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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour In Saugerties A suspect is at large after a fatal hit-and-run, rush-hour crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim It happened around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Ulster County on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9w between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Anyone with information that ma…

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by Joe Lombardi
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DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old In Region DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old In Region
DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old In Region A Westchester public works employee who allegedly was intoxicated when he hit and killed a popular 16-year-old high school student riding a scooter has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash. Stephen Dolan, age 46, of Yonkers, was arraigned on Friday, Aug. 5, and held on a $250,000 cash bond, or $2.5 million bond following the death of Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. Hackett attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. "Our hearts go out to the victim's family and friends during this time of …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal I-87 Hit-Run Crash Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal I-87 Hit-Run Crash
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal I-87 Hit-Run Crash Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Police are searching for a black SUV involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 8:20 p.m., Monday, July 19, on I-87 southbound in Yonkers. A preliminary investigation determined that Michael P. Pereira, age 30, of the Bronx, was driving a 2018 Honda motorcycle in the center lane behind another vehicle, described as a black SUV, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the state police. The SUV slowed down for an unknown reason and the motorcycle changed to the rig…

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by Kathy Reakes
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SUV Driver Indicted For Hit-Run Route 9W Crash That Killed Woman On Christmas Eve SUV Driver Indicted For Hit-Run Route 9W Crash That Killed Woman On Christmas Eve
SUV Driver Indicted For Hit-Run Route 9W Crash That Killed Woman On Christmas Eve A 27-year-old Mexican national who illegally re-entered the country twice has been indicted for his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash on Christmas Eve in Rockland County, officials announced this week.Jorge Flores-Villalba, who is in ICE custody, was indicted and charged with leaving the scene of an incident causing a personal injury that results in death without reporting it, a felony.  The charge comes following his arrest for a fatal hit-and-run in Stony Point last year. Police said that shortly before 9:45 p.m. on Dec. 24 last year, Flores-Villalba was driving on Route 9W near the …

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by Zak Failla