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Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Route 9G Crash Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Route 9G Crash
Bicyclist Seriously Injured In Route 9G Crash This story has been updated. A bicycle rider hit by a vehicle on Route 9G in Dutchess County remains in serious condition, according to the Hyde Park Police. The crash took place around 3:04 p.m., Thursday, April 25, in the area of 577 Route 9G, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson. Patrol arrived on the scene and found Lorenzo Calderon 86-year-old male from Staatsburg unconscious. Calderon appeared to be traveling south on Route 9G on a bicycle and was struck by a 2015 Toyota also traveling south, Benson said.  The Toyota was driven by Susan V Andrews, 50, o…

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Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area
Man Sentenced For Double-Fatal Crash In Area A 32-year-old man was sentenced to five to 15 years in state prison in connection with the deaths of two women during a vehicle crash. Christopher Perrella, of Vernon, New Jersey, was sentenced Thursday, Jan. 24, by Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill for the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, the Orange County District Attorney's Office said. The DA's Office had recommended that Perrella be sentenced to six to 18 years in prison after he pleaded guilty in December to aggravated vehicular h…

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Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women
Man Admits To Aggravated Vehicular Homicide In Deaths Of Two Women A 32-year-old man who was allegedly driving under the influence when he crashed his vehicle, killing two women, has pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. Christopher Perrella, 32, of Vernon, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Tuesday, Dec. 11, before Orange County Court Judge Robert H. Freehill in connection with the deaths of two women, who were passengers in a car that Perrella had been driving on Nov. 4, 2017, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office.   At the time of the crash, Perrella was driving a car containing a male friend, that friend’s fiancée, an…

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DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Hudson Valley House, Killing Two DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Hudson Valley House, Killing Two
DWI Driver Charged After BMW Crashes Into Hudson Valley House, Killing Two A drunk driver was charged with four counts of aggravated vehicular manslaughter in connection with a November crash into a home that killed two people, according to Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler. Christopher Perrella, 32, of Vernon, N.J., was arraigned Tuesday in connection with the deaths of two women who were passengers in a BMW that Perrella had been driving and crashed into a house in Warwick on Nov. 4,  the DA's Office said. Perrella, who was also charged with several other counts including driving while his ability to operate the car was impaired by both alcohol and m…

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by Kathy Reakes