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Man Sentenced For Hit-Run Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Area Mother Of Three Man Sentenced For Hit-Run Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Area Mother Of Three
Man Sentenced For Hit-Run Crash That Killed 34-Year-Old Area Mother Of Three A 38-year-old man is heading to prison after fatally striking a mother of three in the area and fleeing the scene. Stephen Grundel, 38, of Wallkill, was sentenced in Orange County Court to a term of one to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an incident without a report on Tuesday, June 25. Grundel was driving his 2000 Silverado pick-up truck at approximately 11:15 p.m. on March 30 when he struck Kiera Babcock, 34, who was walking on State Street in the Town of Mount Hope. Babcock was pronounced dead at the scene after her body was spotted by passing m…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Admits To Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area Man Admits To Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area
Man Admits To Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area A 38-year-old man has pleaded guilty to a felony of leaving the scene of an incident without reporting in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left an area woman dead. Stephen Grundel of theTown of Wallkill admitted during his plea on Tuesday, June 25 before Orange County Court Judge William L. DeProsp, that he knew his 2000 Silverado pick-up truck had struck a woman, later identified as Kiera Babcock, 34, and that he had reason to believe he had injured her but drove away anyway, said the Orange County District Attorney's Office. The incident took place around…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Area Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Area
Man, 38, Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Crash In Area A 38-year-old man has been charged in the hit-and-run death of a 34-year-old woman following a crash on March 30. Kiera Babcock of Otisville was killed in the Orange County crash on State Street in Otisville about 11:15 p.m. on March 30 when an eastbound pickup truck struck her, state police said.  Babcock’s body was found the following morning. Steven L. Grundel of Mount Hope was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal crash, a felony, on Tuesday, April 16. A phone tip on April 6 led state police to interview Grundel. In that interview, Grundel provided an alibi that did…

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by Joe Lombardi