Crossing Guard Hospitalized After Hit By Car: Parsippany PD
A crossing guard remains hospitalized after she was hit by a car in Parsippany last week, authorities said.
On Thursday, Jan. 29, at 3:30 p.m., officers responded to Vail Road and Redstone Drive after Denise Rocco, an on-duty uniformed Parsippany crossing guard, had been struck while attempting to stop traffic in a marked crosswalk, Parsippany police said. Rocco sustained serious injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital, where she continues to receive treatment.
The driver, Dave Brown, a 53-year-old Lake Hiawatha resident remained on scene and cooperated with the investi…
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash In East Patchogue: Police
A woman was killed in a head-on crash on Woodside Avenue East in East Patchogue, Suffolk County police announced on Monday, Jan. 12.
Rae Deprizio, 77, of Middle Island, was driving a 2014 Kia Optima westbound when her vehicle crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a 2012 Jeep Renegade at about 6:10 p.m., according to Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad detectives.
The Jeep was being driven by Samantha Drake, 32, of Mastic, police said.
Both women were taken to NYU Langone Hospital–Suffolk in Patchogue, where Deprizio was pronounced dead. Drake was treated for non-life-threatening injurie…
Driver Trapped, Vehicle Overturned In Separate Crashes On Route 287: Finderne FD
Two crashes on Route 287 resulted in a driver being trapped and another car being overturned, authorities announced Friday, Dec. 12.
At 7:08 p.m., on Thursday, Dec. 11, firefighters responded to Route 207 South for a crash with a person trapped in a car, Finderne Fire said.
The vehicle needed to be pulled away from a guardrail and the occupant was extricated and turned over to EMS, firefighters said.
At 11:15 a.m., on Friday, Dec. 12, firefighters responded to the same location on Route 287 after a car went off the roadway and overturned, firefighters said.
Firefighters assisted EMS with …
