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Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Fatal Hit-Run Crash: 21-Year-Old Woman Struck During Rush Hour On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A suspect is at large after a fatal hit-and-run, rush-hour crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Fatal Hit-Run: 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Identified As Victim It happened around 5:10 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 10 in Ulster County on the southbound shoulder of the roadway on Route 9w between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. The victim, a 21-year-old woman, was transported by Diaz Ambulance to Health Alliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumbed to her injuries, according to the Saugerties Police Department. Anyone with information that ma…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Westchester DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old Westchester DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old
Westchester DA Announces Charges For DPW Worker In Hit-Run Crash That Killed 16-Year-Old A Westchester public works employee who allegedly was intoxicated when he hit and killed a popular 16-year-old high school student riding a scooter has been charged with leaving the scene of a crash. Stephen Dolan, age 46, of Yonkers, was arraigned on Friday, Aug. 5, and held on a $250,000 cash bond, or $2.5 million bond following the death of Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, said Westchester County District Attorney Miriam E. Rocah. Hackett attended Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains. "Our hearts go out to the victim's family and friends during this time of …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash
Police Searching For SUV Involved In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Click here for an updated story: Suspect Nabbed In Fatal Westchester Hit-Run Crash Police are searching for a black SUV involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Westchester County. The crash took place around 8:20 p.m., Monday, July 19, on I-87 southbound in Yonkers. A preliminary investigation determined that Michael P. Pereira, age 30, of the Bronx, was driving a 2018 Honda motorcycle in the center lane behind another vehicle, described as a black SUV, said Trooper AJ Hicks of the state police. The SUV slowed down for an unknown reason and the motorcycle changed to the rig…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash
Teen Charged In Connection To Fatal Northern Westchester Hit-Run Crash A teenager has been charged in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, April 30 at approximately 9 p.m. in Cortlandt. That's when state police responded to a report of a pedestrian hit on Route 6 (East Main Street) near Locust Avenue.  An investigation determined Karan Kanojia, 19, operating a motor vehicle westbound Route 6 struck Luis A. Rivera, 37, of Peekskill, state police said. Kanojia then left the scene of the crash without reporting the incident, according to police. Rivera was transported to Westchester Medical Cen…

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by Joe Lombardi