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2-Car Crash Shuts Down Busy Hudson Valley Intersection, Sends Person To Hospital 2-Car Crash Shuts Down Busy Hudson Valley Intersection, Sends Person To Hospital
2-Car Crash Shuts Down Busy Hudson Valley Intersection, Sends Person To Hospital A two-vehicle crash caused a busy Hudson Valley intersection to close for almost an hour and caused injuries.  The collision happened in Putnam County on Sunday, July 21 just after 5:30 p.m., when two cars crashed at the intersection of Route 6 and Croton Falls Road (Route 34) in Mahopac.  According to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department, one person received medical transport while another was taken to a hospital.  The intersection was closed for around 40 minutes until the cars involved were removed. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Man Nabbed After Hit-Run Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley Man Nabbed After Hit-Run Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley
Man Nabbed After Hit-Run Involving School Bus In Mahopac Thanks to newly installed surveillance cameras, authorities were able to catch a 48-year-old driver who struck a school bus in the Hudson Valley and left the scene.  The incident that prompted the search for the driver happened in Putnam County on Friday, April 26, when a Dodge pickup truck struck a school bus's extended stop sign on Shear Hill Road in Mahopac, according to Carmel Police.  According to authorities, the collision occurred while the bus was picking up a student on its morning route. After the crash, the truck fled toward Croton Falls Road and did not stop to re…

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by Ben Crnic
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3 Hospitalized After Car Strikes Pole In Hudson Valley 3 Hospitalized After Car Strikes Pole In Hudson Valley
3 Hospitalized After Car Strikes Pole In Hudson Valley Three people were taken to a hospital following an early morning crash in the Hudson Valley.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Saturday, Feb. 3 just before 4:30 a.m., when a car crashed into a pole on Croton Falls Road in Mahopac near the Westchester border, according to the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department.  Three people involved in the crash were taken to a hospital to be evaluated, firefighters said. The cause of the crash was not released. 

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by Ben Crnic
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Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Stumbling Man Hits Victim In Head With Beer Bottle During Argument In Hudson Valley, Police Say A Hudson Valley man faces assault charges after allegedly hitting a victim in the head with a beer bottle when they tried to prevent him from driving, police said.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Monday, April 24 at midnight, when Carmel Police received a report from a resident who said he had been assaulted by an unknown man in Mahopac in the area of Miller Road, according to Lieutenant Michael Bodo.  An officer then responded to the scene and spoke with the victim, who added that he had spotted the man stumbling down the road and had confronted him in an attempt to st…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fallen Wires Cause Brush Fire In Hudson Valley Fallen Wires Cause Brush Fire In Hudson Valley
Fallen Wires Cause Brush Fire In Hudson Valley A brush fire caused by fallen power lines shuttered a road in the Hudson Valley until crews could put it out.  The incident happened on Friday, Feb. 3, around 11 a.m. when firefighters and police in Putnam County responded to a fire in Mahopac located in the area of Croton Falls Road and Cole Drive.  There, first responders found fallen power lines and a brush fire. The road was then closed between Strawberry Fields Road and Mud Pond Road while crews cut off the power and put the fire out, according to the Mahopac Falls Volunteer Fire Department.  The roadway was then s…

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by Ben Crnic
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Two Hospitalized After Head-On Mahopac Crash Two Hospitalized After Head-On Mahopac Crash
Two Hospitalized After Head-On Mahopac Crash Two drivers were injured in Putnam County after one crossed over into the opposite lane and struck the other head-on. First responders were dispatched to Croton Falls Road near the intersection of Sandy Street in Mahopac shortly after 9 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 28, Jack Casey, the Public Information Officer for the Mahopac Fire Department said. Upon arrival, paramedics, crews from Mahopac Fire, and members of the Carmel Police Department, determined that both the drivers of a car and pick-up truck were in need of medical assistance, while they closed the roadway to investigate the crash. Both…

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by Zak Failla