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Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Driver Strikes, Seriously Injures Bicyclist In Hudson Valley, Police Say One person was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Northern Westchester. It happened around 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 17 in Yorktown on Route 118 in the area of the North County Trail. An initial investigation revealed that a bicycle being ridden by a 66-year-old Mamaroneck resident was struck by a vehicle being driven by a 71-year-old Rhinebeck resident, said Lt. John Deiulio, of Yorktown Police. The bicyclist was transported to the Westchester County Medical Center by Yorktown Volunteer Ambulance Corp and Empress Paramedics with serious injuries, Deiulio said. The acci…
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash Hudson Valley Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash
Hudson Valley Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash A 40-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver in Northern Westchester. Demetrios Doupis, of Yorktown, was found on Route 6 in Yorktown around 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 after police received a call regarding a person lying in the roadway, said Lt. John Delulio. A preliminary investigation determined that a vehicle traveling eastbound on Route 6, between Sunnyside Street and Barger Street, struck Doupis and left the scene of the accident, Delulio said. Police searching the area of the crash.Rockland Video Productions The investigation into the crash is being conducted by the depa…
Man Killed In Crash After Failing To Stop At Intersection, Police Say Man Killed In Crash After Failing To Stop At Intersection, Police Say
Man Killed In Crash After Failing To Stop At Intersection, Police Say A 37-year-old man was killed after allegedly failing to stop at a stop sign on an area roadway, according to police. New York City resident Christian P. Brink, of Brooklyn, was the victim of the Dutchess County crash that happened 4:15 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 11, in the town of Amenia, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. An Initial investigation found Brink was operating a 2003 Toyota Camry southbound on County Route 83 approaching State Route 44 when he allegedly failed to stop and yield right of way at the intersection stop sign, Hicks said. Brink then made a left-hand turn to continue e…
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed throughout the morning commute following a fatal crash. The closure was southbound in Hopewell Junction between Route 29/Carpenter Road and Route 52. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, but the lanes remained closed until around 10:30 a.m. during the accident investigation. During the closure, motorists were advised by authorities to take Route 9 as an alternate or to get off at Beekman Road and take Route 376 to Route 52, then get back on the Taconic. Check back to Daily Voice…
UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost a leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her lif…
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle New City Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle New City Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle New City Crash Involving Drunk Driver, Police Say A woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a drunk driver that occurred overnight at Route 304 and Germonds Road in New City, police said. The crash happened around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 7. The woman, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was transported to Nyack Hospital where she was pronounced dead, Clarkstown Police said.  The sole occupant and driver of the second vehicle, a man who police say was intoxicated, was transported to Westchester Medical Center for a non-life threatening injury that may require surgery, according to police. The Clarkstown Police Accident Investigat…
Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Orange County Parking Area Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Orange County Parking Area
Man Airlifted After Being Run Over By Vehicle In Orange County Parking Area A man who was seen stumbling and falling in a parking area was run over by a vehicle that was leaving the area and didn't see the victim on the ground. The incident took place in Orange County around 3:45 p.m., Thursday, April 4, in the rear lot of 2899 Route 9W, said New Windsor Police Deputy Chief Michael Farbent. Shortly after emergency units arrived on the scene and found the unidentified 35-year-old man unconscious, ineffectively breathing, with a large laceration to his head and scratches and scrapes to his back, Farbent said. The man was airlifted out of a l…
Man Found Dead Pinned Under Dodge Ram In Hudson Valley Man Found Dead Pinned Under Dodge Ram In Hudson Valley
Man Found Dead Pinned Under Dodge Ram In Hudson Valley An investigation is underway after a 58-year-old Fairfield County man was found dead underneath a pickup truck in Dutchess County. New York State Police troopers responded to a 911 dispatch of a man pinned under a vehicle on Route 22 in the town of Pawling on Friday, June 1 just before 8 a.m.  James C. Roberts of Danbury was trapped under a 2006 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck. Pawling Fire Department removed the vehicle, but Roberts was pronounced dead at the scene by EMStar Paramedics. There are no signs of criminal or foul play at this time, police said. State Police were also assisted on …
Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash
Woman Seriously Injured In Route 45 Crash A head-on crash that closed Route 45 for several hours seriously injured a 67-year-old Hillcrest woman. The crash happened around 8 a.m. Tuesday on Route 45 just north of New Hempstead Road when a 31-year-old Haverstraw man driving a 1997 Ford Econoline work van crossed into the northbound lane and collided with a 2010 Toyota Corolla, said Ramapo Police. The Hillcrest Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated the female from her vehicle. Both drivers were treated at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and transported to Westchester Medical Center by Spring Hill Ambulance, police sa…
Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In Fairfield County Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In Fairfield County
Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead Under Vehicle In Fairfield County The identity has been released of a Westchester woman whose body was found under a vehicle at around noontime Tuesday in New Canaan, police said. The New Canaan Police, New Canaan Volunteer Ambulance Corp and New Canaan Fire Department were dispatched to a residence on South Bald Hill Road on a report of an individual that had been discovered pinned underneath a vehicle and not responsive.  Arriving first responders located the victim underneath the vehicle, and it was determined that the victim was dead and had been underneath the vehicle for an unknown length of time, police said. The wo…