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1 Dead, 2 Hurt In Overnight Crash On I-287 At NY/NJ State Line
UPDATE: Authorities have identified the Mini Cooper driver killed as a 64-year-old New Jersey man.
One person was killed and two others were injured in a serious overnight crash on Route 287 in Rockland County, just north of the New Jersey state line, the Monsey Scoop reports.
The crash occurred at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday, June 14, on the northbound New York State Thruway between Exits 15 and 15A, where an older-model Honda Odyssey and a Mini Cooper collided, the outlet said. Hatzoloh EMS, Spring Hill EMS, Faist EMS, Rockland Paramedics, the Hillburn Fire Department, the Ta…
Drunk Driver Rams 5 Cop Cars During Wild Taconic Parkway Chase: Police
A 36-year-old man slammed his pickup truck into five marked patrol cars during a high-speed chase that stretched across two Hudson Valley counties, police said.
The pursuit began just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, when a Columbia County trooper attempted to stop a Ford pickup on State Route 82 in the Town of Livingston for traffic violations, New York State Police said.
Despite lights and sirens going, the driver failed to pull over, prompting a chase that moved onto the Taconic State Parkway southbound, police said.
During the pursuit, Stephen Preston, of Cairo, intentionally struck fi…
Woman's Legs Severed Before Teen Driver Fled NY Crash Injuring 5 Others
A Long Island teenager will spend years behind bars after fleeing a car crash that severed a woman’s legs and injured five others.
Valdemar Meza-Martinez, 17, of Brentwood, was sentenced to 1⅓ to 4 years in prison in Suffolk County Court Wednesday, Jan. 14, after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of a serious injury crash.
The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 4, 2024, on Patton Avenue in Wyandanch, according to the Suffolk County DA’s office.
Meza-Martinez, who was 16 at the time, was driving a Nissan SUV westbound while violating the restrictions of his New York learner’s permit…
Motorcyclist, 25, Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Schenectady County
A 25-year-old man died after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle on a busy Capital Region roadway.
The Schenectady County crash happened just before 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 15, on Troy-Schenectady Road near Algonquin Road in Niskayuna, according to police.
Christopher Reith, 25, of Latham, was riding a motorcycle when it was involved in a collision with another vehicle. Reith was transported to Ellis Hospital with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead, police said.
The driver of the second vehicle, a 46-year-old Schenectady man, suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He was…
