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23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash 23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash A Hudson Valley man who was a passenger in an Infiniti sedan was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The collision occurred in Dutchess County, in the town of Wappinger, at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, on All Angels Hill Road near Dugan Lane.  According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Infiniti sedan with five occupants was traveling southbound on All Angels Hill Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Watterson said the car left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Killed in…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway
Man Dies After Single-Vehicle Crash On Hudson Valley Roadway A 51-year-old man died after losing control of his motorcycle on a Hudson Valley roadway. The crash took place in Dutchess County around noon on Saturday, Aug. 13 in Stormville at the intersection of Route 216 and Phillips Road. According to the East Fishkill Police, when officers arrived on the crash scene they found a man nearby unresponsive.  The man, a native of Michigan, was the sole occupant involved in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.  A preliminary investigation revealed that the man was traveling northbound on Route 216 and lost control of th…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Woman, Man Killed In Separate Area Crashes Woman, Man Killed In Separate Area Crashes
Woman, Man Killed In Separate Area Crashes Two separate fatal crashes that occurred over the weekend in the area are under investigation. The first crash took place around 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, on Route 82, near Clove Branch Road in East Fishkill, said Dutchess County Sheriff's Office Capt. John Watterson. That investigation revealed that Jenna A. Wilkins, 24, of Hopewell Junction, was walking northbound on an unlit portion of Route 82 when she was struck by a 2007 Hyundai SUV, Watterson said. Wilkins suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. At this time no charges h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill 12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill
12 Adults, 6-Year-Old Displaced After Apartment Fire Breaks Out In Fishkill At least 13 people were driven out of their homes by a Fishkill apartment fire that took seven hours to extinguish, according to the Village of Fishkill Fire Department.  The Hudson Valley chapter of the Red Cross provided emotional and financial assistance to 12 adults and one six-year-old who had been displaced after the second-alarm fire on Sunday, Aug. 30 at approximately 11:25 a.m. Reports of pluming smoke and "heavy fire" on second floor, attic and through the roof of an apartment building in the Jefferson at Merritt Park launched a slew of emergency service outlets, including: …

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by Christina Coulter
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ID Released For Man Who Died In House Fire ID Released For Man Who Died In House Fire
ID Released For Man Who Died In House Fire A 93-year-old man who died in a house fire has been identified by police. George W. Hanson was found inside his Dutchess County home following the fire that was reported around 10:22 p.m., Thursday, April 30, on Tamarack Drive in Hopewell Junction, according to East Fishkill Police Lt. Derrick Cuccia. When police arrived on the scene, the residence was fully engulfed in flames, Cuccia said. Firefighters with the East Fishkill Fire Department arrived on the scene and extinguished the fire within about 20 minutes. An investigation revealed Hanson was inside the residence, Cuccia said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area
New Update: Four-Alarm Fire Destroys Building With Businesses, Apartments In Area Ten families and four businesses lost everything they owned during a four-alarm fire that swept through a three-story building that included both businesses and apartments. The fire started around 1:09 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, in Dutchess County at 10 Market Street, said Village of Wappingers Falls Police Lt. P. Capparelli.  The first officers on the scene, Sgt. Ludwig and Officer Farrell found an active fire at the scene when the responded to call reporting smoke, Capparelli said. Both immediately began to evacuate all persons inside the buildings to a safe location.  The building includ…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Westchester Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash On Taconic Parkway Westchester Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash On Taconic Parkway
Westchester Man Killed In Three-Vehicle Crash On Taconic Parkway A Westchester County man was killed following a three-car crash on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. William Faint, 62, of Yorktown, was killed around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 8, after he pulled in front of two other vehicles on the parkway, said New York State Police Spokesman AJ Hicks. According to Hicks, an initial investigation found that Faint was traveling east on Carpenter Road, in a 2006 Ford Taurus, when he attempted to cross the Taconic State Parkway, and failed to yield the right of way to two southbound vehicles, Hicks said.  A 2016 GMC Sierra, operated by Alan…

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by Kathy Reakes