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ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge
The identity of the West Point cadet candidate who was killed in a cliff-diving accident has been released. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York. Troopers responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive man at a routinely frequented cliff diving location known as Fawn’s Leap, off Route 23A. The man has now been ID'd as Benjamin K. Bochtler, 20, of Bellevue, Nebraska, who enlisted in the Army as a drone operator in 2016. An investigation revealed Bochtler was hanging onto a rock ledge, when a portion of the rock broke …
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West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge
Click here for an updated story: ID Released For West Point Cadet Candidate Killed After Falling From Rock Ledge A United States Military Academy Prep School cadet candidate was killed in a cliff-diving accident that occurred in the region, the New York State Police said. The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 31 in the Town of Hunter in Greene County, New York. Troopers responded to a 911 call of an unresponsive man at a routinely frequented cliff diving location known as Fawn’s Leap, off Route 23A. An investigation revealed, the victim was hanging onto a …
Police & Fire
8-Year-Old Girl Killed At Area School By Heavy Piece Of Furniture
An 8-year-old girl was killed when a large cabinet at her school fell on top of her, according to New York State Police. Ruchy Friedich was found dead around 2:37 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, when state police responded to a medical emergency in Orange County at the Kiryas Joel Union Free School at 7 Isreal Zupnick Drive, said Trooper Steven Nevel. A preliminary investigation revealed that the child was in a classroom with two of her teachers when she climbed on to a chair to retrieve an item from a large cabinet that was affixed to the rear wall, Nevel said. The cabinet fell off of the wa…
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Gridlock Alert: Serious Crash Blocks Lane On Taconic
This story has been updated. Both lanes on a stretch of the Taconic State Parkway have reopened after a serious crash late Friday afternoon, July 12. The crash, reported just before 4:30 p.m., was southbound approaching Exit 8 (Saw Mill River Road/Route 100) in Millwood. Two lanes had been blocked before the center lane reopened. The right lanes then reopened. At least one serious injury has been reported. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Naked Man Seriously Hurt After Jumping Into, Off Pickup Truck Near Ridgefield/Wilton Line
A naked man suffered life-threatening injuries after jumping onto a pickup truck and then jumped back off into the roadway while it was moving. The incident took place around 9:24 a.m., Sunday, July 7, when Wilton Police responded to an incident on the Ridgefield/Wilton Line about the naked white male that had jumped out of the back of a pickup truck while it was moving, said Wilton Police Lt. Robert Kluk. The incident started in Ridgefield when a male resident of Ridgefield was traveling south on Danbury Road by the Days Inn and saw what he thought was a dead deer on the side of the r…
Police & Fire
Jaws Of Life Used To Extricate Person After Car Crashes Near House In Danbury
A person had to be extricated from a vehicle that was seriously damaged after crashing into several objects before landing just a few feet from a house in Danbury. Police units arrived first on West Street near Pleasant Street just east of I-84 early Saturday morning, April 6 to find one victim entrapped in a car, and a second person who had gotten out of the vehicle, said James Gagliardo, public information officer of the Danbury Fire Department. Fire units arriving shortly after, working under the command of Deputy Chief Bernie Meehan, found that a small convertible ha…
Obituaries
Former Poughkeepsie HS Football Player Killed Helping Crash Victim
A 28-year-old former high school football player was killed while helping victims of a crash on the Cross Bronx Expressway. Jaquan Cesar, a Beacon resident and Poughkeepsie High School graduate, was killed around 1:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 11, at the scene of a multiple-vehicle crash on the expressway near Webster Avenue, said the NYPD. According to a preliminary investigation, Cesar got out of his vehicle after seeing there was a crash to help the driver of a 2015 Mercedes Benz that had struck a 2012 GMC. While attempting to help those injured in the crash, a third vehicle, a 20…
Police & Fire
Route 44 Reopens After Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer, Van With One Victim Airlifted
This story has been updated. A portion of Route 44 in the Town of Amenia has reopened in both directions after an hours-long closure following a rollover involving a tractor-trailer and a van, said state police. The crash took place a little before 8:15 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 at Turkey Hollow Road and Route 44 in Amenia, causing one victim to be airlifted to an area hospital, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The roadway between Bangall Amenia and Smithfield Valley roads reopened around 12:30 p.m. "Transportation officials are on the scene and the tractor-trailer lost numerous…
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Support Pours In For Wife, Children Of Coast Guard Member From Area Killed In Accident
Friends and family members are working to raise funds through a GoFundMe for the family of a U.S. Coast Guard member who was killed last week during a crane accident while on duty in Alaska. Chief Warrant Officer Michael Kozloski, 35, was injured while working in the buoy yard when the accident occurred. Originally from Mahopac, Kozloski was assigned to the cutter Hickory. Local emergency medical services personnel performed CPR and transported him to South Peninsula Hospital where he was pronounced dead. “It’s with great sadness that we announce the passing of a devoted shipmate, husband…
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Car Crashes Into Garrison Fire Station On Busy Day Of Voting
Voters were a little startled when a car drove into the side of the Garrison Firehouse, a busy polling place, but no one was injured. The incident took place around 12:43 p.m. Tuesday when a voter arriving at the fire station on Route 9 failed to stop in time while parking on the north side and hit the building, said Garrison Fire Commissioner David Brower. The building was not seriously impacted by the crash, with some aluminum siding crushed, he said. And voting was not interrupted due to the crash. "We have been busy with a steady stream of voters," he said. "Thankfully no one…
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Woman's Legs Crushed Between Two Vehicles In Freak Orange County Accident
A 34-year-old woman received serious leg injuries when she was crushed between two vehicles in Orange County in what police are saying is a "freak accident." The incident took place around 9:50 a.m. Tuesday on Mid Oaks Road in Monroe when the unidentified woman, who works for a cleaning company, walked out to one of two vehicles parked in an inclined driveway to retrieve supplies, said Monroe Police Sgt. Anthony Amatetti. While she was getting the supplies from the front vehicle, another worker was leaving in the second vehicle, parked in the back. As the 21-year-old co-worker pr…
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Westchester Man Falls To His Death Adjusting Third-Floor Air Conditioner
A 56-year-old man reaching to fix his window air conditioner fell to his death in Westchester County. Walker Clark of Mount Vernon fell out a third-floor window around 12 a.m. Friday of an apartment building at 630 Gramatan Ave., said Maria Donovan, spokeswoman for the Mount Vernon Police. Clark was attempting to adjust the air conditioner when he fell more than 30 feet to the ground, Donovan said.
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