Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley
Wrong-Way Crash: 1 Killed In Hudson Valley One person was killed during a Hudson Valley crash between a sedan that was allegedly driving in the wrong direction and a tractor-trailer. The incident took place in Putnam County around 4 a.m. Monday, 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 was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes when it struck an eastbound 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer. The driver of Subaru was pronounced dead on the scene, Hicks said. The tractor-trailer driver was not injured. The name of the victim has no…
NY Woman Killed After Falling Out Of Moving Trailer NY Woman Killed After Falling Out Of Moving Trailer
NY Woman Killed After Falling Out Of Moving Trailer A Long Island woman was killed after falling out of a moving trailer on a highway in upstate New York. Click here for a new, updated story - Pediatrician Traveling To See Eclipse ID'd As Victim In Freak Fatal Trailer Accident In NY The incident happened just after 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 in Jefferson County in the town of Brownville, about 60 miles north of Syracuse. An investigation revealed that Robert P. Woroniecki, 59, from Stony Brook, was operating a 2019 gray Ram pickup truck westbound on Route 12E, pulling a 2024 gray Airstream house trailer, New York State Police said…
Crash Shuts Down Busy Main Route In Westchester Crash Shuts Down Busy Main Route In Westchester
Crash Shuts Down Busy Main Route In Westchester A crash caused a busy main route in Northern Westchester to close as emergency crews responded to the scene.  The incident happened on Monday, March 4 at around 6:30 p.m., when a motor vehicle crash occurred on Route 9A (Saw Mill River Road) in Hawthorne near the Amazon warehouse, according to the Hawthorne Fire Department.  According to reports, a pedestrian was struck at the scene, but police have not yet confirmed the extent of the injuries.  The incident caused the road to close between Skyline Drive and Route 141 for an extended amount of time on Monday.  This is …
Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On I-684 In Westchester Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On I-684 In Westchester
Man Ejected From Car, Thrown Into Ravine After Crash On I-684 In Westchester First responders carried out a careful rescue operation after a man fell over 50 feet down a ravine following a crash on a highway in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 29 at around 6:30 p.m., when a three-car crash occurred on Interstate 684 in Bedford at the overpass spanning Beaver Dam Park. As a result of the crash, one man was ejected from his vehicle and sent into a ravine underneath the overpass, according to the Katonah Fire Department. Soon after the crash, first responders raced to both the overpass and Beaver Dam Park below to find the fallen man.…
2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection 2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection
2-Car Crash Blocks Traffic At Busy Hudson Valley Intersection A two-vehicle crash held up traffic at a busy Hudson Valley intersection, firefighters said. The crash happened in Putnam County on Wednesday, Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m., when two cars collided in Carmel at the intersection of Route 6 and Crane Road (Route 32), according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  The collision sent one car off the road into some brush, according to photos of the crash released by the department.  The cause of the crash was not released. 
Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Westchester Crashes After Super Bowl: Police Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Westchester Crashes After Super Bowl: Police
Drunk Drivers Nabbed In Westchester Crashes After Super Bowl: Police A man and woman both face drunk driving charges in connection to two separate crashes in Northern Westchester that occurred after the Super Bowl, police announced. The two crashes both happened in Yorktown on Sunday night, Feb. 11, and early Monday morning, Feb. 12, Yorktown Police announced on Wednesday, Feb. 14.  The first of the incidents happened on Sunday around 11 p.m., when a vehicle left the scene of a crash in the area of Crossways Road, according to the department. Responding officers were able to get a description of the vehicle and found it on Barger Street. Police then tr…
Person Taken To Hospital After Morning Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection Person Taken To Hospital After Morning Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection
Person Taken To Hospital After Morning Crash At Busy Westchester Intersection One person was taken to a hospital following a crash at a busy Northern Westchester intersection that briefly slowed morning traffic.  The incident happened on Friday morning, Jan. 19, when two cars became involved in a crash in Bedford at the intersection of Route 22 and Jay Street, according to Bedford Police Lt. Jeff Gulick.  Following the crash, one person was taken to a hospital as a precaution but did not suffer serious injuries, Gulick said.  Traffic at the intersection was temporarily slowed while police conducted their investigation into the crash.  Both …
Car Driven By Hudson Valley Man Crashes Into Parked Cruiser On Highway During Storm: Police Car Driven By Hudson Valley Man Crashes Into Parked Cruiser On Highway During Storm: Police
Car Driven By Hudson Valley Man Crashes Into Parked Cruiser On Highway During Storm: Police A state trooper was taken to a hospital after a car driven by a 20-year-old New York resident crashed into the back of her cruiser on a Connecticut highway amid a winter storm, police announced. The incident happened in New Haven County during a winter storm on Tuesday, Jan. 9 around 7:40 p.m., when a state police cruiser was parked in the left lane of Interstate 91 South in Meriden while helping with a call for traffic service.  According to state police, a 2016 Cadillac Escalade driven by Putnam County resident Luis Sanchez, Jr. of Brewster, age 20, was traveling south in the left la…
Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Yonkers Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Yonkers Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court
Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Yonkers Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court A 16-year-old who is charged in connection to a crash that killed a beloved police sergeant in Westchester will be charged in Family Court rather than criminal court, authorities announced. The development in the case, which centered around the December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, was announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 30. A 16-year-old Yonkers boy had been criminally charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the crash in late October. However, the boy's case will now be transferred …
Driver Hospitalized After Falling Asleep, Hitting Dump Truck On Hudson Valley Road: Police Driver Hospitalized After Falling Asleep, Hitting Dump Truck On Hudson Valley Road: Police
Driver Hospitalized After Falling Asleep, Hitting Dump Truck On Hudson Valley Road: Police A man was flown to a hospital after falling asleep at the wheel and colliding with a dump truck on a Hudson Valley road, police said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, Nov. 13 around 8:15 a.m. on Route 9 in Philipstown in the area of Lyons Road.  According to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office, an investigation into the crash determined that 81-year-old Rockland County resident Howard Gordon of Pomona, age 81, had been traveling northbound on Route 9, at which point he believed he fell asleep.  His car then hit a guardrail and bounced into the southbound lane, hit…
16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester 16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester
16-Year-Old Girl Hospitalized After Being Struck By Car In Westchester A 16-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after being struck by a vehicle in Westchester.  The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 23, when a 16-year-old pedestrian was hit by a car in Mount Vernon at the corner of Gramatan Avenue and East Grand Street, according to the city's Director of Communications Timothy Allen.  The girl was then taken to Jacobi Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Allen said.  No criminal charges were filed following the crash. 
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash
Witnesses Sought In Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Police are asking for any witnesses to a Hudson Valley crash in which a scooter driver was hit and killed by an SUV to come forward. Rockland County resident Dariel Rivera, of Central Nyack, was killed around 3:50 a.m., Friday, July 14, on Route 303 in West Nyack. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, officers found Rivera after police received reports of a person lying in the roadway. Rivera, who was riding an electric scooter, which was found heavily damaged, had sustained severe trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene, Peters said. A witness who stayed at the scen…