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Drunk Driver In Head-On Crash While 2.5 Times Over Legal Limit In Region Learns Fate Drunk Driver In Head-On Crash While 2.5 Times Over Legal Limit In Region Learns Fate
Drunk Driver In Head-On Crash While 2.5 Times Over Legal Limit In Region Learns Fate A Hudson Valley man who admitted to causing a head-on Orange County crash while driving with a blood alcohol content more than twice the legal limit will spend years behind bars, prosecutors announced.  Michael Falkena, age 42, of Sparrowbush, was sentenced in Orange County Court on Wednesday, Feb. 5, to three to six years behind bars after pleading guilty to first-degree vehicular assault, Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced on Friday, Feb. 7. The charges stem from a multi-vehicle crash that happened on Dec. 28, 2023, on County Highway 1 in Warwick. According t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
New Update: IDs Released For Trooper, Tow Truck Driver Hit By Pickup Truck On I-87 New Update: IDs Released For Trooper, Tow Truck Driver Hit By Pickup Truck On I-87
New Update: IDs Released For Trooper, Tow Truck Driver Hit By Pickup Truck On I-87 The New York State trooper and tow truck operator who were struck by a pickup truck on I-87 while outside of their vehicles during a traffic stop have been identified by state police. The incident occurred in Albany County on the Northway southbound lanes on Saturday, Nov. 2, in Colonie.  Original report - Trooper Suffers Serious Injuries After Being Struck By Pickup Truck On Northway In Colonie According to Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, Trooper Nicholas Abbondola has undergone lengthy surgeries to repair some of the injuries, but additional surgeries are expected to be necess…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say
Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say A Capital Region woman was nabbed for alleged drunk driving and vehicular assault after crashing into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on a busy highway. The incident occurred in Albany at 1 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, on the I-87 Thruway. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, troopers charged Schenectady County resident Alexandria M. McCumber, age 29, of Glenville, for driving northbound in the southbound lanes and crashing into another car on I-90 eastbound.  McCumber and the driver of the other vehicle were both extricated and transported to Albany Me…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Update: Teen Victim Of Mamakating Crash ID'd, Driver Charged Update: Teen Victim Of Mamakating Crash ID'd, Driver Charged
Update: Teen Victim Of Mamakating Crash ID'd, Driver Charged New York State Police have identified the high school student killed in a crash and charged the driver of the vehicle. The crash occurred in Sullivan County around 1:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, on Route 17 West in Mamakating. The student killed, and the passengers attended Minisink Valley High School in Orange County, according to the district's superintendent Brian C. Monahan.  Original report - Minisink Valley High School Student Killed, 3 Injured During Crash In Region According to New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2014 …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police 2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police
2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police A 40-year-old Wilton man is believed to have been drunk when he rolled his truck during a single-vehicle crash that ejected two young boys from the truck's bed and into the hospital, authorities said.  Matthew J. Murry Jr. said he crashed his vehicle on Pettis Road in Wilton just after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said. He told police he swerved to miss a deer, struck a utility pole, and rolled the truck.  Two boys — ages 10 and 7 — were ejected from the truck's bed at the time of the crash. Paramedics rushed both of them to Albany Medical C…

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by Josh Lanier