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Pedestrian Struck, Pinned, Dragged In NY Crash: Report
A pedestrian was left seriously injured after being struck and pinned by a vehicle in Rockland County.
The crash happened on Tuesday, Sept. 9 in the area of the Dominican University New York campus in Orangeburg when a vehicle lost control, trapping the pedestrian between two cars before dragging the person underneath, according to a report by The Monsey Scoop.
Emergency crews from the Orangeburg and Blauvelt Fire Departments, Orangetown Police, South Orangetown EMS, Nanuet EMS, Rockland Paramedics, and the Rockland County Sheriff all rushed to the scene.
A medevac helicopter was first re…
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…
ID Released Of Woman, 23, Killed While Walking Against Traffic On I-87 In NY (Update)
Authorities have released the identity of a woman who was struck and killed while walking on Interstate 87 in Westchester last week.
Mariely Chavez, age 23, was fatally struck while walking on I-87 South in Yonkers between Exits 6A and 6 on Thursday morning, July 3, New York State Police said on Monday, July 7.
No address for Chavez was given.
According to police, troopers were first alerted around 3:37 a.m. about a pedestrian walking northbound in the southbound lanes of the highway. Just minutes later, at around 3:43 a.m., they received a report that the woman had …
CT Mom Killed During 'Long-Awaited' Trip To Northern Ireland
A Connecticut mom was killed in a crash while visiting Ireland on a long-awaited trip to explore her heritage, loved ones say.
Allison Eichner, a U.S. citizen from Connecticut, died Wednesday, June 11, in a one-vehicle crash in the Causeway Road area of Bushmills, according to the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
A police report indicates that a 66-year-old driver struck Eichner, a pedestrian, just before 12:30 p.m. Eichner was rushed to the hospital, where she died, and the driver was later charged with causing death by careless driving.
Eichner was on a "long-awaited, special tri…
UDel Grad Student, 24, Killed By Fugitive Fleeing Cops In U-Haul Van, Police Say
A 24-year-old Maryland woman has been identified as the victim killed by a man wanted out of multiple states when he plowed into pedestrians and parked cars in a stolen U-Haul van in Delaware, authorities announced.
Gordon Turner, 22, of New Castle, DE was arrested and is facing multiple charges in the Monday, April 29 crash that left Marina Vasconcelos, of Northeast, MD, dead, police said in a news release Thursday, May 1.
Last summer, Vasconcelos announced that she had gotten engaged while in Cape May, NJ. According to LinkedIn, she was a third-year Ph.D. candidate at UDel pursuing a…
Pedestrian Struck, Killed Crossing Street In Region
A pedestrian was struck and killed while crossing a Capital Region street.
The incident happened in Colonie, on Loudon Road north of Troy-Schenectady Road, at around 5 a.m. Monday, April 7.
Arriving officers reported finding a car that struck a pedestrian, Colonie Police said.
Bystanders attempted life-saving measures, but the victim, Felipa Martinez-Garcia, 49, of Latham, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, a 45-year-old Albany woman, remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, police said.
Colonie Police asked anyone who witnessed the collision or has video …
