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2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For 2 Killed In Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley Police are investigating a double-fatal, wrong-way crash in the Hudson Valley overnight. It happened around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6 in Orange County on I-87 in the town of Tuxedo. A preliminary investigation by New York State Police has determined a passenger vehicle was driving northbound in the southbound lanes between Exit 16 (Harriman) and Exit 15A (Sloatsburg), when it struck another passenger vehicle head-on. The vehicles were occupied by drivers only, both of …

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Roadway In Region While Drunk, Police Say Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Roadway In Region While Drunk, Police Say
Man Caught Driving Wrong Way On Roadway In Region While Drunk, Police Say A Westchester man has been charged with felony DWI after he was intercepted driving the wrong way on the Saw Mill River Parkway while drunk, according to police. The incident took place in Yonkers around 4 a.m. Tuesday, July 26. A Westchester County Police officer was patrolling the parkway and driving northbound near Palmer Road in Yonkers when he observed an Audi sedan coming at him in the wrong direction of travel, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police.  He let the vehicle pass him in the left lane of travel, made a U-turn, and pulled the driver over a sh…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Wrong-Way Driver Hit, Killed After Walking From Crash In Region Wrong-Way Driver Hit, Killed After Walking From Crash In Region
Wrong-Way Driver Hit, Killed After Walking From Crash In Region A wrong-way driver survived a head-on crash with a tractor-trailer in the Capital District only to be hit and killed by another car, police said. State troopers in Albany County were called to the crash scene on the New York State Thruway near exit 23 in Bethlehem at around 11:15 p.m. Sunday, May 29. They determined that a man had been driving northbound in the southbound lanes when he struck a tractor-tractor, New York State Police said. Witnesses told police the driver had appeared to be uninjured and had walked away from the crash scene before troopers arrived. Investigators searched t…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say
Four Killed In Wrong-Way I-84 Crash, Police Say Four people were killed in a wrong-way crash on I-84 in Connecticut, state police announced. Tolland County resident Kurt Emmanual Bahler, age 36, of Ellington, was driving eastbound on I-84 near exit 51 in Hartford shortly after 2:45 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, in the left of four lanes when a wrong-way driver approached him. Police said that Hartford resident Natachia Izekia Rivera-Hall was driving the wrong way on I-84 traveling west in the eastbound lanes when she struck Bahler head-on. Bahler’s truck came to an uncontrolled rest in the left lane near the exit, while Rivera-Hall’s …

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Police: Man Stopped In Sullivan County After Driving Wrong Way For 18 Miles Police: Man Stopped In Sullivan County After Driving Wrong Way For 18 Miles
Police: Man Stopped In Sullivan County After Driving Wrong Way For 18 Miles A confused 86-year-old wrong-way driver made it 18 miles navigating his way driving the wrong way in opposing traffic before ultimately safely coming to a stop in the region with an assist from State Police in Sullivan County. At approximately 3 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 25, New York State Police Troop F received a report of a suspicious vehicle driving the wrong way on State Route 17 in the area of Hancock in Delaware County. In total, police said that they received approximately 30 phone calls regarding the wrong-way driver, though none were able to give an adequate description of the vehicle,…

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by Zak Failla
News
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game
Dad Killed In Double-Fatal Crash Was Taking Son, Friends To Game A father from Westchester was taking his son and two friends to a Jewish league basketball game when the BMW they were aboard was involved in a wrong-way crash on I-287. Jordan Wachtell, 57, of Ardsley, was driving a 2018 BMW 330CI when it was struck by a 2006 Jeep, operated by Jaime Paucar, 50, of Amawalk, traveling westbound in the eastbound lane around 8:30 p.m. in Harrison on Thursday, Jan. 30, state police said. The crash caused the Jeep to roll over and come to rest on the center median guide rail, according to police. Wachtell was pronounced dead at the scene. Passenger Eric Goldber…

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by Joe Lombardi