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Police Dish Out 87 Tickets In Operation Hardhat Detail In Hudson Valley Police Dish Out 87 Tickets In Operation Hardhat Detail In Hudson Valley
Police Dish Out 87 Tickets In Operation Hardhat Detail In Hudson Valley Not so fast. New York State Police troopers going undercover as construction workers in work zones dished out dozens of tickets for various violations during a special “Operation Hardhat” detail. On Tuesday, April 27, State Police teamed with the New York State Department of Transportation to crack down on work zone violations and encourage safer driving in Orange County on I-84 in Montgomery, with a second detail scheduled for Route 17 near exit 12 on Wednesday, April 28. In total, troopers handed out 87 tickets between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday: 43 cellphone violations; 26 seat…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into DOT Truck In I-684 Construction Zone, Tying Up Traffic For Miles Car Crashes Into DOT Truck In I-684 Construction Zone, Tying Up Traffic For Miles
Car Crashes Into DOT Truck In I-684 Construction Zone, Tying Up Traffic For Miles This story has been updated. Traffic was tied up on I-684 in Westchester after a driver struck a New York State Department of Transportation truck in a construction zone. A southbound crash was reported shortly before 10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 2 near Exit 3 in North Castle, state police said, noting that the NYSDOT was in a marked construction zone.  The crash forced the right and left lanes on I-684 to be closed for the crash investigation. Minor injuries were reported, police said. The right and left lanes will be closed “for an unknown duration” due to the crash, with the center…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Highway Worker Hit By Vehicle In I-84 Construction Zone Highway Worker Hit By Vehicle In I-84 Construction Zone
Highway Worker Hit By Vehicle In I-84 Construction Zone A Department of Transportation worker was injured after being hit by a vehicle that also slammed into two DOT work trucks at a construction zone on I-84 in Patterson. The incident took place around 9:40 a.m., Thursday, July 11, on I-84 near mile marker 63.3, in Patterson, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, an unidentified driver hit the two trucks in a construction zone and then hit the worker who able to avoid serious injury by taking evasive measures. The worker received non-life-threatening injuries, he added. The right lane of I-84 is closed for construct…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Traffic Signal Worker Thrown From Bucket In Stamford Traffic Signal Worker Thrown From Bucket In Stamford
Traffic Signal Worker Thrown From Bucket In Stamford An electrician working to help replace all of the traffic lights along Greenwich Avenue was left dangling in the air after being hit by a concrete truck, according to Stamford Police. The 27-year-old Bristol resident was working on a traffic signal from the bucket of his truck when the incident occurred Tuesday morning, said Sgt. Andrew Gallagher. The worker, who was warning a safety harness attached to the safety bucket, was about 20 feet above the ground when the concrete truck driver misread directions from a police officer directing traffic and turned into the wrong, hitting the bucket …

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by Kathy Reakes