Hitting Pole On Route 1 In Port Chester
A 21-year-old woman was killed in an early morning crash after her car struck a utility pole and she was ejected from the vehicle on Route 1 in Westchester County, village officials said.
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The crash happened at about 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, on Boston Post Road near Olivia Street, according to the Village of Port Chester and the Port Chester Police Department.
Police and Port Chester–Rye–Rye Brook EMS responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash and…
Route 17 Road Rage Crash Sends Pole Into Highway, Driver Charged In Hasbrouck Heights: PD
A road rage incident on Route 17 led to a three-vehicle crash and criminal charges after two drivers initially fled the scene Thursday, Jan. 8, authorities said.
Mohamad Hammouda, a 28-year-old man from East Rutherford, was in an Acura TL when he tried to ram the victims’ vehicle, a Nissan Pathfinder, causing it to swerve off the roadway and strike a utility pole in the southbound lanes of Route 17 just before Williams Avenue at approximately 9:40 a.m., according to Lt. John Behr.
The pole came down into the roadway and caused significant damage, at which point a third vehicle, a Tesla…
Drunk Driver Slams Into Waterbury Home; BAC Nearly 3 Times Legal Limit
Authorities say a Connecticut drunk driver went off the road overnight, hit a utility pole, and then slammed into a home around 1:45 a.m.
Jose Martinez, 30, of Waterbury, faces multiple charges following the Wednesday, Jan. 7, crash near 1021 Pearl Lake Road in Waterbury, police said.
Officers were called after Martinez’s Jeep Grand Cherokee lost control, hit a utility pole, and then struck the home. Martinez was the sole occupant of the vehicle, and no one inside the home was injured, police said.
Structural engineers deemed the home safe, but police did not release the extent of the dama…
‘Son Of Man’: Father Of 3, Former Professor Dies In Maryland Crash
A 73-year-old Beltsville man killed in a Labor Day crash has been identified as Martin Anyangwe, a retired engineer, former French teacher, and beloved father of three, police said.
Prince George’s County Police said officers were called at around 9:55 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, to Powder Mill Road near Cherry Hill Road for a single-vehicle crash.
At the scene, officers found Anyangwe suffering from traumatic injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, officials said.
According to the department's Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Unit, the preliminary investigat…
PA Native Dies 20 Days After Crash With Parked Cars, Utility Pole: Lehigh Coroner
A St. Clair man was killed in a crash that left several cars and a utility pole damaged, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office announced on Sunday, Aug. 24.
Patrick J. Davie, 74, was pronounced dead at 12:47 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 22, at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, according to Coroner Daniel Buglio. His cause of death was listed as blunt force trauma from the crash, and his manner of death was ruled accidental.
The wreck happened around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, along the 300 block of East Railroad Street in St. Clair, Schuylkill County, officials said. Davie was driving when his vehi…
PA Woman Killed In Route 519 Crash: Njsp
A 23-year-old Lansdale woman was killed in a car crash on Route 519 on Sunday, July 27, authorities said.
At 1:07 p.m., troopers responded to Route 519 south in White Township after a Chevrolet traveled off the round, reentered the southbound lanes, crossed the double yellow lines and crashed into a Ford SUV, Charles Marchan, a spokesperson for the New Jersey State Police said.
The Chevrolet then went off the road and crashed into a utility pole, Marchan said.
Rosa Castro Zumba, a passenger in the Chevrolet was killed in the crash, Marchan said. The driver, a 29-year-old Lansdale man sust…
Driver, 28, Seriously Injured After Crashing Into Pole In Greenlawn
A man suffered serious injuries after crashing into a utility pole in Greenlawn, police announced on Friday, July 18, 2025.
Christian Western, 28, of Huntington, was driving a 2004 Honda Accord northbound when he veered off the roadway and struck the pole in front of 315 Broadway at 3:45 p.m., according to the Suffolk County Police Second Squad.
He was rushed to a local hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
The Honda was impounded for a safety check, police added.
Detectives are investigating the crash and ask anyone with information to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.
Slate Hill Man Killed After Crashing Into Pole in Wawayanda, Police Say
A 66-year-old man was killed after crashing into a utility pole in Orange County, state police said.
The crash happened around 11:47 a.m. on Wednesday, July 16, on Ridgebury Road in the town of Wawayanda, New York State Police announced on Thursday, July 17.
An investigation revealed that the man, identified as Kevin P. Demarest, had been traveling southwest when his vehicle left the roadway for an unknown reason and struck a telephone pole.
Demarest was the sole occupant of the vehicle. He was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries, police…
