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34-Year-Old Woman Killed After Tree Falls On Top Of Car In Hudson Valley 34-Year-Old Woman Killed After Tree Falls On Top Of Car In Hudson Valley
34-Year-Old Woman Killed After Tree Falls On Top Of Car In Hudson Valley A woman was killed after a tree fell on her car on a busy roadway in the region. The incident happened at around 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 4 in Westchester County on I-95, in Harrison, between exits 18B (White Plains) and 19 (Rye/Harrison). State Police say that a preliminary investigation determined that Susan D. Braga, age 34, of Mount Vernon,  was traveling southbound in the area of mile marker 10.5, when the tree fell on top of her 2009 Toyota Prius.  The tree bounced off the roof upon impact and the Toyota continued a short distance until it came to rest against a Ford F2…
One Killed After Collision Between BMW, Motorcycle In Hudson Valley One Killed After Collision Between BMW, Motorcycle In Hudson Valley
One Killed After Collision Between BMW, Motorcycle In Hudson Valley A 32-year-old man was killed in a collision between a BMW and a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle, according to state police. The crash took place around 2:10 p.m., Saturday, April 10 in Northern Westchester on the Taconic State Parkway in the town of Yorktown, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers arrived on the scene, close to mile marker 15.5 southbound on the parkway, they found Yorktown Emergency Medical Services personnel were already performing life-saving measures on the operator of the motorcycle, Hicks said. The driver, identified as Julio T. Diaz, age 32, of Queens, wa…
Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley
Woman Killed After Crashing Into Tree In Hudson Valley A 65-year-old woman was killed after losing control of her vehicle in a heavy rainstorm on the Taconic State Parkway. Fatos Kaba, of Queens, was killed around 12:41 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 29, northbound on the parkway in Dutchess County, in the town of Stanford, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. When troopers arrived on the scene, they found a 2008 Honda Fit was found in the center median, Hicks said. An initial investigation suggests Kaba lost control during heavy rainfall, left the roadway, and struck a tree.  She succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased on th…
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Area Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Area
Pedestrian Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Vehicle In Area A 37-year-old man was seriously injured after being struck by a vehicle while walking along a roadway. Dutchess County resident Terrance J. Hector, 37, was struck around 7:45 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, in Wappinger on New Hamburg Road by a 2005 Hyundai Elantra, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the New York State Police. When troopers arrived at the scene, they found Hector, a resident of Wappinger, in the roadway with serious injuries and transported him to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital by EMStar, Hicks said. An initial investigation revealed the Elantra was headed eastbound on New Hamburg Road i…
20-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree, Becomes Engulfed In Flames, Police Say 20-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree, Becomes Engulfed In Flames, Police Say
20-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Into Tree, Becomes Engulfed In Flames, Police Say A 20-year-old passenger was killed in a fiery single-car crash overnight.  It happened at around 11:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 8 in Dutchess County on the Shunpike between Route 44 and Kennels Road in the town of Washington. The car, a Toyota sedan, went off the roadway and into the tree, before becoming engulfed in flames, State Police from the Poughkeepsie barracks said. An initial investigation revealed James M. Ruiz, 28, of Amenia, was operating the Toyota sedan went it went off the roadway for unknown reasons.  The victim, passenger, Jeremy L. Annis, also of Amenia, wa…
ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
ID Released For Man, 30, Killed In Two-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash The identities have been released of the motorist killed and the other driver involved in a two-vehicle crash in Northern Westchester. It happened at about 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 27 on Kings Ferry Road in the hamlet of Montrose in the town of Cortlandt. An initial investigation by state police revealed a 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee operated by Nadia Caterino, 32, of Cortlandt was traveling westbound on Kings Ferry Road, and attempted to make a left-hand turn onto Hunt Road.  Caterino failed to observe an eastbound 2016 Kawasaki motorcycle, operated by Matthew Hickey, 30, of Cor…