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Fairfield County Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer Fairfield County Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer
Fairfield County Man Killed In Crash With Tractor-Trailer Police are investigating after a 74-year-old Connecticut man was killed during a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at the intersection of Route 22 and Route 55 in the town of Dover, a hamlet of Wingdale, around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, June 13. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, a 2010 Chevrolet pickup was on Route 55 preparing to enter traffic on northbound Route 22 when it pulled into the path of a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer. The collision killed the driver of the pickup, Northern Fairfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
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ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Crash Near Intersection Of Routes 22, 55 A medical issue may have led to a fatal crash near the intersection of routes 22 and 55 that left an area man dead. Paul Pitt, 64, of Ulster Park was killed around 2:15 p.m., Saturday,  June 29, during a two-car fatal crash which occurred on Route 55 near Route 22 in the Town of Pawling, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Subaru Forrester driven by Pitt, was eastbound on Route 55 when it crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a westbound 2011 Chevrolet Traverse driven by 49-year-old…

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by Kathy Reakes
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CT Man, 25, Caught With Fake Checks, Crack In Traffic Stop, Police Say CT Man, 25, Caught With Fake Checks, Crack In Traffic Stop, Police Say
CT Man, 25, Caught With Fake Checks, Crack In Traffic Stop, Police Say A Connecticut man is facing a host of charges after being busted in Dutchess County in a Route 55 traffic stop with alleged fraudulent bank checks, crack-cocaine and other drugs. New York State Police troopers conducted an early morning traffic stop shortly before 2:15 a.m. on Wednesday morning on Route 55 when a driver violated vehicle and traffic laws in LaGrange. Police said that while interviewing the driver, Waterbury resident Casey Smith, 25, troopers reported that there was a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. Further investigation into the contents of the vehicle foun…

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by Zak Failla