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Driver Failed To Yield Right Of Way In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash, Police Say
A pickup driver failed to yield the right of way in a crash that killed a 54-year-old man on Route 209, according to police.
The collision took place in Orange County around 7 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 19 in Deerpark.
An investigation into the fatal crash revealed that the driver of the 2013 Toyota Tundra, identified as Michael Phillips, age 50, of the hamlet of Huguenot, was traveling south on Route 209 when he failed to yield the right of way and made a left hand turn in front of a 2000 Harley-Davidson that was traveling north on Route 209, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Po…
Area Man Who Stepped Out Of Vehicle After Crash With Deer Struck, Killed By SUV
A 70-year-old man was hit and killed by an SUV when he stepped out of a vehicle to inspect the damage after hitting a deer.
The incident took place in Sullivan County around 6:40 p.m., Friday, Oct. 21 in the town of Mamakating, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police.
According to Nevel, troopers responded to Route 209 for a pedestrian struck by a vehicle.
A preliminary investigation revealed that Orange County resident James F. Harrington, age 70, from the town of Deerpark, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by his son, James Harrington, age 33, from the town …
Three Grads Of Same High School, Including Two Brothers, Among Five Victims In Head-On Crash
Three graduates of the same New York high school, including two brothers, were among the five people killed in a head-on crash in the Hamptons over the weekend.
Police said the crash happened on Saturday, July 24, on Montauk Highway in Suffolk County, near the intersection of Quogue Street East in the Village of Quogue. A westbound Nissan Maxima reportedly drove into oncoming traffic, colliding with an eastbound Toyota Prius.
Both drivers were killed in the crash. Police identified the driver of the Nissan as Justin Mendez, age 22, of Brookhaven. The driver of the Toyota was identified as …
One Killed In Crash Involving Putnam Resident On Hudson Valley Parkway
A 63-year-old man killed during a three-vehicle crash in Westchester has been identified by police.
Yong Sheng Yin, of Queens, was killed around 1:22 p.m., Monday, July 13, during the crash in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to investigators, the crash occurred when a 2017 Toyota Sienna, driven by Besim Shala, 44, of Brewster, rear-ended a 2010 Honda Odyssey van, operated by Jerry Zang, 57, of Queens, in the right-hand lane.
The passenger of the Honda Odyssey, Sheng Yin, was unseated in the rear portion of the van holding the ladder during transit, without a…
One Killed In Crash Involving Putnam Resident On Hudson Valley Parkway
A 63-year-old man killed during a three-vehicle crash in Westchester has been identified by police.
Yong Sheng Yin, 63, of Queens, was killed around 1:22 p.m., Monday, July 13, during the crash in Yonkers, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks.
According to investigators, the crash occurred when a 2017 Toyota Sienna, driven by Besim Shala, 44, of Brewster, rear-ended a 2010 Honda Odyssey van, operated by Jerry Zang, 57, of Queens, in the right-hand lane.
The passenger of the Honda Odyssey, Sheng Yin, was unseated in the rear portion of the van holding the ladder during transit, witho…
* Updated * Photos: Man, 23, Killed, Two Injured In Hudson Valley Crash
A man was killed and two others were hospitalized after a Ford F150 rear-ended a tractor-trailer, state police said.
It happened on Friday, June 5 in Rockland County at about 9:30 p.m., on the Garden State Parkway southbound, at mile marker 1.6 in Chestnut Ridge.
The investigation at the scene revealed that Westchester County resident Edgar E. Cevellos Vega, 48, of Harrison, was operating a 2004 Ford F150 southbound, in the right lane, when he rear-ended a 2016 Freightliner tractor-trailer, state police said.
The operator of the tractor-trailer, William M. Crawford, 54, of Phenix City, Ala…
ID Released For Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash
A woman killed in a two-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley has been identified.
It happened around 6:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21, in Sullivan County on Route 42 and Larsen Lane in South Fallsburg, said Fallsburg Police Det. Travis Hartman.
The woman, a driver of one of the vehicles who is now identified as 52-year-old Catherine Earing, of Woodbourne in Sullivan County, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle, a man now ID'd as 40-year-old Demetrious Bishop, was transported to Catskills Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Hartman sa…
Woman Killed In Two-Vehicle Early Morning Crash, Police Say
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A woman was killed during a two-vehicle early morning crash in the Hudson Valley.
It happened around 6:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 21, in Sullivan County on Route 42 and Larsen Lane in South Fallsburg.
The woman, a driver of one of the vehicles, was pronounced dead at the scene, said Fallsburg Police Det. Travis Hartman.
The driver of the second vehicle, a man, was transported to Catskills Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Hartman said.
The identity of the woma…
ID Released For 32-Year-Old Man Killed In Orange County Crash
A 32-year-old man killed during a two-vehicle crash in Orange County has been identified.
Bergen County resident Joseph R. Farina, of Mahwah, was killed around 7:20 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 18, following the crash on School Road in the town of Monroe, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.
According to Nevel, Patrick J. Early, 67, of Warwick, was driving a 2013 Acura TL west on School Road when he was involved in a collision with a 1996 Toyota Avalon traveling east being operated by Farnia.
Farina was pronounced dead at the scene.
An investigation is ongoing.
ID Released For Man, 34, Killed In Crash Involving Jeep, Two Public Works Pickup Trucks
The identity of a man killed in a three-vehicle crash on the Ulster/Orange county line has been released.
The crash happened around 9:30 a.m., Monday, Nov. 4, on Albany Post Road (Route 9) in Shawangunk.
Two of the vehicles involved belonged to the Ulster County Public Works Department, Nevel said.
A state police investigation determined that a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, an Ulster County Department of Public Works vehicle, operated by Joseph J. Hull, 49, was facing southbound on Albany Post Road and attempting to back into a driveway on Albany Post Road.
A 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee ope…
ID Released For Woman Struck, Killed By SUV In Danbury
Police have identified a 71-year-old woman who was killed after being struck by a pickup truck while crossing a road in Danbury.
Dona Kramer, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was killed about 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, in the area of 59 Federal Road, said the Danbury Police.
When police arrived on the scene of the accident they found that a 2001 Chevy Silverado pickup truck had struck Kramer as she was attempting to cross the roadway from the west side to the east side, police said.
According to police Angel Cuenca, 50, of Danbury, saw Kramer begin to cross the roadway and attempted to stop but not befor…
Newtown Woman Killed In Two-Car Crash
A 37-year-old Fairfield County woman was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the area.
Pamela Sheehan, of Newtown, was killed around 3:45 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, during a crash with another vehicle in Southbury on Southford Road, said the Connecticut State Police.
The crash occurred when Christopher Hannan, of Southbury, was driving a Peterbilt Conventional 330 northbound when he collied with Sheehan's Toyota, which was traveling south, state police said.
Sheehan, 37, of Newtown was pronounced dead at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information on the crash…