Alleged drunk driver, 19, fatally runs over 2-year-old in Florida: cops
A 19-year-old man has been charged with drunk driving manslaughter after he allegedly ran over a 2-year-old child and dragged him along with his tricycle while leaving a terrified family in a gated Florida community on Monday, authorities said. In horrifying detail, The affidavit obtained by ClickOrlandoJoshua Montero “appeared to be dragging a child and […]
Family mourns 75-year-old hit-and-run NYC victim as dump truck driver charged
The family of a 75-year-old Russian aspiring poet mourned her death in a hit-and-run and called for justice on Monday after a dump truck driver was charged in Friday's incident. “It's so heartbreaking,” Alex Gervorskaya, 49, said of his aunt, Elena Gervorskaya, who was hit and killed by a car on Aug. 4 at the […]
Hit-and-run driver who allegedly struck mom and toddler botches getaway
The driver who allegedly hit the mother and toddler failed to escape, flipped the van and nearly died, but was rescued by witnesses. Police said Olubunmi Awolui, 61, was driving drunk on Rockaway Parkway in Brooklyn on Saturday when he crashed his minivan into two parked cars. CBS News I will report. The man then […]
Car kills 2 after plowing into Minnesota restaurant’s patio; driver arrested for criminal vehicular homicide
Two people were killed when a driver crashed into a Minnesota restaurant patio Sunday night, authorities said. Three more people were injured in a horrific crash at Park Tavern in St. Louis Park around 8 p.m., city police said. He said. Police said surveillance video showed the driver, described only as a man, pulling into […]
NYC man claims bus driver choked him — but he was the one arrested for the caught-on-video attack
A Brooklyn man claims he was choked by a bus driver in an incident that was caught on video — but he ended up being the one handcuffed and facing a career hit from the publicity. According to two complaints filed against the city, Malachi Houston, 27, claims he was falsely accused of attempted murder […]
NHL star Johnny Gaudreau’s wife honors brother-in-law Matthew after siblings were killed by alleged drunk driver
The widow of Columbus Blue Jackets star Johnny Gaudreau remembered her late brother-in-law, Matthew, on Saturday night, days after her brother was killed by a suspected drunk driver in New Jersey. “John and Matty. You can't hear one of them without hearing the other. They're always next to each other.” Meredith Gaudreau wrote on Instagram.. […]
Alleged drunk driver who killed NHL star Johnny Gaudreau, brother Matthew is US Army major who worked at rehab center: LinkedIn
The drunk driving suspect arrested in the deaths of NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother is a decorated U.S. Army major who works as a financial officer at a rehabilitation center, according to his LinkedIn profile. Shawn Higgins, 43, of Piles Grove, New Jersey, is married and has two young daughters and served with […]
Alleged drunk driver accused of trying to mow down golfers in chaotic scene
A suspected drunk driver is accused of crashing his blue Ford Bronco into a golf cart at a Delaware golf course, nearly knocking down another golfer and throwing his passenger from the vehicle before fleeing the scene. The chaotic hit-and-run incident happened Tuesday afternoon at Deerfield Golf Club in Newark, Delaware, located 45 miles southwest […]
NHL superstar Johnny Gaudreau and brother killed by suspected drunk driver on eve of sister’s wedding
NHL superstar Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew were murdered Thursday night, the day before his sister's wedding. Around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Johnny Gaudreau, 31, and Matthew Gaudreau, 29, were riding their bicycles along a road in Oldman's Township, New Jersey. “Matty and Johnny were highly respected by all of us. They were great […]
Gaudreau family issues heartbreaking statement after suspected drunk driver is charged in brothers’ deaths
Family of Columbus Blue Jackets Forward Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew Gaudreau released the heartbreaking statement on Friday, just hours after news broke that the two brothers were tragically killed in New Jersey after being hit by a suspected drunk driver on the eve of their sister's wedding. After the brothers were confirmed dead […]