Motorist Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-87 Motorist Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-87
Motorist Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Crashing Into Tractor-Trailer On I-87 Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Man Critically Injured In I-87 Crash One person suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer on a stretch of I-87 during the morning commute. The crash took place around 7:30 a.m., Monday, Jan. 13, in Rockland County in the village of Sloatsburg, said Trooper Tara McCormick, spokesperson for the New York State Police. A preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Toyota Avalon traveling southbound, exited the roadway on the right shoulder and struck the rear of a tractor-trailer which was p…
Woman Dies At Westchester Medical Center After Hit-Run Crash With SUV Woman Dies At Westchester Medical Center After Hit-Run Crash With SUV
Woman Dies At Westchester Medical Center After Hit-Run Crash With SUV Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV On Route 9W; Driver Charged With Leaving Scene The driver of an SUV has been charged with fleeing the scene after fatally striking a woman crossing a busy stretch of Route 9W, police said. It happened in Rockland County on Tuesday night, Dec. 24, just before 9:45 p.m. at the intersection 9W and Filors Lane in Stony Point. After the crash, the SUV had last been seen traveling south on Route 9W, police said. On Wednesday, Dec. 25, Stony Point Police announced that both the vehicle and driver were located by po…
ID Released For Other Motorist Involved In Fatal Head-On Westchester Crash ID Released For Other Motorist Involved In Fatal Head-On Westchester Crash
ID Released For Other Motorist Involved In Fatal Head-On Westchester Crash Police have now released the name of the other motorist involved in a head-on collision that left a 22-year-old dead in Northern Westchester after earlier releasing the name of the victim. Bedford resident Robert Schuster was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries after his 2018 BMW 750I collided with Pound Ridge resident Diego Trejo’s 2004 Acura TSX. The crash happened at approximately 9:20 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 16 on South Bedford Road in Bedford. Trejo was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash Earlier story: ID Released For 22-Year-Old Ma…
Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle While Crossing Westchester Roadway Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle While Crossing Westchester Roadway
Woman Critically Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle While Crossing Westchester Roadway A woman was critically injured after being hit by a vehicle while walking across a busy roadway in Westchester. It happened at approximately 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 in Hartsdale. The 71-year-old woman was struck as she was walking across East Hartsdale Avenue in the vicinity of 50 East Hartsdale Avenue, Greenburgh Police said. Officers who were called to the scene observed the victim lying injured in the roadway of the eastbound lane of East Hartsdale Avenue.  Greenburgh Police EMS rendered aid and transported the victim to a local hospital. She is listed in critical condition.  …
32-Year-Old Area Woman Killed In Crash Was Miss Pakistan World 32-Year-Old Area Woman Killed In Crash Was Miss Pakistan World
32-Year-Old Area Woman Killed In Crash Was Miss Pakistan World A 32-year-old area woman who died in a single-vehicle crash in Maryland was Miss Pakistan World in 2012. Rockland County resident Zanib Naveed, of Pomona, was killed around 11:40 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 1, in Prince George's County on Route 1, said the Maryland State Police. According to police, Naveed was driving a 2018 Mercedes CL2 eastbound on the Inter-County Connector, when she went around a curve, hit a curb and overturned into oncoming traffic, state police said. Naveed, the only person in the vehicle, was ejected into the roadway, state police said. She was pronounced dead at…
Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade
Crashes Linked To Cell Phone Use, Texting Nearly Double Over Last Decade More and more drivers find themselves involved in crashes due to cell phone use, according to a new report. Accidents related to cell phone use has risen 86 percent in the past decade, according to a recently released report from TrafficTickets.com, which took a county-by-county look at crashes tied to drivers using cell phones while behind the wheel. In 2009, there were 650 accidents where the driver was using a cell phone or texting while driving. In 2018 there were 1,212 accidents caused by cell phone use, according to the website. It was also noted that last year was the first that tex…
Woman Struck By SUV At Busy Westchester Intersection Woman Struck By SUV At Busy Westchester Intersection
Woman Struck By SUV At Busy Westchester Intersection Click here for an updated story: Woman Dies After Being Struck By SUV At Busy Westchester Intersection A 67-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital after being struck by an SUV on a busy intersection in Westchester. It happened on Friday, Nov. 22 in Edgemont at about 6:10 p.m. at Fort Hill Road just south of where it intersects with Underhill Road. Responding police officers and EMS found the woman lying in the roadway suffering from injuries sustained from colliding with a 2014 Acura MDX that had turned onto Fort Hill Road from Underhill Road and was traveling …
Metro-North Trains Back Running, Roadway Still Closed Following Crash Metro-North Trains Back Running, Roadway Still Closed Following Crash
Metro-North Trains Back Running, Roadway Still Closed Following Crash A live power wire that landed on train tracks during a crash, has been removed and the Metro-North Harlem Line is back up and running to Hartsdale. Town of Greenburgh Police say the Pipeline Drive will remain closed as police conduct an investigation of the crash that took place around 11:55 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, when a Town of Greenburgh vehicle struck a utility pole on the roadway in Edgemont, said Town of Greenburgh Police Lt. Kobie Powell. A number of vehicles that were parked in Site D were hit by the utility pole when it fell Chief Brian Joseph Ryan said. "The damage was …
Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say
Driver Leaves Scene After Boat Crashes Into Utility Pole In Westchester, Police Say A dump your boat and run crash closed Saw Mill River Road in Ardsley for several hours. The crash took place around 7:48 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, when a boat being towed by a U-Haul box truck broke loose and smashed into a utility pole, said Ardsley Police Lt. Carl Calabrese. The driver left the scene, but witnesses were able to tell police that the boat was being towed by the U-Haul truck, Calabrese said. The driver, or the truck, has not been located, yet, he added. Saw Mill River Road was closed between Revolutionary Road and Secor Road for several hours while repairs were made.  …
Two Students Injured After School Bus Is Rear-Ended In Westchester Two Students Injured After School Bus Is Rear-Ended In Westchester
Two Students Injured After School Bus Is Rear-Ended In Westchester Two students were injured after the school bus they were riding in was rear-ended. The crash took place in Somers around 8 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, when a Royal Coach school minibus/van and a car collided near the corner of Route 202 and Miller Avenue, said New York State Police. The only children on the bus were the two students, whose injuries were described as minor, when the incident occurred at a stop sign at the intersection, said Amanda Bergen, a spokeswoman for the Somers school district. All onboard the bus, including the driver, a monitor, and the two students, were taken to the h…
Photos: Car Plunges 75 Feet Near Dam In Westchester Photos: Car Plunges 75 Feet Near Dam In Westchester
Photos: Car Plunges 75 Feet Near Dam In Westchester A motorist in Northern Westchester attempting to avoid being in a crash went through a guardrail, took to the air, and plunged nearly 75 feet near the edge of the Croton Dam and Croton River. First responders from Croton-on-Hudson, Ossining, and Westchester County Police received reports of a crash at approximately 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 27, near the entrance of Croton Gorge Park. According to officials, while attempting to avoid another vehicle while driving on Route 129, the driver accidentally went through a guardrail, became airborne and came to rest nearly 75 feet down, near the ed…
Four Hospitalized After Cadillac Escalade Crashes Into SUV, Bus In Westchester Four Hospitalized After Cadillac Escalade Crashes Into SUV, Bus In Westchester
Four Hospitalized After Cadillac Escalade Crashes Into SUV, Bus In Westchester A four-vehicle crash that closed a major roadway for several hours in Westchester left one man seriously injured and several others with minor injuries. The crash, between three vehicles and a Bee-Line bus, took place around 11:05 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23 in Greenburgh at the intersection of Tarrytown Road and Hillside Avenue. The crash occurred when a 2004 Cadillac Escalade driven by a 51-year-old man was traveling southbound on Hillside Avenue when he struck a 2013 Honda CRV that was stopped on westbound Tarrytown Road at the traffic light,  said Greenburgh Police Sgt.…