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Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Sloatsburg Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Sloatsburg
Video: Train Slams Into Tractor-Trailer Stuck On Tracks In Sloatsburg A tractor-trailer was struck by a train after becoming stuck on the tracks in Sloatsburg. The incident took place around 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, when the Port Jervis Line Train #55, out of Hoboken, New Jersey hit the tractor-trailer that was stuck at the Washington Avenue railroad crossing in Sloatsburg, said the MTA. MTA officials said there no reported injuries.  The tractor-trailer was carrying HP laser printers which were spread all over the area following the crash. Metro-North personnel and the MTA Police are investigating the cause of the accident and train service is tem…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Sloatsburg Crash That Killed Brother Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Sloatsburg Crash That Killed Brother
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Sloatsburg Crash That Killed Brother A Rockland County man may spend time behind bars after admitting to his role in a lawnmower crash that led to the death of his younger brother. Sloatsburg resident Raymond Mackey, 31, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the Rockland County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 24. When he is sentenced in March next year, Mackey is expected to receive a sentence of six months in jail and five years probation. At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to reports of a …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Killed While Riding Lawn Mower With Brother On Route 17 ID Released For Man Killed While Riding Lawn Mower With Brother On Route 17
ID Released For Man Killed While Riding Lawn Mower With Brother On Route 17 Police have released the identity of a Sloatsburg man who was killed while riding a lawn mower on Route 17 with his brother when they were hit by a car. Richard M. Mackey, 29, died early Monday, May 20, from his injuries, said Ramapo Police.  His brother Raymond Mackey, also 29, from Sloatsburg, is believed to be the driver of the lawn mower and is currently hospitalized with serious injuries at this time, police added. The incident took place around 8:45 p.m., Sunday, May 19, when Ramapo Police responded to the crash along Route 17 near the intersection of Washington Avenue…

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by Kathy Reakes