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Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail
Accused 7-Eleven Road-Rage Killer Found Dead In Rockland County Jail A 36-year-old man awaiting trial for killing a pregnant mother when he drove into a family of eight in front of a 7-Eleven store in Rockland County in a case of road rage was found dead in his cell. Orange County resident Jason Mendez, of Washingtonville, was found dead in his Rockland County Jail cell on Thursday, Aug. 6, the Rockland District Attorney’s Office announced. Corrections officers reportedly found Mendez shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday night alone in his cell after attempting to commit suicide by hanging himself. Officers performed CPR until paramedics arrived, but Mendez was…

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by Zak Failla
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Service Scheduled For Mother Killed In 7-Eleven Road-Rage Attack Service Scheduled For Mother Killed In 7-Eleven Road-Rage Attack
Service Scheduled For Mother Killed In 7-Eleven Road-Rage Attack Services have been announced for Melissa DeLoatch, the pregnant Rockland mother of six children who was killed last week by an enraged man who had been asked to stop smoking. A visitation will be held for DeLoatch, 32, from 9 to 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Church at 16 Jefferson St. in Nyack. A funeral will follow at the church at 11, announced Hannemann Funeral Home. DeLoatch was killed around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of a 7-Eleven store located on North Central …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Community Rallies For Family Of Mom Who Died As Hero Community Rallies For Family Of Mom Who Died As Hero
Community Rallies For Family Of Mom Who Died As Hero Maternal instinct is what saved Melissa DeLoatch's children.  The mom -- reportedly several weeks pregnant with her seventh child -- threw herself in front of her 11-month-old baby's stroller when an aggressive driver careened twice into the Haverstraw family outside of a Garnersville 7-Eleven Wednesday. All of DeLoatch's children lived, and she died a hero. More than $17,800 had been raised for DeLoatch's family on a GoFundMe campaign as of Thursday evening. Additional charges were filed Thursday against the man accused of intentionally driving his car twice into the family of …

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by Cecilia Levine
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New Charges After Man Plows Into Family, Killing Pregnant Mom In Road-Rage Attack New Charges After Man Plows Into Family, Killing Pregnant Mom In Road-Rage Attack
New Charges After Man Plows Into Family, Killing Pregnant Mom In Road-Rage Attack Additional charges have been filed against the man accused of intentionally driving his car twice into a family of eight, killing the mother, who was reportedly several weeks pregnant. The incident took place around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, when Jason Mendez, 35, of Washingtonville in Orange County, drove his vehicle into the family standing in front of the store located on North Central Highway in Garnerville, killing 32-year-old Melissa Deloatch, said Haverstraw Police Capt. Martin Lund. Witnesses and police said that Mendez had words with one of the adults about smoking in…

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by Kathy Reakes