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74-Year-Old Reverses Car Through Apartment Building In Hudson Valley: Police 74-Year-Old Reverses Car Through Apartment Building In Hudson Valley: Police
74-Year-Old Reverses Car Through Apartment Building In Hudson Valley: Police A 74-year-old woman was hospitalized after crashing her vehicle into an apartment building in Orange County, police said. The incident happened in the town of Wallkill on Thursday, Jan. 30, at around 4:13 p.m., when police responded to a report of a motor vehicle collision at the Patrick Campbell Apartments, located at 88 Senior Way, according to the Wallkill Police Department.  Upon arriving at the scene, officers found that a vehicle driven by a Wallkill resident had collided with the apartment complex. The 74-year-old driver told police that she lost control of the vehicle while re…
Hit-Run: Teen Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Driver Apprehended, Police Say Hit-Run: Teen Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Driver Apprehended, Police Say
Hit-Run: Teen Struck By Vehicle In Hudson Valley, Driver Apprehended, Police Say Authorities apprehended a 37-year-old man after he allegedly hit a teenager with his car and drove away in a Hasidic community in the Hudson Valley.  The incident happened in the village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County on Wednesday, Jan. 29, shortly before 10 p.m., when a 2014 Toyota driving north on Garfield Road hit a 17-year-old boy who entered the road from the shoulder, according to New York State Police The Toyota then drove away and the teen was taken to Westchester Medical Center where he is now in stable condition.  The driver, 37-year-old Eliezer Allami of Monroe was ch…
Car Rolls Over On Lake Carmel Road Car Rolls Over On Lake Carmel Road
Car Rolls Over On Lake Carmel Road Fire crews rushed to a serious crash scene in Putnam County after a vehicle rolled over. The incident happened in Lake Carmel on Monday, Jan. 27 just after 4 p.m., the Lake Carmel Fire Department announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28. Responding fire crews confirmed that a vehicle rolled over and began stabilizing it. Photos released by the department on social media show that the windshield was removed during the crash response.  More information about injuries and the exact location was not immediately available. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Doting Father Killed In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: 'Leaves Void That Can Never Be Filled' Doting Father Killed In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: 'Leaves Void That Can Never Be Filled'
Doting Father Killed In Head-On Crash In Hudson Valley: 'Leaves Void That Can Never Be Filled' Columbia County's William Michael "Bill" Dougher, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and cherished member of his community, is being remembered for his profound impact on those who knew him following a tragic head-on crash in Dutchess County. The crash occurred on Thursday, Jan. 23, just before 4 p.m., on State Route 9G in Red Hook, according to the Red Hook Police Department. Police said Dougher’s northbound Hyundai crossed into the southbound lane for unknown reasons, colliding head-on with a pickup truck. Dougher, age 68, of Germantown, had to be extricated from his vehicle and was …
Dump Truck Tips Over, Spills Fluids In Hudson Valley: Driver Hospitalized Dump Truck Tips Over, Spills Fluids In Hudson Valley: Driver Hospitalized
Dump Truck Tips Over, Spills Fluids In Hudson Valley: Driver Hospitalized A late-night rollover involving a dump truck disrupted operations and caused injuries at a train station in Westchester.  The incident occurred on Friday, Jan. 24, just before 10 p.m., when a truck rolled over at the Metro-North Rail Yards beneath the Croton Point Avenue overpass, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Upon arrival, crews found that the dump truck had overturned, possibly due to the truck’s dump bed unknowingly rising while in motion. Firefighters worked to contain spilled fluids at the scene.  The driver sustained minor injuries and was transpo…
I-684 Crash: Police ID Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Collision I-684 Crash: Police ID Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Collision
I-684 Crash: Police ID Victim Killed, Release Details In Weekend Collision Police have released the name of a Connecticut man killed in a fatal crash that shut down lanes on I-684 in Putnam County on Sunday morning, Jan. 26.  The two-car crash happened around 7:15 a.m. in the town of Southeast, according to New York State Police.  A preliminary investigation determined that a 23-year-old Mount Vernon, NY woman lost control of her vehicle in the northbound lanes, police said. The car struck a guide rail, veered across all lanes of traffic, and collided with another vehicle operated by 65-year-old New Milford resident Michael T. Keller, police said.&n…
Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley
Car Crashes 30 Feet Down Ditch, Lands On Roof In Hudson Valley Fire crews worked to free a driver after a car rolled down an embankment and landed on its roof in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened on Wednesday, Jan. 22 just before noon in Dutchess County, when a vehicle rolled around 30 feet down an embankment in Millbrook, according to the village's fire department. Responding firefighters were able to get the driver out, who miraculously was unharmed.  They were then taken to a hospital for evaluation. 
2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police 2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police
2 Drunken Crashes Leads To Felony DWI Charge For 62-Year-Old Man In Yorktown: Police A 62-year-old man is facing serious charges following two alleged drunk driving crashes in Westchester, police announced.  Cortlandt Manor resident Vasel Balbona was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 16 in connection with an incident that occurred months earlier in July 2024 in Yorktown, Yorktown Police said on Tuesday, Jan. 21.  According to the department, on the day of the crash at around 11:05 a.m., officers responded to a report of a two-car accident on Route 118. Upon arrival, police found that the driver of one vehicle had allegedly left the scene after striking another car from b…
Car Lands On Roof In Early-Morning Mahopac Crash Car Lands On Roof In Early-Morning Mahopac Crash
Car Lands On Roof In Early-Morning Mahopac Crash A Hudson Valley crash that left a car flipped on its roof caused a road to temporarily close.  The wreck happened in Putnam County on Saturday, Jan. 18 just before 3:30 a.m., when a car overturned on Bucks Hollow Road in Mahopac, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  The driver was able to escape from their car and refused an ambulance trip, firefighters said. The road was closed for around a half hour until the car could be towed away. 
Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops
Driver On Revoked License Fled Fatal Route 32 Crash Scene: Cops A 34-year-old unlicensed driver has been arrested in connection with a crash that left a 37-year-old woman dead along an Ulster County roadway last week, authorities said. Alex B. Brown, 34, of New Paltz, was behind the wheel of a 2008 Subaru Forester when he ran over Victoria Cooper in Rosendale on Jan. 16 around 8:20 p.m., New York State Police said. Cooper entered the roadway when she was struck by a 2013 Toyota on State Route 32, and came to rest in the southbound lane where she was run over by Brown, police said. The initial driver remained at the scene, but Brown did not, police said.…
11 Students Sent To Hospital Following 4-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley 11 Students Sent To Hospital Following 4-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley
11 Students Sent To Hospital Following 4-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley A four-vehicle crash involving a school bus on Route 9 in the Hudson Valley sent 11 students and several drivers to the hospital. The incident occurred at 3:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14, at 4699 Post Road in Hyde Park. According to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson, a preliminary investigation revealed that the collision involved a 2023 Honda Accord and a 2020 Hyundai traveling southbound on Route 9.  At the same time, Benson said a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup was traveling southbound when the driver became distracted by something inside his vehicle. When the pickup driver…
Speeding Driver, 21, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash, Police Say Speeding Driver, 21, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash, Police Say
Speeding Driver, 21, Killed In Fiery I-84 Crash, Police Say A fiery crash on I-84 westbound in Orange County claimed the life of a 21-year-old Middletown man, authorities said. Melvin Moultrie was speeding in a 2017 Nissan Sentra when his vehicle veered off the roadway for unknown reasons, struck a tree, and became engulfed in flames just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 11, Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said. Firefighters from the Maybrook Fire Department and Mechanicstown Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the blaze.  Emergency crews extricated Moultrie from the vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. …
High-Speed Tesla Crash Kills Driver, 28, Changing Lanes On I-87: NYSP High-Speed Tesla Crash Kills Driver, 28, Changing Lanes On I-87: NYSP
High-Speed Tesla Crash Kills Driver, 28, Changing Lanes On I-87: Nysp A tragic early morning crash on I-87 southbound in Clarkstown claimed the life of a 28-year-old New City man, New York State Police reported. Justin Drinks was speeding in a 2022 Tesla when he tried to change lanes around 1:20 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 13, near exit 12, NYSP Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said. The vehicle struck the end of a guide rail, overturned multiple times, and ultimately collided with a utility pole.Drinks, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was extricated by emergency responders but was pronounced dead at the scene, Alvarez said.  Justin Drinks no words can expl…
Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A 68-year-old Rockland County man died following a single-vehicle collision on Clausland Mountain Road near Tweed Boulevard in Blauvelt. The crash occurred around 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, when the Tappan man, driving a 2008 Pontiac G5 northeast on Clausland Mountain Road, veered off the pavement, striking a large rock and an earth embankment on the east side of the roadway, said Capt. Michael Shannon on the Orangetown Police. Shannon said emergency responders, including the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps and Rockland County Paramedics, transported the driver to Nyack Hospital, where he …
7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say 7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say
7-Year-Old Boy Hit By Car After Running Into Traffic In Hudson Valley, Police Say This story has been updated. A 7-year-old Rockland County boy was hit by a car after allegedly running into traffic, police said. The incident occurred around 5:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan.8, on New Country Road in Airmont. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, an investigation found that the boy ran west westbound across New County Road into traffic and was struck by a vehicle that was traveling southbound. Franklin said that the child was transported to Good Samaritan Hospital and then airlifted to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where he is in critical conditio…
Speeding Charge Against Driver Dropped In Fatal Yorktown Hit-And-Run (UPDATE) Speeding Charge Against Driver Dropped In Fatal Yorktown Hit-And-Run (UPDATE)
Speeding Charge Against Driver Dropped In Fatal Yorktown Hit-And-Run (Update) Yorktown Police have cleared a 24-year-old driver of a speeding charge and another traffic infraction in a hit-and-run crash that killed a Mohegan Lake woman pending a subsequent investigation, authorities announced. New, updated report - Westchester Hit-Run Victim Was 'Perfectionist', Animal Lover: 'Half Of Me Has Died', Twin Says In an announcement on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the Yorktown Police Department released the update on the investigation into a crash on Friday, Jan. 3 that killed 42-year-old Jennifer Proeschel of Mohegan Lake.  Police did not elaborate on the change. …
Police ID 21-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Car Crash On I-87 In Ulster County Police ID 21-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Car Crash On I-87 In Ulster County
Police ID 21-Year-Old Man Killed In Single-Car Crash On I-87 In Ulster County New York State Police have identified a 21-year-old Rockland County man killed in in a single-vehicle crash in Ulster County. Randolph E. Quintanilla Revolorio, of Nanuet was killed around 6 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 28, on I-87 southbound near Exit 19 in the town of Ulster, State Police said. A preliminary investigation revealed that Revolorio was driving a  2008 Honda when it exited the roadway through the right shoulder for unknown reasons and struck a tree.  Troopers said Revolorio was ejected and was pronounced dead on the scene. The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may hav…
Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Two Teens Seriously Injured On Route 304: Police (UPDATE) Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Two Teens Seriously Injured On Route 304: Police (UPDATE)
Wrong-Way Driver Killed, Two Teens Seriously Injured On Route 304: Police (Update) A head-on collision caused by a wrong-way driver on Route 304 in New City left one man dead and two teenagers seriously injured on Monday, Dec. 23, Clarkstown Police reported. At approximately 9:15 p.m., officers responded to the scene near the intersection of Route 304 and Second Street. Preliminary investigations revealed that a 35-year-old man from Ohio, driving a 2010 black Hyundai sedan, was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes when he collided head-on with a 2013 silver BMW. The BMW was occupied by an 18-year-old male driver and a 16-year-old female passenger, police said. …
16-Year-Old Boy Critical After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley: State Police 16-Year-Old Boy Critical After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley: State Police
16-Year-Old Boy Critical After Being Hit By Car In Hudson Valley: State Police A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by a car while walking along a Hudson Valley roadway. New York State Police said the incident occurred around 8:45 p.m., Wednesday, Dec. 18, on Route 105 in Monroe. According to state police, Shlome Bernbluth, of Monroe, was walking on the south shoulder of the roadway when he was struck by a 2021 Toyota driven by a 27-year-old Monroe man traveling eastbound when he failed to maintain his lane. Bernbluth was transported to Westchester Medical Center with severe head injuries and is listed in critical condition, state police said.&n…
Car Crashes Into Primary Care Building In Somers: (DEVELOPING) Car Crashes Into Primary Care Building In Somers: (DEVELOPING)
Car Crashes Into Primary Care Building In Somers: (Developing) A vehicle crashed into a primary care center in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Dec. 12 at around 2:45 p.m. at the Optum primary care building in Somers at 342 Route 202, according to reports. The crash left one of the roadway's shoulders blocked.  More information about the crash has not yet been released. Calls to Somers firefighters were not immediately returned.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
Woman, 26, Killed In Fiery I-87 Wreck Probed As Hit-Run Crash: NYSP Woman, 26, Killed In Fiery I-87 Wreck Probed As Hit-Run Crash: NYSP
Woman, 26, Killed In Fiery I-87 Wreck Probed As Hit-Run Crash: Nysp State Police believe a 26-year-old woman found dead on the side of I-87 after a fiery crash in the region is the victim of a hit-and-run. The incident occurred around 4 a.m. on Wednesday, December 11, near Exit 21 in Catskill, Greene County. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2014 Subaru was traveling southbound when it left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck the median, Trooper Jennifer Alvarez said. The driver, Sara Llorens, age 26, of Burlington, VT, got out of the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. Llorens was found dead on the northbound shoulder of I-87,…
Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Hudson Valley Under Investigation Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Hudson Valley Under Investigation
Fiery Crash On Palisades Parkway In Hudson Valley Under Investigation A fiery crash, which is under investigation, at Exit 18 on the Palisades Parkway in Orange County, near the Bear Mountain Rotary in Fort Montgomery. UPDATE: Off-Duty Nypd Officer Killed In Fiery Highlands Crash: State Police The single-vehicle crash occurred around 6 a.m., Friday, Dec. 6; the car reportedly hit a tree and burst into flames. The New York State Police could only confirm the crash. No other information was available.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 
ROPE RESCUE: Car Plunges Down Icy Embankment In Dutchess County ROPE RESCUE: Car Plunges Down Icy Embankment In Dutchess County
ROPE Rescue: Car Plunges Down Icy Embankment In Dutchess County A person was rescued after their car crashed down an icy embankment in Dutchess County. At approximately 5:30pm Wassaic Fire was dispatched for an auto accident car down an embankment in area of Nelson Hill... Posted by Wassaic Fire Rescue "The Blue Crew" on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 The crash occurred at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the area of Nelson Hill Road and Deep Hill Road on Route 22 in Wassaic, according to the Wassaic Fire Department Blue Crew. The victim was entrapped in the vehicle, and a rope crew from Amenia Fire was called to help Wassaic Fire. After securing the…
New Details Revealed In Fiery Taconic Parkway Crash In Putnam Valley That Killed Veteran New Details Revealed In Fiery Taconic Parkway Crash In Putnam Valley That Killed Veteran
New Details Revealed In Fiery Taconic Parkway Crash In Putnam Valley That Killed Veteran New details are being unveiled about a fiery crash on the Taconic State Parkway in the Hudson Valley that claimed the life of a beloved Army veteran and longtime Westchester firefighter. The crash, which killed 58-year-old Dutchess County resident Michael Fitzgerald of Fishkill, occurred at approximately 11:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 27, just south of Route 301 in the Putnam County town of Putnam Valley, according to the New York State Police. An initial investigation revealed that Fitzgerald had been driving a 2017 Toyota Rav4 southbound when the vehicle left the parkway for unkn…
Woman Killed In Head-On Southeast Crash With Box Truck Woman Killed In Head-On Southeast Crash With Box Truck
Woman Killed In Head-On Southeast Crash With Box Truck A Massachusetts woman was killed when she collided head-on with a box truck on a Hudson Valley road, police said.  The crash occurred on Monday, Dec. 2 at around 8:30 a.m., on John Simpson Road in the Putnam County town of Southeast, according to the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. According to authorities, a southbound Honda CRV crossed over the double yellow line and struck a northbound Isuzu box truck head-on. The driver of the Honda, 82-year-old Worcester County resident Anna Catullo of Shrewsbury, was pronounced deceased at the scene, authorities said.  Meanwhile, …
Driver Freed From Wrecked Vehicle After 2-Car Crash Near Ice Rink In Region Driver Freed From Wrecked Vehicle After 2-Car Crash Near Ice Rink In Region
Driver Freed From Wrecked Vehicle After 2-Car Crash Near Ice Rink In Region Firefighters had to remove a door to free a driver from their car after a two-vehicle crash near an ice rink in Northern Westchester. The crash happened on Thursday, Nov. 21 around 7:30 a.m., when two cars collided on Jay Street near the entrance to the Evarts Ice Rink at the Harvey School in Katonah, according to the Katonah Fire Department.  Arriving fire crews soon realized that one of the drivers was trapped in their vehicle and used portable cutters and spreaders to free them. The driver was then brought into an ambulance.  As a result of the collision, Jay Street was closed…
Teen Charged in Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Person In Hudson Valley Teen Charged in Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Person In Hudson Valley
Teen Charged in Hit-Run That Seriously Injured Person In Hudson Valley A 19-year-old man faces felony charges after allegedly striking a pedestrian with his vehicle and fleeing the scene in the region. On Thursday, Nov. 14, Lloyd Police arrested Elias M. Sanchez Jr., of Newburgh, in connection with a severe car-pedestrian accident that occurred on Thursday, Oct. 3, on Route 9W in Highland, which resulted in serious leg injuries to a 30-year-old man from New York City. Chief James Janso of the Lloyd Police said Sanchez faces multiple charges, including: Assault Reckless endangerment Leaving the scene of a personal injury accident, The arrest followed an inten…
Fatal Crash: Local Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Barrier In Region Fatal Crash: Local Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Barrier In Region
Fatal Crash: Local Woman ID'd As Victim After Car Hits Barrier In Region A man sustained serious injuries, and his passenger died after a single-car crash in the region. It happened in Dutchess County around 7:10 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 15, in Pleasant Valley.  New York State Police said a 55-year-old Poughkeepsie man was driving a 2006 Honda sedan eastbound on Sherow Road when he failed to stop at the intersection with North Avenue.  The vehicle crossed both lanes of North Avenue, ultimately hitting a barrier on the east shoulder, said police. Rogers was taken to Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie with serious injuries.  His passenger…
54-Year-Old Brewster Man Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684 54-Year-Old Brewster Man Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684
54-Year-Old Brewster Man Killed After Hitting Tractor-Trailer On I-684 A 54-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed after his vehicle struck a tractor-trailer parked near a rest area on a busy interstate in Northern Westchester.  The crash happened at around 5:15 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 12, when a 2021 Kia Sportage driving southbound on Interstate 684 in Bedford left the roadway for an unknown reason and hit a 1995 International Harvester tractor-trailer parked south of the town's rest area, New York State Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The driver, Putnam County resident Howard Zaibel of Brewster, was rushed to Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount …
Car YouTuber, Age 25, Killed In NY Crash Car YouTuber, Age 25, Killed In NY Crash
Car YouTuber, Age 25, Killed In NY Crash A New York YouTuber known for his content around cars was killed in a crash late Wednesday night, Nov. 6, crash, People reported. He was 25 years old.  Andre Beadle was on the Nassau Expressway in Queens around 1:15 a.m. driving east at a "high rate of speed," the magazine said, quoting an NYPD spokesperson.  He lost control of the 2023 BMW and swerved into a metal pole on the right side of the road.  Beadle was ejected from the sedan, People posted.  Paramedics rushed him to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center in Richmond Hill, where he died of his injuries, the…
ID Released For HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash That Critically Injured 3 Others ID Released For HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash That Critically Injured 3 Others
ID Released For HS Student Killed In Hudson Valley Crash That Critically Injured 3 Others School officials have released the identity of an 18-year-old killed in a crash in the region that critically injured three others. Teen Killed, 3 Critically Injured In Wallkill Crash In Orange County, Middletown High School senior Tifuci "TC" Reid died during the single-vehicle crash at 6:10 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, near 581 Midland Lakes Road in the Town of Wallkill.  "This loss has left us all in shock and sorrow, and words can hardly convey the depth of our grief at this time," Middletown Superintendent of Schools Amy Creeden said in a statement. According to Town of Wall…