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Car Hauler Collides With Train In Hudson Valley Car Hauler Collides With Train In Hudson Valley
Car Hauler Collides With Train In Hudson Valley A car hauler was hit by a train in the Hudson Valley after the driver pulled onto one of the tracks, authorities said. The incident took place in Rockland County around 3:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 18, in West Nyack on Pineview Road. According to Clarkstown Police Det. Norm Peters, when officers arrived on the scene they found two vehicles had fallen from a car hauler that was resting up against the side of a CSX train car.  Before the crash, the driver of the car hauler told officers he needed to back up his truck and then place it in park, not realizing that the trailer was ac…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area
Woman Hospitalized After Collision Between Car, Train In Area A woman was hospitalized after a collision between a car and a train overnight. The incident happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13 in Ulster County on Route 212 in the Village of Saugerties.  An investigation by Saugerties Police has established that 35-year-old Esther N. Lee, of Montebello, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was operating a 2009 Honda CRV, traveling west on Ulster Avenue.  Lee failed to stop at the railroad crossing, crashing through the warning gate, running her vehicle directly into a train that was traveling northbound, said police.  …

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by Joe Lombardi