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CT Tractor Trailer Driver Involved In Fatal NY Crash: Sheriff
Authorities have released details in the Friday, Jan. 17 crash along Route 9 that left one person dead in Putnam County. Norton Segarra, 74, of Beacon, NY was heading south when he veered into the northbound lanes and was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by a 60-year-old Milford, CT man around 1:30 p.m. near Route 403 in Garrison, County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville said. Segarra was pronounced dead at the scene near Philipstown, and the driver of the truck was taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries. The roadway remained closed until 9…
Police & Fire
Wrong Way Crash: Parents, Children From CT Injured On NY Parkway
Officials have revealed more details about a wrong-way crash on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester that left six people hospitalized, including a former mayor. The crash, which happened around 12:10 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 16, in the northbound lanes near Lincoln Avenue in Rye Brook, happened when a 2024 Mercedes sedan driving south struck a 2018 Dodge Durango carrying a family of five, according to Westchester County Police Chief James Luciano. The Mercedes was driven by 75-year-old Joan Feinstein of Rye Brook, Luciano said. Feinstein, a longtime community volun…
Police & Fire
Update: Woman Injured In 4-Vehicle Crash That Caused Delays On I-684
A woman was hospitalized following a chain-reaction crash that left a car overturned in the middle of a Northern Westchester interstate and a truck on its side next to an embankment. The crash happened on Tuesday, Nov. 26 just before 1:45 p.m., when four vehicles became involved in a collision on I-684 in Lewisboro, according to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. Earlier Report - Truck Rollover Crash Shuts Down I-684 In North Salem: Developing The incident began when a Peterbilt tractor-trailer driving south on I-684 near mile marker 20.2 unsafely changed lanes…
Police & Fire
Allegedly Drunk Driver From Fairfield County Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash
An allegedly drunk driver from Connecticut has been charged in a fatal wrong-way crash in Westchester. The crash happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street, according to Westchester County Police. Original report - 1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway In Rye Brook Several 911 calls reported that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car. Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles, a Toyota Camry, was fully engulfed…
Police & Fire
1 Killed In Wrong-Way Crash On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Fairfield County Border
One person was killed in a wrong-way crash in Westchester. Click here for a new, updated story: Allegedly Drunk Wrong-Way Driver Charged In Fatal Westchester Crash It happened just after 5 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8 on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Rye Brook, about a half mile south of King Street. Westchester County Police received several 911 calls reporting that a vehicle traveling southbound in the northbound lanes of travel had collided with another car. Arriving officers found that one of the vehicles was fully engulfed in flames. The driver of that car was pron…
Police & Fire
CT Man Ticketed In NY Crash That Seriously Injured 6-Year-Old
A 6-year-old boy was airlifted to a hospital with severe lacerations following a crash on I-87 in the Hudson Valley. The collision occurred around 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 22, on I-87 in Orange County in the town of Newburgh. According to Trooper Tara McCormick of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation at the scene determined that a 2022 Toyota Tundra was parked on the right shoulder when the driver, Connecticut resident Peter W. Nugent, age 42, of the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, reentered the roadway into the path of a 2011 Toyota Venza. The Venza overturned…
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Double-Fatal I-84 Crash: Update Released On 5 Students' Conditions, Bus Driver ID'd
An update has just been released on the conditions of five students who suffered critical injuries after a charter bus crashed down a 50-foot ravine, killing two adults on board, late last week in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on westbound I-84 in Orange County at 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15. The bus, which was heading to a band camp in northeastern Pennsylvania, went through a wire barrier and down the embankment. It was one of six buses carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School on Long Island. Around 43 people …
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Bus Crash: NY Charter Company Has 'Satisfactory' Safety Record, But It's Not Perfect
The New York charter bus company involved in a deadly highway crash that killed two educators and left dozens of high school band students hospitalized holds a “satisfactory” safety rating, though records show nearly two dozen maintenance violations in recent years. A check of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) website shows that Regency Charter Buses, based in Suffolk County in Nesconset, was involved in one injury crash in the past two years. Records do not specify who was at fault. The company was given a “satisfactory” safety rating in March 2019, though records …
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Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84
As school bells rang and a new day started for students at a Long Island high school where five of their fellow classmates remain in critical condition following a horrific bus crash that killed two adults, state, and federal officials are investigating the incident. The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15A. The charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School in Nassau County was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for band camp when one of the six buses carrying students went through the wi…
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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…
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ID Released Of CT Man Killed After Tractor-Trailer Fell On I-287 At I-684 Interchange
The names of the victims of a crash in which a tractor-trailer flipped over a guardrail on an exit ramp and landed on I-287 at the interchange with I-684 in Westchester County have been released by police. Earlier Report - Driver Dies After Tractor-Trailer Falls, Lands On I-287 at I-684 Interchange In Harrison The driver of the tractor-trailer who was killed was identified as 42-year-old Connecticut resident Nathan Montalvo of the town of Guilford in New Haven County, and the motorist injured after the truck landed on the highway was identified as 37-year-old Aris Guerr…
Police & Fire
17-Year-Old Wanted For Attempted Murder Apprehended In Fairfield County
A 17-year-old wanted for attempted murder was apprehended by officers in Fairfield County on another charge. The attempted murder took in Northern Westchester County around 9:15 p.m. on Friday, July 29. During the incident, a Honda SUV was traveling east on the 800 block of Main Street in the City of Peekskill occupied by two women, said Det. Lt. Jack Galusha, of the City of Peekskill Police. As the vehicle traveled through the traffic light at Main Street and Decatur Avenue, a male began shooting at the vehicle with a semi-automatic 9mm handgun, striking the car and its occ…
Police & Fire
15-Year-Old CT Girl Killed In I-684 Crash
New York State Police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was killed during a two-vehicle crash. It happened around 1:30 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 20 on I-684 in Westchester near the I-287 merger in Harrison. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, officers responded to the crash which occurred when the driver of a 2018 Hyundai Sonata hit a median guide rail and was later struck by a second vehicle. An investigation found that New Haven County resident Tyanna A. Spalding, age 19, of Waterbury, Connecticut, was driving the Hyundai northbound and for an unknown reason struck the guide rail, state pol…
Police & Fire
Body Of Missing Kayaker Recovered On Long Island Sound
The US Coast Guard recovered the body of a missing area kayaker in the waters of Long Island Sound during a powerful Nor'easter. The kayaker, 45-year-old Laurence Broderick, reportedly left Hempstead in his red kayak at approximately 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 25, en route to Mamaroneck, in Southern Westchester County, and was reported overdue early Tuesday, Oct. 26 by his mother. Earlier report: Missing Westchester Kayaker Reportedly Found Dead In Water According to the US Coast Guard, later Tuesday morning, his kayak was found containing his cell phone on Glen Island Beach in New Roc…
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Husband, Wife Killed In Crash Involving Fairfield County Resident ID'd
The identities have been released of the victims of a double-fatal, chain-reaction crash involving five vehicles in Westchester. It happened around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19 on I-287 eastbound, in the town of Harrison, between Exit 10 (Purchase/Port Chester) and Exit 11 (Port Chester/Rye), state police said. Initially, state police reported the crash involved a cement mixer and two passenger vehicles. But a further investigation revealed that a total of five vehicles were involved in the crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife, state police announced…
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Double-Fatal Crash Shuts Down I-287 In Westchester
Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Husband, Wife Killed In Chain-Reaction Westchester Crash It happened around 8:25 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 19 on I-287 eastbound, in the town of Harrison, between Exit 10 (Purchase/Port Chester) and Exit 11 (Port Chester/Rye), state police said. Initially, state police reported the crash involved a cement mixer and two passenger vehicles. But a further investigation revealed that a total of five vehicles were involved in the crash that claimed the lives of a husband and wife, state police announced on Friday afternoon, Aug. 20. David …
Police & Fire
Westchester County Police Officer Injured During Rear-End Crash, Police Say
A Westchester County police officer was injured when his police car was rear-ended by a vehicle while he was making a traffic stop with his emergency lights on. The crash took place around 1:49 a.m., Thursday, June 17, northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway just north of Mamaroneck Road in Scarsdale, said Kieran O'Leary of the Westchester County Police. The officer and woman who was driving the other vehicle were taken by Scarsdale EMS to Westchester Medical Center as a precaution. Both were treated and released for minor injuries. The driver was issued a summons for viola…
Police & Fire
Fairfield County Man Dies In Route 22 Crash In New York
A Connecticut man has died three days after a three-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley on Route 22. The crash took place on Monday, April 26, on Route 22 in Putnam County in the town of Southeast when a driver struck a vehicle while passing cars on the shoulder of the roadway, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation indicates a 2008 Honda CRV operated by, Ricardo Bregante, age 57, of Carmel, was traveling north on Route 22 passing to the right of vehicles on the shoulder of the road, Hicks said. Bregante struck a 2017 Ford Edge operated by, Christoph…
News
Capitol Rioter Who Dragged Cop Down Stairs Attempted Suicide In Westchester, Reports Say
One of the Capitol rioters who dragged a police officer down the stairs is recovering at the Westchester Medical Center after attempting to commit suicide, according to reports. Colorado resident Jeffrey Sabol, who grew up in New York, allegedly was among the rioters who attacked a cop during the Jan. 6 riot before looking to flee the country to Switzerland and attempting suicide in Westchester to avoid facing prosecution for his role in the attack at the Capitol. In a video, Sabol can be seen allegedly dragging a police officer, who was later beaten by a crowd of pro-Trump supporters, down…
Police & Fire
Connecticut Woman Studying Parachuting Injured In Skydiving Accident In Hudson Valley
A parachute student from Fairfield County was injured making her final approach to the ground after her jump at a Hudson Valley skydiving facility when she collided with a plane lifting off the runway, according to authorities. State police responded to the scene of the incident in Ulster County at Skydive the Ranch in Gardiner at approximately 2:25 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 5. Police said that 24-year-old Kristin Silva, of New Haven, landed on the left wing of the aircraft, and her lower left calf and chin were lacerated by one of the aircraft's propellers. According to polic…
Police & Fire
Two Men, Teenage Girl Killed In Rollover Westchester Crash
Three people were killed in an overnight crash in Westchester. It happened on a stretch of the Cross County Parkway. Two men in their early 20s and a 16-year-old girl died when the car they were passengers in rolled over shortly before 2:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 25 in Mount Vernon, police said. Their 21-year-old driver suffered injuries and was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. The car was traveling eastbound on the Cross County Parkway at the time of the crash between the Exit 9 ramp for the Hutchinson River Parkway and Exit 10 for New Rochelle Road. The cau…
Police & Fire
IDs, Info Released After Pickup Truck Hits DOT Worker On I-684
A 41-year-old highway construction worker who was seriously injured after being hit by a pickup truck on I-684 has been identified, along with the motorist. The incident took place in Putnam County around 3:07 p.m., Monday, May 11, northbound on the highway in the town of Southeast, according to the New York State Police. An initial investigation found that Richard N. Russo, 48, of North Salem, was northbound in the right lane driving a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado when he struck a worker contracted by the New York State Department of Transportation, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The road worker, ide…
Police & Fire
Worker Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle On I-684
Click here for an updated story: IDs, Info Released After Pickup Truck Hits DOT Worker On I-684 A Department of Transportation contract worker was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle while performing work on I-684. The incident took place around 3:30 p.m., Monday, May 11, in Putnam County near mile marker 26 in the town of Southeast, while the worker was picking up construction cones, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The unidentified driver struck the DOT worker was struck in the northbound lane of the highway, Hicks said. The injured worker was airlifted by Lif…
Police & Fire
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash
Two people were injured after being trapped in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, on 1-684 in Bedford, said the Armonk Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found one car that had rolled down a large embankment in the trees on the edge of I-684 with two people trapped in the car, the department said. Two people were rescued after being trapped following a rollover crash.Armonk Fire Department/Facebook Mutual aid was requested from the Bedford Fire Department to assist with the extrication due to the nat…
Police & Fire
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…
News
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Basketball 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…
Police & Fire
IDs Released For Two Killed, Two Seriously Injured In Wrong-Way I-287 Crash
Click here for an updated story: Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Was Taking Son, Two Friends To Basketball Game Two people killed and two teenage passengers seriously injured in a wrong-way crash in Westchester have been identified. It happened on the eastbound side near the Harrison/White Plains border around 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said. State troopers had received reports of a wrong-way driver near mile marker 7.2. While responding, a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime O. Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lane and struck …
Obituaries
22-Year-Old Victim Of Bedford Crash Remembered For 'Charming Smile'
Friends and family of a 22-year-old Pound Ridge man who was killed in a head-on crash in Northern Westchester gathered to remember him on Friday, Dec. 20. Diego Trejo, who died Monday, Dec. 16, was remembered as a kind and gentle soul during a funeral mass at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Mount Kisco. He was buried at St. Francis Cemetery. According to his obituary, Trejo was known for his "charming smile," which touched the lives of many. He died along with his dog Lily in the two-vehicle crash while driving west on Route 172 in Bedford when a 51-year-old Bedford man driving a BMW, c…
Police & Fire
Greenwich Man Arrested For Driving In Wrong Lane, Hitting Woman, Police Say
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…
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car On I-287
A pedestrian has suffered life-threatening injuries after being struck by a car on I-287. It happened on Friday, Sept. 20 just before 2:30 p.m. in Harrison, state police said. The incident led to the closure of all westbound lanes. The lanes have since reopened. The pedestrian is now being treated at Westchester Medical Center. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Seriously Injured In Hit-Run Armonk Crash
A pedestrian received serious injuries after being struck by a hit-and-run driver in Northern Westchester. The pedestrian was walking along the eastbound lane of School Street in Armonk, around 8:55 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 4, when they were struck by an unknown vehicle near Wampus Avenue, North Castle police said The driver fled the scene of the crash without stopping, police said. A make or model of the vehicle was not available. The unidentified pedestrian was taken by Armonk Ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla where they remain in serious condition on Thursday, Sept…
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