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18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region 18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region
18-Year-Old Dies In Single-Car Crash In Capital Region An 18-year-old man died following a single-car crash on a highway in the region. Emergency crews in Columbia County were called at around 10:15 p.m. Thursday, April 7, with reports of a fatal crash on Route 9G in Germantown, according to State Police. An investigation found that Raphael McDonald, of Athens in Greene County, was speeding in the northbound lane when he lost control on a curve. The vehicle slid off the road and crashed into a utility pole. McDonald was ejected from the car and died at the scene, police said. Nobody else was inside the car and no other vehicles were involved …

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by Michael Mashburn
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13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway 13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway
13 Hospitalized After Passenger Van Crashes On NY Thruway This story has been updated. New details and identifications of those involved have been released after 13 people were hospitalized when a large passenger van crashed on the New York State Thruway. It happened around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 south of Albany, on the southbound side of I-87 near Exit 21B in the town of Athens, Greene County. The preliminary investigation determined that the 14-passenger van lost control, struck a guide rail, and rolled over, state police said. State Police said Thursday afternoon, Aug. 25 that a group from the Church of God of Prophecy, out of Sout…

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by Joe Lombardi