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ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Area
A bicyclist killed after being struck by an SUV in the area has been identified by police.
Orange County resident Peter Cotsis, 62, of Chester, died around 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, in the town of Goshen after being struck by a 2018 Nissan SUV, said Sgt. Allen Faust of the Goshen Police.
Faust said the crash took place at the intersection of Craigville Road and Johnson Road when Cotsis was struck by the vehicle, driven by Baruck Murit, 38, of Brooklyn.
Good Samaritans and Murit performed CPR on Cotsis and attempted to offer him aid, but he died at the scene, Faust said.
Cotsis was…
ID Released For Victim Of Fatal Route 17A Crash
The person killed in a single-vehicle crash in Orange County has been identified.
Tom Walter, 28, of Warwick, was killed around 9 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 5, on Route 17A near Durland Road, in Goshen, said Orange County Sheriff's Capt. Paul Arteta.
According to Arteta, Walter, who was the lone occupant, collided with a tree in a county-owned vehicle.
He was rushed to Orange Regional Center where he was pronounced dead, he added.
Walter worked as a public health technician with the Orange County Health Department, said Justin Rodriguez, a spokesman for Orange County.…
