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Snow Plow Driver Dies In Crash At Business In Region Snow Plow Driver Dies In Crash At Business In Region
Snow Plow Driver Dies In Crash At Business In Region A 50-year-old snow plow driver has died following a fiery crash at a business in the region. Emergency crews in Greene County were called shortly after midnight on Monday, Dec. 12, with reports of a crash in Coxsackie at the Essendant Distribution Center, located on State Route 9W, according to State Police. Investigators said Lamont Jackson, of Catskill, was plowing a parking lot when he collided with a stationary box trailer, sparking a fire. Jackson was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. There were no other reports of injuries. Greene County Sheriff’s officials said the crash…

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by Michael Mashburn
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21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Region 21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Region
21-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Crash In Region Police are investigating a fiery fatal crash in Westchester County. It happened around 9:45 a.m. Sunday, July 17 on the Sprain Brook Parkway in Greenburgh. Responders were dispatched to mile marker 5.6 northbound for a report of a crash with a vehicle engulfed in flames.  Greenburgh Fire and Emergency Medical Services arrived prior to state troopers but were unable to extricate the victim, Paul A. Fitzpatrick, age 21, of Yonkers. Fitzpatrick was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. An initial investigation found Fitzpatrick was northbound on the Sprain Brook Parkway oper…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Airlifted Following Two-Vehicle Crash In Area Man Airlifted Following Two-Vehicle Crash In Area
Man Airlifted Following Two-Vehicle Crash In Area A 34-year-old man was airlifted to an area hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash. It happened around 11:20 a.m., Monday, Sept. 6, in Dutchess County on Route 9G in Red Hook. The man was driving a 1986 Suzuki motorcycle northbound on Route 9G approaching the Rokeby Road intersection when he was hit by an Irvington woman driving a 2011 Toyota passenger car who failed to yield the right of way, according to the Red Hook Police. This caused the motorcycle to strike the rear of the vehicle ejecting the motorcyclist, police said.  The motorcycle then slid off the wes…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Palisades Parkway Car Fire In Rockland Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Palisades Parkway Car Fire In Rockland
Police Ask Public's Help In Investigation Of Fatal Palisades Parkway Car Fire In Rockland New York State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed a vehicle and fire of a gray 2021 Hyundai Sonata that left one dead in Stony Point to come forward with any information. The crash was discovered around 2 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 16, on the Palisades Parkway southbound at Exit 16 in the town of Stony Point, said Trooper Steven Nevel. When troopers found the vehicle, it was fully engulfed in flames. The vehicle was in a snowbank and facing west.  The troopers were not able to immediately determine if anyone was in the vehicle. The Stony Point Fire Department arrived on the scen…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver Found Burned To Death Inside SUV Following Crash, Fire In Area Driver Found Burned To Death Inside SUV Following Crash, Fire In Area
Driver Found Burned To Death Inside SUV Following Crash, Fire In Area A man was found burned to death inside an SUV following a crash in the area. The incident was discovered early Friday, Oct. 11,  when the City of Newburgh Police Department received a call about a vehicle fire on North Street near the Powell Avenue intersection, said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns. When police arrived on the scene, the City of Newburgh Fire Department was attempting to put out the fire, he said. According to Burns, the vehicle, a Chevy Suburban, was fully engulfed in flames. It was learned that the vehicle was traveling east on North…

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by Kathy Reakes