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Hudson Valley Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under ATV In Stream Hudson Valley Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under ATV In Stream
Hudson Valley Man Dies After Becoming Trapped Under ATV In Stream A man who was reported missing after a day of riding his ATV was found dead underneath the vehicle in a stream in the region. The Ulster County incident took place in Port Ewen on Tuesday, Sept. 26. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Wayne Nickerson, age 47, of Port Ewen was reported missing by his partner after he failed to return home from a ride on his ATV. State Police performed an immediate search of the area but failed to find the missing man, Nevel said. Nickerson was located on Wednesday, Sept. 27 by state police partially submerged in a stream undern…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Hudson Valley Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Hudson Valley
Support Pours In For Victim Run Down By ATV At Baseball Field In Hudson Valley Hundreds of people have lent their generosity to a man who suffered grievous injuries after being run over by an all-terrain vehicle at a baseball field in Northern Westchester, leaving him barely able to walk his daughter down the aisle at her wedding.  Yorktown resident Ed Moffett faces a long recovery process after being run over by an ATV in an incident that happened on Sunday, Aug. 27 in Yorktown at a baseball field at 2406 Hunterbrook Rd.  Earlier Report - New Update: 21-Year-Old Intentionally Injured Man With ATV In Yorktown, Police Say According to Yor…

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Killed After ATV Crashes Into Tree In Area Man Killed After ATV Crashes Into Tree In Area
Man Killed After ATV Crashes Into Tree In Area A man was killed after crashing his ATV into a tree in the area, New York State Police announced. State Police troopers from the Liberty barrack in Sullivan County received a report at approximately 8:50 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 15, where there was a reported ATV crash on Mongaup Road in the town of Liberty. Police said that a couple driving by the area noticed a damaged ATV and the injured driver, later identified as Maybrook resident Richard Dempwolf, age 45, of Orange County. According to investigators, Dempwolf was driving a 2005 Honda ATV on Mongaup Road when he lost control, left the ro…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Area ATV Driver Killed After Hitting Tree, State Police Say Area ATV Driver Killed After Hitting Tree, State Police Say
Area ATV Driver Killed After Hitting Tree, State Police Say An area man died after his ATV lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway, and struck a tree. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 8:50 p.m.,  Sunday, Aug. 15, when state police responded to Mongaup Road in the town of Liberty for an ATV crash, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation revealed that Orange County resident Richard J. Dempwolf, age 45, of Maybrook, was operating a 2005 Honda ATV, traveling west on Mongaup Road when he lost control and left the roadway and struck a tree, Nevel said. A couple driving by the area noticed the damaged vehicle and the injured o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley
Woman Rescued By Forest Rangers After Crashing ATV In Hudson Valley State Forest Rangers recently responded to a serious ATV accident in the Hudson Valley in which a woman was injured. The incident took place around 9:45 p.m., Friday, June 11m when Rangers were contacted by Ulster County 911 requesting assistance for an ATV accident at 146 Belleayre Ridge Road near Belleayre Mountain in the town of Shandaken, the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A woman involved in the accident was approximately 400 feet down a ravine in a wooded area, the department said. A Ranger responded along with local fire departments and EMS. The Ranger fou…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In ATV Crash In Area, State Police Say Man Killed In ATV Crash In Area, State Police Say
Man Killed In ATV Crash In Area, State Police Say A 49-year-old man was killed in an ATV accident after crashing into a chain that was stretched across a service road. The incident involving Michael S. Morris, of Wallkill, happened around 1 p.m., Saturday, April 11, on Cottage Street in the Village of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the New York State Police. An investigation revealed that Morris was riding a 2001 Honda ATV on a service road off of Cottage Street when he struck a chain that was extended across the service road causing him to fall off of the ATV, Nevel said.  Morris was wearing a helmet at the time.…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident
ID Released For Man Killed In ATV Accident A man found dead beside an ATV in Harriman State Park by a father and his children, also riding an ATV, has been identified by police. Andrew Columbia, 58, of Suffern, was found around noon on Sunday, Jan. 12, on Regis Court in Suffern, according to Trooper Steven Nevel with the New York State Police. The only access point into the woods for first responders was behind 8 Regis Court in the Village of Montebello. According to Nevel, Columbia was riding an ATV up a steep hill when the vehicle flipped and he was thrown from the ATV.  He was pronounced dead at the scene.  New York …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Body Found Near Harriman State Park By Father, Kids Riding ATV Body Found Near Harriman State Park By Father, Kids Riding ATV
Body Found Near Harriman State Park By Father, Kids Riding ATV Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Killed In Rockland ATV Accident State police are reporting a man's body was found in Harriman State Park. The body was found Sunday, Jan. 12, about a mile into the woods in Suffern by a father and his children who were riding an ATV in the area, said sources on the scene. State police, who are handling the case, have not released many details.  An unattended ATV was reportedly found near the body. It is unknown how long the body had been in the park, but sources said it took officials about three hours to remove the body and …

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by Kathy Reakes
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15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley ATV Crash 15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley ATV Crash
15-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley ATV Crash A 15-year-old high school student was killed after he lost control of his all-terrain vehicle in Northern Westchester late Friday morning. State police said the crash occurred at around 11:30 a.m. on Blackberry Hill Road in Somers, just south of Somers High School and opposite Reis Park. The boy killed has been identified as Reece Ferrara of Somers. The ATV struck a concrete mailbox pillar, ejecting Ferrara from the vehicle, according to state police. He was transported to Westchester Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

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by Joe Lombardi