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Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Northern Westchester Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Northern Westchester
Car Slams Into Tree, Bursts Into Flames In Northern Westchester A driver was hospitalized after crashing their car into a tree in Northern Westchester, starting a fire that stretched to surrounding brush. The crash happened in Bedford on Wednesday morning, Nov. 20, when a vehicle left the roadway and hit a tree on Harris Road, according to the Bedford Fire Department.  The car ignited on impact, prompting a quick response from fire crews.  The driver was later rushed to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. Meanwhile, crews worked to extinguish the blaze and surrounding brush fire.  A Class D fire extinguisher, which is specifically f…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Car Fire Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester Car Fire Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester
Car Fire Causes Road Closure In Northern Westchester Part of a busy road in Northern Westchester was closed after a vehicle caught on fire.  The blaze happened on Sunday, Nov. 17 just before 9 p.m., when flames were seen coming from a car at the intersection of Darlington Road and South Bedford Road (Route 172) in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. Arriving fire crews pulled the disabled car off the road's shoulder while they began fighting the blaze, which had spread to the engine and gas tank.  Eventually, firefighters were able to completely extinguish the blaze and the car was towed away. Route 172 was closed fo…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
Beloved Life Member Of Northern Westchester Fire Department Dies: 'Will Be Greatly Missed' Beloved Life Member Of Northern Westchester Fire Department Dies: 'Will Be Greatly Missed'
Beloved Life Member Of Northern Westchester Fire Department Dies: 'Will Be Greatly Missed' A Northern Westchester fire department is mourning the loss of a beloved life member who is remembered for his dedicated service and sardonic sense of humor.  Longtime Bedford resident and Bedford Fire Department life member Peter Perez died on Sunday, May 5 at the age of 90, according to his obituary. Born in Brooklyn in 1933, Perez spent three decades working with the US Postal Service.  He was also a Benevolent Founder of the Bedford Fire Department, where he was a longtime member and former secretary.  In his role as secretary, Perez often wrote up the departm…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
1 Injured After Car Slams Into Pole At Northern Westchester Intersection 1 Injured After Car Slams Into Pole At Northern Westchester Intersection
1 Injured After Car Slams Into Pole At Northern Westchester Intersection A person was injured after their vehicle was severely damaged in a Northern Westchester crash. The incident happened on Friday, May 3 just before 10 p.m., when a car struck a telephone pole at the intersection of Bayberry Lane and South Bedford Road (Route 172) in Bedford, the Bedford Fire Department said on Sunday, May 5. Arriving fire crews soon found a single car on the road with heavy damage. The road was then closed and an ambulance arrived at the scene, fire officials said.  The driver was later taken to a hospital for evaluation while crews cleaned debris and vehicle fluids fro…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Blaze Tears Through Northern Westchester Home, Causes Road Closure Blaze Tears Through Northern Westchester Home, Causes Road Closure
Blaze Tears Through Northern Westchester Home, Causes Road Closure Firefighters from several departments spent hours fighting a blaze at a Northern Westchester residence that required nearly 100,000 gallons of water and an excavator to completely extinguish. Updated Report - Update: Funds Come To Pound Ridge Firefighter Hurt In Blaze The blaze began on Monday morning, April 8 at a residence on Long Ridge Road in Bedford, according to the Bedford Fire Department. After crews arrived at the home at around 7:30 a.m., they searched the building and found no one inside. Firefighters then began dousing the flames, which were tearing through the sides and r…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Fire Begins Underneath Dump Truck On Highway In Northern Westchester Fire Begins Underneath Dump Truck On Highway In Northern Westchester
Fire Begins Underneath Dump Truck On Highway In Northern Westchester A dump truck had to pull over on a busy highway in Northern Westchester after a blaze began underneath its cab. The incident happened on Interstate 684 North in Bedford in the area of Exit 4, when a smoldering fire began underneath the cab of a tri-axle dump truck, forcing it to pull over, the Bedford Fire Department said on Monday, March 11. A passing motorist tried to put out the blaze with a fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful. Arriving fire crews then stretched a hose line to the truck and were able to extinguish the blaze while directing traffic on the highway. The scene was later …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Flames Shoot Out Of Chimney At Northern Westchester Home Flames Shoot Out Of Chimney At Northern Westchester Home
Flames Shoot Out Of Chimney At Northern Westchester Home Firefighters raced to a Northern Westchester home after a blaze broke out in the residence's chimney.  The blaze happened on Sunday evening, Feb. 25, when a chimney fire broke out at a residence in Bedford on Mary's Lane, the Bedford Fire Department said on Wednesday, Feb. 28.  The resident told firefighters that flames were extending several feet from the top of the chimney. However, the blaze died down a bit by the time crews arrived and became contained within the flue between the fireplace and the chimney top.  Crews soon began working to clean out the firebox and climbe…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Northern Westchester Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Northern Westchester
Rolled-Over Tractor Trailer Spills Diesel Fuel Into River In Northern Westchester A tractor-trailer rollover proved extra messy when the vehicle began leaking diesel fuel into a river underneath a highway in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 4 around 9:30 a.m., when the Katonah Fire Department responded to Interstate 684 Northbound in the area of Exit 6 in Bedford, where a tractor-trailer had rolled over.  Arriving crews soon realized that the truck was leaking fluids, including diesel fuel, and called for help from the Bedford Hills, Bedford, and Yorktown Heights Fire Departments, in addition to state police, Westchester County Departme…

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by Ben Crnic
Schools
HS Student Wins $20K In Northern Westchester: 'Will Change World One Day' HS Student Wins $20K In Northern Westchester: 'Will Change World One Day'
HS Student Wins $20K In Northern Westchester: 'Will Change World One Day' A high school student from Northern Westchester has received a $20,000 scholarship after being named a 2023 Coca-Cola Scholar.  Matthew Krasnow, a student at Fox Lane High School in Bedford, is one of only 150 students across the entire country to receive the scholarship and was picked out of more than 91,000 applicants, according to the Bedford Central School District.  Krasnow was picked based on criteria such as academic excellence, leadership skills, and services in both school and community activities, school officials said. As part of the application process, he also intervi…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Crash Involving Overturned Tanker Truck Leads To Northern Westchester Road Closure Crash Involving Overturned Tanker Truck Leads To Northern Westchester Road Closure
Crash Involving Overturned Tanker Truck Leads To Northern Westchester Road Closure An overturned tanker truck crash has closed a stretch of a busy roadway as police investigate the crash. The incident took place in Northern Westchester around 12:44 p.m., Monday, June 8, when a sewage tanker overturned on Route 22 in Bedford, the Bedford Fire Department said. Currently, the roadway is blocked between South Bedford Road and Crusher Road.  No information was available on any injuries.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Horse Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle On Roadway In Northern Westchester Horse Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle On Roadway In Northern Westchester
Horse Killed After Being Hit By Vehicle On Roadway In Northern Westchester A horse was killed after being hit by a vehicle in Northern Westchester. The crash took place late Monday, Feb. 17 on Route 121 in Bedford when the horse had gotten loose and was in the roadway, said the Bedford Fire Department. According to the department, a second loose horse was cared for by members of the fire department.  A firefighter on the scene involved with the equestrian community was able to contact a veterinarian to come to the scene to care for the second animal.  With the owner located, the veterinarian and owner were assisted by the department to get the horse ba…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash
Two Trapped In I-684 Rollover Crash Two people were injured after being trapped in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. The crash took place around 1 a.m., Sunday, Feb. 16, on 1-684 in Bedford, said the Armonk Fire Department. When crews arrived on the scene, they found one car that had rolled down a large embankment in the trees on the edge of I-684 with two people trapped in the car, the department said.  Two people were rescued after being trapped following a rollover crash.Armonk Fire Department/Facebook Mutual aid was requested from the Bedford Fire Department to assist with the extrication due to the nat…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children
Details Released On Crash That Caused I-684 Closure, Serious Injuries To Three Children Details have been released following the serious New Year's Day crash that caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of I-684 and in which three children were seriously injured, two of whom were ejected from the vehicle involved. The crash happened northbound on Wednesday, Jan. 1 at around 11:10 a.m. in Bedford. An initial state police investigation found the driver, Maribel Mota, 49, of Waterbury, Connecticut, operating a 2019 Toyota Corolla, in the area of mile marker 11.2, fell asleep while behind the wheel.  The Corolla drifted into the left guide rail, then across all lanes…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released For 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Head-On Northern Westchester Crash ID Released For 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Head-On Northern Westchester Crash
ID Released For 22-Year-Old Man Killed In Head-On Northern Westchester Crash A man killed in a head-on crash in Northern Westchester has been identified. Diego Trejo, 22, of Pound Ridge, was killed around 9:20 p.m., Monday, Dec. 16, on South Bedford Road, said Bedford Police Lt. Andrew Bellantone. According to Bellantone, a preliminary investigation found that a 2018 BMW 750I traveling eastbound collided head-on with Trejo's 2004 Acura TSX sedan traveling westbound.  Trejo was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, police said. The driver of the BMW, a 51-year-old man, was transported to Westchester County Medical Center…

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by Kathy Reakes
Politics
$17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford $17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford
$17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford A historic building in Bedford may have overstayed its welcome. Members of the community are voting on Tuesday, April 30, on a $17.5 million bond to replace the Bedford Fire Department’s firehouse, which has stood in the heart of town since 1929. Citing cramped space in their ⅓ of an acre lot between the Bedford Public Library and the town’s Post Office, department officials have proposed a public bond that would allow them to build a new firehouse just south of Bedford village on Route 22. If approved, there will be an increase in property taxes of slightly more than $225 for homeowners. …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party
Parent Charged After Cops Break Up Bedford Underage Drinking Party A 48-year-old parent has been charged after police broke up an underage drinking party in Northern Westchester. Police received a complaint about the party at a home on Cartway Lane East in Bedford Village just before 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23. Responding officers discovered numerous youths under age 21, including an extremely intoxicated 17-year-old boy, Bedford Police said. An ambulance from the Bedford Fire Department arrived to treat the teen, who refused medical attention and was released to a parent, police said. Police say they discovered the parent of another 17-year-old who was h…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Burnt Food At Popular Northern Westchester Deli/Market Brings Fire Department Burnt Food At Popular Northern Westchester Deli/Market Brings Fire Department
Burnt Food At Popular Northern Westchester Deli/Market Brings Fire Department Just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday a whole contingent of dedicated firefighters responded to a popular Westchester County deli and market for a fire call but found instead burnt food. South Salem and Vista fire department were dual dispatched to a reported structure fire at the 5th Division Deli in Cross River, the South Salem Fire Department said. Car 2451 arrived on scene first and found the first floor filled with smoke and put out the call for additional departments to respond, they added. Hoses were stretched and firefighters entered the building to find burnt food on the stove filling th…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Missing Northern Westchester Man Found Missing Northern Westchester Man Found
Missing Northern Westchester Man Found Update The 68-year-old man who went missing in Northern Westchester on Monday, Aug. 13 has been found, Bedford Police announced Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 15. A third formal search was conducted for John A. Vasile late Wednesday morning, police said, and Vasile was located - conscious and alert - within the Bedford Village hamlet. He was transported to the Northern Westchester Hospital Center for evaluation. "Today, following a collaborative effort involving multiple agencies, John Vasile has been successfully reunited with his family," Bedford Police Chief Melvin Padilla said. T…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Two Extricated After BMW Crashes Into Stone Wall In Bedford Two Extricated After BMW Crashes Into Stone Wall In Bedford
Two Extricated After BMW Crashes Into Stone Wall In Bedford Two people were seriously injured during a single-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester over the weekend.  The crash occurred around 9 p.m. Saturday on Old Post Road near Seminary Road in Bedford, said Bedford PD Lt. Andrew Bellantone. The vehicle, a 2006 BMW 550, was traveling southwest on Old Post Road before it struck a stone wall and came to rest on its roof in the northbound lane, Bellantone said. The Bedford Fire Department extricated the 24-year-old male driver and the 25-year-old female passenger. Both were transported to Westchester County Medical Center with serious injuries, but…

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by Kathy Reakes