Pickup Truck Flips Over On Merritt Parkway
WESTPORT, Conn. (CBSNewYork) — If you needed any more of a warning about the dangers of driving in these treacherous conditions – this is it. Thursday morning, firefighters in Westport, Conn. responded...
View ArticleTeen Cyclist Hospitalized After Crash With Truck In Suffolk County
KINGS PARK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — Suffolk County Police are investigating a motor vehicle crash that left a 16-year-old bicyclist in serious condition Sunday. Police say Brian Simmons, 21, of Kings Park,...
View ArticlePickup Truck Hits Firefighter’s Selden House, Ignites Intense Fire
SELDEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A driver who allegedly was high on drugs slammed his pickup truck into a Suffolk County house belonging to a volunteer firefighter on Tuesday evening, sparking a raging...
View ArticleOff-Duty NYPD Officer Killed In L.I.E. Crash
DIX HILLS, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — An off-duty NYPD officer was killed early Monday in a crash on the Long Island Expressway. Another driver was also injured. Officer Joseph Pritchard, 30, was stopped in...
View ArticleWoman Killed, Man Injured In Long Island Expressway Crash
HOLBROOK, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A woman was killed early Sunday, and her husband was injured, when their sport-utility vehicle crashed into a pickup truck on the Long Island Expressway. Around 4:30...
View Article6 Children, 1 Adult Hurt In School Bus Accident In Old Tappan, N.J.
OLD TAPPAN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A total of seven people were injured Monday afternoon when a school bus collided with a pickup truck in Old Tappan, N.J. Six children were among the injured. The...
View ArticleMan Dead After Being Struck By Pickup Truck At Dyker Heights Bus Stop
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A 71-year-old man is dead, after being struck while waiting for a bus in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn this week. James McCloskey was pronounced dead at 4:17 p.m. Tuesday at Lutheran...
View ArticleThieves Make Off With $250,000 Worth Of Jewelry In Brazen Theft In Paramus
PARAMUS, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Thieves made off with $250,000 worth of loot, when they used a stolen pickup to smash into a jewelry store in Paramus, N.J., Friday morning. Around 6 a.m. Friday, the...
View ArticleFord’s New F-150 To Get 26 Mpg, Tops Among Pickups
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) – Ford said Friday that its new aluminum-bodied F-150 pickup will get up to 26 mpg on the highway, making it the most fuel efficient gas-powered full-size pickup. The Ram truck is...
View Article2015 Chevy Colorado Crowned Truck Of The Year
DETROIT (WWJ) – Chevy’s new Colorado compact pickup has been named Motor Trend Truck of the Year. The new mid size pickup was cited for what Motor Trend called a “right-sized” package, as well as its...
View ArticlePickup Truck Fire On Driscoll Bridge Snags Garden State Parkway
KEASBEY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) — Traffic was snagged on the Driscoll Bridge on the Garden State Parkway Wednesday afternoon, after a pickup truck caught fire and sent flaming trails of fuel down the side...
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