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Nor'easter: Person Killed After Tree Falls On Vehicle In Hudson Valley Nor'easter: Person Killed After Tree Falls On Vehicle In Hudson Valley
Nor'easter: Person Killed After Tree Falls On Vehicle In Hudson Valley A person was killed after a tree fell on a vehicle in Northern Westchester as a powerful Nor'easter swept through the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Nor'easter: Woman Killed In Northern Westchester By Fallen Tree ID'd As Wife Of Yankees Exec The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3 in Armonk. The 2021 Toyota had been northbound on Route 128 between School Street and Leisure Farm Drive, according to the Town of North Castle Police. The driver, and sole occupant of the vehicle, died after the incident just west of Interstate 684. The person's identity has …
Duo At Large: New Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Orange County Duo At Large: New Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Orange County
Duo At Large: New Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Orange County New information has been released after two people were killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened just after 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 in Orange County on Route 6 in the town of Woodbury. The chain of events began when a New York State Park Police officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 17. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop at which time the vehicle failed to comply and fled., according to New York State Police. The Park Police officer terminated pursuing the vehicle and obs…
Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Hudson Valley Apartment Building Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Hudson Valley Apartment Building
Fatal Fire: At Least 1 Dead After Massive Blaze Breaks Out At Hudson Valley Apartment Building At least one person was killed and several others injured during a massive blaze overnight at an apartment building in Westchester County. The blaze began in Yonkers at the Mona Lisa Cooperative Residence at 671 Bronx River Road shortly before 1 a.m. on Wednesday, March 8. Members of the Yonkers Fire and Police departments are still on the scene engaged in active fire operations and traffic control, said officials with the Yonkers Police Department. Residents have been evacuated to the Community Center north of the fire scene. "Sadly, one male resident has been pronounced deceased," offic…
'This Is One For The Ages': 28 Now Confirmed Dead During 'Blizzard Of Century' In Western NY 'This Is One For The Ages': 28 Now Confirmed Dead During 'Blizzard Of Century' In Western NY
'This Is One For The Ages': 28 Now Confirmed Dead During 'Blizzard Of Century' In Western NY This story has been updated. At least 28 people are now confirmed dead in Erie and Niagara counties, where around 4 feet of snowfall, coupled with hurricane-force, lake-effect wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour, have paralyzed the region for the third day. The storm-related death toll in the city of Buffalo is now at 20 people, Buffalo PD spokesman Michael J. DeGeorge said on Monday, Dec. 26. "Unfortunately, we do expect that number (of deaths) to grow," said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who provided details on some of the newly reported fatalities. They include: A 22-year-o…
29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region 29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region
29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region A 29-year-old driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the region. Troopers in Sullivan County responded to a report of a crash in the town of Delaware on Jeffersonville North Branch Road at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, New York State Police reported. Investigators found that a 2017 Volkswagen Passat, driven by a 62-year-old man from the town of Callicoon, was traveling north when, for unknown reasons, he crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 2020 Chevrolet, according to the report. The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as Erek Cruz, of Thompson, was pronounce…
Woman Killed In Five-Alarm Blaze At Commercial Building In Hudson Valley Woman Killed In Five-Alarm Blaze At Commercial Building In Hudson Valley
Woman Killed In Five-Alarm Blaze At Commercial Building In Hudson Valley One woman was killed in a five-alarm blaze that broke out in a Westchester building, officials confirmed. In New Rochelle, first responders were dispatched to a stretch of commercial buildings on Hamilton Avenue at approximately 6:45 a.m. on Thursday, March 31. Original story - Four-Alarm Fire Breaks Out At Commercial Building In New Rochelle The buildings - which contain retail stores, office space, and one apartment for the property manager - spread through the structure and into the roof, officials said. The fire broke out at 2 Hamilton Ave. in New Rochelle.Twitter/EastchesterFD Mu…
Area County Man Involved In Fatal Crash On I-84, Police Say Area County Man Involved In Fatal Crash On I-84, Police Say
Area County Man Involved In Fatal Crash On I-84, Police Say The 25-year-old passenger of a vehicle that crashed in Connecticut died from injuries sustained after her driver lost control on I-84 and crashed, state police investigators announced. Shortly after 7 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, police said New York resident Ronald Boire, age 60, of Warwick in Orange County, was driving west on I-84 in Hartford County, when 25-year-old Christine Shadajai Collins, of New Britain lost control and sideswiped him near exit 39 in Farmington. According to police, the Collins lost control of the vehicle, struck and traveled through the metal guardrail next to the roa…
Massive Fire Kills Two Trapped In Hudson Valley Home Massive Fire Kills Two Trapped In Hudson Valley Home
Massive Fire Kills Two Trapped In Hudson Valley Home Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Victims Of Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Fire Investigators are working to determine a cause of a massive Hudson Valley fire that killed two people who were trapped inside. The fire took place around 7:58 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 6, in Dutchess County at 5902 South Elm Ave., in Millerton, said North East Fire District Chief Jason Watson. According to Watson, the Millerton Fire Company was dispatched for a report of a possible house fire with people trapped. Watson arrived within four minutes and found the house fully engulfed in flames …
One Killed In Fiery, Head-On Greenburgh Crash One Killed In Fiery, Head-On Greenburgh Crash
One Killed In Fiery, Head-On Greenburgh Crash One person was killed and another injured during a head-on crash between a fuel tanker and a four-door sedan in Westchester County. The crash took place around 11:30 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 17, on Route 9A, also known as Saw Mill River Road, in Greenburgh. According to Lt. Kobie Powell, of the Greenburgh Police, following the crash, the cab of the truck and the sedan burst into flames. The driver of the sedan was killed, he added. The extent of injuries for the other driver was not known The crash shut down the roadway for several hours; it has since reopened.  The driver who was killed …
One Killed, One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Congers One Killed, One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Congers
One Killed, One Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Utility Pole In Congers One person was killed and another hospitalized with severe injuries during a single-vehicle Hudson Valley crash overnight. It happened around 11:45 p.m., Friday, Sept. 24 in Rockland County in the area of Lake Road and Route 9W in Congers. Officers arriving on the scene discovered an overturned car that had struck a utility pole, said Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police Department. The vehicle was occupied by two men, who were both ejected, Peters said. The driver of the vehicle, age 35, was pronounced dead at the scene by Rockland Paramedics.  The passenger, age 41, was trea…
29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area 29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area
29-Year-Old Killed After BMW Crashes Down Embankment In Area A 29-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle crash that happened in the area over the weekend. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, in Orange County on Long Mountain Traffic Circle in the Town of Highland. A preliminary investigation by state police from the Haverstraw barracks revealed that Pierre D. Brooks, age 29, from the Bronx, was operating a 2000 BMW when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway on the northeast shoulder and traveled approximately 40 feet down an embankment.  Brooks, the operator and only occupant of the vehicle, was ejected…
One Dead, Two Critically Injured After Car Slams Into Pole In Hudson Valley One Dead, Two Critically Injured After Car Slams Into Pole In Hudson Valley
One Dead, Two Critically Injured After Car Slams Into Pole In Hudson Valley One person was killed and two others critically injured after a vehicle hit a utility pole in Westchester and the vehicle burst into flames. The incident took place around 2:37 a.m., Sunday, April 11, in front of 1395 West Boston Post Road in the town of Mamaroneck. The vehicle, a 2003 Honda Accord, struck a utility pole and a fire engulfed the vehicle,  said Lt. James Maher of the Town of Mamaroneck Police Department. As a result, one occupant was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene due to their injuries, Maher said. First responders removed the other occupants…
One Found Dead After Vehicle Fire On Palisades Parkway In Rockland One Found Dead After Vehicle Fire On Palisades Parkway In Rockland
One Found Dead After Vehicle Fire On Palisades Parkway In Rockland One person was found dead inside a burning vehicle on the Palisades Interstate Parkway during the early morning hours. The car fire was discovered around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, in the southbound lane at the Exit 16 ramp in Stony Point by New York State Police, said Trooper Steven Nevel. One person was confirmed to have died in the fire, Nevel said. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland 26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland
26-Year-Old Killed After Mercedes Crashes Into Tractor-Trailer In Rockland One person was killed when a Mercedes-Benz crashed into a  tractor-trailer overnight in the area. The incident happened on Friday, Jan. 1 at approximately 2:30 a.m. in Rockland County on the southbound side of I-87 in Chestnut Ridge. A preliminary investigation determined that Dante M. Damanti, age 41, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, located a disabled vehicle in the right southbound lane at mile marker 24.4, according to state police Damanti parked his 2018 Freightliner tractor-trailer in the right lane, behind the disabled vehicle, and set up orange hazard triangles while awaiting a tow t…
Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash
Teen Funding Two Funerals After Mother, Grandfather Die In Car Crash After a fatal car accident, an Ulster County 19-year-old is faced not only with the loss of her mother and grandfather but with the unexpected financial burden of two funerals.  Ira Ringel of Saugerties, 59, and his adopted daughter 47-year-old Samantha Kiernan were reportedly driving north on State Route 32 in the Saxton Flatts area of Saugerties. At approximately 4:53 p.m., their 2001 Toyota Camry slid into a 2011 Toyota Sienna driving the opposite direction in the southbound lane, according to Saugerties Police Chief Sinagra. Kiernan was pronounced dead at the scene, police said, a…
Hospitalized 20-Year-Old Woman Becomes Third Fatal Victim In Rockland Crash Hospitalized 20-Year-Old Woman Becomes Third Fatal Victim In Rockland Crash
Hospitalized 20-Year-Old Woman Becomes Third Fatal Victim In Rockland Crash A 20-year-old woman who was a passenger in a van that crashed killing two men and injuring nine others has died. Rockland County resident Tzipora Deutsch, 20, of New Square, died on Tuesday, June 16, after being hospitalized following the horrific crash on Monday, June 15, reported Ramapo Police Lt. Blaine Howell. The crash took place just before 4:30 p.m. in Ramapo in the area of New Hempstead Road and Conway Court in the unincorporated section of the town, Howell said. Earlier Story: Ramapo Double-Fatal Crash IDs Released, Nine Others In Serious Condition The two reported dead immediat…
One Killed In Nanuet House Fire One Killed In Nanuet House Fire
One Killed In Nanuet House Fire Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland House Fire One person was killed during an early morning fire in Rockland County. The fire took place around 6:20 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in Nanuet, at 27 Amarillo Drive, said the Clarkstown Police Department. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the front part of the house engulfed in smoke and flames.  The officers were unable to gain entry to search the home due to the flames, police said. Following the fire, an adult man was removed from the home by fire personnel and pronounced …
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Early Morning Crash, Police Say Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Early Morning Crash, Police Say
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Early Morning Crash, Police Say Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash A woman was killed during a two-vehicle early morning crash in the Hudson Valley.  It happened around 6:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21, in Sullivan County on Route 42 and Larsen Lane in South Fallsburg. The woman, a driver of one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Fallsburg Police Det. Travis Hartman. The driver of the second vehicle, a man, was transported to Catskills Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Hartman said.  The identity of the woma…
Two Teens Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Retired Judge, NY State Police Say Two Teens Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Retired Judge, NY State Police Say
Two Teens Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Retired Judge, NY State Police Say A pair of teenagers have died after being fatally struck by an 86-year-old former judge, New York State Police investigators in the Hudson Valley announced. Justin Finkel, 14, and Devin Zeninger, 16, residents of the hamlet of Rock Hill in Sullivan County, have been identified as the victims who were struck at approximately 3:15 p.m. on Sunday, June 2, while crossing Glen Wild Road in the town of Thompson. A third teen also suffered minor injuries, though it is not believed that he was struck by the car. The investigation determined that the driver who struck the teens was Isaac K…
One Killed, Four Injured In Route 17 Crash One Killed, Four Injured In Route 17 Crash
One Killed, Four Injured In Route 17 Crash A fatal crash with four injuries caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash occurred on eastbound Route 17 near the border of Orange and Sullivan counties between Exits 112 and 113 in Wurtsboro at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Neither the identity of the deceased person or the conditions of the four injured persons have been released. One or more of those injured were airlifted to the hospital. Specific details on the circumstances surrounding the crash have also not yet been released. Route 17 was closed for approximately four hours during the acci…
Tickets Issued To Nearly 12,000 In State Police July 4th Details Tickets Issued To Nearly 12,000 In State Police July 4th Details
Tickets Issued To Nearly 12,000 In State Police July 4th Details Thousands of tickets were issued in New York as New York State Police targeted drunk and distracted drivers during the Independence Day holiday. As part of the STOP-DWI Independence Day week-long crackdown, State Police troopers busted thousands of motorists for driving while intoxicated as they attempt to stop motorists from drinking and driving in the area. The detail began at 6 p.m. on Saturday, June 30, and lasted until 6 a.m. on July 5. During the 108-hour campaign, police issued a total of 11,480 tickets for various infractions. During the campaign, troopers arrested 216 people for d…
Historic Increase In Hit-And-Run Fatalities Reported By AAA Historic Increase In Hit-And-Run Fatalities Reported By AAA
Historic Increase In Hit-And-Run Fatalities Reported By AAA AAA is calling on drivers to be more alert, and cyclists and pedestrians to be more aware on the roadways as the number of fatal hit-and-runs spiked to an all-time high. More than one hit-and-run crash occurs every minute on U.S. roads, according to research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Those incidents resulted in 2,049 deaths last year – the highest number on record and a 60 percent increase since 2009. “Hit-and-run crashes in the United States are trending in the wrong direction,” David Yang, executive director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety stated. “Our analysis …