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Route 44, Pleasant Valley, NY

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Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region
Fatal Crash: 32-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Region A man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash on a busy roadway in the region. It happened in Dutchess County at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 44 near Traver Road in Pleasant Valley. According to New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, an initial investigation determined a 2023 Mercedes-Benz van was traveling eastbound when an electric scooter driven by Brandon Vogel, age 32, of Pleasant Valley, entered the roadway from the south shoulder and was struck. Vogel was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie by the Pleasant Valley Fire Department, where h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours
Hudson Valley Man Armed With Knife Holds Police At Bay For 5 Hours An attempt to serve an arrest warrant in the region led to a five-hour standoff with law enforcement. The incident occurred in Dutchess County at around 11 a.m. on Monday, July 1, on Route 44 in Pleasant Valley. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office, deputies, and detectives responded to a residence on Route 44 in the Town of Pleasant Valley to serve an arrest warrant.  Shortly after the arrival of law enforcement, the wanted man armed himself with a knife and barricaded himself inside a room within the residence, police said. The Dutchess County S…

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by Kathy Reakes