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Motorcyclist Critical After Falling 27 Feet To Roadway Below Following Crash In Westchester
A 20-year-old man was critically injured after he lost control of his motorcycle on an entrance ramp to a parkway in Westchester County and fell 27 feet to the street below.
Angel Lopez, age 20, of West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was taken by ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla following the accident, which occurred about 11 p.m., Sunday, April 18 on the entrance ramp to the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
He remains in critical condition on Monday, April 19, O'Leary said.
Lopez was traveling on the e…
Westchester Man Killed After Minivan Crashes Into Tree
A Westchester man was killed after the minivan he was driving veered off the Bronx River Parkway and hit a tree.
Samuel Orozco, 28, of Mount Vernon, was killed around 6:30 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 15, during the crash, said Westchester County Police Spokesman Kieran O'Leary.
A passenger, Gonzalo Juarez, 38, also of Mount Vernon, received non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
A preliminary investigation indicates excessive speed was a factor in causing the vehicle to off the road and hit the tree, O'Leary said.
An investigation is underway, as police wait for toxicology testing to be …
Storm With Gusty Winds Knocks Out Power To Thousands, Brings Down Trees In Westchester
Thousands are without power in Westchester as storms rolled through the region, bringing whipping winds of more than 70 mph that toppled tree limbs, downed power lines, and forced the closure of many roads.
As of 12:15 p.m. on Monday, April 13, Con Edison was reporting 409 outages that were impacting 8,139 of its 348,198 customers. NYSEG was responding to multiple outages that left 7,238 customers in parts of Northern Westchester the dark.
A total of 2,089 outages are being reported in Cortland, followed by North Salem (1,584 outages), Bedford (1,296), Briarcliff Manor (1,213 outages), York…
Motorcyclist, 41, Killed In Westchester Crash
A man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester.
The crash happened around 6:20 p.m., Saturday, July 27, near the Wakefield overpass in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
According to an investigation Rafael Rodriguez, 41, of the Bronx, was traveling northbound when he lost control and struck a concrete barrier and a light pole, O'Leary said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The northbound lanes were closed for several hours as a result of the accident and subsequent investigation.
The…
