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Hudson Valley Man Seriously Injured In Crash Hudson Valley Man Seriously Injured In Crash
Hudson Valley Man Seriously Injured In Crash A Hudson Valley man was seriously injured during a single-vehicle rollover crash. The collision occurred in Orange County around 8:20 p.m., Sunday, March 24, on Shoddy Hollow Road in the town of Mount Hope. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, upon arrival, troopers found a grey 2005 Acura sedan rolled over with one person in the driver’s seat.  The driver later identified as Wade A. Weyant, age 57, of the city of Middletown, was entrapped in the vehicle causing serious physical injury to his left arm, Nevel said. Nevel said Howells Fire Department was on …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley
Lawn Mower Accident Leads To Dramatic High-Angle Rescue In Hudson Valley A Hudson Valley man was rescued by firefighters and EMS after he rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 4:20 p.m., Friday, Aug. 18 in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Arlington Fire Chief William Steenbergh, the fire department responded to a report of an injured man who had rolled his lawn mower down a steep embankment on Cardinal Road. Paramedic Engine 32-15 arrived on the scene and found the man approximately halfway down a steep embankment in the rear of a single-family home. Due to the steep slope of the embankment, it w…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Sends 8 Kids To Hospitals In Hudson Valley School Bus Crash Sends 8 Kids To Hospitals In Hudson Valley
School Bus Crash Sends 8 Kids To Hospitals In Hudson Valley Eight middle school students were sent to the hospital with minor injuries after a crash between a school bus and an SUV in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Ulster County around 7:30 a.m., Monday, Feb. 27, in the town of Ulster at the intersection of Enterprise Drive and Town Hall Drive. When police arrived on the scene, officers located a 2018 Nissan Rouge driven by John Pierre-Louis of Kingston who was traveling eastbound on Town Hall Drive when he crashed into a 2023 Freightliner school bus driven by Orange County resident Julian Franklin, of Pine Bush, who was traveling northb…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
33-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash 33-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
33-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash A 33-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed during a single-vehicle crash after being ejected from the car. The crash took place in Orange County in the town of Montgomery on Route 211 near Canning Road. When police arrived on the scene they found Dutchess County resident Frank Richards, of Wappingers Falls, outside of the car, after being ejected as the vehicle rolled during the crash, said Montgomery Chief of Police John Hank. Lifesaving measures were performed by bystanders and EMS, but Richards, who was the only occupant, was pronounced dead at the scene, Hank said. Anyone who witnesse…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer
Thousands Raised For Hudson Valley First Responder Whose Child Has Rare Cancer Thousands of dollars in donations have poured in for a Hudson Valley first responder whose 3-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. Cillian McNamee was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a form of cancer that affects the nervous system, on Monday, March 14, according to a GoFundMe fundraiser's description. The GoFundMe set up to support the McNamee family has received more than $41,000 of its $50,000 goal as of Wednesday, March 23.  According to the fundraiser's description, Cillian's father Richard McNamee is the assistant chief of the New Paltz Rescue Squad in Ulster County and wor…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Killed In Crash Near Food Mart In Area, Police Say Bicyclist Killed In Crash Near Food Mart In Area, Police Say
Bicyclist Killed In Crash Near Food Mart In Area, Police Say A Town of Poughkeepsie bicyclist died after being hit by a vehicle on Vassar Road. The crash took place around 6:35 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12, on Vassar Road, near the Dimpy's Food Mart at 401 Vassar Road, said the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Lt. Michael O’Dowd. During the crash, a 2010 Honda, operated by a 63-year-old Poughkeepsie resident, struck a 41-year-old bicyclist, also of Poughkeepsie, O'Dowd said. The bicyclist sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office.  The driver of the Honda did not sustain a…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley 25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley
25-Year-Old Dies After Fall From Bucket Truck In Hudson Valley A 25-year-old man who fell from a bucket truck while working on Monday has died, police announced on Thursday. Middletown Police Lt. Jeffry Thoelen said he was notified late Wednesday by the Orange County Medica Examiner's Office of the death. The man worked for JMH Tree Service, which lists a Middletown address.  Fire officials said the man fell 30 to 40 feet near 15 Highland Ave. around 12:48 p.m. Monday. The man was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center by Mobile Life Supports ambulance.  Thoelen said they could not release the man's identity pending notification of his family. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Details Emerge In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Route 9 Closure Details Emerge In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Route 9 Closure
Details Emerge In Crash That Caused Hours-Long Route 9 Closure The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department released information on Monday on the two-car crash that led to the closure of a stretch of Route 9 in the area of Sharon Drive on Sunday. Preliminary investigation reveals that, at around 5:37 p.m., a 2006 Dodge Durango, operated by a 42-year-old man from the City of Poughkeepsie, traveling northbound on Route 9, struck a center guard rail/median causing the vehicle to overturn and subsequently struck a 2002 Kia Sedona, operated by a 62-year-old female from the City of Poughkeepsie, also traveling north on Route 9. Both operators were transported …

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Two-Alarm Rhinebeck Home Fire Displaces One Two-Alarm Rhinebeck Home Fire Displaces One
Two-Alarm Rhinebeck Home Fire Displaces One A two-alarm mobile home fire in Rhinebeck left one person displaced, according to the Rhinebeck Fire Department.  The fire started around 3:46 p.m. Wednesday at 20 Hidden Valley Road, with Rhinebeck fire crews responding within four minutes, the department reported. Once on scene, firefighters found a large fire and transmitted a second alarm and requested assistance at the scene. Crews were able to quickly douse the blaze and went through the home to make sure there was no one inside.  The one person who lives in the mobile home, was not home at the time and no one was injured, Rhinebeck…

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by Kathy Reakes