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'Devastating Loss': Mom Of 4-Year-Old Killed In Capital Region Crash; Support Swells For Son 'Devastating Loss': Mom Of 4-Year-Old Killed In Capital Region Crash; Support Swells For Son
'Devastating Loss': Mom Of 4-Year-Old Killed In Capital Region Crash; Support Swells For Son Support is flooding in for a 4-year-old boy who lost his mother in a head-on crash in the region that also killed a second driver. Rensselaer County resident Tricia Daigneault, age 29, of Hoosick Falls, was one of two women who died in the Washington County wreck, which occurred in White Creek on Wednesday morning, May 15. New York State Police said Daigneault was driving on State Route 22 near Grandma Moses Road when she collided with another vehicle head-on shortly after 6 a.m. She and the other driver, Shumeka Mentor, age 39, of Albany, were pronounced dead at the scene. There were no o…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Highway Dept. Worker In Capital Region Assaulted Colleague With Hazardous Chemical, Police Say Highway Dept. Worker In Capital Region Assaulted Colleague With Hazardous Chemical, Police Say
Highway Dept. Worker In Capital Region Assaulted Colleague With Hazardous Chemical, Police Say A public works employee in the Capital Region is facing charges after allegedly assaulting a colleague on the job. State Police in Washington County were first contacted about the alleged incident in September 2022. Troopers were told that on Tuesday, Sept. 13, an employee assaulted another worker at the White Creek Highway Department, located on County Route 68. Investigators concluded that 44-year-old John Nolan, of Cambridge, intentionally exposed another employee to a hazardous chemical in a confined space, according to State Police. The affected employee suffered respiratory issues …

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by Michael Mashburn