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Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Westchester Crash Was Taking Son, Two Friends To Basketball Game
A father from Westchester was taking his son and two friends to a Jewish league basketball game when the BMW they were aboard was involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287.
Jordan Wachtell, 57, of Ardsley, was driving a 2018 BMW 330CI when it was struck by a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane around 8:30 p.m. in Harrison on Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said.
The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest on the center median guide rail, according to police.
Wachtell was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Eric Goldber…
Woman Charged After Dog Bites Child At Home In Yorktown, Police Say
A woman was arrested for failure to license her dog after the animal allegedly bit a child visiting her home in the area.
The incident was reported to Yorktown Police on Monday, Nov. 4, when an Amawalk resident came to the department to report that her daughter had been bitten by a dog while visiting the home of Christy Gooden, 32, said the Yorktown Police.
An investigation into the incident found that the dog was allegedly unlicensed at the time of the bite, police said.
As a result, a criminal summons was issued for Gooden, police said.
On Wednesday, Nov. 27, Gooden voluntarily appeared…
