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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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39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Hudson Valley 39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Hudson Valley
39-Year-Old Struck, Killed By Train In Hudson Valley An investigation is underway after a person was struck and killed by a train in the Hudson Valley. The incident happened at around 3:35 p.m. Friday, March 10 in Ulster County in the area of Winsupply on Morton Blvd in the Town of Ulster. That's when the Ulster County Sheriff's Office says a 911 caller reported the CSX train striking the pedestrian.  The pedestrian, a 39-year-old man from Kingston, was pronounced dead at the scene.  His identity is being withheld pending notification to next of kin. Ulster County Sheriff's Office deputies were assisted at the scene by the T…

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by Joe Lombardi
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28-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Father In Hudson Valley Hamlet 28-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Father In Hudson Valley Hamlet
28-Year-Old Accused Of Killing Father In Hudson Valley Hamlet A man was apprehended after killing his father in a Hudson Valley hamlet, according to authorities. At about 1:50 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, multiple agencies in Ulster County responded to a Town of Rosendale residence on Springtown Road in the hamlet of Tillson after a 911 call was made for an unresponsive man. When officers from multiple agencies arrived, they located the man, who was later identified as Ram D. Arceri, age 51, of Rosendale, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said. Deputies and officers performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other life-savin…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Driver Crashes Into School District Administration Building In Hudson Valley Driver Crashes Into School District Administration Building In Hudson Valley
Driver Crashes Into School District Administration Building In Hudson Valley An area driver was injured after crashing into a school district building and then a telephone pole.  The incident took place in Ulster County around 1:15 a.m., Sunday, Nov. 20, on Route 208 in the town of Shawangunk. Ulster County Sheriff's deputies on patrol watched as a driver hit the Wallkill Central School District Administration building on Route 208 in the hamlet of Wallkill and then attempt to leave the area, said Sgt. Collin Reynolds. Deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the vehicle, but the driver refused to stop, Reynolds said, The vehicle continu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others
Hudson Valley Man Attempting To Jump From Bridge Pulled To Safety By Officers, Others A man who was attempting to jump from a Hudson Valley bridge was pulled to safety by police and others who stopped to help. The incident took place around 7:40 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 1 when the Ulster Police Department, along with the New York State Police responded to a 911 call for a suicidal man on the Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge.  Upon the arrival of patrols, the man was found mid-span threatening to jump off the bridge, said Chief Kyle S. Berardi, of the Ulster Police Department.  With the help of by-passers that stopped and officers on the scene, the man was pu…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Driver Shot, Killed, Causing Rollover Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police are searching for witnesses after a Hudson Valley man was shot and killed while driving, causing a rollover crash. The incident began in Orange County in Newburgh around 1:30 a.m., Monday, Aug. 8 on Benkard Avenue. The shooting death was discovered while the city of Newburgh officers were responding to a report of shots fired in the area of 32 Benkard Ave., said the Newburgh Police Department. While officers were responding to the area, they received another call in the area of 211 Liberty Street for a rollover motor vehicle accident, police said. Responding officers loca…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash. The crash took place in Orange County in Newburgh on Saturday, July 30 at the intersection of South Street and Pierces Road. When officers arrived on the scene they found the 32-year-old Newburgh man unconscious and unresponsive, said the city of Newburgh Police. The man was immediately transported to St. Luke’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The victim has not been identified. Police are looking for any witnesses who may have been in the area at the time of the incident, police said.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say
Hudson Valley Toddler Dies After Being Hit By Truck, Grandmother Seriously Injured, Police Say Updated story - Double Fatal: Hudson Valley Grandmother With Toddler Hit, Killed By Garbage Truck Dies A 3-year-old Hudson Valley boy hit by a garbage truck has died and his grandmother is in serious condition. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the town of Poughkeepsie around 1 p.m., Monday, April 11. The incident occurred on Stanley Street at the intersection with Mary Avenue when a 2019 Royal Carting garbage truck operated by a 41-year-old man, hit two of the two pedestrians in the roadway, said Lt. Shannon Rodriguez, of the town of Poughkeepsie Police.  …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley
Fire Breaks Out At Condo Complex In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley home was left uninhabitable after a two-alarm kitchen fire broke out at an area condo complex. First responders in Dutchess County responded to the Envoy Plaza Condo Complex on Beechwood Avenue in Poughkeepsie shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 11, where there was a report of a kitchen fire that broke out. Crews from the Arlington and City of Poughkeepsie fire departments responded to the 911 call within minutes, with first responders reporting that there was fire visible in a window on the first floor, prompting a second alarm. The fire was contained in the kitchen a…

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by Zak Failla
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Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Crash With Vehicle In Area Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Crash With Vehicle In Area
Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Crash With Vehicle In Area A bicyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in the area. The incident took place around 6:20 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 21 in Dutchess County on Route 55 (Manchester Road) at the intersection of Burnett Boulevard, in the town of Poughkeepsie Police. During the incident, a black Nissan Titan, driven by a 51-year-old male resident of Lagrangeville, collided with a bicycle, ridden by a 58-year-old male resident of Poughkeepsie, in the area of the crosswalk on the southeast portion of the intersection, said the Town of Poughkeepsie Police. The bicyclist sustain…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire A man who pushed his daughter to safety was killed, along with his son, after a house fire broke out overnight in the Hudson Valley. The blaze began around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 5 in Ulster County in the Town of Shawangunk on Burnt Meadow Road.   Initial responders discovered a 9-year-old girl outside the home, who had been pushed out a window to safety by her father, later identified as Joseph J. Hull, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said.  Hull, 50, then was reported to have remained in the residence to locate his other child, Joseph D. Hull, 7. Firefighter…

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by Joe Lombardi
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34-Year-Old Man Killed After Crashing Off Route 9, Into Trees 34-Year-Old Man Killed After Crashing Off Route 9, Into Trees
34-Year-Old Man Killed After Crashing Off Route 9, Into Trees A 34-year-old area man was killed in a motorcycle crash after driving off the roadway and crashing into a number of trees. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 3:25 p.m., on Monday, June 8, on Route 9 in the Town of Poughkeepsie. The Poughkeepsie resident, whose name has not yet been released, was driving the motorcycle at the intersection of the Post Road Plaza at Route 9 (2566 South Road), when he drove off the pavement and into the center median where he struck a number of trees, Town of Poughkeepsie PD Capt. Michael O’Dowd said. The man sustained life-thre…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles
Heat Lamp Starts Garage Fire That Kills Five Chickens, Destroys Two Vehicles An early morning intense garage fire destroyed two vehicles and killed five chickens in the area. The blaze began around 2:50 a.m., Wednesday, April 15, in Arlington in the detached garage of a home at 45 LaGrange Avenue. Arriving firefighters found the three-bay detached garage fully involved in fire with two additional cars parked in the driveway, said Arlington Fire District Chief William Steenbergh. Town police officers were already assisting with evacuating occupants from the nearby houses as a second alarm was issued bringing addition to the scene, as well as Mobile Li…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman Dies After Slipping On Icy Slope At Popular Hiking Spot In Area Woman Dies After Slipping On Icy Slope At Popular Hiking Spot In Area
Woman Dies After Slipping On Icy Slope At Popular Hiking Spot In Area A 71-year-old woman slipped on an icy slope and fell to her death while hiking. Margaret A. Fitzgerald, of Wappingers Falls, was killed around 10:50 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 21, while hiking on the Mohonk Preserve Table Rocks trail, said Ulster County Sheriff's Lt. Abram Markiewicz. According to Markiewicz, Fitzgerald had been hiking with a group about a mile-and-a-half from the trailhead when she slipped on an icy slope and fell 50-feet down a narrow crevice. Forest rangers responded and rappelled down to reach Fitzgerald, however, she was dead from her injuries, Markiewicz said. In addition…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Area Identified Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Area Identified
Man Found Shot To Death Inside Car In Area Identified A man found dead inside a vehicle from a gunshot wound when police responded to a rollover auto accident has been identified. Jeffrey Johnson, 29, of the City of Poughkeepsie, was found around 2:21 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, when police responded to a report of a possible rollover crash, City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark said. When police arrived on the scene they discovered that Johnson had an apparent gunshot wound. City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department personnel and Mobile Life Support Services had also responded to the scene and transported Johnson to a local hospital.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Find Person Fatally Shot After 911 Call Reporting Crash In Area Police Find Person Fatally Shot After 911 Call Reporting Crash In Area
Police Find Person Fatally Shot After 911 Call Reporting Crash In Area A 911 call for a possible rollover crash ended with police finding a person with a fatal gunshot wound in the area. The call came into police around 2:20 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 12, for a possible crash in Poughkeepsie at 70 Livingston St., said City of Poughkeepsie Police Sgt. George Camacho. When officers arrived on the scene they discovered that the driver had an apparent gunshot wound, Camacho said. City of Poughkeepsie Fire Department personnel and Mobile Life Support Services had also responded to the scene and the victim was transported to a local hospital.  A short&nbs…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area
Car Strikes Two Teens On Bikes, Seriously Injuring One In Area Police are asking the public for help in an investigation in which a car struck a bicycle, injuring two teens, one seriously, in the area. The incident took place in the Town of Poughkeepsie around 7:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2, during the intense snowstorm on Vassar Road in front of Dimpy's Food Mart. According to officers with the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Traffic Enforcement Unit, a red 2014 Subaru Legacy operated by a 34-year-old Poughkeepsie resident struck a bicycle that was being ridden by a 15-year-old boy from Poughkeepsie, and a 16-year-old girl from Wappingers Falls.…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Teen Critically Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Area Teen Critically Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Area
Teen Critically Injured After Crashing Into Tree In Area A 19-year-old area resident has been placed into a medically induced coma after crashing her vehicle into a tree. The Dutchess County crash took place around 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, on Linden Avenue, north of Park Avenue in Red Hook, said Red Hook Police. Red Hook officers arrived on scene within one minute of being dispatched and located a vehicle off the east shoulder of the roadway into a tree.  The driver, later identified as Jacqueline Rodríguez, of Red Hook, was in and out of consciousness and being tended to by Good Samaritans, police said. Rodríguez was entrapped in the v…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire
Man Hospitalized, Cat Killed In Town Of Poughkeepsie Apartment Fire One person was hospitalized, and a cat was killed when a fire broke out in a basement apartment in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Crews from the Arlington Fire District were dispatched to a Seitz Terrace home at approximately 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5, where there was a report of smoke coming from the structure. Fire officials said that firefighters were at the scene within minutes and made entry into the home that was filled with smoke. The residence was searched and found to be unoccupied. The investigation into the fire found that the blaze originated from a kitchen in a basement apart…

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by Zak Failla
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Pilot Reports Engine Failure Before Helicopter Crash Pilot Reports Engine Failure Before Helicopter Crash
Pilot Reports Engine Failure Before Helicopter Crash The pilot of a 1989 Bell 222A helicopter that crashed in the area said the chopper experienced an engine failure causing the crash and for the helicopter to overturn. The crash took place around 12:38 p.m., Saturday, March 30, near 77 Youngblood Road in Bullville, just west of I-87 in the Town of Crawford in Orange County.  The six onboard, five passengers, who were celebrating a birthday, and the pilot, suffered minor injuries, Crawford Police said. According to the pilot shortly after takeoff he experienced an engine failure and attempted to land. The engine loss caused a hard …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Several Injured In Chopper Crash During Ride For Friend's Birthday Several Injured In Chopper Crash During Ride For Friend's Birthday
Several Injured In Chopper Crash During Ride For Friend's Birthday This story has been updated. The pilot of a 1989 Bell 222A helicopter that crashed in the area said the chopper experienced an engine failure causing the crash and for the helicopter to overturn. The crash took place around 12:38 p.m., Saturday, March 30, near 77 Youngblood Road in Bullville, just west of I-87 in the Town of Crawford in Orange County.  The six onboard, five passengers, who were celebrating a birthday, and the pilot, suffered minor injuries, Crawford Police said. According to the pilot shortly after takeoff he experienced an engine failure and attempted to land. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Wappingers Falls Man High On Heroin Crashes Into Popular Town Of Poughkeepsie Pub, Police Say Wappingers Falls Man High On Heroin Crashes Into Popular Town Of Poughkeepsie Pub, Police Say
Wappingers Falls Man High On Heroin Crashes Into Popular Town Of Poughkeepsie Pub, Police Say A Wappingers Falls man was arrested for driving while under the influence of drugs after smashing his vehicle into Paula's Public House in the Town of Poughkeepsie. Eric J. Bulinski, 32, was arrested after driving his 2009 Subaru Impreza into the side of the popular pub around 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 27, said Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Faber. Bulinski, who was charged with driving while ability impaired by the use of drugs and aggravated unlicensed operation, reportedly had to be brought back to life with three vials of Narcan following the crash, according to the pub's owner P…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze
Firefighters Battle Two-Alarm Town Of Poughkeepsie Blaze Firefighters were on scene within two minutes of a fully involved blaze at an abandoned residential-style structure that was close to two other buildings. The blaze took place around 7:30 p.m. Monday at 2611 South Road in the Town of Poughkeepsie, said Arlington Fire District Chief Tory Gallante. The first fire department unit arrived on the scene within two minutes of the initial dispatch and confirmed a fully involved fire located at the rear of the former Poughkeepsie Inn property. Two other structures were within close vicinity to the fire building but were not on fire, Gallante said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center
Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center A $5,000 reward is being offered by developers of the old Hudson River Psychiatric Center to find out who intentionally set a four-alarm fire that Fairview firefighters are still monitoring for hot spots, said Fairview Fire District Chief Christopher Maeder. Fairview Firefighters were dispatched for a report of smoke in the area of Fulton Street around 4 a.m. Friday and found smoke coming from the area of the old Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Maeder said. Upon further investigation, a fire was found in the wing of the old main administration building. Additional resources were immediatel…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center
Reward Offered For Arson Fire At Old Hudson River Psychiatric Center This story has been updated. A $5,000 reward is being offered by developers of the old Hudson River Psychiatric Center to find out who intentionally set a four-alarm fire that Fairview firefighters are still monitoring for hot spots, said Fairview Fire District Chief Christopher Maeder. Fairview Firefighters were dispatched for a report of smoke in the area of Fulton Street around 4 a.m. Friday and found smoke coming from the area of the old Hudson River Psychiatric Center, Maeder said. Upon further investigation, a fire was found in the wing of the old main administration building. Additi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Missing Hudson Valley Kayaker Police Search For Missing Hudson Valley Kayaker
Police Search For Missing Hudson Valley Kayaker State police have identified a male kayaker who went missing in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday afternoon in the Hudson Valley. At approximately 3:15 p.m.,  Ulster County 911 received a call for an overturned kayak in the Wallkill River in Rifton, in the town of Esopus near the area of Route 213. The initial response consisted of State Police Highland, Ulster County Sheriff's Office with their dive team, Ulster County Hose #5, Rifton Fire Department, Esopus Ambulance, and Ulster County Department of Emergency Management . State Police Underwater Recovery Team (URT) from Troop F and Troop K re…

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by Daily Voice
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Serious Crash In Hudson Valley Prompts Police Warning To Motorists Serious Crash In Hudson Valley Prompts Police Warning To Motorists
Serious Crash In Hudson Valley Prompts Police Warning To Motorists Emergency responders rushed to the scene of a motor-vehicle crash late Sunday afternoon on I-84 in Dutchess County that prompted a warning to motorists by state police. There were no serious injuries in the crash in East Fishkill, police said. "Please drive carefully, and if you miss your exit, do not back up," police said. "Get off at the next exit, and find the most appropriate route to your destination." Troopers were assisted by the East Fishkill Fire Department and Mobile Life Support Services.

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by Joe Lombardi