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19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region 19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region
19-Car Pileup During Height Of Storm Among Hundreds Of Crashes Reported In Region This story has been updated. A 19-car-pileup during the height of the Nor'easter was one of numerous storm-related crashes in the region, although most motorists stayed off roadways. At least six people were injured in the multi-vehicle crash that shut down part of the Henry Hudson Parkway in upper Manhattan Wednesday, Dec. 16 during the evening hours as the snow was beginning to pile-up. On Long Island, it's was a different story during the height of the storm with more than 200 crashes from 4:30 p.m. Wednesday to early Thursday. Officials with the Suffolk County Police said currently …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Danbury Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped After Rollover Crash Off-Duty Danbury Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped After Rollover Crash
Off-Duty Danbury Firefighter Rescues Man Trapped After Rollover Crash A firefighter on his way to work did what most firefighters do in a flash, rush to help someone in need, no matter the circumstances. That's what happened on Sunday, Nov. 17, when Danbury Firefighter Jeff Nolet was driving on the Saw Mill Parkway in Westchester reporting for duty on his night shift, said James A. Gagliardo, spokesman for the Danbury Fire Department. On his way, Nolet happened upon a single-vehicle crash on the parkway and a gathering of cars and people on the shoulder of the roadway and stopped to offer assistance, said Gagliardo. The bystanders informed him that…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Here's When Motorists Should Avoid Area During Old TZB Demolition, Thruway Authority Says Here's When Motorists Should Avoid Area During Old TZB Demolition, Thruway Authority Says
Here's When Motorists Should Avoid Area During Old TZB Demolition, Thruway Authority Says The New York State Thruway Authority has a simple message for motorists during the controlled demolition period of the old Tappan Zee Bridge. Stay away. The new TZB will be closed for up to an hour during the old bridge's demolition and significant delays are expected and motorists should avoid the area and take alternate routes, the Thruway Authority said. The demolition will now be held on Tuesday, Jan.15 at 10 a.m. It was originally set for Saturday, Jan. 12 at 9:30 a.m., before being postponed due to windy conditions. State Police will stop New York State Thruway traffic (I-87/I…

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign Update, 8 p.m. The stretch of southbound I-684 that was closed for nearly 15 hours has now reopened. Department of Transportation workers removed the Katonah/Cross River overhead sign severely damaged when a pickup truck crashed into a support structure early Sunday morning. Update, 7 p.m. A stretch of southbound I-684 remains closed as work is being done to remove a sign and its supporting structure following an early morning crash involving a pickup truck. The crane arrived around 4 p.m. Sunday, state police said. There is no estimated time for the work to be completed, police said. T…

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by Daily Voice
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I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign
I-684 Reopens After Daylong Closure Following Crash Damaging Overhead Sign Update, 8 p.m. The stretch of southbound I-684 that was closed for nearly 15 hours has now reopened. Department of Transportation workers removed the Katonah/Cross River overhead sign severely damaged when a pickup truck crashed into a support structure early Sunday morning. Update, 7 p.m. A stretch of southbound I-684 remains closed as work is being done to remove a sign and its supporting structure following an early morning crash involving a pickup truck. The crane arrived around 4 p.m. Sunday, state police said. There is no estimated time for the work to be completed, police said. T…

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
I-684 Closure Update: State Police Vehicle Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer I-684 Closure Update: State Police Vehicle Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer
I-684 Closure Update: State Police Vehicle Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer Click here for an updated story: Tractor-Trailer Driver Faces Charges After Rear-Ending Cruiser On I-684 A New York State trooper conducting a traffic stopped was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer, closing all lanes on a stretch of northbound I-684 late Friday morning in Northern Westchester. All lanes reopened at around 3 p.m. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, the tractor-trailer spun out of control after hitting the trooper's vehicle and then hit another car around 10:30 a.m. just north of Exit 4 in Bedford.  There were several injuries reported, but Hicks believed most are minor.  The clos…

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Lanes Reopen On I-684 After Serious Crash Lanes Reopen On I-684 After Serious Crash
Lanes Reopen On I-684 After Serious Crash Click here for an updated story: State Police Vehicle Rear-Ended By Tractor-Trailer  This story has been updated. All lanes have reopened after a serious motor-vehicle crash involving a state police cruiser and a tractor-trailer resulted in the closure of a stretch of I-684 late Friday morning. The crash, reported just before 10:30 a.m., occurred northbound between the Saw Mill Parkway (Exit 5) in Katonah and Route 172 (Exit 4) in Bedford. The left lane reopened at around 12:15 p.m. All lanes reopened at around 3 p.m. Click here for an updated report with more information.

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by Daily Voice