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Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Region Hours After Commencement Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Region Hours After Commencement
Bard Grad Killed On Sidewalk In Region Hours After Commencement This story has been updated. A much beloved and soft-spoken Bard graduate was hit and killed on a Hudson Valley sidewalk hours after commencement. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 10:30 p.m., Saturday, May 25, on North Broadway (Route 9) in Red Hook. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, Linh Hong Nguyen, age 25, of Red Hook, was killed when a 2017 Ford Fusion traveling southbound on Broadway left the roadway and struck Nguyen on the sidewalk.  Nguyen was pronounced dead at the scene, and the vehicle operato…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Region, Driver Caught, Police Say Man, Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Region, Driver Caught, Police Say
Man, Woman Killed In Hit-Run Crash In Region, Driver Caught, Police Say A man and a woman were struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while attempting to cross a busy roadway in the region. The crash occurred in Ulster County around 9:30 p.m., Saturday, March 1 in the town of Marlboro. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that Donna Cristallo, age 72, was pushing Stephen Celuch, age 75, both of Kingston, in his wheelchair attempting to cross Route 9W.  As they entered the southbound lane of traffic, a vehicle traveling south, later identified as a 2020 Kia Forte, struck them both, Nev…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Woman ID'd After Being Hit By Compact SUV On I-87 Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Woman ID'd After Being Hit By Compact SUV On I-87
Fatal Crash: 36-Year-Old Woman ID'd After Being Hit By Compact SUV On I-87 This story has been updated. A woman hit was killed in a crash on the New York State Thruway in the region. The crash occurred in Orange County around 1 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 27 on I-87 in Woodbury killing Otsego County resident Erika J. Gargan, age 36, of Schuyler Lake. According to Tara McCormick of the New York State Police, troopers responded to a serious injury crash between a 2021 Honda CRV and a pedestrian on I-87 southbound, between exit 15a (Sloatsburg) and exit 16 (Harriman). Gargan was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Honda was not injured.  The invest…

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by Kathy Reakes