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'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves UAlbany Freshman With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones 'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves UAlbany Freshman With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones
'Every Parent's Worst Fear': Hit-Run Leaves UAlbany Freshman With Brain Swelling, Broken Bones A University at Albany student remains hospitalized with serious injuries after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver on a dirt bike. Long Island resident Alexa Kropf, age 18, of Floral Park, was hit at around midnight Saturday, April 27, while walking along Hudson Avenue, just blocks from the UAlbany campus. When officers arrived, they found the freshman lying in the roadway with a serious head injury and a broken leg, according to Albany Police. Witnesses told investigators that Kropf was struck by a man who was driving an illegal dirt bike at a high rate of speed while weaving and ou…

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by Michael Mashburn
Obituaries
Vigil To Be Held For Beloved Woman Killed In Hit-Run Greenburgh Crash Vigil To Be Held For Beloved Woman Killed In Hit-Run Greenburgh Crash
Vigil To Be Held For Beloved Woman Killed In Hit-Run Greenburgh Crash A vigil is planned to honor a much-loved Westchester community leader who was killed by a hit-and-driver. 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 Antonio Sanchez Robles, age 42, of Brooklyn, who fled the scene, said the Town of Greenburgh Police Department. "Many residents o…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Photo Released Of SUV Involved In Fatal Hit-Run Route 9W Crash Photo Released Of SUV Involved In Fatal Hit-Run Route 9W Crash
Photo Released Of SUV Involved In Fatal Hit-Run Route 9W Crash Click here for an updated story: Westchester Man Charged In Connection To Fatal Hit-Run Route 9W Crash State Police have released a photo of the SUV involved in the hit-run Route 9W crash that resulted in the death of a 62-year-old man in the area. The crash happened on Tuesday, Oct. 1 at about 8:20 p.m. in Orange County on Route 9W in the Town of Highlands near the United States Military Academy at West Point. The crash occurred when a tan or beige colored SUV traveling northbound attempted to make an illegal U-turn into the southbound lanes of travel, according to police. …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley
Woman Charged In Hit-Run Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley New York State Police troopers tracked down a woman involved in a hit-and-run with a school bus in the Hudson Valley, who now is facing charges. Troopers from the Wurtsboro barracks responded to a reported hit-and-run incident involving a school bus that was discharging students on Burlingham Road in Bloomburg on Friday, Feb. 1. Police said that it was determined that a Jeep Liberty had failed to stop for the flashing red lights of a stopped school bus, striking it as the vehicle passed by. No injuries were reported. The investigation into the incident found that the Jeep was being driven …

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by Zak Failla