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24-Year-Old Obernberg Woman Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say 24-Year-Old Obernberg Woman Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say
24-Year-Old Obernberg Woman Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say A 24-year-old woman from the region was struck and killed after allegedly darting into traffic on a busy roadway. Sullivan County resident Eva Jacobs, of Obernberg, was struck around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.. 13, in the town of Callicoon on North Branch Callicoon Center Road. Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty said Jacobs was struck by a 2012 Chevrolet pickup truck. The 68-year-old driver stayed on the scene and rendered first aid. Witnesses told police that the victim had "darted out into the roadway," Chaboty said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Sullivan County C…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Loch Sheldrake Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Loch Sheldrake
Husband, Wife Die After Falling Through Ice In Loch Sheldrake A husband and wife died while on a fishing trip after falling through thin ice in the region. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 8:15 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27 in the hamlet of Loch Sheldrake. Law enforcement officials became aware when the couple's daughter called the police that day from New York City expressing concern that she could not get in touch with her parents, Viktor Nikitin, age 63, and Svetlana Nikitin, age 70, both of Loch Sheldrake, said Undersheriff Eric Chaboty of the Sullivan County Sheriff's Office. The Sheriff’s Office asked the Town of Fallsburg Police to ch…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Sullivan County Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say Sullivan County Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say
Sullivan County Woman Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash, Police Say A woman from the region was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Christmas Eve. Sullivan County resident Lisa Kottl, age 31, of Bloomingburg, was killed around 7:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 24, after losing control of her vehicle. According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, when deputies responded to the report of the crash on Route 17 in the town of Thompson, they found a 2007 Nissan Altima had hit a water diversion ditch next to the exit and rolled over. Kottl was pronounced dead at the scene by Sullivan County Coroner Alan Kesten, he added. It is believed that she was en route to …

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Sullivan County Crash With Dog Inside Car Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Sullivan County Crash With Dog Inside Car
Driver Killed In Single-Vehicle Sullivan County Crash With Dog Inside Car A man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in the area after losing control of his 2004 Chevrolet Corvette. Michael Haas, age 69, was killed in Sullivan County around 3 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 27, when sheriff's deputies responded to a report of a one-car crash with entrapment on Route 97 in the town of Lumberland. According to Undersheriff Eric J. Chaboty, of the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, witnesses said the Corvette had been traveling southbound at a normal rate of speed when it suddenly crossed the double yellow line, spun around, and struck a tree with the rear of the …

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by Kathy Reakes