Roadwork Alert: Route 6/202 Weekday Closures Starts In Northern Westchester Roadwork Alert: Route 6/202 Weekday Closures Starts In Northern Westchester
Roadwork Alert: Route 6/202 Weekday Closures Starts In Northern Westchester A stretch of Route 6/Route 202 will be closed for several days in Westchester as crews continue maintenance work in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation issued an alert warning that from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 28, the roadway will be closed between Route 9D at the Bear Mountain Bridge and Route 9 (Annsville Circle) in Cortlandt.  The closures are expected to last through Thursday, Aug. 30. During the maintenance activity, there will be posted detours, though motorists can still expect delays.  The detour for eastbound motorists will include travel…
ID Released For Westchester Man Who Jumped From Bear Mountain Bridge ID Released For Westchester Man Who Jumped From Bear Mountain Bridge
ID Released For Westchester Man Who Jumped From Bear Mountain Bridge Police have released the identity of a 35-year-old Westchester man who jumped to his death from the midspan of the Bear Mountain Bridge earlier this month. The body of Jose J. Sosa Fragoso of Yonkers was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday, Aug. 5, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Fragoso was wanted on a warrant in connection with a violent domestic abuse case in Yonkers, he said. The jump was discovered when State Police at Cortlandt, along with New York State Park Police, responded to the area of the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Town of Cortlandt, regarding a suspicious veh…
Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River
Body Of Bear Mountain Bridge Jumper Pulled From Hudson River The body of a man who jumped from the midspan of the Bear Mountain Bridge was pulled from the Hudson River on Sunday, Aug. 5, state police said. State Police at Cortlandt, along with New York State Park Police, responded to the area of the Bear Mountain Bridge in the Town of Cortlandt, regarding a suspicious vehicle report on Saturday, Aug. 4. Investigation at the scene revealed that the vehicle was abandoned by an individual who then proceeded to jump from the midspan of the bridge the previous morning, Friday, Aug. 3 at around 7:23 a.m. A State Police Aviation helicopter and a State Poli…
Mount Pleasant Man Killed After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge Mount Pleasant Man Killed After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge
Mount Pleasant Man Killed After Jumping From Bear Mountain Bridge A 25-year-old Westchester man was killed after jumping from the Bear Mountain Bridge. The incident took place around 6 p.m. Tuesday when the unidentified man from Mount Pleasant died after jumping from bridge, according to state police. The man parked his vehicle on the side of the road and walked to the mid-span of the bridge where he jumped, said Trooper AJ Hicks, with the state police. Police were alerted to the jump by a passing motorist, and officers confirmed the incident by playing back video that monitors the bridge.  First responders from multiple agencies responded to try and re…