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Teen Sentenced For DWI Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Girl In Hudson Valley
An 18-year-old man has been sentenced after he pleaded guilty to 17 charges in a Hudson Valley crash that killed a classmate and seriously injured other passengers in the vehicle.
Joseph DeBellis, of Airmont, was sentenced on Tuesday, March 15, to six months of incarceration followed by five years of probation, according to Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Walsh.
The crash happened at about 2:50 a.m. on Saturday, April 24, 2021, on Route 202 in Montebello when DeBellis, then 17, was a Suffern High School student.
Earlier report: Girl Killed In Single-Vehicle Rockland Cra…
Football Player Killed In Crash Remembered For Having 'Personality Larger Than Life'
A Hudson Valley teen and former high school football player who was killed in a two-vehicle crash over the weekend is being remembered for his kindness and his "larger than life" personality.
Rashid Hopson, age 19, died in a crash on I-87 in Rockland County on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 15, according to New York State Police.
Hopson, of Spring Valley, was a passenger in the back seat of a Honda Accord that struck the rear of a Subaru Outback, before going off the right shoulder of the highway and down an embankment. Another passenger, Ashawn Duncan, age 18, of Spring Valley, was critical…
Community Rallies To Support Family Of HS Student Killed In Area Crash
A community is coming out to support the family of a teen who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley.
Suffern High School sophomore Jacqueline Zangrilli, age 16, died around 2:50 a.m., on Saturday, April 24, when the vehicle she was riding in struck a utility pole, according to the Ramapo Police.
Following Zangrilli's death, a GoFundMe was set up to assist the family with funeral expenses.
"Jacqueline was special in so many ways," said the GoFundMe. "She was an incredible daughter, sister, granddaughter, niece, and friend. Jacqueline was full of life."
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