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Driver Gets Prison Time For Hit-Run That Killed Beloved Community Leader In Westchester
A 43-year-old man will spend years behind bars for hitting and killing a beloved community member in Westchester with his truck while under the influence of drugs, officials announced. Brooklyn resident Antonio Robles Sanchez was sentenced to a term of two to six years in state prison for his role in an August 2023 hit-run crash in Hartsdale that killed 65-year-old Stephanie Kavourias, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Sept. 23. Earlier Report - Update: Man Faces New Charges In Hit-Run Death Of Beloved Community Leader In West…
Police & Fire
Woman Caught Years After Fleeing Crash That Killed Man Near Bike Trail In Yorktown: Police
Years after a crash that left a man dead near a Northern Westchester bicycle trail, a 41-year-old woman has been accused of fleeing the scene after hitting him, police announced. Bronx resident Glenys Manana-Rodriguez surrendered herself to Yorktown Police on Monday, Sept. 16 on charges connected to a fatal crash that happened within the town in August 2020, the department announced on Thursday, Sept. 19. On the day of the crash, Aug. 23, 2020, a man who had been riding a bicycle was struck by an unknown vehicle in the area of Birdsall Drive where it intersects the North County …
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old Driver Nabbed After Hit-Run On Busy Westchester Road
A 22-year-old woman faces charges after driving away from the scene of a crash in Westchester that left a victim injured, police said. The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24, when a 67-year-old woman was struck while crossing Mamaroneck Avenue from west to east in the crosswalk at the intersection with Prospect Street, according to the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department. The victim was hit by a vehicle making a left turn from Prospect Avenue, police said, also adding that the car kept driving after hitting her and did not stop or report the incident. Off…
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Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged With DWI, Hit-Run
An NYPD sergeant from the Hudson Valley was charged with DWI and hit-and-run following a pursuit with the New York State Police on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. The incident occurred in Rockland and Orange counties on Sunday, Aug. 4, in Haverstraw and Highlands. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, around 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, troopers received word of a hit-and-run on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Haverstraw. A trooper located the vehicle, a 2009 Honda traveling north near exit 13. The trooper initiated a traffic stop, but the driver refused to pull …
Police & Fire
Fugitive Wanted For Sexual Assault Charged With DWI After Crash In Carmel
A 31-year-old man wanted in another state on sexual assault charges was arrested after allegedly fleeing the scene of a Hudson Valley crash he caused while drunk, police said. Putnam County resident Herson Omar Marroquin Felix of Carmel was arrested on Friday, July 10 in connection with a hit-run crash that happened in Carmel earlier on the same day, authorities said. According to Carmel Police Lt. Michael Bodo, on Wednesday, July 24 at around 10 p.m. on the day of the crash, a vehicle struck a Ford Escape with two people inside on Route 6 near Stoneleigh Avenue. The arriving of…
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Red Light Cameras Approved For Busy Westchester Intersections After Fatal Hit-Run
Officials are one step closer to installing two red light cameras at busy Westchester intersections following a hit-run that left a beloved community leader dead. Following a request for two red light cameras to be put at two busy intersections in Greenburgh made by the Town Board, the New York State Legislature has approved legislation authorizing their installation, Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner announced on Wednesday, June 4. The cameras would be located at the intersection of Old Army Road and Ardsley Road as well as East Hartsdale Avenue and Roc…
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Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea
The man accused of hitting a University at Albany student from Long Island with his dirt bike, leaving her in a medically induced coma, formally responded to the charges against him. Albany County resident Austin Breyette, age 25, of Watervliet, pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges on Monday, June 3, stemming from an alleged hit-and-run crash that seriously injured UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf. The 18-year-old Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, was struck just blocks from the UAlbany campus at around midnight Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report: Hit-Run Leaves…
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Hit-Run Biker Who Left NY 18-Year-Old In Coma Nabbed Nearly Month Later, Police Say
Nearly a month after a University at Albany student from Long Island was severely injured in a hit-and-run dirt bike crash, a suspect is behind bars. Albany Police arrested Austin Breyette, age 25, of Watervliet, early Thursday morning, May 23, in connection with the collision that left 18-year-old UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf in a medically induced coma. Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, was struck by a dirt bike rider just blocks from the UAlbany campus at around midnight Saturday, April 27. Earlier Report: New Update: 18-Year-Old Severely Injured In NY Hit-Run Awake …
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Hit-Run After Tripping, Falling Into Road In Westchester: Suspect In Custody
A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a Westchester hit-run that left a 35-year-old woman dead, police announced. The arrest stemmed from an incident on Monday, April 8 just before 5 a.m., when a victim was struck on Buena Vista Avenue between Main Street and Dock Street in Yonkers, according to Yonkers Police. Arriving first responders found an unconscious woman in the street and tried saving her life before rushing her to a nearby hospital. However, she later succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead, police said. The victim was identified as Yonkers resident Fat…
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21-Year-Old Man Killed In Westchester Hit-Run: Police Investigating
Authorities are investigating after a 21-year-old man was killed in a Westchester hit-run, police announced. New, updated report - New Update: Teen Nabbed After Fatally Striking Victim In Yonkers Hit-Run, Police Say The incident happened on Monday, March 25 around 4 p.m., when a pedestrian was struck in Yonkers in the area of 632 Van Cortlandt Park Ave. Arriving first responders found a severely injured 21-year-old man and began providing him medical attention before taking him to a nearby hospital, where he later died, according to Yonkers Police. The identity of the victim ha…
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Update: Man Faces New Charges In Hit-Run Death Of Beloved Community Leader In Westchester
A 42-year-old man has been hit with new charges in connection with the hit-run death of a beloved community leader in Westchester. Brooklyn resident Antonio Robles-Sanchez was indicted for the hit-run death of 65-year-old Stephanie Kavourias that happened in Hartsdale in August 2023, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Thursday, Feb. 15. Earlier Report - Woman Killed In Hit-Run Hartsdale Crash Was Beloved Community Leader According to the DA's Office, around 11:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26, Robles-Sanchez drove his Dodge Ram t…
Police & Fire
Duo At Large: New Details Emerge After Double-Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Hudson Valley
New information has been released after two people were killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened just after 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 in Orange County on Route 6 in the town of Woodbury. The chain of events began when a New York State Park Police officer observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed northbound on the Palisades Interstate Parkway near Exit 17. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop at which time the vehicle failed to comply and fled., according to New York State Police. The Park Police officer terminated pursuing the vehicle and obs…
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Police Use Vehicle Pieces To Catch Suspect In Fatal NYE Hit-Run That Killed Peekskill Man
A suspect has been apprehended in connection with a Northern Westchester hit-run that left a man dead, police announced. The suspect, a resident of Newark, New Jersey whose name was not released, was arrested on Sunday, Dec. 31, and charged in connection with a fatal hit-run that happened in Croton-on-Hudson earlier in the day, Croton-on-Hudson Police announced on Tuesday, Jan, 2. According to the department, around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, authorities found an unresponsive, unidentified male pedestrian lying on the road on Route 9 North just south of the Croton Point Avenue exit.&n…
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'We Are Disappointed': DPW Worker Sentenced For Hit-Run That Killed Westchester Teen
A former public works employee has been sentenced for his role in a hit-run crash that killed a beloved 16-year-old boy in Westchester. Former Yonkers Public Works Department worker Stephen Dolan, age 46, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 14 to one and a half to four and a half years in prison for vehicular manslaughter in connection with an August 2022 crash that killed 16-year-old Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett of Yonkers, according to a report by ABC News. Earlier Report - DPW Worker Charged For Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Stepinac HS Student On the da…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Severely Injures Victim Near Hudson Valley Train Station: Suspect At Large, Police Say
Authorities are searching for the driver of a vehicle that struck a victim near a Hudson Valley train station, leaving them severely injured. The incident happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Sept. 24 between 1:30 a.m. and 3 a.m. in Brewster, when a pedestrian was hit by a dark-colored sport utility vehicle traveling north on Railroad Avenue, according to New York State Police. The vehicle, which was possibly a Nissan, then drove away from the scene. The hit-run happened just south of the Brewster train station, police said. Anyone with any information regarding the vehicle or …
Obituaries
Woman Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Was Beloved Community Leader
A beloved community leader has been identified as the woman killed by a hit-and-run driver in Westchester. New, updated report - Update: Man Gets New Charges In Hit-Run Death Of Beloved Community Leader In Hartsdale Stephanie Kavourias, age 65, of the hamlet of Hartsdale, was struck by a driver allegedly high on drugs or alcohol around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in the area of 177 Hartsdale Ave., in Hartsdale. Kavourias, who was highly respected in the community for her service as the former manager of the Hartsdale Parking Authority, was struck by a vehicle driven by Anto…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: Woman Struck In Broad Daylight On Busy Roadway In Westchester
A suspect is in custody after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Westchester. It happened around 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 in the hamlet of Hartsdale. The victim was struck by a motor vehicle in the area of 177 East Hartsdale Ave., according to Town of Greenburgh Police. The woman, whose identity has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at White Plains Hospital. The vehicle, which fled the scene, was later located, and the driver was apprehended. The name of the person charged has not yet been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Hit-Run: Man Strikes Victim In School Parking Lot, Drives Away In Mohegan Lake, Police Say
A 36-year-old Westchester man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a victim in a school parking lot and driving away from the scene, police said. The incident happened on Sunday, Aug. 6 around 11:15 p.m., when authorities responded to the parking lot of the Shrub Oak International School in Mohegan Lake at 3151 Stony St., where a driver had struck a victim, according to Yorktown Police. Upon arriving at the scene, officers gave aid to the victim and began searching for the fleeing suspect, who was quickly found and pulled over on Stony Street. An investigation then confirm…
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Woman Hits Child With Car In Yorktown Crosswalk, Drives Away: Police
A 26-year-old woman faces charges after hitting two pedestrians, including a young child, with her car at a Northern Westchester crosswalk and driving away from the scene, police said. The incident happened on Wednesday, Aug. 2 just after 7 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report of a vehicle hitting two pedestrians on East Main Street and driving away. Officers soon responded to the scene to give aid to the two victims, one of whom was a young child, according to Yorktown Police. Both were taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. Authorities also began the searc…
Police & Fire
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash
Police are asking for any witnesses to a Hudson Valley crash in which a scooter driver was hit and killed by an SUV to come forward. Rockland County resident Dariel Rivera, of Central Nyack, was killed around 3:50 a.m., Friday, July 14, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, officers found Rivera after police received reports of a person lying in the roadway. Rivera, who was riding an electric scooter, which was found heavily damaged, had sustained severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, Peters said. A witness who stayed at the scen…
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run: 27-Year-Old Suspect Charged In Croton Crash, Police Say
Authorities were able to use pieces of a side view mirror to catch a 27-year-old suspect who has been charged in a fatal hit-run that left a man dead in Northern Westchester. A 27-year-old Croton-on-Hudson man, whose name was not released for safety reasons, was charged in connection with a fatal crash that happened on Route 9 southbound that left Peekskill resident Rich “Butt” Lent, Jr. dead, Croton Police announced on Thursday, July 27. Earlier Report - Fatal Route 9 Croton Crash: Community Rallies To Raise Funds For Family Of Beloved Dad On the day of the crash, Sat…
Police & Fire
Man Nabbed For Running Light, Hitting Car Before Driving Away In Yorktown: Police
A 34-year-old Hudson Valley man has surrendered himself to authorities after allegedly causing a crash in Northern Westchester and driving away from the scene while his license was suspended, police said. The arrest resulted from an incident on Saturday, July 1 around 9:45 a.m., when Yorktown Police were alerted of a two-car crash on Route 6 and learned that a driver involved had left the scene. According to the department, officers then headed to the location of the crash and began an investigation, ultimately determining that the suspect, 34-year-old Putnam County resident Gen…
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Hit-Run: Beloved Northern Westchester High School Teacher Dies In Cape Cod Crash
Authorities are investigating after a high school teacher in New York who lived in Connecticut was killed in a hit-and-run incident in Massachusetts, police said. Fairfield County resident Jeffrey Richardson, age 59, of Brookfield, who taught music in Northern Westchester County at John Jay High School in Cross River, died on Tuesday, July 11 following the incident that happened the day before around 9:40 p.m. in the town of Wellfleet on Cape Cod. According to Wellfleet Police, at the time of the incident, officers were called to Route 6, where Richardson was lying unresponsive …
Police & Fire
Fatal Hit-Run In Westchester: Victim ID'd, Unlicensed 24-Year-Old Suspect Nabbed
An unlicensed suspect has been apprehended and a victim identified after a fatal hit-and-run crash in Westchester County. It happened just before 9:40 a.m. Friday, June 23 in Yonkers. Upon arrival, first responders located an unresponsive victim down in the street with blunt force trauma to his body; he was transported to a local area hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, the Yonkers Police Department said. The vehicle that allegedly struck him fled the area prior to police arrival. Officers cordoned off the scene and initiated accident and criminal investigations.…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Suspect At Large: Man Hospitalized After Being Struck In Peekskill
Police are currently searching for the suspect in a hit-run that left a pedestrian hospitalized in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Monday, June 12 around 10 p.m., when a 79-year-old man was hit by a car in the area of the 1000 block of Howard Street in Peekskill, according to Peekskill Police Lt. Adam Renwick. The vehicle then drove away from the scene before authorities arrived, Renwick said. The victim was taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment following the incident. The hit-run is now being investigated by Peekskill Police. This…
Police & Fire
Drunk Driver Hits Car, Then Crashes While Fleeing In Yorktown: Police
A drunk driver was hit with several charges after allegedly striking another vehicle in Northern Westchester and then crashing his own car while fleeing the scene as officers closed in, police said. The incident happened on Saturday, June 3 around 9 p.m., when Yorktown Police received a report that a vehicle had hit another car on Route 202 and driven away. According to the department, this fleeing vehicle then crashed on Ridge Street as officers responded to the scene. Officers then identified the driver as 53-year-old Robert Sullivan of Yorktown and conducted an investi…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Suspect Flees Officers, Crashes Into Another Car In Westchester
A hit-run suspect made matters worse for himself when he tried fleeing officers in Westchester and ended up crashing into another car, leading to the discovery of a loaded gun inside his vehicle, police said. The incident happened on Thursday, May 18 just after 1:30 p.m. in Mount Vernon, when detectives tried pulling over a vehicle wanted in connection with an earlier hit-and-run incident, according to Mount Vernon Director of Communications Timothy Allen. However, the driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Bronx resident Demarco Royal-King, instead drove away from police in an…
Police & Fire
Duo Causes Serious Crash, Then Flees From Parkway In Westchester, Police Say
New, updated report: Man Caught After Fleeing Serious Crash On Bronx River Parkway In Yonkers, Police Say Authorities are searching for two people who fled the scene of a crash on a parkway in Westchester that left two men seriously injured, police said. The incident happened on Friday, April 14 around 7 a.m. when an Acura MDX traveling northbound on the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers sideswiped one car and then slammed into the rear of a Ram 1500 pickup truck just north of the Oak Street exit, according to Westchester County Police. This caused the truck to leav…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Victim Chases Suspect From Jefferson Valley Until Cops Arrive, Police Say
A Northern Westchester man who tried driving away after rear-ending a car was instead arrested after the victim refused to let him escape and gave chase, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Sunday, April 2 around 4:30 p.m., when two vehicles were involved in a rear-end accident in Carmel at the intersection of Route 6 and Croton Falls Road and one of the vehicles tried to leave the scene, according to Carmel Police. The second vehicle then began to chase the escaping car for around two miles until Carmel Police officers were able to catch up to them on Colonia…
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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 18-Year-Old Charged For Incident Involving Hudson Valley Woman, Age 52
An 18-year-old Hudson Valley resident has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash last year that left another woman dead. The Rockland County teen, from Monsey, was charged on Monday, April 3, said Lt. Michael Gannon, with the Ramapo Police. Her name was not released due to her age at the time of the incident, making her eligible for youthful offender status, Gannon said. The crash took place in Rockland County around 12:45 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 28, on West Carlton Road in Ramapo, Gannon said. Gannon said officers responded to the area after 52-year-old Miriam Sussman of Monsey was fo…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: State Police Cruiser Struck On I-684 In Northern Westchester
A New York State Police vehicle was damaged by a hit-and-run driver while the trooper was stopped on I-684 helping another motorist in Northern Westchester. The incident took place in Bedford around 6 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 26. Trooper AJ Hicks said the crash occurred while the trooper was stopped in the southbound lane of I-684 assisting another driver when a gold Lexus SUV struck the passenger side of the police cruiser. The driver, identified as Thomas Haber, age 81, of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, then fled the area, Hicks said. The trooper was not injured in the crash, he added. Haber w…
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