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Man, Woman From CT Both Ejected After Vehicle Overturns On I-84 Stretch
A man and woman were both ejected in a single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley, authorities said.
It happened around 1:45 a.m. Saturday, April 15 in Putnam County on I-84 in the town of Southeast.
A preliminary investigation determined that the driver, Yorman Hernandez-Alcala, age 29, of Bristol, Connecticut, was traveling eastbound in the right lane when the vehicle in the left lane failed to stay in the lane, causing him to lose control, New York State Police said.
During the investigation, it was determined that Hernandez-Alcala drove off the roadway and overturned in an embankme…
Fairfield County Man Critically Injured In Westchester Crash
A man from Fairfield County was critically injured when his car veered off the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester, struck two guide rails and went down an embankment.
The accident occurred about 2 a.m., Friday, Feb. 7, on the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Bedford at Harris Road, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
The 2002 Ford Focus left the roadway, striking a guide rail adjacent to the right lane of travel, O'Leary said.
That impact caused the vehicle to re-enter the southbound lanes of travel, flip over, strike another guide rail adjacen…
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal I-287 Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game
A father from Westchester was taking his son and two friends to a Jewish league basketball game when the BMW they were aboard was involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287.
Jordan Wachtell, 57, of Ardsley, was driving a 2018 BMW 330CI when it was struck by a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane around 8:30 p.m. in Harrison on Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said.
The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest on the center median guide rail, according to police.
Wachtell was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Eric Goldber…
Fairfield County Man Arrested For Driving In Wrong Lane, Hitting Woman
A driver who was impatient with stalled traffic decided to cross the double yellow lines and drive in the wrong direction to pass has been charged with seriously injuring a woman getting out of a taxi cab in Westchester, police said.
Nelson Velasquez-Flores, 41, of Greenwich, was arrested following the incident around 8:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 10, on Neuton Avenue, near the corner of Fairview Avenue, in Port Chester, said Port Chester Police Lt. Charles Nielsen.
The 49-year-old woman, from Port Chester, who was getting out of a cab, was standing in the roadway when she was hit and pinned und…
CT Man Seriously Injured In I-84 Crash
A 62-year-old man is in serious condition following a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 84.
The crash took place around noon., Sunday, June 23, after Michael Gasper, of Windsor, Connecticut, lost control of his 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle while traveling westbound in East Fishkill and was ejected onto the roadway, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks.
Gasper, who suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center following the crash, Hicks said.
The westbound lanes on I-84 east of exit 16 to the Taconic State Parkway were temporarily…
Suspect Living In Fairfield County Sentenced For Role In Police Shootout
A suspect with ties to Westchester and Fairfield County has been sentenced to probation for his role in a shootout with a police officer in 2017.
Jerry Reyes, 23, who lived in New Rochelle at the time of the shooting, but now resides in Greenwich, was sentenced to three years of probation after pleading guilty in Westchester County Court to criminal possession of a weapon following a shootout with Yonkers police officer Kayla Mayer.
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017, two officers, including Maher were dispatched to the area of Marshall Road, near Ridge Drive, following reports …
