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Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center
Double-Fatal Crash: HS Students ID'd As Victims; Third Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center Two high school students ages 16 and 17 were killed in a four-vehicle crash in the region. Click here for a new, updated story - Teen Killed In Double-Fatal Hudson Valley Crash Remembered As Being ' Incredibly Thoughtful' The collision occurred in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Monday, Jan. 8 on Route 28 in the town of Shandaken. A Preliminary investigation revealed that a Volvo tractor-trailer, driven by a 54-year-old Bronx man was traveling east when he saw a Honda stopped on the roadway waiting to turn north onto Route 212, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police.&nb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester
Person Killed After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Authorities are investigating after a 58-year-old was fatally struck by a vehicle at a Northern Westchester intersection.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Wednesday, Oct. 18 just before 7 a.m., when a pedestrian was hit in the area of Old Yorktown Road and Strang Boulevard, Yorktown Police announced.  Shortly after the crash, Yorktown Police officers as well as crews from Empress EMS, the Lake Mohegan Volunteer Ambulance Corp, and the Lake Mohegan Fire Department raced to the scene. Once there, first responders found the pedestrian who was hit, a 58-year-old Yorktown residen…

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-NBA Player 24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-NBA Player
24-Year-Old Fairfield University Grad Killed In Crash ID'd As Daughter Of Ex-nba Player A young woman killed in a horrific Connecticut crash earlier this week was the first child and only daughter of a former NBA player. Tiara Wheeler was 24 years old. Her father, Tyson Wheeler, played for the University of Rhode Island men's basketball team as point guard from 1994 to 1998 when the Rams advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight before being drafted by the Toronto Raptors. He later appeared in an NBA game as a member of the Denver Nuggets in 1999. The crash took place in New London County on Monday, Aug. 28 at around 9:30 p.m. in Groton at the intersection of Long Hill Road and t…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway
Erratic Driving: Man Charged After Woman Killed In Crash On Busy Hudson Valley Roadway A woman died after her car was hit by a vehicle operated by a man allegedly driving erratically in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Rockland County in Central Nyack around 7:15 p.m., Tuesday, May 30 on Route 59 in the area of Broome Boulevard. According to Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police, the first arriving officer found two heavily damaged vehicles, a gray Audi A6 and a black Ford Edge.  Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. Peters said as the Audi a…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Police In Hudson Valley Search For Car Thieves Who Crashed Into Police Cruiser Police In Hudson Valley Search For Car Thieves Who Crashed Into Police Cruiser
Police In Hudson Valley Search For Car Thieves Who Crashed Into Police Cruiser Police in the Hudson Valley are searching for suspects in a robbery that led to a police chase.  The incident took place in Rockland County around midnight on Wednesday, Nov. 30 on Red Schoolhouse Road in Chestnut Ridge.  Ramapo Police responded to 240 Red Schoolhouse Road (Manheim Distributors) for two suspicious vehicles parked outside and people walking inside the fenced-in parking lot wearing masks, said Det. Sgt. Michael Higgins, of the Ramapo Police. When responding Ramapo units arrived, the two vehicles fled west on Red Schoolhouse Road. The vehicles, both Audi's, wer…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Northern Westchester Man Killed In Three-Car Crash Northern Westchester Man Killed In Three-Car Crash
Northern Westchester Man Killed In Three-Car Crash A Northern Westchester man has been killed in a three-car crash. The crash took place around 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 3 in Manhattan on the northbound FDR Drive at 53 St., said the NYPD. Officers responding to the crash found a 56-year-old male driver of a 2021 Honda CRV seriously wounded. He was transported and removed by EMS to New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, the NYPD said.  The other two vehicle drivers were transported by EMS to area hospitals, in stable condition, with varied complaints of pain, NYPD added. An investigation found tha…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Police Issue Warning After Three Vehicles Stolen From Area Town Over Weekend State Police Issue Warning After Three Vehicles Stolen From Area Town Over Weekend
State Police Issue Warning After Three Vehicles Stolen From Area Town Over Weekend New York State Police in the Hudson Valley are cautioning area homeowners to be on high alert after a trio of vehicles were stolen from area driveways over the weekend. On Tuesday, June 29, New York State Police from the Brewster barracks issued an alert to remind members of the community in Putnam County to lock their vehicles at night and not to leave keys inside before heading to bed. Police said that there has been an uptick in recent auto larcenies in the past year, noting that three vehicles - a 2020 Land Rover, 2018, Audi A3, and a 2008 Toyota Prius - were all stolen from the town of…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Man Accidentally Locks Small Children Inside SUV In Northern Westchester Man Accidentally Locks Small Children Inside SUV In Northern Westchester
Man Accidentally Locks Small Children Inside SUV In Northern Westchester A fast-acting police officer came to the rescue of a father who accidentally locked a pair of children inside an SUV in Northern Westchester. The North Castle Police Department received a report shortly after 1:15 p.m. on Monday, May 28 from a man who said that he had inadvertently locked the doors to his Audi SUV with two children inside on Old Route 22 in Armonk. An officer was dispatched to the area, who was able to locate the driver and vehicle, and confirmed that the two small children appeared to be in good condition at the time. With an assist from Armonk Garage, the officer was ab…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say
Road Rage: Driver Charged For Assaulting Man With 2x4 In Fairfield County, Police Say Police officers were able to apprehend the driver of Audi who allegedly beat another man with a 2x4 following a road-rage incident in Fairfield County.  Deon Mitchell, age 36, was arrested after the incident began around 4:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 26, in Norwalk. Police officers were dispatched to the area of the Merritt 7 Train Station at 84 Glover Ave., on a report of a disturbance where a man was allegedly assaulting another man with a 2x4, said Norwalk PD Sgt. Sofia Gulino. Dispatch was able to provide a description of the vehicle - a black four-door sedan, possibly Audi, head…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States
Fairfield County Man Admits To Role In Car Theft Ring In Connecticut, Neighboring States A Fairfield County man has admitted to his role in a car theft ring in Connecticut and neighboring states. Christopher Mulkern, also known as “Chucky,” age 21, of Stratford, pleaded guilty Friday, April 30 before US District Court in Bridgeport to a federal car theft offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, the FBI, Connecticut State Police, and local police have been investigating multiple car theft rings in Connecticut, and violent crimes that are being committed using stolen vehicles. The investigation revealed that Mulkern and others have stolen numerous…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Details Emerge On Fatal Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver Details Emerge On Fatal Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver
Details Emerge On Fatal Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash Involving Alleged Impaired Driver Click here for an updated story: ID Released For Woman Killed In Wrong-Way Northern Westchester Crash State Police have just released new details on a fatal wrong-way crash involving a driver allegedly impaired by alcohol that happened overnight in Westchester. The crash happened around 9:10 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23 on Route 9 in the area of Main Street in Peekskill. An initial investigation revealed a black 2018 Audi Q7 operated by Mark E. Cope, age 41, of Yorktown, was traveling the wrong way northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 9, state police said.  The Audi struc…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester
In The Nick Of Time: Police Called In To Help Rescue Baby Locked In Car In Northern Westchester A mother received a scare after her baby accidentally got locked inside a car in Northern Westchester, police said. The North Castle Police Department received a call shortly before 5 p.m. on Monday, June 24, from a woman stating that her 8-month-old baby had been locked inside an Audi that was not running in a Business Park Drive parking lot. Police said that dispatchers alerted the Armonk Garage, who responded to the scene alongside officers from the department. The baby was able to be extricated from the car without further incident and was unharmed, police said. The baby checked out f…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex
Route 9A, Former 'Movie Mecca,' Loses Another Cinema Complex Route 9A, also known as Saw Mill River Road, was once a mecca of movie entertainment destinations in the towns of Greenburgh and Mount Pleasant. Last year, the owner of the All Westchester Saw Mill Multiplex Cinemas in Hawthorne tore down its 10-screen theater at 151 Saw Mill River Road and replaced it with an Audi car dealership. And now, a short drive south of that movie hub, the Greenburgh Multiplex theater at 320 Saw Mill River Road will close on May 31, 2019, according to Greenburgh Supervisor Paul Feiner. Both business complexes are a short drive from the site of the Elmsford Drive-i…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Woman Killed In Crash Involving Three Cars On Merritt Parkway In Norwalk Woman Killed In Crash Involving Three Cars On Merritt Parkway In Norwalk
Woman Killed In Crash Involving Three Cars On Merritt Parkway In Norwalk A 46-year-old woman was killed late Tuesday night in a horrific crash that occurred on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk, according to state police. One of the vehicles became engulfed in flames after the southbound crash near Exit 40B just before 10 p.m. Hongying Tian of Avon, Conn., was transported to Norwalk Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Tian was driving a Volkswagen Passat at a high rate of speed when the vehicle hit the median, breached the guardrail, struck a tree and then traveled across both lanes before coming to rest on the side of the road near trees and brush, state pol…

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by Joe Lombardi