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Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say
Woman From Region Involved In Wrong-Way Crash Nabbed For Drunk Driving, Police Say A Capital Region woman was nabbed for alleged drunk driving and vehicular assault after crashing into another vehicle while driving the wrong way on a busy highway. The incident occurred in Albany at 1 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 12, on the I-87 Thruway. According to New York State Police Trooper Stephanie O'Neil, troopers charged Schenectady County resident Alexandria M. McCumber, age 29, of Glenville, for driving northbound in the southbound lanes and crashing into another car on I-90 eastbound.  McCumber and the driver of the other vehicle were both extricated and transported to Albany Me…

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Fatal Sullivan County Crash Update: 17-Year-Old Victim ID'd, Driver Charged New Fatal Sullivan County Crash Update: 17-Year-Old Victim ID'd, Driver Charged
New Fatal Sullivan County Crash Update: 17-Year-Old Victim ID'd, Driver Charged New York State Police have identified the high school student killed in a crash and charged the driver of the vehicle. The crash occurred in Sullivan County around 1:30 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 22, on Route 17 West in Mamakating. The student killed, and the passengers attended Minisink Valley High School in Orange County, according to the district's superintendent Brian C. Monahan.  Original report - Minisink Valley High School Student Killed, 3 Injured During Crash In Region According to New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2014 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police 2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police
2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police A 40-year-old Wilton man is believed to have been drunk when he rolled his truck during a single-vehicle crash that ejected two young boys from the truck's bed and into the hospital, authorities said.  Matthew J. Murry Jr. said he crashed his vehicle on Pettis Road in Wilton just after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said. He told police he swerved to miss a deer, struck a utility pole, and rolled the truck.  Two boys — ages 10 and 7 — were ejected from the truck's bed at the time of the crash. Paramedics rushed both of them to Albany Medical C…

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by Josh Lanier