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Fatal Crash: Dutchess County Woman Pulling Out Of Driveway Hit By Truck Fatal Crash: Dutchess County Woman Pulling Out Of Driveway Hit By Truck
Fatal Crash: Dutchess County Woman Pulling Out Of Driveway Hit By Truck A Hudson Valley woman backing out of her driveway was hit and killed by a truck. The deadly crash took place in Dutchess County around 9:40 a.m. on Route 55 in the Dover hamlet of Wingdale.  A preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2011 Mazda 3 sedan driven by Valerie G. Parsons, age 80, of Wingdale, was entering Route 55 from a private driveway when it was struck by a 2015 Kenworth truck traveling eastbound on Route 55, said Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. As a result of the crash, Parsons suffered serious injuries and was pron…

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Juveniles Injured In Head-On Dirt Bike Crash In Dutchess County 2 Juveniles Injured In Head-On Dirt Bike Crash In Dutchess County
2 Juveniles Injured In Head-On Dirt Bike Crash In Dutchess County Two juveniles were injured in a head-on dirt bike crash in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 in the town of Dover on Weil Road. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that the two bikes, both operated by juvenile males, were traveling in opposite directions on Weil Road when they crashed head-on with each other.  As a result, both suffered serious injuries and were airlifted from the scene to Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, from which …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County
Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County An employee at an area materials quarry was rescued after a boulder broke free and landed on his machine, trapping him 2,500 feet into a tunnel. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Wingdale Materials quarry in Dutchess County in Dover, said the JH Ketcham Hose Company. According to Chief Ryan Sartori, of the JH Ketcham Hose Company, his department, along with Dover Ambulance, were dispatched to the quarry for the man trapped in a machine in the mine.  To free the man, a difficult, technical rescue operation took more than an hour after a 40-ton boulder pinned…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County
Man Trapped By 40-Ton Boulder In Mining Accident Rescued In Dutchess County An employee at an area materials quarry was rescued after a boulder broke free and landed on his machine, trapping him 2,500 feet into a tunnel. The incident took place around 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 14 at the Wingdale Materials quarry in Dutchess County in Dover, said the JH Ketcham Hose Company. According to Chief Ryan Sartori, of the JH Ketcham Hose Company, his department, along with Dover Ambulance, were dispatched to the quarry for the man trapped in a machine in the mine.  To free the man, a difficult, technical rescue operation took more than an hour after a 40-ton boulder pinned…

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by Kathy Reakes