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School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Hudson Valley: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…

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by Ben Crnic
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Police Search For SUV Driver With NY Plates Who Passed Stopped School Bus In Fairfield County Police Search For SUV Driver With NY Plates Who Passed Stopped School Bus In Fairfield County
Police Search For SUV Driver With NY Plates Who Passed Stopped School Bus In Fairfield County Connecticut State Police are asking the public for help identifying a red SUV that passed a stopped school bus in Fairfield County. The incident took place around 3:10 p.m., Thursday, June 2 in New Fairfield, said police. The bus, which had its sign out and red lights flashing was stopped on Route 37 southbound at the time the red SUV with New York tags blasted past the bus, said the state police. A video of the SUV passing the bus can be viewed here.  State Police say tipsters believe the SUV may be a 2013-17 Chevy Traverse. If you're familiar with the vehicle, call the New Fairfie…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area
Multi-Vehicle Crash Shuts Down Stretch Of Busy Roadway In Area A busy roadway in the area is shut down to one lane following a seven-vehicle crash including a school bus with eight students aboard. The crash took place early Wednesday, Jan. 26, on Route 17 in the Orange County town of Wallkill, said Trooper Steven Nevel. Although one lane of traffic has opened, traffic is being diverted at Crystal Run Road, Nevel said. No information regarding injuries was available at this time. Check back with Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Busy Area Roadway Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Busy Area Roadway
Dashcam Video Shows Driver Saving School Kids Stuck On Busy Area Roadway A Good Samaritan in Rockland County came to the rescue of some kids who found themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. Following last week’s snowstorm, more than a foot of snow piled up on some sidewalks in Monsey, making it more difficult to travel by foot. On Friday, Dec. 18, Lipa Rubin was stopped on Main Street near Orchard Street to allow two children to be dismissed from a school bus, one of whom struggled climbing a snowbank to get to the sidewalk as the bus drove off and traffic began flowing again. Rubin could be heard on the dashcam shouting and honking his horn for the …

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by Zak Failla
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Police: Man Killed After Being Hit By School Bus While Going Through Stop Sign On Bike Path Police: Man Killed After Being Hit By School Bus While Going Through Stop Sign On Bike Path
Police: Man Killed After Being Hit By School Bus While Going Through Stop Sign On Bike Path A bicyclist was killed after going through a stop sign into the path of an oncoming bus, according to police.  The 54-year-old male bicyclist was reportedly traveling in Ulster County northeast on Kingston's new Greenline bike path along Greenkill Avenue, which runs along the right side of the road on Wednesday, Nov. 4.  The bicyclist, Kingston Police said, passed through a stop sign and into the path of an oncoming school bus that was turning right onto Wilbur Avenue from Greenkill Avenue, fell off his bicycle and was run over by the bus. Police said they arrived at the scene at…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus
Pickup Truck Driver Cited For Following Too Closely In Route 17 Crash With School Bus A 57-year-old pickup truck driver has been charged in the crash on Route 17 with a school bus that injured five students. The crash took place around 7:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in Sullivan County eastbound in Mamakating between the bus and a pickup truck, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. The school bus was traveling from Fallsburg to Boces in Orange County with five children and two bus monitors, Nevel said.  Five children on the bus suffered minor injuries and were treated and released from Catskill Regional Medical Center. Their ages range from 6 to 17 years old, Nevel sa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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IDs Released For School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Drivers Killed In I-84 Crash IDs Released For School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Drivers Killed In I-84 Crash
IDs Released For School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Drivers Killed In I-84 Crash A school bus driver has been identified as one of the two people killed during a fiery I-84 crash that also involved three tractor-trailers. Verlean Douglas, 67, of South Windsor, was the driver of a First Student school bus that was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer truck in East Hartford, around 5 a.m., Monday, June 3, said the Connecticut State Police. The driver of the tractor-trailer that hit the back of the school bus, Norman Blair Bliss, 52, of Etters, Pennsylvania, was also killed. According to state police, two tractor-trailers and the school bus were stopped on I-84 westbound in th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus
Two Dead In Fiery I-84 Crash Involving Three Tractor-Trailers, School Bus A fiery four-vehicle crash on I-84 has left two people dead and the highway closed with miles-long back-ups.  The crash, between three tractor-trailers and an empty school bus in East Hartford, took place around 5:10 a.m., Monday, June 3, between exits 55 and 56, when a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus, said Connecticut State Police Sgt. Dwight Washington during a press conference. Following the crash, three vehicles were engulfed in flames, including two tractor-trailers and the school bus. State police said two people were killed but did not say which vehicles they …

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by Kathy Reakes