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ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash
ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash The identity of a man killed in a fiery crash on Route 17 has been released. The crash happened on Friday, June 19 at about 12:30 p.m. in the town of Wallkill.  Troopers responded to Route 17 for a single-vehicle crash.  Earlier report - Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Fatal, Fiery Crash Upon arrival, troopers observed a vehicle down an embankment and fully engulfed in flames.  An initial investigation revealed that a 2007 Honda Accord was traveling west on Route 17 in the left lane.  The vehicle crossed both westbound lanes and exited the roadway on the north sh…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In Orange County Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In Orange County Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle
Woman Rescued, Dog Killed In Orange County Crash Between SUV, Fire Vehicle A woman had to be extricated after a serious crash involving an SUV and fire department vehicle resulted in the death of a dog. It happened in Orange County on Wednesday, May 27 at 4:30 p.m. in Greenville. A state police investigation revealed that a Town of Greenville fire police truck, a Ford F550, was parked in the passing lane of I-84 eastbound with emergency lighting activated.  The fire vehicle was blocking the lane for a motor vehicle crash that was approximately a half-mile ahead.  A full-size fire truck was parked a quarter-mile ahead of the fire vehicle in the pas…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard In Orange County Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard In Orange County
Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard In Orange County The driver of a school bus died after crashing into a tree off I-84, New York State Police said. Troopers responded near exit 28 off I-84 in Orange County at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, when a school bus owned by the Warwick Central School District crashed. Police said that the investigation determined that the school bus driver - Warwick resident Denise Schmidt, 53 - suffered a medical episode and became slumped over the steering wheel as the bus was heading up the ramp to merge onto the interstate. The bus traveled off the shoulder of the roadway, into a small grassy ravi…

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by Zak Failla
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IDs Released For Two Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County IDs Released For Two Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County
IDs Released For Two Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County The man and woman killed in a late-night head-on crash in the area have been identified. The crash occurred at around 11 p.m. Friday, May 3 in Orange County on Route 6 in the town of Woodbury between the 293 split and Long Mountain Parkway. An investigation revealed that a 2007 Dodge Caliber traveling west on Route 6 crossed over into the Eastbound lane, state police said. A 2016 Nissan Titan traveling east moved into the opposite lane to avoid the Dodge. The Dodge Caliber corrected itself, moving back into the westbound lane striking the Nissan Titan, police said. The only two occupants o…

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by Joe Lombardi
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Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County
Two-Killed In Head-On Route 6 Crash In Orange County This story has been updated. The two people killed in a late-night head-on crash in Orange County have been identified. The crash occurred at around 11 p.m. Friday, May 3 on Route 6 in Woodbury between the 293 split and Long Mountain Parkway. An investigation revealed that a 2007 Dodge Caliber traveling west on Route 6 crossed over into the Eastbound lane, state police said. A 2016 Nissan Titan traveling east moved into the opposite lane to avoid the Dodge. The Dodge Caliber corrected itself, moving back into the westbound lane striking the Nissan Titan, police said. The only two occupant…

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by Joe Lombardi
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D Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash D Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash
D Released For 23-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash A 23-year-old man who was killed during a crash in the Hudson Valley that also injured four other people has been identified. The crash took place around 11:40 p.m. Saturday on on Route 17 east of exit 112 in the Mamakating, said the New York State Police. Preliminary investigation revealed that a 2008 Honda Civic, operated by Sayra Lemus, 22, of Fallsburg was traveling east on Route 17. Witnesses said that an unidentified vehicle entered into the lane of travel of the Honda Civic. Lemus took evasive action to avoid the vehicle and lost control exiting the south shoulder of the roadway and …

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by Kathy Reakes