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Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hudson Valley I-84 Wrong-Way Collision Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hudson Valley I-84 Wrong-Way Collision
Update: Woman, 30, ID'd As Victim In Fatal Hudson Valley I-84 Wrong-Way Collision A 30-year-old woman has been identified as the victim of a wrong-way driver fatal crash on I-84 in the Hudson Valley. Related: Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley The crash occurred in Putnam County around 4 a.m. Monday, April 8, near mile marker 68 eastbound on I-84 in the town of Southeast. According to Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police, a Subaru Cross Trek driven by Alexandra R. Quinn, age 30, of Ridgefield, Connecticut, was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck an eastbound 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer. Quinn was pronounced de…
Community Rallies For Family Of Toddler, Grandmother Killed In Area Community Rallies For Family Of Toddler, Grandmother Killed In Area
Community Rallies For Family Of Toddler, Grandmother Killed In Area The community is rallying to support the family of a 3-year-old boy and his grandmother killed in a Hudson Valley crash. The accident took place in Dutchess County in the town of Poughkeepsie around 1 p.m., Monday, April 11. The incident occurred on Stanley Street at the intersection with Mary Avenue when a 2019 Royal Carting garbage truck operated by a 41-year-old man, hit the two in the roadway, said Lt. Shannon Rodriguez, of the town of Poughkeepsie Police. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, the grandmother died later at an area hospital. See Earlier Story: Grandmother Wit…
One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Patrol Vehicle In Area One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Patrol Vehicle In Area
One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, Patrol Vehicle In Area One person was killed during a crash in the Hudson Valley between a New York State Police patrol vehicle and a school bus. The crash took place around 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in Dutchess County on Route 55 and South Cross Road in LaGrange. It involved the patrol vehicle and an Arlington Central School District minibus with two adult students, the driver and an aide onboard, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The two students were transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie with non-life-threatening injuries. The parents of the students were notified, Hicks said. An adult aid was pr…
Orange County Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck Orange County Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck
Orange County Man Walking On Route 9W Struck, Killed By Pickup Truck An investigation is underway after a man was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a busy area roadway. It happened on Saturday, July 11 in Ulster County at about 3:45 a.m. on Route 9W and North Riverside Road in the town of Lloyd. An investigation revealed that Orange County resident Leon P. Ponder, 39, of Newburgh, was walking southbound in the right lane on 9W when he was struck by a 2014 Toyota Tundra that was traveling southbound.  The operator of the Tundra observed the man walking in the middle of the lane and attempted to avoid him, state police said. The operator subse…
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle On Palisades Parkway The identity has been released of a man found dead on the Palisades Interstate Parkway. State Police and the Rockland Sheriff's Office responded on Friday, July 3 at approximately 11:15 p.m. to a report of a body found in the southbound lanes of the parkway near exit 12 in the town of Pomona.  An investigation revealed that Genoval Gonzalez Quintana, 47, of Spring Valley, was struck and killed by a vehicle while he walking on the Palisades Parkway, state police said. The operator of the vehicle was returning home from his place of employment when he stuck Quintana, police said. While…
Support Pours In For Family Of Chester Woman Killed With Boyfriend Crash Support Pours In For Family Of Chester Woman Killed With Boyfriend Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of Chester Woman Killed With Boyfriend Crash The community is coming out in force to help the family of a young woman who died along with her boyfriend during a single-vehicle crash in the area. Orange County resident Alexis Lewis, 20, of Chester, was killed along with her boyfriend, Holmes B. Shindon, 21, of Montgomery, during a single-vehicle crash on Saturday, Nov. 16, on Route 208 in the town of Hamptonburgh. Since Lewis' death, a GoFundMe page has been created to help pay for her funeral.  "She was such a lovely young lady with her whole life ahead of her," her aunt wrote on the GoFundMe page. "Her Mother Cathy, my bi…
School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run
School Bus Driver Pleads Guilty In Pedestrian Death Following Hit-Run An Orange County woman pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a crash without reporting the incident in connection with the hit-and-run death of a pedestrian by a school bus last year. Deborah Berrios, 52, of Plattekill, pleaded guilty before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProspo, on Monday, June 24, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. During the plea, Berrios admitted that she knew she had struck the man with the school bus and the man had been injured.  She also admitted leaving the scene and not reporting the incident, leaving the dying man in …
22-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Off Road In Orange County 22-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Off Road In Orange County
22-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Off Road In Orange County A 22-year-old man was killed following a single-vehicle crash in the area. Brandon S. Sanok, an Orange County resident, was killed around 5 p.m,., Sunday, June 23, on Route 12 in the town of Minisink, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the New York State Police. An investigation found that Sanok was driving a 2008 Nissan southwest when his vehicle left the roadway on the south side of the road and overturned. Nevel said. Sanok, of Westtown, was extricated from his car by the Johnson Fire Department.  Sanok, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by Orang…
100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving 100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving
100 Deadliest Days Campaign Focuses On Dangers Of Distracted Teen Driving With Memorial Day in the rearview mirror, AAA is cautioning that the holiday kicked off the “100 Deadliest Days” for teen drivers on area roadways. Over the past five years, nearly 3,500 people have been killed in crashes involving teen drivers during the 100 Deadliest Days - the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day - when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise.  According to AAA, from 2013 through 2017, the major factors contributed to teen crashes during the summer includes speeding (28 percent of incidents); drinking and driving (17 percent) or…
Woman Struck, Killed By Toyota Tundra After Exiting Stopped BMW On Roadway Woman Struck, Killed By Toyota Tundra After Exiting Stopped BMW On Roadway
Woman Struck, Killed By Toyota Tundra After Exiting Stopped BMW On Roadway Click here for an updated story: Services Scheduled For Woman Struck, Killed By Toyota Tundra After Exiting Stopped BMW A 54-year-old woman was struck and killed by a full-size truck after exiting her stopped vehicle on a stretch of Route 82 in Dutchess County. The incident occurred in the town of Washington at approximately 9:15 p.m. Thursday, June 6, state police said. An initial investigation found a white 2006 BMW 325 was parked southbound on Route 82 near South Road in the center of her lane of travel with her vehicle flashers on, police said. The operator, identified as Hope …
Bloomingburg Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Pine Bush Woman Bloomingburg Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Pine Bush Woman
Bloomingburg Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash Involving Pine Bush Woman A local woman had to be airlifted to the Westchester Medical Center on Sunday night after being involved in a head-on collision that left a second driver dead. New York State Police in Wurtsboro are investigating a fatal crash that occurred shortly after 10:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 24 on Burlingham Road in Mamakating. Police said that the preliminary investigation determined that a 2002 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by Bloomingburg resident William Truex, 24, was traveling southbound when he crossed over into the other lane, crashing into a pick-up truck being driven by Pine Bush resident Me…
Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle
Beloved Barber Dies After Being Struck By Two Cars In New Rochelle It was like any other day, cutting hair and joking with customers until the end of the day when a local beloved barber walked out the door of the shop and was hit by two vehicles while crossing the street. Just before 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, life support was turned off for Vyacheslav Shaknmurov, known as Steve at B&A Barber Shop in New Rochelle, said the shop's manager and his close friend, Alex Ribiev. The incident which ultimately took Shaknmurov's life, happened at 7:02 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14, while he was crossing Main Street near Stephenson Bouleva…
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash In Orange County ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash In Orange County
ID Released For 20-Year-Old Killed In Route 17 Crash In Orange County New York State Police have identified the person killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 17 on Wednesday. Devon Persaud, 20, of Queens Village, died around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16 on Route 17 near Exit 129 in Blooming Grove, said New York State Trooper Steve Nevel. Troopers found Persaud's 2007 Dodge Caliber down an embankment, state police said. There were no passengers in the vehicle.  The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.