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Toddler Dies In Two-Vehicle Route 22 Crash Toddler Dies In Two-Vehicle Route 22 Crash
Toddler Dies In Two-Vehicle Route 22 Crash Police in the Hudson Valley are investigating a two-vehicle crash that killed a toddler in the area. First responders from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reported to a stretch of Route 22 in Amenia at approximately 8:20 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, where there was a report of a fatal crash. Police said that the investigation determined that a Nissan Sentra being driven by Millerton resident Reneisha Johnson, 26, with 2-year-old Ellie Dunlop inside the vehicle, had stopped on Route 22 for a vehicle making a turn. While waiting, a Ford Explorer driven by Amenia resident Forrest McBreairty, 73,…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fiery Crash Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fiery Crash
Man Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Dies After Fiery Crash A 20-year-old passenger was killed in a fiery single-car crash overnight.  It happened at around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in Dutchess County on the Shunpike between Route 44 and Kennels Road in the town of Washington. The car, a Toyota sedan, went off the roadway and into the tree, before becoming engulfed in flames, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks said. An initial investigation revealed James M. Ruiz, 28, of Amenia, was operating the Toyota sedan went it went off the roadway for unknown reasons.  The victim, passenger, Jeremy L. Annis, also of Amenia, wa…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Tanker Fire Causes Route 22 Closure Tanker Fire Causes Route 22 Closure
Tanker Fire Causes Route 22 Closure Route 22 is shut down in both directions Saturday night in the Town of Amenia between the Amenia Town Hall and the intersection of Route 343 following a tanker fire, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports just before 9:30 p.m. Traffic can still travel west on Route 44 towards Millbrook and east on Route 343 towards Connecticut. The road closure is due to the brakes on a loaded gasoline tanker catching fire and disabling the vehicle.  The tank has not been compromised and there has been no release of hazardous materials.  The Amenia and Wassaic Fire Departments extinguished the fire …

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by Daily Voice