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Man Admits To Fatal Hit-Run Crash That Killed Lifelong Westchester Resident
A 28-year-old man has admitted to his role in a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a lifelong 91-year-old Westchester resident. Hastings-on-Hudson resident Johnny David Machado pleaded guilty this week to felony counts of leaving the scene of an accident without reporting and criminally negligent homicide for the fatal crash that took the life of Rocco DePaolo in Dobbs Ferry last year. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said that on Sept. 20 last year, Machado drove near Dobbs Ferry High School on Broadway, Route 9, in Dobbs Ferry when his car struck DePaolo in the …
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Strikes, Kills Dog In Front Of Owner In Area, Police Say
Police are calling on the public to find a truck driver who fatally struck a dog within its owner's line of vision then fled the scene. According to police in Orange County, the incident took place at approximately 10:10 a.m. on Maple Avenue in Ellenville in the area of Yankee Place on Friday, Oct. 9. The driver, who was traveling west down Maple Avenue, continued onto Route 209 without stopping, according to the Village of Ellenville Police Department. Anyone with information pertinent to the investigation is asked to contact the Village of Ellenville Police Department at 845-…
Police & Fire
Hit-Run Driver Sends Pedestrian To Hospital In Area, Police Say
Police are looking for a man who struck a woman who was getting out of her car, leaving contusions over her body that necessitated hospitalization. According to police, the 38-year-old woman was parked in Kingston in the area of 442 Hasbrouck Ave. when she opened her driver's side door and stepped out at approximately 10:24 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 29. Another vehicle, driving down Hasbrouck Avenue toward O'Reilly Street, allegedly struck her and her vehicle as it passed, and fled the scene, said Kingston Police. Police said the vehicle was a small dark gray sedan, possible …
Police & Fire
Reward Offered For Information On Fatal Northern Westchester Crash
A $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest is being offered after a fatal crash involving a bicyclist in Northern Westchester. At about 10:50 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 23, Yorktown Police responded to Birdsall Drive at the Westchester County Trailway bicycle path for a report of a bicyclist struck by a vehicle. Police located the victim lying in the roadway with CPR being performed by a bystander. The victim was taken to the hospital and later died as a result of the injuries. An investigation determined that the victim was struck by a vehicle that had fled the scen…
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Hit-Run Crash With NY State Police Cruiser On I-84 In Putnam County
The driver of a tractor-trailer that struck and damaged a New York State Police cruiser on Interstate 84 before fleeing the scene has been apprehended, authorities said. At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 21, a state trooper on patrol from the East Fishkill barracks was monitoring traffic on a stretch of the roadway in Putnam County in the Town of Kent when the tractor-trailer struck the cruiser and fled the scene. The trooper was transported to Putnam Hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released. On Thursday, Aug. 27, state police investigat…
Police & Fire
Police Search For SUV In Hit-Run Northern Westchester Crash Injuring Bicyclist
Know anything? An alert was issued in Northern Westchester as police attempt to locate a driver who struck and injured a bicyclist. On Monday, Aug. 24, the Yorktown Police Department issued an alert as detectives investigate a hit-and-run that happened on Birdsall Drive near North County Trailway. Police said that a gray minivan or SUV with damage to its passenger side was involved in the hit-and-run. The vehicle has at least one tinted window missing from the passenger side. According to police, the preliminary investigation indicates that a bicyclist crossing Birdsall Dr. collided with…
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Tractor-Trailer Leaves Scene After Striking State Police Cruiser On I-84
State Police are seeking the identity of a yet-unidentified tractor-trailer driver who struck a trooper's parked vehicle while he was still inside, The accident took place in Putnam County on Friday, Aug. 21 on approximately 11:45 p.m., while the trooper was monitoring traffic on the westbound shoulder of Interstate 84 in the town of Kent. The driver fled the scene; the officer was treated at Putnam Hospital and released. Anyone who witnessed this incident, or with relevant information, is asked to contact East Fishkill State Troopers at (845) 677-7300, and to refer …
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Hit-Run Driver Who Struck, Killed Man Walking To Mailbox Remains At Large
Nearly seven years later, the driver involved in a hit-and-run that killed an 86-year-old man in the area remains elusive to New York State Police investigators. New York State Police in Orange County received a call at approximately 5 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, for a pedestrian who had been seriously injured on Country Road 1 while walking to his mailbox in Westtown. Upon arrival, troopers found local resident Donald Wester in serious condition after being struck by a passing motorist who fled the scene. Wester was airlifted to Westchester County Medical Center for treatment on head tr…
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Know Him? Police Asking For Help IDing Man Involved In Hit-Run, Grocery Theft
New York State Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who allegedly was involved in a hit-and-run and then stole a cart full of merchandise from a grocery store. Police said the man was allegedly driving a stolen 2010 Toyota Corolla, with New York license plate HBH6474 when he was involved in a hit-and-run motor crash in Dutchess County in the town of Hyde Park, said Trooper AJ Hicks. An investigation located security footage from a nearby Stop & Shop, at 3999 Albany Post Road, shows the alleged suspect also stole a cart full of merchandise, Hicks said. Police are …
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Man Wanted For Hit-Run Crash Nabbed During Traffic Stop
A 32-year-old man wanted for a hit-and-run crash was arrested during a routine traffic stop. Marcellus Ferrell, 32, of Patterson, was apprehended on Saturday, Feb. 8, when stopped by Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Osika for a traffic violation, said the Putnam County Sheriff's Office. During the stop, Osika ran a check of the driver’s license and found that Ferrell was wanted for the hit-and-run involving serious injury or death in Connecticut, the department said. Additionally, a check of the vehicle’s registration revealed a suspension for an insurance lapse. Ferrell was taken int…
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Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area
A 31-year-old woman is facing charges by New York State Police for her alleged role in a fatal hit-and-run in the area. Sullivan County resident Kathleen Nober, of Callicoon, was arrested and charged with leaving the fatal scene of a motor vehicle accident, a felony, New York State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 10. New York State Police troopers received a report that a woman was struck by a motor vehicle on Route 52 in Youngsville, where the driver - later identified as Nober - left the scene of the crash. Police said that Nober’s victim, 52-year-old Youngsville resident Nustreta Mujev…
Police & Fire
Man Charged In Fatal Hit-Run Among Three Putnam Inmates Released Under Criminal Justice Reforms
A man accused in a fatal hit-and-run crash is among three suspects incarcerated on pending criminal charges in Putnam released under new criminal justice reforms that took effect on Wednesday, Jan. 1, County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr. said. Among those released was 40-year-old Javier Lorenzano-Fercano, who was charged with leaving the scene of a fatal automobile accident, a Class D felony. It is alleged that on Oct. 25, 2019, Lorenzano-Fercano was driving in the Town of Philipstown when he struck and killed a 38-year-old man and then fled the area without reporting the incident. He…
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