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Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Westchester Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Westchester
Car Crashes Near Reservoir In Westchester All hands were on deck after a driver crashed near the Amawalk Reservoir in Northern Westchester. First responders were dispatched to the reservoir shortly before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 8, where there was a report of a car that had crashed near the edge of the water. According to officials, all four occupants of the SUV were able to extricate themselves from the vehicle, though each was rescued by first responders and treated for various injuries at Westchester Medical Center. Firefighters from various Northern Westchester agencies were able to remove the vehicle from the area, while th…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Driver Trapped In Head-On Westchester Crash One Driver Trapped In Head-On Westchester Crash
One Driver Trapped In Head-On Westchester Crash A two-vehicle head-on crash trapped the driver of one vehicle in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 8:17 a.m., Friday, Feb. 14, at the intersection of Mahopac Avenue and Route 35 in Somers, said the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. The first units on the scene found the trapped driver, and with a crew of five using the Jaws of Life to remove the side of the vehicle, the driver was removed within eight minutes, the department said. Somers firefighters rescued three people following a head-on crash.Somers Volunteer Fire Department The driver and two other patients were tr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crashing Into Pole In Westchester Car Bursts Into Flames After Crashing Into Pole In Westchester
Car Bursts Into Flames After Crashing Into Pole In Westchester A car burst into flames after a motorist crashed into a utility pole, toppling power lines in Northern Westchester. First responders in Somers were dispatched to Old Somers Road at approximately 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, where there was a report of a multi-vehicle crash with injuries. Upon arrival, first responders reported that there were wires down and a vehicle fire. Somers EMS was able to attend to the lone occupant of one vehicle while crews waited to go to work putting out the fire until NYSEG arrived to secure the power. According to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department, it took cr…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Through Storefront At CVS In Westchester Car Crashes Through Storefront At CVS In Westchester
Car Crashes Through Storefront At CVS In Westchester A car accidentally crashed into a CVS in Northern Westchester, leading to the temporary closure of the store. No injuries were reported in the incident, which occurred Wednesday night, April 17 at the location in Somers, the Somers Volunteer Fire Department said. Somers FD Car 2441 and 2442 quickly responded after the vehicle went through the front vestibule of the location, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  Somers Volunteer Fire officers coordinated with the Somers Building Inspector to make sure the building was safe for people to be inside.  The store remain…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire
Wake Set For Man Killed In Westchester House Fire A 53-year-old man killed in a fire at his Northern Westchester will be remembered during a visitation on Monday, July 9. Frank Fonte was found unconscious around 5 p.m. Sunday by Yorktown Heights firefighters and was pronounced dead a short time later at his home at 1789 Baldwin Road. Yorktown Police could not confirm the identity until they receive forensic verification and await investigation results, but services have been scheduled for Fonte. Fonte, who was the sole occupant in the house at the time of the fire, will be remembered from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. July 9 at Clark Funeral Home, 210…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire
Man Killed In Two-Alarm Westchester House Fire Click here for an updated story: Wake Scheduled For Man Killed In Northern Westchester House Fire  A 53-year-old man was killed after a two-alarm fire broke out Sunday at a home in Northern Westchester. The blaze, on the 1700 block of Baldwin Road just east of the Taconic State Parkway in Yorktown Heights, began just before 5 p.m., with the home quickly fully engulfed in flames. The man was the lone occupant in the house, Yorktown Police said. He was unconscious when firefighters arrived. After he was removed from the home, it was apparent he was deceased, Yorktown Police said. More tha…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Brush Fire Off Saw Mill Parkway Takes Hours To Contain Brush Fire Off Saw Mill Parkway Takes Hours To Contain
Brush Fire Off Saw Mill Parkway Takes Hours To Contain A multi-acre brush fire that broke out Saturday afternoon off of the Saw Mill River Parkway in Chappaqua took nearly four hours to contain. Nearly a dozen local fire departments joined the Chappaqua Fire Department in responding after the blaze broke out at around 3 p.m. in the area on the hillside along the parkway behind Spring Lane. Millwood FD Tanker 15 responded with Bedford Hills Fire Department Tanker 5 and Somers Volunteer Fire Department Tanker 16 to supply water to attack the growing brush fire from the highway.  Thirty minutes later, Millwood FD Engine 247 was requested to respo…

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