Motorcyclist dies in fall from elevated I-45 in Dallas

Updated 1 hr 57 mins ago

DALLAS, TX --

Dallas police say a motorcyclist has been killed when he fell from atop an elevated section of Interstate 45 while trying to avoid an accident.

Senior Cpl. Demarquis Black says the rider was dead at the scene Saturday morning near downtown Dallas.

Police say the rider was trying to avoid an accident when he lost control of his motorcycle and fell off I-45 onto traffic below on Live Oak Street.

Police did not immediately say how far the victim fell or details on why he apparently swerved his bike. His name wasn't immediately released.

Further details weren't immediately available.

Emergency crews had to use the Jaws of Life after a crash on a tree in Johnston County, NC

Jaws of Life used in Clayton wreck




Emergency crews had to use the Jaws of Life after a wreck in Johnston County.






Updated 1 hr 9 mins ago
CLAYTON, N.C. (WTVD) -- 
Two men were pinned in their truck for some time in Clayton on Saturday afternoon before emergency used the Jaws of Life.

It happened in the 3000 block of N.C. 42 West just past Government road

Our crew on the scene said a single car went off the road and hit a tree, pinning the men.

Emergency crews used hydraulic tools including the Jaws of Life to get them out and both were immediately taken to the WakeMed trauma center, according to our crew.



It's unknown right now why they went off the road but authorities are investigating.

One lane of the highway was closed for over an hour.

5 homes to be demolished after massive fire in Trenton, New Jersey

A total of five homes will have to be demolished following a fire in Trenton, New Jersey.

Updated 1 hr 10 mins ago

TRENTON, N.J. (WPVI) --

A total of five homes will have to be demolished following a fire in Trenton, New Jersey.

Three of the homes were occupied and two were vacant, fire officials say.

A 22-year-old, who had just celebrated her birthday, was critically injured in the blaze. She suffered burns on 70 to 80 percent of her body.

Luis Rodriguez told Action News what he saw with the help of a translator.

"She came out all in flames, all burned up. He tried to cover her to get off the fire."

One firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion.

There were no other injuries.

The blaze broke out around 10:00 p.m. in the 200 block of Hills Place.

When crews arrived on the scene they found heavy fire showing from the five homes, prompting the call for additional alarms.

"I was laying in bed and I heard, like, a cannon went off, like an explosion, and I heard people screaming. I ran out to see what it was. I looked out and I saw the house engulfed in flames," said neighbor Jamont Richardson.

It took firefighters about three hours to get the 4-alarm fire under control.

Thirteen people were displaced in the blaze. They are being assisted by the Red Cross.

The city's plan to demolish what's left of the damaged homes is leaving people who live across the street temporarily homeless. That's because their homes are only separate from the fire scene by a narrow alley.

"I was told two to three days before I can go back to my house. That's why I'm sitting out here now, waiting for Red Cross, talk to them to put me up somewhere until that time," Richardson said.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

Pedestrian struck, killed by Greyhound bus on US-113 in Delaware

Saturday, August 15, 2015 12:56PM

 

FRANKFORD, Del. -- 

 

Delaware State Police are investigating after a bus struck and killed a pedestrian walking on a road near Frankford.

Police say a Greyhound bus carrying 47 passengers was traveling north along US-113 near Frankford early Saturday morning. Police say a pedestrian was reported to be walking in the roadway.

The pedestrian was struck and severely injured. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say alcohol use by the pedestrian appears to be a factor. Police identified the pedestrian as 56-year-old Sylvester Bailey of Millsboro.

The driver brought the bus to a controlled stop. No one on the bus was injured.

Police say a Selbyville police officer was traveling behind the bus, searching for the pedestrian in the road. The officer says speed was not a factor in the crash.

Long Island police arrest Renen Vides, 29, of Hempstead in connection with 2013 fatal car accident

Updated 2 hrs 33 mins ago

 

WESTBURY (WABC) -- 

 

Police have arrested a man in connection with a fatal car accident that happened in 2013.

According to the Nassau County Police Department, a 2003 Mitsubishi Galant was traveling eastbound around noon in the right lane of Old Country Road in Westbury in September 2013. The driver veered to the right, and then hit a curb and a tree.

The driver was injured and was taken to a local hospital where he was admitted for treatment. He was listed in serious condition at the time. Martha Hernandez-Majano, 27, and Renen Vides Jr., 4, both of Uniondale, were in the car at the time, and were taken to a hospital where both were pronounced dead.

On Friday, police said they arrested Renen Vides, 29, of Hempstead. Garden City police pulled him over for operating a 2011 Nissan Sentra without a front plate on Clinton Street, and he had an open warrant. He is being charged with two counts of second degree manslaughter, second degree reckless endangerment, reckless driving and driving violations.

He was scheduled for arraignment Saturday in Hempstead.