Drunk Driver Barrels Into Montauk Art Show, Narrowly Missing Security Guards, Police Say
An alleged drunk driver tore through the heart of Long Island's art community, destroying tents and artwork, and narrowly avoiding tragedy.
The harrowing incident happened at the Montauk Art Show, located at Carl Fisher Plaza, at around 3 a.m. Sunday, June 29.
A “heavily intoxicated woman” in an SUV sped through a barricade and crashed into several tents set up for the show, witness Evan Reinheimer recounted on a GoFundMe campaign.
“Some artists lost EVERYTHING,” Reinheimer wrote, adding that two security guards narrowly escaped injury.
The crash destroyed more than half a dozen artist t…
Baltimore 4-Year-Old Badly Burned In Accident Days Before Birthday: 'She Deserves To Heal'
A Maryland mother is asking for help after her young daughter suffered third-degree burns just days before her birthday.
Amorah Greene, 4, of Baltimore, was seriously injured in a tragic accident that left her with third-degree burns on her face, back, and arm, according to her mother, Deleicea Greene.
“She is currently undergoing intensive treatment and care,” Greene wrote in a GoFundMe set up to raise cash for her child. “While she is showing incredible strength, her recovery journey will be long, painful, and expensive.”
Amorah’s birthday is Thursday, June 26.
Greene launched the fundr…
Levittown National Guard Veteran Killed In NJ Motorcycle Crash
A 44-year-old Levittown, PA, motorcyclist was killed in a crash in Lawrence Township, NJ Friday morning, June 13, authorities said.
At 6:48 a.m., officers responded to Franklin Corner Road and Princeton Pike for a report of a motorcycle crash and found the operator, Benjamin Boyers, unconscious at the scene, Lawrence Township police said.
Boyers was operating a 2023 Royal Enfield motorcycle eastbound on Franklin Corner Road when he lost control and struck a telephone pole, police said.
He was transported to Capital Health Regional Medical Center in Trenton, where he was later pronounced de…
Devastating Blaze Destroys Home, Displaces Family, Dogs In Fishkill: 'They Are Struggling'
A Dutchess County family is asking for help after an intense house fire destroyed their home and belongings, leaving them with nowhere to go.
The fire broke out around before midnight on Friday, June 13 at 111 Maple Rd. in Fishkill, displacing six people, two dogs, and a kitten, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser launched by a relative.
While all six family members and both dogs made it out safely, the fate of the kitten remains unknown.
The fire consumed nearly everything inside the house, including money, clothing, furniture, and important documents. The family is currently s…
East Orange 'Handyman With A Plan' Mourned After Fatally Hit By Cars On Garden State Parkway
Richard Lee Angel, a 70-year-old East Orange man, was killed while walking on the Garden State Parkway in Irvington on Thursday, June 12, authorities said.
At 4:25 a.m., a Jeep Grand Cherokee and an unknown vehicle were traveling northbound on the Parkway when a crash occurred between both vehicles and Angel, Jeffrey Lebron, a spokesman for the New Jersey State Police said. Angel was pronounced dead at the scene, Lebron said.
Angel was a popular building superintendent in Brooklyn, nicknamed "the handyman with a plan," according to a fundraiser set up to support his family.
He …
'Little Boy With Green Tractor': Beachwood Landscaper Brian Santos Dies, 20
If grass needed to be cut in Beachwood, Brandon Santos was there to do it — happily.
He was just 12 years old when he began pushing his lawnmower around town, later upgrading to a bicycle with an attached trailer and then finally, a mower, according to his obituary on the Mastapeter Memorial Home website.
Brandon became known around town as "the little boy with the green tractor," ultimately starting his own law mowing business, BS Landscaping.
But Brandon died on Sunday, June 8, at just 20 years old.
When he wasn't cutting grass, Santos enjoyed riding dirt bikes, working on cars, jet ski…
