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Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In Hudson Valley Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In Hudson Valley
Investigation Determines Cause Of WWI Replica Fatal Plane Crash In Hudson Valley An initial investigation has determined the cause of a crash that claimed the life of a well-known pilot at an air show in New York. Just before 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5 in Dutchess County, a World War I-era replica Fokker D.VIII caught fire, causing the plane to crash near the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome during an exhibition in Red Hook. The sole occupant of the plane, 60-year-old Madison County resident Brian T. Coughlin, of the town of Cazenovia, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Red Hook Police. A preliminary investigation determined the crash was due to unknown me…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Well-Known Pilot ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Fatal Crash At Air Show In Hudson Valley Well-Known Pilot ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Fatal Crash At Air Show In Hudson Valley
Well-Known Pilot ID'd As Victim Of Fiery Fatal Crash At Air Show In Hudson Valley A pilot killed during a fiery crash while performing in an air show in the Hudson Valley has been identified. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 3 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, on Norton Road in Red Hook. According to the Red Hook Police Department, an initial investigation determined that due to unknown mechanical issues, the engine of a World War I Fokker D.VII caught fire, causing the plane to crash near the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome where the exhibit was taking place. The pilot and sole occupant, Madison County resident Brian T. Coughlin, age 60, of Cazenovia, was pronounced dead …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley
Vintage Plane Involved In Air Show Mid-Air Collision Crash Lands In Trees In Hudson Valley Officials are investigating following a mid-air collision during an air show in the Hudson Valley. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 3:30 p.m., Sunday, July 28, in the area of the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck. According to the Red Hook Fire Company, two planes that participated in the air show at the Aerodrome were involved in the collision.  The department said one plane landed safely at the Aerodrome, and the other one crashed nearby.  Michael Fischer, secretary of the Aerodrom Board, said the plane, a Bucker Jungman from the 1930s, was piloted by David P…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Region Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Region
Double-Fatal Crash: Fire Breaks Out After Tesla Crashes Into House In Region Two people are dead after a Tesla crashed off the road and into a house in the region, causing a fire to break out. New York State Police released information on Wednesday, July 5 surrounding the crash that happened late last week in Columbia County, near the border of northwestern Dutchess County. A days-long investigation determined that the 2022 Tesla Model X was traveling at a high rate of speed southbound on Route 9 in the town of Livingston and left the roadway at about 1 a.m. on Thursday, June 29.  The vehicle struck a tree and then the residence before the fire started.&n…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3 Teens Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli 3 Teens Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli
3 Teens Hospitalized After Rollover Crash In Front Of Hudson Valley Deli Three Hudson Valley teens were hospitalized following a rollover, head-on collision in front of a deli. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 2:45 p.m., on Monday, March 20 on Route 9 in front of the Cornucopia Deli in Red Hook. An investigation revealed that a 2002 Jeep being operated by a 16-year-old girl from Milan was northbound on Route 9. A 2001 Chevrolet being driven by an 83-year-old Red Hook woman attempted to exit the Cornucopia Deli parking lot failing to yield to the Jeep resulting in a head-on collision, Red Hook Police said. The collision caused the Jeep to roll over…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store
Good Samaritans Rescue Woman Run Over By Vehicle Outside Hudson Valley Convenience Store The quick actions of two Good Samaritans are credited with rescuing a woman who was run over by a vehicle outside a convenience store in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened in Dutchess County on Friday, Feb. 10 at approximately 2:20 p.m. in the parking lot of the Extra Mart located at 2 West Market St. in the village of Red Hook. An investigation determined that the 76-year-old Red Hook woman was walking through the parking lot when a 2017 Buick being operated by a 90-year-old Red Hook man attempted to back out of a parking space and struck her.  This caused the woman to fal…

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by Joe Lombardi
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30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say 30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say
30-Year-Old Found Dead At Hudson Valley Hotel, Police Say Police are investigating after a 30-year-old man was found dead inside an area hotel.  The discovery was made around 7 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 8, in Dutchess County, authorities said. Officers responded to The Inn at Hyde Park, at 4171 Albany Post Road, for a report of a man who was unconscious and not breathing. Officers found the unconscious man, and Northern Dutchess paramedics and the Hyde Park Fire Department arrived and attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive the man, according to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. The man has not been identified pend…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
16-Year-Old Girl Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley 16-Year-Old Girl Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley
16-Year-Old Girl Dies In Two-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley Updated story - 'Our Hearts Are Broken': Community Mourns Death Of Girl Just Days Before 17th Birthday An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old girl died in a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened in Dutchess County on State Route 82 in the town of Washington at about 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 21. A Dutchess County Sheriff's deputy located the crash while patrolling Route 82 near North Shanks Road, authorities said.  Investigators found that a 2011 Subaru was traveling north at an unsafe speed while trying to pass a 2016 Acura, the Sheriff's Office rep…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Cow Crashes Into Car On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Cow Crashes Into Car On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Cow Crashes Into Car On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway An area driver received a minor injury after striking a cow that was in the roadway in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place around 8:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 28 in Red Hook in Dutchess County. According to the Red Hook Police Department,  officers were dispatched for a car versus cow auto accident on North Broadway. Upon arrival, officers determined that a 2005 Dodge driven by a 64-year-old female from Livingston was headed northbound when a cow entered the busy roadway.  The vehicle struck the cow head-on causing extensive damage to the vehicle as well as a minor wrist inj…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Suspect Nabbed After 16-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed At HS Football Game In Hudson Valley Suspect Nabbed After 16-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed At HS Football Game In Hudson Valley
Suspect Nabbed After 16-Year-Old Is Fatally Stabbed At HS Football Game In Hudson Valley A suspect is in custody after a fatal stabbing following a high school football game in the Hudson Valley overnight. It happened around 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. 17 immediately after the game in Dutchess County between Scarsdale High School and host Arlington High School in LaGrange. After a large fight broke out, a 16-year-old Arlington HS student was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie where the person was pronounced dead, said Captain John A. Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. Neither the person’s identity nor gender has been released. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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
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Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say
Man Jumps To His Death From Area Bridge On New Year's Day, Police Say A 29-year-old man died after jumping to his death from an area bridge on New Year's Day, said authorities. The apparent suicide by the resident of Dutchess County took place on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge, around 2:40 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 1, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson. According to Watterson, when deputies responded to the bridge in response to a 911 call for a report of a man jumping over the side of the bridge into the Hudson River.  Upon arrival, the man, a Red Hook resident whose name was not released, was found floating in the water close t…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, 23, Killed In Horse Riding Accident At Family Farm In Area Woman, 23, Killed In Horse Riding Accident At Family Farm In Area
Woman, 23, Killed In Horse Riding Accident At Family Farm In Area Click here for an updated story: 23-Year-Old Killed In Horse Riding Accident At Area Farm Remembered For Love Of Animals A 23-year-old woman from Fairfield County was killed in a horse riding accident that happened in the Hudson Valley, New York State Police said. Troopers in Dutchess County responded to a family farm in Dover Plains on Byrds Hill Road at approximately 10:45 a.m. Monday, Sept. 16 for a report of a woman fallen off a horse. An investigation determined the horse reared for an unknown reason, and fell on top of the rider, Samantha Calzone, 23, of Greenwich, state police …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Route 9 Crash Woman ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Route 9 Crash
Woman ID'd As Victim Of Fatal Route 9 Crash A 32-year-old local woman has been identified as the victim in a fatal two-vehicle crash on Route 9. New York State Police said Mindy R. Dohrenwend of Hyde Park was killed around 11:45 a.m., Sunday, March 10, on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) in the town of Hyde Park. Dohrenwend was driving a 2005 Honda CRV northbound on Albany Post Road when she apparently lost control of her vehicle. After losing control her vehicle entered the opposite lane of travel, directly in the path of a southbound 2017 Freightliner tractor-trailer driven by Alexander M. Lunan Marrison, 49, of Brooklyn, said Troop…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Inexperienced' Teen Driver Crashes Into Parked Cars, Building At Bard College 'Inexperienced' Teen Driver Crashes Into Parked Cars, Building At Bard College
'Inexperienced' Teen Driver Crashes Into Parked Cars, Building At Bard College A teen who hit two parked cars and then slammed into a building at Bard College was an "inexperienced" driver, police said. The incident took place 11 p.m. Tuesday when the Red Hook Police Department responded to a 911 call reporting a ca into a building on Robbins Road at the college in Annandale-on-Hudson, Red Hook Police said. Upon arrival, police found that the  19-year-old Georgia man had driven through a parking lot, striking two parked unoccupied vehicles then reversed the vehicle which went through an unoccupied building.  Driver inexperience was deemed the primary factor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Four Rescued In Hudson River Jet Ski Emergency Four Rescued In Hudson River Jet Ski Emergency
Four Rescued In Hudson River Jet Ski Emergency This story has been updated. Four people were rescued late Saturday night following a 911 call of a water emergency involving Jet Ski watercraft in distress on the Hudson River in the vicinity of Norrie Point Marina in the hamlet of Staatsburgh in Hyde Park. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the 911 call at around 11 p.m. Two Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office boats, the City of Poughkeepsie Fire boat and a New York State Police helicopter were dispatched to the scene along with Roosevelt Fire Department and Northern Dutchess Paramedics. Fire department personnel on land …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed When Car Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Hudson Valley ID Released For Man Killed When Car Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Hudson Valley
ID Released For Man Killed When Car Leaves Road, Hits Tree In Hudson Valley Officials have released the identification of the man who died in a fatal crash in the area on Tuesday. Adrian Mayo, 35, of Waterbury, was killed after he lost control of his car around 9 a.m. on Shunpike Road near Kennels Road in town of Washington, said Capt. John Watterson with the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. After losing control, the vehicle crossed over the center pavement markings and struck a tree on the northern shoulder. Mayo, who was wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene, Watterson said. Police said unsafe speed seemed to be the primary factor in the crash. …

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by Kathy Reakes