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Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On Highway In Hudson Valley Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On Highway In Hudson Valley
Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On Highway In Hudson Valley First responders carried out a careful rescue operation after a man fell over 50 feet down a ravine following a crash on a highway in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 29 at around 6:30 p.m., when a three-car crash occurred on Interstate 684 in Bedford at the overpass spanning Beaver Dam Park. As a result of the crash, one man was ejected from his vehicle and sent into a ravine underneath the overpass, according to the Katonah Fire Department. Soon after the crash, first responders raced to both the overpass and Beaver Dam Park below to find the fallen man.…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley Home: 'Every Second Counted' Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley Home: 'Every Second Counted'
Officer Saves Unresponsive Baby At Hudson Valley Home: 'Every Second Counted' Thanks to quick and skillful action, an officer was able to save the life of a baby who had become unresponsive at a Northern Westchester residence. The incident began at around 1:50 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, when a Mount Kisco family reported that their 1-year-old child was non-responsive and not breathing, according to Westchester County Police. Soon after this, police arrived at the residence, the exact location of which was not released, and Officer Stephen Samuel took the baby from her relatives to begin CPR. Additionally, Samuel also turned the baby over and administered several back…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley
House Fire Breaks Out In Hudson Valley Multiple crews responded to a fire that broke out at a home in Northern Westchester. Firefighters responded to a report of a grill fire at a residence on Route 202 in Somers at about 5:50 p.m. on Saturday, April 2, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters found a two-story home with a fire on the exterior. With the fire spreading into the residence, crews called for additional resources in the area, officials said. Firefighters opened the roof to check the inside of the home, and the fire was brought under control at about 6:15 p.m., the fire department reported.&nb…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Dutchess Duo Among Three Arrested Following Altercation At Tavern Dutchess Duo Among Three Arrested Following Altercation At Tavern
Dutchess Duo Among Three Arrested Following Altercation At Tavern Three people were arrested following an altercation at a Northern Westchester tavern that left one man injured. The incident began about 11:10 p.m., Wednesday, April 17, when a dispute broke out among several people who knew each other inside O’Connor’s Public House at 222 East Main St. in Mount Kisco, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. During the assault, which took place both inside and outside of the tavern, the victim was slapped and punched in the face, knocked to the ground, and kicked in the face. He suffered a concussion and multiple injuries to h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Massive Search Of Area Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing Massive Search Of Area Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing
Massive Search Of Area Reservoir Follows Report Of People, Dog Missing Multiple reports of a group of people and then a dog on the ice who went missing on the Muscoot Reservoir in Northern Westchester set off a massive ice search that lasted more than four hours. The incident took place around 5 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 when New York State Police received two calls, one of a people out on the ice with a pink sled and another about a dog stuck on the ice at the reservoir between Route 35 and Cherry Street in Katonah, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The area is a popular site for ice fishing, so it would not be unusual for someone to h…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Killed When Car, SUV Crash On Route 9 Woman Killed When Car, SUV Crash On Route 9
Woman Killed When Car, SUV Crash On Route 9 A 24-year-old Northern Westchester woman killed in a car crash on Sunday has been identified. Ruth Alexandra Cajamarca-Paccha of Ossining was killed around 7:42 a.m. Sunday during a head-on crash on Route 9 just south of Sleepy Hollow Road in Briarcliff Manor, said Mount Pleasant Police Capt. Michael Pierce. Cajamarca-Paccha was a passenger in a 2013 Chevrolet Spark that collided with a 2016 Ford Explorer. When officers arrived on the scene, both vehicles had extensive damage and two of the occupants of the Chevy, including  Cajamarca-Paccha, were in the process of being extr…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson of Mount Vernon was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was extricated from the vehicle by So…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified
Man Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash Identified This story has been updated. A 63-year-old Westchester man killed during a single-vehicle crash on Route 116 has been identified.  William S. Jackson, of Mount Vernon, was killed around 5:25 a.m. Tuesday in the town of Somers after losing control of his vehicle, said Trooper AJ Hicks, spokesman for the New York State Police. An initial investigation suggests Jackson was driving a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee westbound on State Route 116 when he lost control, causing the vehicle to leave the roadway via the north shoulder, struck a concrete wall, and then overturned, Hicks said.  Jackson was e…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Seriously Injured In Hudson Valley Bicycling Accident Man Seriously Injured In Hudson Valley Bicycling Accident
Man Seriously Injured In Hudson Valley Bicycling Accident A 50-year-old man was seriously injured early Saturday morning in a bicycling accident in Northern Westchester. At approximately 8:15 a.m. Saturday, Pound Ridge Police, Pound Ridge Fire, Pound Ridge Volunteer Ambulance and Westchester EMS ALS paramedics were dispatched to Lower Shad Road for a bicyclist down in the roadway.  Pound Ridge Police arrived on the scene and began rendering aid to a semi-conscious male identified as Gerald Lynch of Cos Cob. Pound Ridge VAC and Westchester EMS arrived and the patient was transported to Stamford Hospital with numerous injuries, including a serious h…

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by Joe Lombardi