Fair 60°
Tag:

Hutchinson River Parkway

Police & Fire
Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In Region Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In Region
Monkey Business: Truck Carrying Bananas Slams Into Overpass On Parkway In Region A truckload of bananas had to be offloaded from a tractor-trailer after it struck an overpass on a busy parkway in Westchester.  The crash happened on Thursday, March 23 at 7:40 p.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling north on the Hutchinson River Parkway in New Rochelle hit the Wilmot Road Bridge, according to Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary.  Luckily, the bananas that the truck was carrying did not spill out onto the busy parkway. However, the fruits had to be taken from the trailer before it was towed away.  The driver, who was headed to Massachusetts, w…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Update: 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Horrific Downstate NY Crash New Update: 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Horrific Downstate NY Crash
New Update: 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Horrific Downstate NY Crash New update: IDs Released For 4 Boys, 1 Girl Killed In Hutchinson River Parkway Crash In Westchester Police are investigating the circumstances that led to a horrific single-vehicle crash in Westchester County that left four boys and one girl dead overnight. It happened around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, March 19 on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale. The five --  all from Connecticut and ranging in age from 8 to 17 -- were in a Nissan Rogue that went off the parkway near the Mamaroneck Road exit, struck a tree, and caught fire, Westchester County Police said. The v…

SHARE

by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass On NY Parkway Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass On NY Parkway
Fuel Spill With Side Of Fries: Tractor-Trailer Hits Overpass On NY Parkway This story has been updated. A truck carrying 42,000 pounds of frozen french fries struck an overpass on a Westchester County parkway, causing a fuel spill and a closure of the roadway's lanes in one direction.   The incident happened on Wednesday morning, Feb. 1 around 6:50 a.m., when a tractor-trailer traveling south on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale hit the Mamaroneck Road bridge, Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary said.  As a result of the crash, 75 gallons of diesel fuel spilled from the trailer's refrigeration unit onto the parkway and int…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic
News
'Safety, Resiliency': $60.5M In Bridge Upgrade Projects Completed In Region 'Safety, Resiliency': $60.5M In Bridge Upgrade Projects Completed In Region
'Safety, Resiliency': $60.5M In Bridge Upgrade Projects Completed In Region Two major bridge upgrade projects totaling $60.5 million in the Hudson Valley have been successfully completed.  According to an announcement by the New York Department of Transportation on Monday, Nov. 21, the two upgrade projects include:  A $48 million replacement of a bridge in Mount Vernon that carries East Lincoln Avenue over the Hutchinson River Parkway and Hutchinson River;  A $12.5 million project in Orange County that replaced one bridge and rehabilitated three others in Wawayanda that carry Interstate 84 over the Monhagen Creek and McVeigh Road.&nbs…

SHARE

by Ben Crnic