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Police & Fire
Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions
Separate Serious Crashes Occur In Rockland Amid Icy Conditions First responders had a busy morning busy morning battling icy roadways in Rockland, dealing with a pair of incidents that saw cars and trucks skittering off the road. Although highway crews were out in force on Wednesday morning tending to the icy and slippery roads, the Ramapo Police Department and other first responders were dealing with a crash in Sloatsburg when a Sanitation truck slid off the road on Route 17. Officers and crews from the Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corp., Sloatsburg Fire Department, paramedics from Tuxedo, the Tuxedo Fire Department and Rockland Paramedic Service we…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Icy Roads Causing Numerous Accidents Icy Roads Causing Numerous Accidents
Icy Roads Causing Numerous Accidents Area police are reminding motorists to drive carefully as many of the roads remain icy and numerous motor vehicle crashes have been reported. If you must drive, AAA offers the following tips: Take it slow and leave plenty of room between your car and the car in front. Accelerate and decelerate slowly.  Know your brakes. Don't stop if you can avoid it.  Don't power up hills.  Don't stop going up a hill. The best tip they offer: Stay home.

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by Kathy Reakes