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Police & Fire
Fire Truck Careens Off Hudson Valley Roadway, Driver Admits To Texting: Police
A road in the Hudson Valley was closed for several hours after a fire truck from a Connecticut department crashed while its driver was allegedly texting, authorities said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, Aug. 14 around 11:45 a.m., when a fire truck from the Candlewood Lake Fire Department in the Fairfield County town of Brookfield went off the roadway on Haviland Hollow Road (Route 68) in Patterson, according to Captain Michael Grossi of the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. The driver, who later admitted to texting, had been bringing the truck to a busin…
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NY State To Increase Patrols During Holiday Weekend To Prevent Impaired Driving
Law enforcement agencies across New York will increase patrols during the Thanksgiving weekend in an effort to prevent impaired and aggressive driving. The safety initiative will take place from Wednesday, Nov. 24, through Sunday, Nov. 28, according to an announcement from Gov. Kathy Hochul. "As we look ahead to celebrating Thanksgiving with family and friends, many of us will be spending time on the road and it's critical we do everything we can to ensure that holiday travel can be done safely," Hochul said. "Getting behind the wheel while impaired by drugs or alcohol does nothing but put …
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Man Sentenced For Distracted Driving Crash That Injured State Trooper
A Long Island man will avoid prison, but still spend time behind bars after admitting to distracted driving during a crash that left a New York State Police trooper “severely disabled” in a case that was prosecuted by the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. West Islip resident Jesse Cohen, 24, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, in addition to three years' probation and 1,000 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to third-degree assault in Suffolk County Court in Riverhead. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office recused themselves from the case due to a conflict…
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Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade
More and more drivers find themselves involved in crashes due to cell phone use, according to a new report. Accidents related to cell phone use has risen 86 percent in the past decade, according to a recently released report from TrafficTickets.com, which took a county-by-county look at crashes tied to drivers using cell phones while behind the wheel. In 2009, there were 650 accidents where the driver was using a cell phone or texting while driving. In 2018 there were 1,212 accidents caused by cell phone use, according to the website. It was also noted that last year was the first that tex…
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It Can Wait: Hundreds Of Thousands Injured Annually In Crashes Involving Distracted Drivers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is spreading awareness about the dangers of distracted driving by releasing the accident, injury, and fatality statistics from previous years. According to the administration, 3,450 fatalities occurred in 2016 as a result of distracted driving. And it should come as no surprise that mobile device use, i.e., texting while driving, is the biggest cause of distractions, with teens having the biggest risk. The NHTSA states that reading just one text takes your eyes off the road for a full five seconds. If you’re driving at 55 mph, that’…
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