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Woman High On Crack Sentenced For Crash That Killed Surgeon In Hudson Valley Woman High On Crack Sentenced For Crash That Killed Surgeon In Hudson Valley
Woman High On Crack Sentenced For Crash That Killed Surgeon In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley woman has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter for a head-on crash that killed a local vascular surgeon while she was high on crack cocaine. Orange County resident Ezzial Williams, age 38, of Newburgh, was sentenced to three-and-a-half to seven years in prison on Tuesday, May 23. As alleged in documents filed and statements made in court, Williams was driving on Route 32 in the Town of Cornwall on Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in excess of the posted speed limit when she crossed over the double yellow line and crashed into the vehicle being drive…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
* Updated * Photos: Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash * Updated * Photos: Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash
* Updated * Photos: Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash A man was killed and two others were hospitalized after a Ford F150 rear-ended a tractor-trailer, state police said. It happened on Friday, June 5 in Rockland County at about 9:30 p.m., on the Garden State Parkway southbound, at mile marker 1.6 in Chestnut Ridge. The investigation at the scene revealed that Westchester County resident Edgar E. Cevellos Vega, 48, of Harrison, was operating a 2004 Ford F150 southbound, in the right lane, when he rear-ended a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer, state police said. The operator of the tractor-trailer, William M. Crawford, 54, of Phenix City, Ala…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash
Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash A man was killed and two others were hospitalized after a Ford F150 rear-ended a tractor-trailer, state police said. It happened on Friday, June 5 in Rockland County at about 9:30 p.m., on the Garden State Parkway southbound, at mile marker 1.6 in Chestnut Ridge. The investigation at the scene revealed that Westchester County resident Edgar E. Cevellos Vega, 48, of Harrison, was operating a 2004 Ford F150 southbound, in the right lane, when he rear-ended a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer, state police said. The operator of the tractor-trailer, William M. Crawford, 54, of Phenix City, Ala…

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by Joe Lombardi
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New Update: Police Chase Ends With Three-Vehicle Head-On Crash In Area New Update: Police Chase Ends With Three-Vehicle Head-On Crash In Area
New Update: Police Chase Ends With Three-Vehicle Head-On Crash In Area A major area roadway was closed for hours following a police chase that ended with a head-on crash on Route 17K in Newburgh. The incident began in Orange County around 10:54 a.m., Thursday, August 1, when State Police attempted to stop a black Chevy Tahoe on I-87 near the Newburgh exit, based on a BOLO alert for a suspect vehicle wanted for questioning regarding a felony investigation, said Trooper Tara McCormick, spokeswoman for the New York State Police. The Tahoe failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The Tahoe exited the thruway at exit 17 and continued on until it struck another Chevy T…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-287 Crash ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-287 Crash
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal I-287 Crash The man who was killed Tuesday night in a crash on I-287 has been identified. Investigation at the scene revealed the driver of a box truck, John P. Riofrio, 48, of New York City, was traveling eastbound on I-287 when he collided with another vehicle at around 7:33 p.m. between Exits 9A and 10 in Harrison on the eastbound side, state police said. After the collision, Riofrio then lost control of his truck and traveled off the roadway over the southern shoulder and through the guide rail, according to police. The vehicle then overturned and came to rest in a small stream. Riofrio was locate…

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by Kathy Reakes