Drunk Driver Gets DUI While Asleep Behind Wheel In Self-Driving Tesla: Police Drunk Driver Gets DUI While Asleep Behind Wheel In Self-Driving Tesla: Police
Drunk Driver Gets DUI While Asleep Behind Wheel In Self-Driving Tesla: Police When Tesla began producing "self-driving cars," the engineers likely didn't have this in mind.  A man was found asleep behind the wheel of a self-driving car as it rolled down the center lane of I-91 in Connecticut at just 30 mph early Friday morning, April 18, according to state police. Guido Reinoso-Gallegos, 19, of Garden City, New York, faces multiple charges from the incident, Connecticut State Police said.  Police in Hartford received several 911 calls around 12:30 a.m. from drivers concerned about the slow-moving Tesla causing hazardous conditions for other drivers. Some r…
Dover Teen Killed In Two-Car Crash After Losing Control On Damp Dutchess County Road Dover Teen Killed In Two-Car Crash After Losing Control On Damp Dutchess County Road
Dover Teen Killed In Two-Car Crash After Losing Control On Damp Dutchess County Road A two-car crash in Dutchess County claimed the life of an 18-year-old woman, authorities announced.  The crash happened on Clove Road in the town of Union Vale around 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, according to the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.  Investigators say Sarah McAllister, 18, of Dover, was driving a white 2004 Nissan sedan northbound when she lost control on a sharp curve near the West Clove Mountain Road intersection. Her vehicle then crossed into the southbound lane, where it was hit by a black Ford Ranger traveling in the opposite direction. Emergency crews extri…
Victim ID'd In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Region Victim ID'd In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Region
Victim ID'd In Fatal Wrong-Way Crash In Region A 45-year-old man was identified as the victim killed in a wrong-way, head-on crash in the Capital Region. Jose Holguin, of Schenectady, was killed when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head-on on Wolf Road in Colonie at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, Colonie Police said. The driver of the second vehicle, a 42-year-old Colonie man, suffered minor injuries. Monday’s wreck happened near the intersection of Wolf Road and Sand Creek Road, as Daily Voice reported. Holguin was traveling northbound on Wolf Road when he crossed the center line and collided head-on with…
Victim Wished Late Mom Happy Birthday 48 Hours Before Being Struck, Killed In Region Victim Wished Late Mom Happy Birthday 48 Hours Before Being Struck, Killed In Region
Victim Wished Late Mom Happy Birthday 48 Hours Before Being Struck, Killed In Region A woman who was struck and killed by a dump truck in Albany has been publicly identified days later. Patricia Peterkin, 63, was killed while crossing Central Avenue near Colvin Avenue at around 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, Albany Police confirmed Tuesday, Feb. 18. Peterkin was found lying in the roadway and later died at Albany Medical Center Hospital, as Daily Voice reported. A preliminary investigation found that the woman was attempting to walk south across Central Avenue when she was struck by a dump truck traveling westbound, police said. “While the contributing factors are still being…
Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Hudson Valley Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Hudson Valley
Bicyclist Seriously Injured After Being Hit By Vehicle In Hudson Valley A bicyclist was seriously injured after being hit by a car in Rockland County.  The crash happened on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at around 4:15 p.m., when the bicyclist was struck in Haverstraw at the intersection of Route 202 and Sand Street, according to eyewitnesses from The Monsey Scoop. A video from the crash scene was posted to The Monsey Scoop's Instagram page:  The victim suffered serious injuries to his leg, including what may have been a bone fracture, and was taken to Westchester Medical Center, Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould said.  The driver stayed at the scene, and no charges were …
Pleasant Valley Woman, Puppy Killed In Single-Vehicle Highway Crash Pleasant Valley Woman, Puppy Killed In Single-Vehicle Highway Crash
Pleasant Valley Woman, Puppy Killed In Single-Vehicle Highway Crash A woman was killed in a single-vehicle highway crash in the Capital Region that also claimed the life of a puppy. The Rensselaer County wreck happened on I-90, near exit 9 in East Greenbush, shortly before 1 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28. A Pleasant Valley man, 49, was driving eastbound when the vehicle veered off the right shoulder, struck a tree, and overturned before coming to rest in a wooded area, New York State Police said. A passenger in the vehicle, Irene Pearl, 72, of Pleasant Valley, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. An 8-week-old puppy was also found in the car and…
Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Dutchess County Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Dutchess County
Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Dutchess County Fire crews worked to free a driver after a car rolled down an embankment and landed on its roof in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on Wednesday, Jan. 22 just before noon in Dutchess County, when a vehicle rolled around 30 feet down an embankment in Millbrook, according to the village's fire department. Responding firefighters were able to get the driver out, who miraculously was unharmed.  They were then taken to a hospital for evaluation. 
Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops
Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops A 34-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that left a 37-year-old woman dead along an Ulster County roadway last week, authorities said. Alex B. Brown, 34, of New Paltz, was behind the wheel of a 2008 Subaru Forester when he ran over Victoria Cooper in Rosendale on Jan. 16 around 8:20 p.m., New York State Police said. Cooper entered the roadway when she was struck by a 2013 Toyota on State Route 32, and came to rest in the southbound lane where she was run over by Brown, police said. The initial driver remained at the scene, but Brown did not, police said.…
Four-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus in Dutchess County Sends Students, Drivers to Hospital Four-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus in Dutchess County Sends Students, Drivers to Hospital
Four-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus in Dutchess County Sends Students, Drivers to Hospital A four-vehicle crash involving a school bus on Route 9 in the Hudson Valley sent 11 students and several drivers to the hospital. The incident occurred at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 4699 Post Road in Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, a preliminary investigation revealed that the collision involved a 2023 Honda Accord and a 2020 Hyundai traveling southbound on Route 9.  At the same time, Benson said a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup was traveling southbound when the driver became distracted by something inside his vehicle. When the pickup driver…
High-Speed Pursuit In Hudson Valley Leaves Officer Injured, Suspect in Custody: Police High-Speed Pursuit In Hudson Valley Leaves Officer Injured, Suspect in Custody: Police
High-Speed Pursuit In Hudson Valley Leaves Officer Injured, Suspect in Custody: Police A high-speed vehicle pursuit in Orange County ended with the arrest of Alejandro Garcia and minor injuries to a police officer.  The incident began on Thursday, Jan. 9, around 11:35 a.m. on Carpenter Avenue in the Town of Wallkill, when Middletown Police Officers Jason Berman and Nicholas Langford attempted a vehicle stop as part of a narcotics investigation. According to Lt. Jeffry Thoelen of the Middletown Police, Garcia, age 34, of Middletown, was the subject of a search warrant and charged with criminal sale of a controlled substance, suddenly fled the scene, driving over Officer L…
7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say 7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say
7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say This story has been updated. A 7-year-old Rockland County boy was hit by a car after allegedly running into traffic, police said. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.8, on New Country Road in Airmont. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, an investigation found that the boy ran west westbound across New County Road into traffic and was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound. Franklin said that the child was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and then airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where he is in critical conditio…
Hudson Valley Teens Killed In Christmas Crash Remembered For Kindness, Love Hudson Valley Teens Killed In Christmas Crash Remembered For Kindness, Love
Hudson Valley Teens Killed In Christmas Crash Remembered For Kindness, Love A devastating Christmas night car crash in the region claimed the lives of two teens from Orange and Sullivan counties, including one who was preparing to celebrate his 16th birthday. The crash, which happened in the Sullivan County village of Liberty on Wednesday, Dec. 25, claimed the lives of 17-year-old Orange County resident Hannah Reggio of Middletown and 15-year-old Sullivan County resident Joseph Young of Fallsburg, police said.  The crash occurred around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 25, on Route 52 near Sullivan Avenue, when a 2017 Dodge Ram 2500 pickup truck collided with a …