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Person Struck, Killed By Car On Residential Roadway In Area Person Struck, Killed By Car On Residential Roadway In Area
Person Struck, Killed By Car On Residential Roadway In Area A person was killed after being were hit by a vehicle in a residential neighborhood in the area. The incident was reported around 5:16 a.m., Monday, Oct. 11 in Ulster County. Officers responded to a 911 call of a reported car/pedestrian accident in the area of 61 South Ohioville Road in the Town of New Paltz. According to New Paltz Police Chief Robert Lucchesi, the preliminary investigation indicates the victim was in the northbound lane of the roadway and was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on South Ohioville Road.  The pedestrian was declared dead at the scene. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say
Pedestrian In Crosswalk Struck By Vehicle At Busy Area Intersection, Police Say A pedestrian walking in the crosswalk was struck by a vehicle at a busy intersection in the area, police say. The Ulster County incident took place around 7:54 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 29, at the intersection of Main Street and South Oakwood in New Paltz  The pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries, said New Paltz Police Lt. Robert Lucchesi. Arriving officers found the pedestrian lying in the roadway, attended to by bystanders, and began to render aid. The on-scene investigation, including witness statements, revealed that a vehicle traveling eastbound on M…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area
Several Injured After Bus Carrying 50 Extras From Showtime's 'Billions’ Crashes In Area Eight people were injured when a bus carrying 50 extras for the Showtime series "Billions," slid down an embankment in the area. The crash took place around 10:30 p.m., Monday, Dec. 2 in Ulster County, on Mountain Rest Road in New Paltz, said New Paltz Police Lt. Robert Lucchesi. According to Lucchesi, the bus was returning from filming when it stopped on the road due to another accident. The driver got off the vehicle to try and help. When he left the bus, it began to slide down an embankment, hitting a vehicle, and then a second before coming to rest at the bottom of a ditch. Of the 50 p…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Search For Missing Wallkill River Kayaker Police Search For Missing Wallkill River Kayaker
Police Search For Missing Wallkill River Kayaker State police have identified a male kayaker who went missing in the Hudson Valley on Tuesday afternoon in the Hudson Valley. At approximately 3:15 p.m.,  Ulster County 911 received a call for an overturned kayak in the Wallkill River in Rifton, in the town of Esopus near the area of Route 213. The initial response consisted of State Police Highland, Ulster County Sheriff's Office with their dive team, Ulster County Hose #5, Rifton Fire Department, Esopus Ambulance, and Ulster County Department of Emergency Management . State Police Underwater Recovery Team (URT) from Troop F and Troop K re…

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