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Update: 5 Students Injured After SUV Crashes Into School Bus In Westchester Update: 5 Students Injured After SUV Crashes Into School Bus In Westchester
Update: 5 Students Injured After SUV Crashes Into School Bus In Westchester This story has been updated.  Several students were hospitalized after an SUV collided with a school bus in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, April 12 at around 9:30 a.m., when an SUV hit a school bus on Route 132 (Old Yorktown Road) in Yorktown between Barger Street and Wildwood Street, according to Yorktown Police. Five high school-aged students and the bus driver were taken to a nearby hospital with minor injuries that now appear to be non-life-threatening. The SUV's driver was also hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the depar…

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash In Westchester Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash In Westchester
Support Surges For Beloved Coach Injured In School Bus, Car Crash In Westchester A community is doing its best to help a beloved basketball coach and bus monitor who was injured in a head-on crash between a car and a school bus in Northern Westchester. Basketball coach Jim Martin was severely injured on Wednesday, April 26 just before 3 p.m. when the school bus he was serving as a bus monitor on collided head-on with a Honda Accord driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old in New Castle on Lake Road.  Earlier Report - Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After School Bus, Car Crash In New Castle The crash injured at least nine people including Martin…

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by Ben Crnic
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School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Hudson Valley School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Hudson Valley
School Bus Driver Faces Host Of Charges After Crash In House Injuring Children In Hudson Valley A school bus driver is facing multiple charges, including two felonies, following a crash into a house that left several children injured in the Hudson Valley. Rockland County District Attorney Thomas E. Walsh II announced on Wednesday, Jan. 15 that Chaim Feder, age 37, of Monsey, has been arraigned on multiple charges following a thorough investigation into the crash in the Village of New Hempstead by the Town of Ramapo Police Department. On Thursday, Dec. 1, responding officers found several children who were on the bus with injuries and extensive damage to the ho…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Teens OK After Minibus From Greenwich Country Day School Careens Across Entire Parkway Teens OK After Minibus From Greenwich Country Day School Careens Across Entire Parkway
Teens OK After Minibus From Greenwich Country Day School Careens Across Entire Parkway A group of teens and their driver escaped serious injury when a minibus from a prestigious private school in Connecticut careened across both the northbound and southbound lanes of the Garden State Parkway in Paramus, New Jersey. The Greenwich Country Day School bus was headed north when the driver swerved to avoid a Lexus whose driver had changed lanes abruptly around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, New Jersey State Police Trooper II Charles Marchan said. The minibus ran off the roadway, then across the southbound lanes, before coming to rest in a ditch with a flat rear tire. Two of nearly a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
New Update: School Bus Crash Injures 7 Students, Driver In Hudson Valley, Police Say New Update: School Bus Crash Injures 7 Students, Driver In Hudson Valley, Police Say
New Update: School Bus Crash Injures 7 Students, Driver In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police are investigating a school bus crash in the Hudson Valley that sent seven children and the bus driver to the hospital. The crash took place in Rockland County around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 1, on north South Gate Drive in the village of New Hempstead. The bus, operated by the Ribnitzer schools, had 22 people onboard including the driver at the time of the crash, said Capt. Daniel Hyman of the Ramapo Police. An investigation has determined that the bus had veered off the road scraping against a telephone pole and striking a tree before proceeding through a driveway where it struck two…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus With Children On Board Crashes Into House In Hudson Valley School Bus With Children On Board Crashes Into House In Hudson Valley
School Bus With Children On Board Crashes Into House In Hudson Valley New update: School Bus Crash Injures 7 Students, Driver In Hudson Valley, Police Say This story has been updated. Seven children and a school bus driver were reportedly injured when a school bus crashed into a utility pole, two parked cars, and then a house in the Hudson Valley, according to multiple sources. The incident took place in Rockland County around 9 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 1 on South Gate Drive in New Hempstead, reported ABC7. The bus, operated by the Ribnitzer schools had about 22 people onboard at the time of the crash, said YeshivaWorld. According to ABC7, the bus driver …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36 School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36
School Bus Overturns On Hutchinson River Parkway Near Westchester-Bronx Border, Injuring 36 A school bus carrying 37 adults crashed near the Westchester-Bronx border, injuring 36 people. The crash took place on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the Bronx on the Exit 1A ramp from the northbound Parkway around 6 a.m., Thursday, July 21, said the NYPD. The driver of the bus, which was carrying bus drivers for the city's summer programming, attempted to turn from the middle lane when the bus overturned, the NYPD said. No children were on board the bus. Thirty-six people received minor injuries with three of those injured hospitalized, police said. “This morning, a school bus carrying …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Drivers Injured During Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two Drivers Injured During Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Two Drivers Injured During Crash Involving School Bus, Car In Hudson Valley, Police Say Two drivers were injured during a crash of a school bus in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in New City shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, May 12. The bus was traveling south on Buena Vista Road when it collided with a Mazda traveling northbound, said Det. Norman Peters, with the Clarkstown Police. No children were aboard the bus at the time of the crash. Both drivers were transported by New City Ambulance for evaluation at a local hospital, Peters said. An investigation into how the accident occurred is still under investigation at this time. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
ID Released For School Bus Monitor Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Involving Patrol Vehicle ID Released For School Bus Monitor Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Involving Patrol Vehicle
ID Released For School Bus Monitor Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Involving Patrol Vehicle The identity of a school bus monitor who was killed in a crash with a New York State Police vehicle in the Hudson Valley has been released. Dutchess County resident Robin P. Alvarez, age 59, of East Fishkill, was killed during the crash that took place around 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 on Route 55 and South Cross Road in LaGrange. The initial investigation determined that the state police patrol vehicle, driven by Trooper Christopher Batista, was eastbound on State Route 55 in a non-emergency status, said Trooper AJ Hicks. Earlier story: One Killed In Crash Involving Schoo…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Between Cruiser, School Bus Being Probed By NY AG Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Between Cruiser, School Bus Being Probed By NY AG
Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Between Cruiser, School Bus Being Probed By NY AG The investigation into a fatal crash between a school bus and a state police patrol vehicle that left one dead has been taken over by the state Attorney General's Office. A bus monitor was killed during the crash that happened around 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in Dutchess County on Route 55 and South Cross Road in LaGrange. Related Story: One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Patrol Vehicle In Fishkill Trooper AJ Hicks confirmed on Thursday, March 10 the investigation has been turned over to the AG's Office. Authorities have not yet released the name of the victim. This continu…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Student Injuries Reported In Westchester School Bus Crash Student Injuries Reported In Westchester School Bus Crash
Student Injuries Reported In Westchester School Bus Crash Five students and two adults aboard a school bus were taken to an area hospital following a crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 9:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 18 northbound on the Hutchinson River Parkway in the area of Wolf's Lane in Pelham, near the Mount Vernon border. According to Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police, a small school bus was involved in a collision with another vehicle.  Five students and two adults aboard the bus were transported to Jacobi Hospital in the Bronx for evaluation and treatment of minor injuries, he added.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Westchester School Bus Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Westchester
School Bus Crashes Into Telephone Pole In Westchester A school bus with children on board crashed into a telephone pole in Northern Westchester, according to multiple reports. First responders in Northern Westchester were dispatched at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Friday, May 14, when a bus reportedly struck a pole on Orange Drive near Lake Shore Drive North in Lincolndale, a hamlet in Somers. According to a witness, there were multiple minor injuries reported, and first responders from multiple neighboring towns were called to the scene.  At least eight passengers were reportedly on board at the time of the crash, which led to a temporary…

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by Zak Failla
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New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley
New Details: Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief Michael Farbent. When emerge…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash In Westchester Injures Two, Police Say School Bus Crash In Westchester Injures Two, Police Say
School Bus Crash In Westchester Injures Two, Police Say A school bus driver and one student received minor injuries during a crash of the minibus they were traveling in on I-87 in Westchester. The crash took place around 1:53 p.m., Wednesday, May 1, on the Thruway near Ashford Avenue in Ardsley, said the New York State Police. An initial investigation showed that the bus left the roadway,  jumped the guardrail and then rolled over off the roadway, state police said. Both occupants were able to get out of the vehicle with minor injuries, state police added.  No other students were on the bus from the Union Free School District in Tarry…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Crashes With Car In Scarsdale School Bus Crashes With Car In Scarsdale
School Bus Crashes With Car In Scarsdale This story has been updated. Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a crash between a school bus and a car late Thursday afternoon in Westchester. The crash took place around 3:30 p.m. at Olmsted Road and Brewster Road in Scarsdale, according to the Scarsdale Police. No injuries were reported. The fire department, as well as EMS, responded along with police officers, police said. Police did not know which school the bus serviced. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Schools
Four Students Hospitalized In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash Four Students Hospitalized In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash
Four Students Hospitalized In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash Several students from Pearl River Middle School have been transported to area hospitals for examination following a school bus crash with another vehicle. According to Lt. David Mellin with the Orangetown Police, the crash took place early Thursday afternoon on Center Street in Pearl River. Pearl River Schools Superintendent Marco Pochintesta said four students were hospitalized for evaluation. "The remaining students were either picked up at the scene or were transported home on a replacement bus," Pochintesta said. "At this time only minor injuries were reported," Me…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two School Buses Involved In Area Crash Two School Buses Involved In Area Crash
Two School Buses Involved In Area Crash About 20 students and a couple of adults are being evaluated following a crash between two school buses at the intersection of Route 311 and North Terry Hill Road in the Hamlet of Lake Carmel in the Town of Kent. No injuries were reported in the crash that occurred around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, officials said. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes