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Albany Police Cruiser Crashes While Racing To Shots Fired Call, 2 Officers Injured
UPDATE: Two Albany police officers were injured when their unmarked cruiser collided with another vehicle while responding to a shots fired call late Wednesday, Feb. 18. The crash happened just before 11 a.m. near the intersection of Central Avenue and Henry Johnson Boulevard, according to Albany Police. Two officers were traveling westbound on Central Avenue in emergency mode, with lights and sirens activated, responding to a reported shots fired call at 400 Central Ave. Investigators determined the officers proceeded through a green light when a vehicle traveling eastbound made an illega…
Police & Fire
Driver Injured After Car Flips In Hudson Valley
A driver escaped with only minor injuries after a rollover crash in Orange County. The crash happened around 10:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, in the area of Route 9W and Fostertown Road in Newburgh. There, Middle Hope Fire Department members responded after reports of a single-car rollover, the department said. Units from both the Middle Hope and Cronomer Valley Fire Departments arrived to find the vehicle overturned, but the sole occupant already out of the car, firefighters said. The driver was evaluated at the scene by Town of Newburgh EMS. On Thursday, Nov. 20, Cronomer…
Police & Fire
Car Collides With School Bus, Sending Children, Driver To Hospital In NY
A crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester sent several people to the hospital, police said. The collision happened just before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, in the area of Route 202 and Old Croton Falls Road in Somers, according to New York State Police Trooper Krystal Paolicelli. Four people aboard the bus — three children and the driver — were transported to a hospital with minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Fourteen children were riding the bus at the time of the crash. The driver of the car was not injured, police said. The bus had students fr…
Police & Fire
Deer Caused Fiery Palisades Parkway Crash In NY, Video Released Of Heroic Rescue (
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New York State Police have released new details — and dramatic video — from a fiery crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County that nearly cost a driver his life. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 14, near Exit 12 in Ramapo, as Daily Voice previously reported. Troopers said on Wednesday, Sept. 17, that the driver of a Subaru Crosstrek struck a deer while traveling northbound, lost control, and slammed into a tree in the center median. The impact left him with two fractured ankles and facial injuries, unable to escape as the vehicle’s engine comp…
Police & Fire
49-Mile Pursuit Ends With NY Woman Found Unconscious: State Police
A woman was found unresponsive after a nearly 50-mile police chase that ended in Oswego County, New York State Police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The pursuit began when troopers attempted to stop a 2023 Chevrolet Traverse on State Route 49 in the town of Vienna, Oneida County, around 11:38 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to police. The driver, identified as 37-year-old Caitlyn M. Hand of Canandaigua, failed to comply and continued westbound, sparking a chase. Troopers deployed two separate Stinger tire deflation devices, flattening both front tires, investigators said. Despite the …
Police & Fire
NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police
A New York man was killed and another seriously injured when their ATV was struck by a car in the Poconos, police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The crash happened in the northbound lane of State Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township at 2:36 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. Dymtro Prokopets, 22, of Brooklyn, was operating the ATV with 19-year-old passenger, also of Brooklyn, when their vehicle was struck from behind by a 2018 Nissan Sentra, police said. Prokopets was pronounced dead at the scene by the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. The …
Police & Fire
Driver Pulled From Burning Car By Police After Palisades Parkway Crash In NY
A driver is alive thanks to the quick actions of police after being trapped inside a burning vehicle on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County. The crash happened around 4:40 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, near Exit 12, when a car struck a tree and caught fire with the driver still inside, according to The Monsey Scoop and the Spring Hill Community Ambulance Corps. Troopers arrived quickly and pulled the victim from the burning vehicle, saving their life, the Ambulance Corps said. The driver suffered significant injuries and was taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. E…
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6-Year-Old Faiz Sharif Opens Eyes After PA Kipona Festival Crash, Family Says
A 6-year-old boy critically injured when a minivan plowed into Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival crowd has opened his eyes after several days in a coma, his family said Tuesday night, Sept. 9. The child, identified as Faiz Sharif, was one of three victims struck when Elizabeth Ann Bohrer, 36, of York Haven, allegedly barreled through barricades and into festivalgoers on North Front Street on Monday, Sept. 1, according to police and court documents. Elizabeth Ann Bohrer Swatara Township PD Court filings obtained by Daily Voice revealed Faiz suffered a fractured pelvis, two broken ribs, a …
Police & Fire
5 Hospitalized After Cement Truck T-Bones Car At Busy NY Intersection
A busy Westchester intersection was the scene of a serious crash involving a cement truck and a car on Monday, Sept. 8, police said. The collision happened in White Plains around 2:50 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of Bryant Avenue and Mamaroneck Avenue, according to White Plains Police Commissioner David Chong. The crash involved a cement truck and a Subaru carrying four passengers. The truck had only its driver inside. Chong said the Subaru was T-boned in the crash. While three of the car’s passengers were able to get out on their own, the front-seat passenger became trapped an…
Obituaries
'Soul Who Brought Light': Father, 32, Killed In NY Crash, Help Now Coming To Family
As the family of a 32-year-old Sullivan County man who died in a tragic car crash last month in Orange County grapples with his loss, community members are coming together to help them pick up the pieces. Ryan Dennis Tucker, a resident of Burlingham in Sullivan County, was killed on Friday, Aug. 15 after crashing his 2016 Honda on Route 416 in Montgomery, as Daily Voice previously reported. Investigators said Tucker had been traveling west at a high rate of speed when he failed to negotiate a turn at a yield sign onto Union Avenue. The car struck several trees off the road’s sho…
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'School Failed Him': Family Of 15-Year-Old Struck, Killed On NY Highway Demands Answers
The family of a 15-year-old boy fatally struck on the Southern State Parkway says his Long Island school is to blame. Christopher Williams, of St. Albans, Queens, was hit around 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, on the eastbound side of the parkway near Exit 13, according to New York State Police. The boy was rushed to Franklin General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Williams, who had autism, was a student at The Martin De Porres School for Exceptional Children, a special education school in Elmont. He was somehow left unsupervised and walked away from the school shortly before th…
Business
Backup Camera Failures Force Major Recall Of Dodge, Ram Vehicles
Chrysler is recalling nearly 220,000 vehicles due to defective rearview cameras that can leave drivers without a clear view, federal regulators said. The recall was issued for 141,906 Ram ProMaster vans and 77,671 Dodge Journey SUVs, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said. The agency determined that the vehicles don't meet federal rear visibility standards. The issue affects 2019-2021 ProMaster vans and 2019-2020 Journey SUVs. Every vehicle in that range is believed to have the defect. Cracks in the microprocessor can cause the camera display to go…
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Head-On Crash Kills 25-Year-Old Woman In Hudson Valley
A 25-year-old woman was killed in a head-on crash in the Hudson Valley. The Ulster County wreck happened at around 5:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 1, on State Route 209 in Hurley, according to New York State Police. A Mercedes-Benz was heading southbound when the driver attempted to legally pass another vehicle in the northbound lane. At the same time, a pickup truck approached heading northbound. The pickup driver went onto the eastern shoulder in an attempt to avoid a collision, but the Mercedes also swerved into the shoulder, where it collided with the pickup head-on, police said. Emergency …
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Woman Who Barreled Minivan Through Barricades, Into PA Kipona Festival Crowd ID'd
Three people, including a 6-year-old child, were struck when a driver plowed through Harrisburg’s Kipona Festival, now the driver responsible has been identified and details have released in court documents obtained by Daily Voice on Tuesday, Sept. 2. The incident happened after 6 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 1, when a woman in a red minivan went around barricades and parked cars, driving into the crowd on South Front Street near South Street, police said. Elizabeth Ann Bohrer's red minivan struck three people: a 6-year-old boy, a woman in a wheelchair, and a man working for the city’s traffic eng…
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: West Point Army Football Player, Father Rescue Driver From Fiery New York Crash
A driver was pulled from a burning vehicle after crashing into a utility pole on Route 9W in Fort Montgomery on Monday, Sept. 1, authorities announced. The Fort Montgomery Fire Department responded earlier in the morning to the crash, finding the vehicle fully engulfed in flames, according to the release. Army West Point football player and second-year cadet Larry Pickett Jr. and his father, Larry Pickett Sr., are seen in video running toward the blaze and pulling the driver to safety. The U.S. Army praised their actions, calling it an example of the Army Values and Warrior Ethos. “Running…
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Rudy Giuliani Hospitalized With Serious Injuries After Car Crash
Rudy Giuliani suffered serious injuries in a New England car crash, his spokesman said. The 81-year-old former New York City mayor was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra, cuts and bruises after his rental car was struck from behind in New Hampshire on Aug. 30, according to Michael Ragusa, who also serves as Giuliani’s head of security. Specific injuries included his left arm and lower leg, said Ragusa. "Prior to the incident, he was flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident," Ragusa said. "Mayor Giuliani immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911…
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Man, 70, Killed In Single-Vehicle Crash On Route 17 In NY (
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A 70-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 17 in Orange County. The incident happened just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28, when troopers responded to a crash near Exit 130A in the town of Monroe, New York State Police said on Friday, Aug. 29. According to investigators, a 2011 Mazda traveling westbound on Route 17 was seen by witnesses suddenly veering from the right lane into the left lane before swerving back. The vehicle then left the roadway, ran off the shoulder, and continued into a wooded area where it struck several trees before coming to a stop. …
Police & Fire
‘Nip/Tuck’ Star Dylan Walsh Facing Multiple Charges After NJ Crash, Records Show
Actor Dylan Walsh, best known for his role in "Nip/Tuck," is facing multiple motor vehicle charges in connection with a Rumson crash earlier this month, court records show. Walsh, whose legal name is Charles Walsh, is charged with reckless driving, open container of alcohol or unsealed cannabis in a motor vehicle, improper passing, driving or parking an unregistered motor vehicle, traffic on marked lanes, and improper driving on a sidewalk. The offenses were issued on Sunday, Aug. 17, and all are active pending a Sept. 10 court date in Rumson Borough Municipal Court, according to cour…
Obituaries
Heartbreaking Joint Obituary Remembers Man, Wife Of 54 Years Killed In Long Island Crash
Walter “Butch” Jakubowski and his wife, Margaret, built a love that lasted more than half a century. They shared laughter, raised a family, and welcomed friends into their Long Island home — always together. On Saturday, Aug. 23, the Ronkonkoma couple left this world the same way they lived in it: side by side. Suffolk County Police said the couple was driving through their town around 11:20 a.m. when their Subaru Forester crossed into the eastbound lane of Peconic Street, left the roadway, and struck a tree. Walter, 83, was behind the wheel. Margaret, 75, was in the passenger seat. Bo…
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Drunk Driver Hits Pole, Flips Car Outside Dunkin’ In Region, Police Say
A Saratoga Springs woman was arrested after allegedly driving drunk and causing a rollover crash in Malta late Monday night, Aug. 25. The crash happened around 9:45 p.m. on state Route 67 west of Route 9, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators determined that Alyssa Joly, 25, was driving while intoxicated when she left the roadway, struck a light pole, and overturned in the westbound lane, police said. Her vehicle came to rest in front of a Dunkin’ restaurant. Joly was also speeding and failed to stay in her lane before the crash, according to police. She was cha…
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Car Slams Into Thruway Work Truck In NY, Two Injured: 'This Should Not Happen'
A frightening crash on the New York State Thruway left two people hospitalized after a car slammed into the back of a maintenance vehicle, officials said. The crash happened Thursday, Aug. 22, on I-87 near the New York City line, according to the New York State Thruway Authority. Officials said a passenger car struck the rear of an attenuator truck—a safety vehicle designed to absorb impacts and protect road crews. Both the Thruway worker and the car’s driver were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “This should not happen,” the Thruway Authority said in a stateme…
Police & Fire
Jaws Of Life Used To Save Woman After Route 9G Crash In Dutchess County: Tickets Issued
A woman was saved from her vehicle following a serious two-car crash that shut down part of Route 9G in Dutchess County. The collision happened on Saturday, Aug. 16, around 10 a.m. at the intersection with Rokeby Road in Red Hook, Red Hook Police said on Monday, Aug. 18. Investigators found that a 2017 Nissan driven by a 49-year-old Milan woman was heading south on Route 9G when a 1994 Ford operated by a 26-year-old Red Hook man tried to cross the roadway from Rokeby Road. The move caused a T-bone crash, sending both vehicles off the road. Police said the Nissan driver was trap…
Police & Fire
Woman Struck In Hit-Run Crash Outside Library In NY: Driver Arrested
A woman is in serious condition after being struck in a hit-and-run crash outside a Rockland County library. The incident happened in Suffern on Saturday, Aug. 16, when a Town of Ramapo resident was crossing near Woodland Drive in front of the Suffern Free Library and was hit by a vehicle that fled the scene, according to Suffern Mayor Mike Curley. The woman was rushed to Good Samaritan Hospital and later airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, where she remains in serious condition. The driver was quickly apprehended by a Suffern Police sergeant, Curley said, adding that they remai…
Police & Fire
Man, 32, Killed In High-Speed Crash In Hudson Valley, State Police Say
A 32-year-old man was killed in a high-speed crash in the Hudson Valley Friday, Aug. 15, police said. At approximately 8:45 p.m., troopers out of State Police Montgomery responded to a one-car collision on State Route 416 in the village of Montgomery where they say Ryan D. Tucker, of Bloomingburg, had been heading west at a high rate of speed. Tucker, in a 2016 Honda, failed to negotiate a right-hand turn through a yield sign onto Union Avenue, where it subsequently struck several trees off the west shoulder, state police said. The operator and sole occupant of the vehicle, Tucker, of…
Police & Fire
Man Found Dead After Driver Reports Hitting 'Unknown Object' On I-87 In NY: Police
Police are investigating after a man was found dead along Interstate 87 in Rockland County after a driver reported damage to their car from hitting an unknown object. The incident began around 1:10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 15, when troopers responded to a disabled vehicle near Exit 6 of the southbound Palisades Interstate Parkway in Clarkstown, New York State Police said. Officers found a 2007 Honda Civic with heavy damage to its front passenger side bumper, hood, and windshield. The driver, a 24-year-old Sparkill resident, told troopers he had been driving northbound on I-87 when h…
Business
Billy Joel To Shutter NY Motorcycle Shop, Auction Collection After Brain Disorder Diagnosis
The Piano Man is movin’ out. Billy Joel will close his beloved Oyster Bay motorcycle shop, 20th Century Cycles, and auction off his prized collection after nearly 15 years. Social media posts for the shop proclaim “everything must go!” in announcements for its motorcycle parts sale. The more than 75 vintage and custom motorcycles housed within will be sold at auction this fall. The impending closure comes months after the 76-year-old Joel revealed he was diagnosed with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, as Daily Voice reported. The condition — a buildup of fluid in the brain — can impact think…
Police & Fire
Woman, 72, Struck, Killed Down Road From Elementary School In Dutchess County
A 72-year-old pedestrian was killed after being hit by a car down the road from an elementary school in Dutchess County, police said. The crash happened around 8:49 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12 at the intersection of Schnabl Court and Myers Corner Road in Wappinger, just down the street from Myers Corners Elementary School, according to New York State Police. Police said an 85-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 westbound on Myers Corner Road when Li Jin Huang, 72, of Wappingers Falls, who had been walking westbound in the eastbound lane, abruptly crossed the roadway…
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Truck Driver Injured In Parkway Crash After Car Fails To Move Over: Officials
A New York State Department of Transportation truck driver was injured on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Rockland County when another car failed to slow down and move over for his stopped vehicle, officials said. According to NYSDOT, the incident happened in the parkway’s northbound lanes when a HELP truck operator had just pulled over to assist another driver. He was seconds away from stepping out of his truck when the approaching vehicle struck, severely damaging both vehicles. The operator was taken to a hospital with minor injuries and later released. "This…
Police & Fire
1 Dead After Car Slams Into Disabled Vehicle On NYS Thruway: Police
One person was killed and another seriously injured in an overnight crash that shut down part of the New York State Thruway in Rockland County on Monday morning, Aug. 11, police said. The incident happened around 12:39 a.m. on Monday on the northbound lanes at milepost marker 21.7, just north of Exit 12 in Clarkstown, New York State Police announced. A preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Nissan was disabled while partially in the lane of travel and on the right shoulder with its lights off for unknown reasons. A 2014 Ford traveling north in the same lane rear-ended the Ni…
Police & Fire
Injured Trooper ID'd After Strike During Thruway Traffic Stop:
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Trooper Kristen R. Sullivan was injured after being struck during a traffic stop on the Thruway in Bethlehem, New York State Police announced on Friday, Aug. 8. The crash happened at about 8:44 a.m. when Sullivan’s patrol vehicle was hit on the driver’s side by a 2017 Subaru Forester while she was parked on the northbound side conducting a stop, according to state police. Investigators said the Subaru’s driver swerved onto the left shoulder to avoid a tractor trailer changing lanes, over-corrected, lost control, and struck both the patrol vehicle and the stopped car. The tractor trailer was…
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Tree In NY: 3 Hospitalized
Three people were hurt after a car slammed into a tree in Putnam County. The crash happened on Friday, Aug. 8, around 12:30 a.m. in the area of 254 Wixon Pond Rd. in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Firefighters responded to the scene along with the Carmel Police Department and Carmel Volunteer Ambulance Corps. A total of four people were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. Three of them were taken to medical facilities for treatment, the department said. More information about the cause of the crash was not immediately available.
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