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ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash This story has been updated. Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie. When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Police Officer Credited With Saving Young Girl's Life In Area Police Officer Credited With Saving Young Girl's Life In Area
Police Officer Credited With Saving Young Girl's Life In Area A quick-thinking police officer was in the right place at the right time and is now being credited for saving the life of a child who was choking. A Dutchess County 911 alert was issued warning officers in the Town of Fishkill that a child was choking and not breathing on Saturday, Jan. 4. Town of Fishkill Police Officer Kevin Martyn jumped into action when the dispatch came across his radio, and he was able to arrive at the scene within seconds. Martyn then was able to remove the object from the child’s airway and performed CPR, resulting in her life being saved. Police said that the girl…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Yorktown Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Taconic Crash Yorktown Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Taconic Crash
Yorktown Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Taconic Crash A Westchester County man was killed following a three-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. William Faint, 62, of Yorktown, was killed around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, after he pulled in front of two other vehicles on the parkway, said New York State Police Spokesman AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, an initial investigation found that Faint was traveling east on Carpenter Road, in a 2006 Ford Taurus, when he attempted to cross the Taconic State Parkway, and failed to yield the right of way to two southbound vehicles, Hicks said.  A 2016 GMC Sierra, operated by Alan…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley
Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley Three people were shot while in the area to film a music video, police said. The shooting took place around 8:25 p.m. Thursday when the City of Poughkeepsie police received a call regarding shots fired in the area of On Mansion Street and Winnikee Avenue, said City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark. When police arrived on the scene, they found the three victims, two from Spring Valley and one from Hyde Park, had already been transported by private vehicles to local hospitals, two to MidHudson Regional Hospital and one to Vassar Hospital, he added. None of the wounds were l…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
7-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire 7-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
7-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Click here for an updated story: 7-Year-Old Killed In House Fire Remembered As Playful Boy Who Loved Superheroes A 7-year-old boy was killed in a raging house fire that broke out early Friday morning in the area. Emergency responders rushed to the scene of the fire in Dutchess County on Relyea Terrace in the town of Wappinger at around 5:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 31. Upon arrival at the scene, state police troopers were told a child may still be in the residence. Troopers made entry to the house without protective fire gear, but were unable to locate the child due to extensive fire and smoke, a…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area 80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area
80-Year-Old Man Dragged By Truck In Area An 80-year-old man was injured when he left his truck in neutral and then reached inside to retrieve something and was dragged as it rolled.  The incident took place around 11:12 a.m. Monday on Route 376 in Hopewell Junction, said East Fishkill Police Chief Matthew Orsino. The unidentified man had gotten out of his truck to go back inside his home to call his doctor about his medication but once on the phone, realized he had left the medication in the truck and went to retrieve it, Orsino said. When he reached inside the truck, the vehicle rolled dragging him outside of the vehicle, causin…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wappingers Falls Pedestrian Struck Wappingers Falls Pedestrian Struck
Wappingers Falls Pedestrian Struck A Wappingers Falls man hit by a car crossing the street Thursday, received non-life threatening injuries, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, The incident took place around 5:44 p.m. at Myers Corner Road near Blackthorn Loop, said Capt, John Watterson. The man was attempting to cross the street when he was struck, Watterson said. He was transported to Vassar Hospital, with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. 

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by Kathy Reakes