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Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Region One Of Victims Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Region One Of Victims
Double Fatal Head-On Crash: 24-Year-Old From Region One Of Victims This story has been updated. State police are seeking witnesses to a double fatal crash that killed an area man. The crash took place in Sullivan County, around 3:45 p.m., Monday, March 27, near Liberty on Route 97, said Trooper Steven Nevel. A preliminary investigation revealed a 2008 Audi A4, driven by James Card, age 34, from Beach Lake, Pennsylvania was traveling southbound when it was involved in a head-on collision with a 2020 Hyundai Elantra traveling northbound, driven by Sullivan County resident Edward Sykes, age 24, from North Branch, a hamlet of Callicoon.  Both men were k…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Killed After Being Ejected From SUV In Head-On Crash In Region Man Killed After Being Ejected From SUV In Head-On Crash In Region
Man Killed After Being Ejected From SUV In Head-On Crash In Region A man from the region was killed after being ejected from his SUV while passing another vehicle and hitting it head-on. The crash happened at 1:45 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10 on Route 97 in the town of Highland in Sullivan County. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, Sullivan County resident Jeffrey F. Zimmer, age 45, of Narrowsburg, Zimmer was driving a 2000 Chevy Blazer southbound on Route 97 when he attempted to pass another vehicle when he struck a 2008 Toyota Tacoma traveling north. Zimmer was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, Neve…

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by Kathy Reakes
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32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say 32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
32-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say A 32-year-old was killed during a crash while allegedly attempting to pass another vehicle at a high rate of speed in the Hudson Valley, state police said.. Long Island resident Leighton L. Douglas, of Bay Shore in Suffolk County, was killed around 4 p.m., Saturday, May 22, in the Orange County area known as the Hawks Nest in Sparrow Bush, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. According to Nevel, Douglas was operating a 2019 red Ducati motorcycle westbound on Route 97 at a high rate of speed when he lost control and was thrown from the bike.  An investigation found that Do…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Truck Nearly Crashes Off Mountain Into River On Area Roadway Truck Nearly Crashes Off Mountain Into River On Area Roadway
Truck Nearly Crashes Off Mountain Into River On Area Roadway A dump truck driver nearly crashed off a mountain and into the Delaware River after losing control of his vehicle and hitting a rock retaining wall. The incident took place in Orange County around 8:20 a.m., Thursday, in Sparrow Bush, said the Sparrow Bush Fire Department. According to the department, they were dispatched to Route 97 in the area of Hawks Nest for an accident involving a dump truck with possible injuries. When they arrived on the scene, firefighters found the dump truck had struck the mountainside then went across the highway into the rock retaining wall, coming to a stop …

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by Kathy Reakes