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30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley 30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley
30-Year-Old Takes Troopers On Pursuit On Taconic Parkway In Hudson Valley A 30-year-old man has been charged with allegedly taking New York State Police on a pursuit on the Taconic Parkway in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County in Pleasant Valley around 9:30 p.m. on Friday, July 26. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, troopers conducted a traffic stop of a 2014 Ford Taurus northbound on the Taconic Parkway for violations of the vehicle and traffic law. As troopers approached the vehicle, they gave commands to lower the windows of the vehicle and place it in park. The suspect refused to comply and fled the scene, H…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley During Storm Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley During Storm
Driver Rescued After Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley During Storm Amid a wintry Nor'easter, first responders were tasked with rescuing a driver who became trapped in their vehicle as the result of a rollover at a Hudson Valley intersection.  The rollover happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Jan. 7 around 7:30 a.m., when a vehicle overturned on its side in Carmel at the intersection of Hill and Dale Road (Route 44) and Fair Street (Route 60), according to the Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving first responders soon found that the driver was trapped inside the vehicle and worked to extricate them. The driver was then evaluated by EMS crews at …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash
Teenage Stolen-Car Suspect Nabbed After Chase On Taconic Parkway, Crash A teenager in a stolen sports car took New York State Police troopers on a chase before attempting to flee on foot to avoid arrest. New York State Police troopers in Dutchess County attempted to stop a 2019 Dodge Challenger on the Taconic State Parkway when the driver committed a traffic violation while driving at approximately 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 6 in Milan. The driver failed to slow down, police said, speeding away south on the parkway. Troopers used spike strips to slow the vehicle near the Salt Point Turnpike, but the driver continued on. According to police, the driver continued…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash
Police ID Two Men, Woman Hospitalized After Wrong-Way Head-On Crash Police have identified three people hospitalized in a wrong-way, head-on crash that caused the closure of a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway this week. It happened on the southbound side around 8:15 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4 in Pleasant Valley just south of Exit 54 (Route 44). An investigation revealed a 2019 Mercedes Sprinter, operated by Jim George, 42, of Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, was driving north in the southbound lanes and struck a 2017 Subaru Impreza, state police said. George was transported to Vassar Brothers Hospital, and treated for non-life threatening injurie…

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by Daily Voice
Traffic
Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway
Monthslong Lane Closure Starts On Taconic State Parkway There will be single lane closures for several months on the Taconic Parkway in Dutchess County as crews complete construction work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that beginning on Friday, Aug. 10, there will be single lane closures on the southbound lanes of the parkway between Route 44 and Route 55 in LaGrange. The closures are expected to last through Monday, Dec. 3. Officials said that motorists can expect delays in the area and should seek alternate routes, if possible. Flaggers are expected to be in the area to help assist with the flow of traff…

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by Zak Failla