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Young Boy Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester Young Boy Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester
Young Boy Hospitalized After Being Hit By Car In Northern Westchester A 13-year-old boy was sent to the hospital after he was hit by a car while crossing a street in Northern Westchester.  On Tuesday, Jan. 10, around 3:30 p.m., police in Peekskill responded to the 500 block of North Division Street between Constant Avenue and Phoenix Avenue, where the boy was struck by a grey Honda Civic driven by a Cortlandt Manor resident, according to Lt. Jack Galusha.  The boy had been hit while crossing North Division Street from west to east in a part of the road that did not have a crosswalk. He was immediately taken to a local hospital with non-life-thr…

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by Ben Crnic
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Car Flips On Side, Closing Hudson Valley Road Car Flips On Side, Closing Hudson Valley Road
Car Flips On Side, Closing Hudson Valley Road A crash in the Hudson Valley left a car perched on its side and a road closed for a period of time.  On Friday, Jan. 6, around 4 p.m., officials in Putnam County responded to an accident in Mahopac on Clark Place for a reported vehicle rollover, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department. Luckily, no injuries were reported.  The road was closed for a half hour as crews worked to clear the scene, officials said.

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by Ben Crnic
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21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car 21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car
21-Year-Old Hudson Valley Woman Hit, Killed By Car A 21-year-old woman was hit and killed by a car while walking on a street in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County, around 5:10 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, in the area of Route 304 and Clearview Road in New City. The first arriving Clarkstown Police officers found Keptia Fara Brutus, of Spring Valley, lying in the center lane of southbound Route 304, said Det. Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. Officers rendered medical aid until Rockland Paramedics and EMS arrived on the scene and resumed care.  Brutus was transported by EMS to Westchester Medic…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
2 Women Killed In New Year's Day Crash In Hudson Valley 2 Women Killed In New Year's Day Crash In Hudson Valley
2 Women Killed In New Year's Day Crash In Hudson Valley Updated story: IDs Released For Mother, Daughter Killed In New Year's Day Hudson Valley Crash Two women were killed in a single-vehicle New Year's Day crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened in Rockland County at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 1 on Beach Road in the town of Haverstraw in the Kayak launch area.  Responding Haverstraw Police Department officers observed the vehicle occupied by three women up on an embankment on the north side of the road, said Haverstraw PD Captain John Gould Jr. The driver, a 64-year-old female from Haverstraw, stated she was driving nor…

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by Joe Lombardi
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3-Car Collision Leaves Person Injured, Slows Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Road 3-Car Collision Leaves Person Injured, Slows Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Road
3-Car Collision Leaves Person Injured, Slows Traffic On Busy Hudson Valley Road A crash involving three vehicles left a person injured and clogged traffic on a busy Hudson Valley road.  On Wednesday, Dec. 21, around 3:15 p.m., first responders in Putnam County were sent to Route 6 near the Park Ford dealership for a three-car collision, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Upon arriving, police started directing traffic while emergency responders tended to those involved in the accident, members of the department said.  Only one person involved in the crash was found to have minor injuries, and additional help from the Mahopac Falls Volu…

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by Ben Crnic
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Person Escapes Without Serious Injuries After Rollover Accident In Northern Westchester Person Escapes Without Serious Injuries After Rollover Accident In Northern Westchester
Person Escapes Without Serious Injuries After Rollover Accident In Northern Westchester One person is lucky to have walked away without serious injuries after their vehicle flipped over on a highway in Northern Westchester.  On Tuesday, Dec. 13 around 5:30 a.m., firefighters in Croton-on-Hudson came across a rolled-over vehicle on Route 9 southbound, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Although the accident looked serious, the driver declined any medical assistance, firefighters said.  The cause of the rollover was not reported. After a short period of time, the scene was cleared, according to the fire department. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Firefighters Use Saws To Free Person Trapped In Car After Crash In Westchester County Firefighters Use Saws To Free Person Trapped In Car After Crash In Westchester County
Firefighters Use Saws To Free Person Trapped In Car After Crash In Westchester County A "severely trapped" person had to be freed from a car after it crashed into a tree in Westchester County, according to a fire department.  On Friday night, Dec. 9, firefighters responded to a crash in Purchase on Westchester Avenue in the area of the Hutchinson River Parkway, where they found a single vehicle off the road that had slammed into a tree, according to the Purchase Fire Department.  Once there, members of both the Purchase and Port Chester fire departments had to use saws to cut a space large enough to free an occupant who had become trapped inside the vehicle, fire o…

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by Ben Crnic
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ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond
ID Released For Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Retention Pond Police have identified a woman who was discovered deceased in an overturned vehicle in an area retention pond. Orange County resident Nicole Romero-Brown, age 45, from Monroe, was found around 12 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8 in the pond in Goshen. Earlier report: Woman Found Dead In Overturned Vehicle In Goshen Retention Pond State Police Aviation located an overturned vehicle in a retention pond off exit 124 westbound on Route 17 in the village of Goshen, said Trooper Steven Nevel. An investigation revealed there was a deceased woman in the vehicle, Nevel said. The investigation into h…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Vehicle Overturns, Falls Inches From 'Swelling Stream' In Northern Westchester After Collision Vehicle Overturns, Falls Inches From 'Swelling Stream' In Northern Westchester After Collision
Vehicle Overturns, Falls Inches From 'Swelling Stream' In Northern Westchester After Collision Two people were rescued when their vehicle fell down an embankment inches from a flooded stream after an accident in Northern Westchester.  On Wednesday, Nov. 30, around 1:30 p.m., emergency crews responded to a two-car accident in Yorktown Heights on the Taconic State Parkway northbound in the area of Illington Road, according to the Yorktown Heights Volunteer Fire Department.  Upon arriving, fire officials found both vehicles off the roadway on opposite sides. One vehicle's occupants had no injuries, but the other vehicle had overturned, fallen down a muddy embankment, and …

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by Ben Crnic
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Community Raises Thousands For Westchester College Student Who Lost Leg In Car Crash Community Raises Thousands For Westchester College Student Who Lost Leg In Car Crash
Community Raises Thousands For Westchester College Student Who Lost Leg In Car Crash Many are pulling together to help the family of a Westchester County college student who lost a leg in a car accident over Thanksgiving break.  On Friday, Nov. 18, Ardsley resident Max Scriva, a freshman at SUNY Delhi studying welding, was injured in a car accident on Interstate 87 while driving home for Thanksgiving break and had his right leg amputated as a result of the crash after a week in the intensive care unit, according to a GoFundMe page started for Scriva on Tuesday, Nov. 29.  Scriva is still receiving care at Westchester Medical Center, and hopes to be discha…

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by Ben Crnic
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Driver Injured After Truck Slams Into Tree In Northern Westchester Driver Injured After Truck Slams Into Tree In Northern Westchester
Driver Injured After Truck Slams Into Tree In Northern Westchester One person was injured after their pickup truck crashed into a tree in Northern Westchester.  On Monday morning, Nov. 28, emergency crews responded to Route 202 in Somers to a reported accident involving a vehicle hitting a tree, according to the Somers Volunteer Fire Department.  After an ambulance arrived, the driver was taken to a hospital with injuries.  It is not clear what the cause of the accident was. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Between Compact SUV, Dump Truck In Region Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Between Compact SUV, Dump Truck In Region
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Between Compact SUV, Dump Truck In Region An area woman was killed during a crash with a dump truck in the region. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 9 a.m., on Monday, Nov. 28 on Route 17B in White Lake. Sullivan County Sheriff's deputies responding to the crash found a 2020 Toyota RAV 4 driven by Dutchess County resident Angela Theodoseau, age 30, of Wappingers Falls, had crossed the double yellow line into the path of a westbound Mack dump truck, said Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty. The vehicles collided head-on, with the truck, driven by Ulster County resident Michael Houghtaling, age 60, of Lake Katrine…

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by Kathy Reakes