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Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash
Hudson Valley Man Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Police have arrested a Hudson Valley man who allegedly struck and killed a 76-year-old woman in New York City and then fled the scene. Orange County resident Vincent Francis, age 62, of Monroe, was arrested on Wednesday, March 23 in connection with the crash, said the NYPD. The crash took place in Co-op City in the Bronx on Tuesday, March 7 when Francis was driving a dump truck south on the Hutchinson River Parkway East when he made a left turn onto Einstein Loop and struck Lola Blair while she was crossing the roadway, NYPD said.  Francis then fled the scene, police said. Blair was …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Struck, Killed By Car On Old Route 6 Man Struck, Killed By Car On Old Route 6
Man Struck, Killed By Car On Old Route 6 This story has been updated. A 44-year-old man was struck and killed while walking along Old Route 6 in Putnam County. The man, an unidentified Patterson resident, was hit about 7:06 p.m., Monday, Dec. 9, in the vicinity of Spins Bowl in Carmel by a 2018 Hyundai Elantra, said Carmel Police. The driver of the vehicle was a 37-year-old male from Stormville, police said. Carmel Police, Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies, Emstar Paramedics, Carmel Ambulance and Carmel FD all responded to the scene. The man was transported to Putnam Hospital Center and then later transferred…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman, 30, Attempting To Cross Route 9 Hit, Killed By Car Woman, 30, Attempting To Cross Route 9 Hit, Killed By Car
Woman, 30, Attempting To Cross Route 9 Hit, Killed By Car A 30-year-old pedestrian was killed late Wednesday night when she was hit by a car while attempting to cross a stretch of Route 9, state police said. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at around 10:30 p.m. near Old Hopewell Road in the town of Wappinger. Initial investigation suggests Graciela Gonzalez of Wappinger attempted to cross Route 9 from the west shoulder in an easterly direction.  The operator of a white 2007 Volkswagen Jetta traveling southbound on Route 9 through a green light signal at the intersection with Old Hopewell Road, failed to observe Gonzalez, and subsequently …

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by Joe Lombardi