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School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area A busy roadway in the area is shut down to one lane following a seven-vehicle crash including a school bus with eight students aboard. The crash took place early Wednesday, Jan. 26, on Route 17 in the Orange County town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Although one lane of traffic has opened, traffic is being diverted at Crystal Run Road, Nevel said. No information regarding injuries was available at this time. Check back with Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Rockland Roadway Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Rockland Roadway
Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Rockland Roadway A Good Samaritan in Rockland County came to the rescue of some kids who found themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. Following last week’s snowstorm, more than a foot of snow piled up on some sidewalks in Monsey, making it more difficult to travel by foot. On Friday, Dec. 18, Lipa Rubin was stopped on Main Street near Orchard Street to allow two children to be dismissed from a school bus, one of whom struggled climbing a snowbank to get to the sidewalk as the bus drove off and traffic began flowing again. Rubin could be heard on the dashcam shouting and honking his horn for the …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus
Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus A 57-year-old pickup truck driver has been charged in the crash on Route 17 with a school bus that injured five students. The crash took place around 7:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in Sullivan County eastbound in Mamakating between the bus and a pickup truck, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. The school bus was traveling from Fallsburg to Boces in Orange County with five children and two bus monitors, Nevel said.  Five children on the bus suffered minor injuries and were treated and released from Catskill Regional Medical Center. Their ages range from 6 to 17 years old, Nevel sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run
School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run An Orange County woman pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash without reporting the incident in connection with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian by a school bus last year. Deborah Berrios, 52, of Plattekill, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProspo, on Monday, June 24, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. During the plea, Berrios admitted that she knew she had struck the man with the school bus and the man had been injured.  She also admitted leaving the scene and not reporting the incident, leaving the dying man in …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Injures One, Closes Part Of Route 306 School Bus Crash Injures One, Closes Part Of Route 306
School Bus Crash Injures One, Closes Part Of Route 306 Police are currently on the scene of a crash on Route 306 in Monsey involving a car and an unoccupied school bus. Police said the crash took place around 9 a.m., Monday, May 20, on Route 306 just north of Viola Road, said the Ramapo Police. Police said it appears that the driver of a sedan crossed over the double yellow line and crashed into the bus.  One person was injured during a crash between a car and a school bus.Ramapo Police Department The driver of the sedan sustained what appear to be minor injuries and was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Route 306 is currently cl…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Milk Truck Overturns, Leading To Hourslong Road Closure In Ramapo Milk Truck Overturns, Leading To Hourslong Road Closure In Ramapo
Milk Truck Overturns, Leading To Hourslong Road Closure In Ramapo A milkman rolled over his truck after trying to move over to avoid a school bus that had entered his lane around 7:30 a.m. Monday on South Monsey Road, Ramapo Police said. No injuries were reported.  The road was closed for about four hours.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Injuries Reported In Rockland School Bus Crash Injuries Reported In Rockland School Bus Crash
Injuries Reported In Rockland School Bus Crash Two drivers suffered injuries after a car and school bus collided in Rockland County. Ramapo police said the crash occurred around 9:10 a.m. Monday in the area of 399 Route 306 in the Village of Wesley Hills.  The school bus was not occupied by students and both the driver of the bus and the other vehicle sustained minor injuries, police said. Route 306 was closed while the vehicles were removed but has reopened.

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by Kathy Reakes