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Hit-Run Crash: Man Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Hudson Valley Hit-Run Crash: Man Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Hudson Valley
Hit-Run Crash: Man Charged After Woman Struck, Killed In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man has been charged in the death of a woman who was hit and killed by a car. Rockland County resident Bryan Castillo-Solorzano, age 26, of Spring Valley, was arrested on Thursday, Feb. 16, and charged with leaving the scene of a motor vehicle crash that resulted in death, said Lt. Michael Gannon of the Ramapo Police.  The crash took place on Saturday, Feb. 11 on Hempstead Lane in the Hillcrest section of Ramapo, Gannon said. When police officers arrived on the scene, they found the 82-year-old woman from Spring Valley had been struck and killed. The veh…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hit-Run Crash: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Victim Seriously Injured In Westchester Hit-Run Crash: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Victim Seriously Injured In Westchester
Hit-Run Crash: Unlicensed Driver Charged After Victim Seriously Injured In Westchester A suspect has been apprehended after a person was seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash in Northern Westchester. The crash happened around 5:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30 in Mount Kisco when a 53-year-old man was struck by a Toyota RAV4 at the intersection of Boltis Street and Main Street, Westchester County Police said.  On Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 8, police announced the arrest of Mount Kisco resident Israel Cazanga, age 63, who was taken into custody following an investigation by detectives assigned to the Mount Kisco Precinct. Cazanga was charged with: Leaving the s…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police
School Bus Hits 2 Teens, 78-Year-Old Driver Leaves Scene In Westchester: Police A school bus driven by a 78-year-old man hit two 16-year-olds before then leaving the scene in Westchester County, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday morning, Jan. 31 in Yonkers when the two teens were crossing the street while the bus turned left from Warburton Avenue onto Lamartine Avenue, Yonkers Police Public Information Officer Dean Politopoulos said.  The two teens suffered minor injuries and were treated at a hospital. They were later released.  The driver of the bus initially told police that he was unaware that he had hit anyone. However, after…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Crash: Victim Severely Injured, Suspect On Loose In Westchester Hit-Run Crash: Victim Severely Injured, Suspect On Loose In Westchester
Hit-Run Crash: Victim Severely Injured, Suspect On Loose In Westchester Police are asking for help from the public in locating the suspect of a hit-and-run that left a man hospitalized with serious injuries in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Sunday, Jan. 29 around 5:50 p.m. in Mount Kisco, when a dark-colored SUV turned left from Main Street onto Boltis Street and struck a 53-year-old pedestrian before driving away from the scene, according to the Westchester County Police Department.  The victim was seriously injured and is still hospitalized at Westchester County Medical Center in Valhalla.  Any resident or business that witnes…

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by Ben Crnic
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Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say
Pair Of 25-Year-Olds Killed In Hit-Run Fairfield County Crash, Police Say Two 25-year-old Fairfield County residents were killed in a crosswalk by an alleged hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Stamford around 2 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 3 at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Main Street. The initial investigation revealed that two pedestrians, both 25-year-old Stamford residents, who were believed to be in the crosswalk, were walking westbound across Washington Boulevard at Main Street when they were hit by a 2022 Mercedes, said Sgt. Jeffrey Booth, of the Stamford Police. The force of the impact caused both pedestrians to be thrown into the nor…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Along Highway, Police Say Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Along Highway, Police Say
Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Along Highway, Police Say A 52-year-old Hudson Valley woman was found dead along a highway after being missing for more than a day. The woman was reported missing place in Rockland County around 12:45 a.m., Monday, Nov. 28 in Monsey. The Ramapo Police received a report of the missing woman from Monsey who had last been seen in the evening hours of the previous day, said Lt. Blaine Howell, of the Ramapo Police. A search was conducted and a short time later a dead woman was located off of W. Carlton Road in Monsey, Howell said. The woman matched the description of the missing person and was confi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says
Drunk Driver Who Killed NY Author Had ‘Significant’ Amount Of Alcohol In System, DA Says The man accused of striking a New York author with his car and then leaving her to die in the roadway had a “significant” amount of alcohol in his system at the time, prosecutors allege. Albany County resident Nsikak Okure, age 34, of Guilderland, was arraigned on an 11-count indictment in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 21, including second-degree manslaughter, in the death of Tanisha Brathwaite. Earlier Report: Published Author ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hit, Run Crash In Albany The 31-year-old Brooklyn native was walking home at around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14, when she was struc…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Hudson Valley Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Hudson Valley
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver After Man Struck By Sedan In Hudson Valley Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a man was struck on a Hudson Valley roadway overnight. The incident happened in Rockland County around 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13 in Pearl River. New Jersey resident Adan Valentin Huerta Martinez, age 51, of the borough of Hillsdale in Bergen County, was crossing the roadway in the area of 50 East Central Ave, and was struck by a black four-door sedan traveling east on that roadway, Orangetown Police Department Captain Michael Shannon said. The vehicle fled the scene eastbound on East Central Avenue, Shannon said…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley
Woman Struck By Car On Sidewalk In Hudson Valley A woman was hit by a car while walking on a sidewalk in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 3:10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 19 in the area of 386 Main St., in the city of Poughkeepsie. According to Det. Lt. Matt Clark, of the Poughkeepsie Police, the department 911 received a call reporting a woman had been struck by a car while walking on the sidewalk in the area of 386 Main Street.  Responding officers found that the victim and the offending vehicle were both gone when they arrived, Clark said. Eventually, the victim was identified and interviewed and th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester
Reward Offered For Info Leading To Arrest In Hit-Run Crash That Injured Trooper In Westchester Police are offering a $2,500 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the driver who struck and injured a New York State trooper in Westchester County. The crash happened on I-95 southbound in Port Chester at about 8:45 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8, New York State Police said. Earlier report - State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Crash In Port Chester A marked State Police car was parked on the shoulder of the highway between Exits 16 and 17, and a trooper was walking back to the car after removing debris from the roadway when an unknown vehicle struck them, authorit…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash
State Trooper Injured In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Police are investigating after a New York State trooper was injured in a hit-and-run crash overnight. It happened around 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 8 near the border of Westchester and Fairfield counties in the village of Port Chester. A marked state police car was parked on the shoulder of I-95 on the southbound side in the area of mile marker 14.9 when an unknown vehicle struck the trooper who was walking back to the patrol car after removing debris from the roadway, according to NY State Police.  The trooper was injured and transported to the hospital for treatment, according to pol…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man
Man Indicted In Cold Case Hit-Run Death Of Westchester Man Nearly five years after a Westchester man was killed by a hit-and-run driver, prosecutors have announced criminal charges in his death. A grand jury indicted Bronx resident Edmund Pennil, age 45, on felony manslaughter charges Friday, Aug. 19, in connection with the death of Tremayne Williams in Mount Vernon. Emergency crews found Williams, who was 41 at the time, just before 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, lying unresponsive on East Third Street in Mount Vernon. He later died at Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital. Nearly two months went by before Mount Vernon Police arrested Pennil …

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by Michael Mashburn