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Woman Rushed To Westchester Medical Center After Being Hit By Car
A 40-year-old woman was severely injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 9W during a heavy downpour.
The accident took place around 6:50 p.m., Thursday, May 2, while the woman, a resident of Piermont, was crossing the highway near Highland Avenue, said Piermont Police Chief Michael O'Shea.
O'Shea said the woman was hit by a man who was driving north on Route 9W. The woman landed on the vehicle's hood and almost went through the windshield, the chief said.
She received severe head trauma, broken bones in her arms and legs, and numerous other injuries, O'Shea added.
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Death Of Worker Caught In Cheese Mixing Machine Ruled Accidental
The death of a 41-year-old worker who was caught in a cheese mixing machine has been ruled accidental, police said.
Orangetown Police said Edwin Nunez was found dead around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, inside a mixing machine at ICCO Cheese Co. in Orangeburg.
Nunez, who died of blunt impact and crushing injuries, had worked for the company, which makes grated cheese and bread crumbs, among other items, for about 18 months, according to the Orangetown Police. He was a resident of Paterson, New Jersey.
On Friday, the department announced that the Rockland County Medical Examiner's Offic…
Employee Steals More Than 50K From Hudson Valley Employer, Police Say
Police detectives, with assistance from the Rockland County District Attorney's Office, arrested a 59-year-old man for stealing more than $50,000 from his employer, the Dynarex Corporation.
Richard F. Farrah of Bethel, Connecticut was arrested Jan. 25 on charges that as an international sales associate he falsified sales order in order to have the money come to him, instead of Dynarex, said the Orangetown Police.
Investigators said Farrah would remove products that had not been paid for, then when he received the products he would use the money for his own personal use, police said.
Farrah…
