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Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Hudson Valley, Causes Closures Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Hudson Valley, Causes Closures
Dump Truck Hits 5 Crashed Vehicles On I-84 In Hudson Valley, Causes Closures A multi-vehicle crash involving five cars and a dump truck caused lane closures on Interstate 84 and sent three people to the hospital in the Hudson Valley, police said.  The incident happened around 6:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 on Interstate 84 westbound in the Putnam County town of Kent, New York State Police announced on Thursday, Dec. 19.  According to investigators, traffic was slowing for an unknown reason when a driver failed to reduce speed in time, triggering a chain-reaction rear-end crash involving five vehicles. They all came to rest in the lanes of travel, blocking…

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by Ben Crnic
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Westchester Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In State Police Stops Westchester Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In State Police Stops
Westchester Residents Charged With Impaired Driving In State Police Stops More than a dozen area residents were among the 18 charged by New York State Police troopers for alleged impaired driving in the Hudson Valley. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Saturday, June 27, State Police troopers from Cortlandt arrested Jose R. Becerra Rey, 32, of Peekskill, for DWI with a prior conviction within ten years, a felony. He was traveling on State Route 9 in the village of Croton-on-Hudson, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of alcohol and was subsequently arre…

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by Zak Failla
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Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say
Woman's Vehicle Struck By Two Men In Pickup Truck In Apparent Hate Crime On I-84, Police Say An investigation is underway after an apparent hate crime in which a woman's vehicle was struck by a pickup truck in which two men yelled racial slurs, New York State police said. It happened in Putnam on Monday, June 8 at about 5:30 a.m. The victim, a Hispanic woman, was sleeping in her vehicle on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 84 in the town of Southeast near the Route 312 exit.  She was approached by the two men who yelled the slurs directed at her, according to state police. The men were operating an older model, two-tone black and silver Chevrolet pickup truck. As the vic…

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by Joe Lombardi
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10 Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend Stops 10 Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend Stops
10 Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In Memorial Day Weekend Stops More than two dozen area residents were among those busted by New York State Police for alleged impaired driving over the holiday weekend. Local residents charged:  Westchester County On May 22, the State Police from Cortlandt arrested Ricardo L. Figueroa, 34, of Croton-on-Hudson, for DWAI Drugs, and Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, a felony. He was traveling on State Route 9 in the city of Peekskill, when he was stopped for a violation of the vehicle and traffic law. Investigation revealed he was under the influence of drugs, and in possession of approximately 0.6 gr…

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by Zak Failla
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Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops
Five Westchester Residents Charged With DWI In State Police Stops Eighteen motorists in the Hudson Valley were among 25 arrested by New York State Police troopers. Local residents charged were:  Westchester County On Friday, Sept. 6, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Miriam Regan, 53, of Mount Pleasant, for DWI. She was traveling on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Mount Pleasant, when she was involved in a motor vehicle crash. Investigation revealed she was under the influence of alcohol, and was subsequently arrested. On Saturday, Sept. 7, State Police from Hawthorne arrested Joseph A. Ramos, 35, of Yonkers, for Aggravated DWI. He was traveling …

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by Zak Failla