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Route 9W, Ulster County, NY

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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour Near Route 9W Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour Near Route 9W
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour Near Route 9W A suspect is at large after a fatal hit-and-run, rush-hour crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim It happened around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Ulster County on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9w between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Anyone with information that ma…

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by Joe Lombardi
Lifestyle
Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley
Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley An area woman who was engaged to be married to a dump truck driver who was recently killed in a vehicle crash with a school bus has started a petition to have a stoplight installed at the intersection where the crash occurred. Krista Smith said the intersection located at Route 9W and Malden Turnpike in Saugerties in Ulster County, is one of the most dangerous in the county and is asking the state Department of Transportation to install a traffic light. "Jeff was taken in the prime of his life because of the oversight by state and local DOT," Smith said. "His death was 100-percent prev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say
Two Hospitalized, One Critical, After Crashing Stolen Car During Chase, State Police Say Two men were hospitalized, one in critical condition, after fleeing from New York State Police troopers in an allegedly stolen vehicle before crashing in the area. Troopers on patrol at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday, May 7 on Route 9W in Ulster County in the Town of Lloyd attempted to stop the driver of a 2005 Nissan Sentra after he committed a traffic violation. The troopers initiated a traffic stop, police said, but as they approached the Nissan, the driver - later identified as 20-year-old Poughkeepsie resident Anthony Ermo sped away from the scene, prompting a pursuit. Police said tha…

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by Zak Failla