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Police Officer Killed After Running Off Roadway In Region Police Officer Killed After Running Off Roadway In Region
Police Officer Killed After Running Off Roadway In Region A police officer was killed in a single-vehicle crash after running off the roadway in the region. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash The collision took place in Dutchess County around 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. Acting East Fishkill Police Department Chief Derrick Cuccia said the unnamed officer was investigating a possible fatal crash near the East Fishkill Police Department when the officer left to interview a victim at the hospital. While on the way to the hospital, the officer …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In
New Update: Drenching Downpours Wash Away Parts Of Roadways In Multiple roads in the Hudson Valley remain closed Monday, July 10, and Metro-North service was reduced after torrents of rain sent vehicles floating, created sinkholes, and flooded homes. A state of emergency was issued In Orange County by Gov. Kathy Hochul and Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus issued an executive order banning all vehicles and pedestrians from roads in the Town of Highland until 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 10. Neuhaus also reported a woman, reportedly in her 30s, drowned near West Point. In Westchester County, Yorktown Supervisor Tom Diana issued a state of emergency on M…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Stolen Vehicle Caught On Taconic State Parkway Stolen Vehicle Caught On Taconic State Parkway
Stolen Vehicle Caught On Taconic State Parkway A man with a suspended license faces charges after he was allegedly caught driving a stolen vehicle on the Taconic State Parkway in Northern Westchester, police said.  The incident happened on Tuesday, March 28, when police in Yorktown were alerted that an alleged stolen vehicle was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway, according to Yorktown Police.  An officer then soon located the vehicle and pulled it over, eventually confirming that it had been stolen from Queens.  The driver, identified as 56-year-old Emanuel Marks of New York City, was found to allegedly h…

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by Ben Crnic
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59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Capital Region Highway 59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Capital Region Highway
59-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash With School Vehicle On Capital Region Highway A 59-year-old man has died following a crash involving a motorcycle and a school vehicle on a highway in the region. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2, with reports of a crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Taghkanic, near Post Hill Road. New York State Police said Craig McNulty, of Troy, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway on a BMW motorcycle when he was struck by an eastbound Chevrolet Traverse driven by 60-year-old Christine Costa, of Claverack. The vehicle belongs to the Taconic Hills Central School Distri…

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by Michael Mashburn