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Toyota Recalls More Than 227,000 Camry Sedans
Toyota announced Wednesday that it would be recalling more than 227,000 Camry sedans over concerns over malfunctioning power brake-assist.
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Toyota Recalls Camrys to Fix Power Brake-Assist Problems
Toyota is recalling nearly 238,000 Camry sedans mainly in North America because they can suddenly lose the power assist in the brake system.
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Student Shot and Killed, Body Left Dumped Along Quiet Queens Street
A young man was found shot and killed in Queens Wednesday, with his body left dumped along the street in a quiet residential neighborhood, police said.
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NJ Man Arrested in Attack on His Daughter in Florida Restaurant Parking Lot: Police
A New Jersey man faces a felony charge for allegedly attacking his 9-year-old daughter outside a restaurant and bar in the Florida Keys, according to police.
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Wild NJ Pursuit Ends With Man Sitting in Middle of Highway After Possible Diabetic Emergency
A police pursuit through multiple New Jersey counties ended with a man sitting against a highway median, surrounded by state troopers Thursday following a possible diabetic emergency, footage from Chopper 4 showed.
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18-Year-Old Driver Dead, Two Teens Critically Injured in Southern State Parkway Crash: Police
An 18-year-old driver died and two of his three teenage passengers were critically injured after he veered off a Long Island highway and hit a tree, police said.
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Police Shoot Man Who Pointed Pellet Gun at Them During Traffic Stop: NYPD
Two police officers shot a man in Brooklyn after he got out of his car and pointed what they later discovered was a pellet gun at them, the NYPD said.
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Woman Rescued From Car Sinking in Long Island Pond: Police
A woman drove into a Long Island pond during heavy rain and good Samaritans rescued her from the vehicle, police said.
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Headlights on Most 2018 Base-Model Vehicles Are Leaving Drivers in the Dark, Study Finds
A new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety found that headlights on nearly half of 2018 model cars tested by the group do not adequately light the road, and most “good-rated” headlights only come with optional packages or an upgraded trim. According to the IIHS, out of 424 headlight possibilities across trims on 2018 models tested by the...
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Tractor-Trailer Fatally Plows Into Car on Major Deegan Expressway
A 46-year-old Brooklyn man died Monday morning after a tractor-trailer struck his vehicle on a New York expressway, authorities announced.
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Dad Let Girl, 13, Drive Car With Toddler in Backseat: Police
A man let his 13-year-old daughter drive a car down the road while a 3-year-old boy sat in the backseat, police said Sunday.
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24-Year-Old Driver Admits Killing Retired NY Couple in Drugged-Driving Crash
A prosecutor says a driver who consumed an “incredibly high amount” of prescription drugs has pleaded guilty in the deaths of a New York couple.
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Bloody Scene as Woman Is Stabbed to Death in Middle of NYC Street
A 44-year-old woman was stabbed to death in the middle of a Bronx street early Monday, and the suspect, allegedly her ex-husband, fled the bloody scene in a dark sedan, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation.
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Deadly Taxi Hit-and-Run in Manhattan School Zone Takes Odd Turn
A taxi driver has been arrested in connection with the hit-and-run that killed a homeless woman in a Manhattan school zone early Wednesday, but it’s not the driver who fled the scene of the accident, according to police.
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Parole Denied for Prison Tailor Who Helped 2 Killers Escape
Parole has been denied to prison tailor Joyce Mitchell, who was sweet-talked into providing hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools that two killers used in a prison break that’s the subject of a Showtime miniseries being filmed in the region where it happened.
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Man on Xanax Faces Just 4 Years in Prison After Steering With Knees, Causing Crash That Killed 4, Including Own Daughter
A 35-year-old man who killed four people, including his 2-year-old daughter, when he was on Xanax and briefly steered with his knees, causing a multi-vehicle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in 2015 faces a maximum sentence of just four years in prison under a plea deal announced Friday.
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Jogger Killed in Queens When Crossing Street in Crosswalk: Police
A jogger was struck and killed while in a crosswalk in Queens late Thursday, police say.
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Passenger Dies Days After Truck T-Bones Car in Horrific Chain Reaction Crash: NYPD
A passenger inside the Honda Civic that sped through a red light in Manhattan more than a week ago, sparking a chain-reaction crash involving a DOT truck and a taxi, has died at the hospital, police say.
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Couple Wanted in Armed Robbery of NJ Turnpike Toll Booth Worker
State police are seeking a couple wanted in the armed robbery of a toll booth on the New Jersey Turnpike. It happened around 7:45 p.m. Monday at Interchange 15W in Newark. Authorities say the male driver got out of a car, pressed a knife to the attendant and demanded the cash drawer. The suspect got back in the car and…