Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'portjefferson'
December 7, 2007
Arno Herwerth, the Long Island man who the DMV rejected his GETOSAMA vanity plate, then sued them now wants to have a 9-11 commemorative license plate available to the Empire State’s motorists – something several other states have for their drivers. However, in New York then Governor George Elmer Patkai vetoed the idea in 2006 and put the brakes on any new optional license plates thanks to a pro-life groups suing states, including New......
Continue Reading "GETOSAMA Plate Guy Wants 9-11 License Plates For All"July 12, 2007
The NYPD has announced that both suspects in the Brooklyn traffic stop shooting of two police officers have been captured. Last night, Dexter Bostic was arrested as he and the other suspect Robert Ellis were walking along Interstate 80 near Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Ellis managed to run into the woods, but Pennsylvania and NYC authorities were able to catch up to Bostic, who said, "I'm too old to run." Police Commissioner Ray Kelly had said,......
Continue Reading "Cop Shooting Suspects Captured in Pennsylvania"August 16, 2006
The driver whose flatbed truck carrying bricks caused a deadly accident on the New Jersey Turnpike claiming four lives may have been fatigued while driving. WNBC 4 reported last night that driver Dimitrios Tseperkas had been driving for more than 12 hours by the time the crash occured on Monday. Tseperkas drove from Port Jefferson, NY to Maryland to pick up a load of bricks. And what's more, the weight of the bricks and truck......
Continue Reading "Questions About Turnpike Accident's Flatbed Truck Driver and Load"August 15, 2006
Four miles from the George Washington Bridge, a horrific accident involving a flatbed truck carrying bricks killed four people and injured four others on the New Jersey Turnpike - and a little 4 year old girls from Queens was the only survivor from her family's car. According to the NY Times, a flatbed truck hit cars during a traffic standstill, and then swayed from the shoulder and back across the highway lanes, pushing the car......
Continue Reading "Turnpike Accident Claims Four Lives"
