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Vehicle Crashes Into Building After Police Pursuit In Westchester Vehicle Crashes Into Building After Police Pursuit In Westchester
Vehicle Crashes Into Building After Police Pursuit In Westchester A driver attempting to flee from police in Westchester came to a screeching halt when he crashed into a building while evading officers, police said. County police on patrol spotted a vehicle that was wanted by the NYPD on the Taconic Parkway in Mount Kisco early on Wednesday, Dec. 8, prompting a chase that led them onto the Saw Mill River Parkway and into Yonkers. Police said that the driver took officers on a chase onto the parkway before ultimately crashing into a building near the intersection of Ash Street and Walnut Street. During the chase, police said that the fleeing driver struck…

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by Zak Failla
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Driver Injured After Allegedly Attempting To Pass DOT Trucks On Taconic, State Police Say Driver Injured After Allegedly Attempting To Pass DOT Trucks On Taconic, State Police Say
Driver Injured After Allegedly Attempting To Pass DOT Trucks On Taconic, State Police Say A Hudson Valley man was injured after allegedly attempting to pass two Department of Transportation trucks on the Taconic Parkway and flipping his vehicle. Putnam County resident Rowan Thomas, age 24, of Mahopac, was injured around 9:15 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, while driving his 2019 Jeep Compass on the parkway in Lagrangeville, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, two DOT Freightliner trucks were traveling slowly in the right lane when Thomas passed the first truck, only to realize that the second truck was in front of him, also traveling slowly. Thomas whipped…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Driver In Unreturned Rental Car Caught With Crack At Taconic Parkway Rest Area, Police Say Driver In Unreturned Rental Car Caught With Crack At Taconic Parkway Rest Area, Police Say
Driver In Unreturned Rental Car Caught With Crack At Taconic Parkway Rest Area, Police Say A driver sleeping in an unreturned rental car is facing a drug charge after he was busted by New York State Police in a rest area on the Taconic Parkway in the Hudson Valley. Troopers from the Poughkeepsie barracks on patrol in the Todd Hill Rest area on the parkway in LaGrange found a suspicious vehicle reported stolen with two people sleeping inside at approximately 2:45 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 31, police said. According to police, the investigation into the allegedly stolen vehicle determined that it was in fact an unreturned rental, and the driver, Schenectady resident Michael Mays, 42, …

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by Zak Failla
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27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Yorktown, Police Say 27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Yorktown, Police Say
27-Year-Old Nabbed In Stolen Vehicle In Yorktown, Police Say A 27-year-old man allegedly driving a stolen vehicle was nabbed in Northern Westchester following a traffic stop. Dutchess County resident Zef Ljucovic, 27, of Millbrook, was arrested around 4:19 p.m., on Friday, Dec. 25, following a traffic stop in Yorktown, said Yorktown Police. According to police, a Yorktown officer on patrol was advised of a possible stolen vehicle traveling northbound on the Taconic Parkway.  The officer responded to the area and located a vehicle matching the description of a stolen Jeep Grand Cherokee in the area of Crompond Road, police said. The vehicle was…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Nabbed Using Fake Tag During Stop On Taconic Parkway, Police Said Man Nabbed Using Fake Tag During Stop On Taconic Parkway, Police Said
Man Nabbed Using Fake Tag During Stop On Taconic Parkway, Police Said Police arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly driving a vehicle with a fake license plate in Northern Westchester. Ivan Mejia, of Shrub Oak, was arrested on Sunday, Oct. 25, after a Yorktown Police officer was dispatched to a report of a possible stolen vehicle traveling northbound on the Taconic Parkway, said the Yorktown Police. The officer located the vehicle and initiated a traffic stop in the area of Route 132, police said. During an investigation, it was determined that Mejia had allegedly placed a forged New Jersey temporary tag on the vehicle. He was arrested and charged with cr…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Crash With Sedan In Northern Westchester Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Crash With Sedan In Northern Westchester
Motorcyclist, 27, Killed In Crash With Sedan In Northern Westchester A 27-year-old Westchester resident was killed in a crash that saw him ejected from his motorcycle and fatally striking the center median of the Taconic Parkway in Northern Westchester. Scott McMahon was driving his 2017 Aprilia motorcycle shortly after 7 p.m. on Saturday, April 28 on the parkway near exit 8 (Route 100/Route 133) in New Castle when he fatally crashed after reportedly striking a sedan and losing control. Police said that the initial investigation into the crash determined that a 2006 Mercury was driving southbound on the Taconic State Parkway when it made a lane change, which…

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by Zak Failla