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Injured Trooper ID'd After Strike During Thruway Traffic Stop: NYSP (PHOTOS) Injured Trooper ID'd After Strike During Thruway Traffic Stop: NYSP (PHOTOS)
Injured Trooper ID'd After Strike During Thruway Traffic Stop: Nysp (Photos) Trooper Kristen R. Sullivan was injured after being struck during a traffic stop on the Thruway in Bethlehem, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. The crash happened at about 8:44 a.m. when Sullivan’s patrol vehicle was hit on the driver’s side by a 2017 Subaru Forester while she was parked on the northbound side conducting a stop, according to state police. Investigators said the Subaru’s driver swerved onto the left shoulder to avoid a tractor trailer changing lanes, over-corrected, lost control, and struck both the patrol vehicle and the stopped car. The tractor trailer was…

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by Jillian Pikora
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State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say
State Trooper In Hudson Valley Accused Of Sexually Abusing Victim 'Known To Him,' Police Say A state trooper is facing multiple charges after police say he sexually abused a victim known to him. Orange County resident Matthew A. Stivala, age 32, of the Town of Monroe, was arrested on Saturday, July 23, and charged with: Two counts of first-degree sexual abuse (a Class D felony), First-degree criminal sex act (a Class B felony), Forcible touching (misdemeanor).  The charges stem from multiple incidents involving Stivala and the victim, police said. Stivala is currently assigned to Troop T (Thruway Division), according to information provided by state police. Stivala was…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester
Two Hospitalized After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester Two people were hospitalized after a fiery crash on a busy roadway in Northern Westchester. It happened just before noontime on Tuesday, May 25 in Somers on Route 100 and Elmer Galloway Road. Before arrival by firefighters and EMS personnel, a state trooper applied a tourniquet to a seriously injured driver of one of the vehicles, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. A vehicle fire that broke out after the crash was quickly extinguished. The two drivers involved were transported to local hospitals with their conditions unknown as of late Tuesday afternoon. Check back t…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say
Man Tried To Steal Trooper's Firearm During Struggle In Northern Westchester, Police Say A man attacked a state trooper and tried to steal his gun after he was pulled over for a routine traffic violation and found in possession of a quantity of crack cocaine faces a slew of criminal charges, police said.  According to state police, 52-year-old Aaron Hudson of Cortlandt was pulled over at 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10 on Warren Street in the town of Somers.  After police found crack cocaine in Hudson's black Volvo XC-90, police said, he violently resisted arrest, pitching himself and a state trooper over a guide rail and into a stream bed five feet below.  Hudson r…

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by Christina Coulter
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Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure
Crash Leads To Hours-Long I-84 Closure Click here for an updated story: Several Injured, Including Two State Troopers, In Crash That Caused I-84 Closure A stretch of I-84 was closed for more than three hours Tuesday evening following a multi-vehicle crash with injuries involving an overturned car in Putnam County. The closure, which began just before 6 p.m., occurred on the eastbound just east of Exit 17 (Ludingtonville Road) in the Town of Kent following the crash. The closure, between Exit 17 and Exit 18 (Route 311), lasted until around 9:30 p.m. This continues to be a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for …

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