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40-Year-Old Injured In 2-Vehicle Crash In Hudson Valley
A 40-year-old man was injured during a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley while allegedly attempting to pass another vehicle in a no-passing zone.
The crash took place in Ulster County around 7 am.m., Sunday, Aug. 6 in the town of Ulster Park.
According to Sgt. Collins Reynolds, of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the area of 46 Ulster Ave., on Ulster Ave., for a report of a motorcycle versus a vehicle.
When officers arrived they found Erik Santiago, age 22 of Poughkeepsie, and motorcycle driver Wesley Salis, age 40, of Highland, Reynolds said.
An investigatio…
DWI Crash: Unlicensed Motorist Charged After 42-Year-Old Killed In Region
A motorist was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license after crashing into another vehicle, killing one person in the region, according to authorities.
The crash took place in Sullivan County around 6 p.m., Sunday, May 21, on Route 55 in the town of Bethel, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.
Nevel said a preliminary investigation revealed that Pennsylvania residents Joseph Messina, age 40, and William Bailey, age 42, were traveling south on Route 55 when they collided with one another. Both men are from Dingmans Ferry in Pike County (near the border of Por…
1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After 4-Vehicle Crash In Area
A 26-year-old man was killed during a multi-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley.
It happened in Orange County around 5:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 14 in the town of Wallkill, on Schutt Road.
According to detectives, when officers arrived on the scene, they found a 26-year-old New Windsor resident lying on the ground unconscious and unresponsive.
Officers immediately began life-saving measures, including CPR, police said.
The victim was transported to Garnet Health Center in Middletown by EMS where he was pronounced dead, police added.
A second victim, a 25-year-old Middletown resident wit…
Man Killed After Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
A man was killed after losing control of his motorcycle and hitting a guide rail in the area, police said.
Christopher Taussi, age 25, of New City, in Rockland County was killed around 10:45 p.m., Monday, Oct. 11, on Route 304 in Pearl River.
According to Captain James Brown of the Orangetown Police, Taussi was driving a 2005 Kawasaki ZX636 motorcycle northbound on Route 304, when the vehicle left the roadway and struck the guide rail.
Taussi was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Pearl River Fire Department, Rockland County Sheriff’s Office, and Rockland County M…
Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash
New York State Police have arrested a hit-and-run driver who allegedly left the scene of a crash in Westchester County that killed a motorcyclist.
Cesar L. Zapata Ramirez, age 28, of the Bronx, was arrested on Tuesday, July 20, for leaving the scene of the crash on I-87 in Yonkers, said Trooper Tara McCormick.
An initial investigation suggests at 8:20 p.m. on Monday, July 19, Michael P. Pereira, age 30, of the Bronx, was southbound on I-87 driving a 2018 Honda motorcycle and attempted to pass a 2015 Honda Pilot on the right.
Ramirez, driving the Honda Pilot, began exiting the i…
Carmel Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash In Connecticut
A New York man was killed after losing control of his vehicle and slamming into a metal guardrail in Connecticut.
The victim, Putnam County resident Gabriel Ramos, age 34, of Carmel, was traveling northbound on I-91in North Haven around 10 p.m., Wednesday, June 23, when the crash happened, said the Connecticut State Police.
According to police, lost control of his 2005 Kawasaki motorcycle and hit a metal beam guardrail, and was thrown from the bike.
He was transported with life-threatening injuries to Yale-New Haven Hospital where he later died.
Any witnesses to the crash are asked to con…
Motorcyclist Critical After Falling 27 Feet To Roadway Below Following Crash In Westchester
A 20-year-old man was critically injured after he lost control of his motorcycle on an entrance ramp to a parkway in Westchester County and fell 27 feet to the street below.
Angel Lopez, age 20, of West Hazelton, Pennsylvania, was taken by ambulance to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla following the accident, which occurred about 11 p.m., Sunday, April 18 on the entrance ramp to the Cross County Parkway in Yonkers, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.
He remains in critical condition on Monday, April 19, O'Leary said.
Lopez was traveling on the e…
Man Killed After Being Ejected From Vehicle On I-84
A man was killed after being ejected from a vehicle on a stretch of I-84.
The crash happened just after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24 in Orange County near exit 36 in the Town of Newburgh, state police said.
An investigation revealed that Robert G. Walker. 66, of Sykesville, Pennsylvania, was traveling west in the right lane and pulling a trailer, when for unknown reasons, he lost control of his motorcycle, according to police.
Walker was ejected from the motorcycle, striking the guardrail on the southern side of the roadway, said police.
Walker was transported by the Town of N…
Man, 60, Killed When Motorcycle Crashes Into Sign On Route 35
A 60-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Northern Fairfield County.
The crash happened just after 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 1 on a stretch of Route 35 in Ridgefield, police said.
The victim, identified as John Lienhardt, 60, of Cos Cob, was traveling eastbound when his motorcycle went off the roadway, striking a road sign, Ridgefield Police said.
He was then treated at the scene and transported to the Danbury Hospital where he later succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
