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Fatal Crash: Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say Fatal Crash: Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say
Fatal Crash: Hudson Valley Man Hit, Killed By Pickup Truck, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was hit and killed by a pickup truck while walking along a busy roadway. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 28 on New Hackensack Road (Route 376), east of Boardman Road in the town of Poughkeepsie.  According to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police, a 2018 Ford F-150, being driven by a 72-year-old Poughkeepsie man, struck a 57-year-old Poughkeepsie man. The pedestrian was transported to a local area hospital with serious injuries and was pronounced dead while at the hospital, police said. The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Depa…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley
Person Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Hudson Valley A person was hospitalized after being hit by a car in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Monday, Feb. 13 around 3:15 p.m., when police in Peekskill responded to the intersection of Hudson Avenue and Depew Street, where a car had hit the pedestrian, Lieutenant Adam Renwick said.  The pedestrian was then taken to Westchester Medical Center for non-life-threatening injuries.  The driver of the vehicle was issued multiple tickets following the incident, Renwick said.  Members of the local community organization Peekskill Walks commented on the incide…

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by Ben Crnic
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Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median
Gruesome Injuries Suffered By Rockland Man Knocked Over Route 17 Median A man from Rockland County who was struck trying to cross a stretch of Route 17 suffered a gruesome fate, responders revealed. Both his lower left leg and part of his right foot were amputated after he was knocked over the highway divider, they said. The 66-year-old Suffern resident was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center after the tragic mishap shortly before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, Ramsey Police Chief Brian M. Lyman said. "The initial investigation reveals the pedestrian was attempting to cross the highway and was on, or near, the center divider when he was struck by a 4-do…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
SUV Fatally Strikes Man Walking On Hudson Valley Road SUV Fatally Strikes Man Walking On Hudson Valley Road
SUV Fatally Strikes Man Walking On Hudson Valley Road A 53-year-old man was struck and killed by an SUV while walking on a Hudson Valley roadway. Troopers in Orange County responded to Neversink Drive in Deerpark at about 9:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 12, for a report that a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle, New York State Police said. Investigators found that a 2007 Ford Explorer was eastbound on Neversink Drive near the intersection of Country Club Drive and struck Michael Szczepanski, a resident of Deerpark, police said. Police said Szczepanski was walking in the eastbound lane when the driver of the Ford crested the hill and stru…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley
Man Dies After Being Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley Police are investigating a fatal motor vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. It happened at approximately 11:15 p.m. Tuesday, July 5, on Crompond Road and Lafayette Avenue in the town of Cortlandt. When police arrrived, Peekskill Emergency Medical Services was already on scene rendering aid to the pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle and transported to Hudson Valley Hospital, state police said.  The man later identified as Edwin G. Merchan Tenemea, age 34, of Peekskill, was pronounced dead at the hospital. An initial investigation determined a 2004 Honda Accord was …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Crossing Rockland Roadway Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car Woman Crossing Rockland Roadway Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car
Woman Crossing Rockland Roadway Critically Injured After Being Hit By Car A woman was critically injured after being struck by a car while crossing a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place around 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 18, on Western Highway between Grand Avenue and Cedar Street in the Rockland County hamlet of Tappan. According to Sgt. Joesph Sullivan, of the Orangetown Police, a 2013 Volvo S80 driven by a 64-year-old man from Tappan was traveling southbound on Western Hwy when he struck an 86- year-old woman who was crossing Western Highway on foot.  The woman was transported to Nyack Hospital by South Orangetown Ambula…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teenager Killed After Walking In Front Of Vehicle In Area, Police Say Teenager Killed After Walking In Front Of Vehicle In Area, Police Say
Teenager Killed After Walking In Front Of Vehicle In Area, Police Say A Hudson Valley teenager was struck and killed when he stepped onto the roadway in front of a vehicle, according to authorities. The incident took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., on Tuesday, August 10, on Forest Road in Kiryas Joel, New York State Trooper Steven Nevel said.  An initial investigation indicates, Michael Gestetner, age 18, of Brooklyn, was driving a 2018 Chevrolet Traverse southbound on Forest Road when Aaron Freeman, age 16, of Monroe, abruptly entered the roadway and was struck by the vehicle, Nevel said.  Freeman was transported by ambulance to Westchest…

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by Kathy Reakes