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DWI Crash: Unlicensed Motorist Charged After 42-Year-Old Killed In Region
A motorist was charged with driving while intoxicated and without a license after crashing into another vehicle, killing one person in the region, according to authorities.
The crash took place in Sullivan County around 6 p.m., Sunday, May 21, on Route 55 in the town of Bethel, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel.
Nevel said a preliminary investigation revealed that Pennsylvania residents Joseph Messina, age 40, and William Bailey, age 42, were traveling south on Route 55 when they collided with one another. Both men are from Dingmans Ferry in Pike County (near the border of Por…
Paramedic Becomes Second Fatal Victim Of Crash At Area Airport
A second person involved in a single-engine plane crash earlier this month has died.
Raymond Ellery, 42, of Poughkeepsie, who was critically injured during the Friday, June 5 crash, at the Wurtsboro–Sullivan County Airport in the town of Mamakating, died on Saturday, June 13.
The second person on board, Eddy R. Santana, 41, of Wurtsboro, was found dead at the scene, according to state police.
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According to his obituary, Ellery served in the U.S. Army and was a paramedic for EMStar in Poughke…
