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Fatal Hudson Valley Crash: 26-Year-Old ID'd As Victim
A two-vehicle crash in the region claimed the life of one person and injured another.
The collision occurred in Orange County at 11:15 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, on Route 32 in Newburgh.
According to the town of Newburgh Police Lt. Matthew Nadolny, a preliminary investigation determined that a 2007 Ford Econoline van, operated by Leonel Marquez-Martinez, age 36, of Wallkill, was traveling southbound on Route 32.
Nadolny said a 2015 Chevrolet Volt operated by Marcus Bennett, age 26, of Montgomery, was traveling northbound when the two crashed.
Bennett was pronounce…
Hudson Valley Man Charged In 2022 Murder-For-Hire Case
A Hudson Valley man has been charged with allegedly paying another person to kill a 52-year-old man.
Orange County resident Enoch Lowe, age 25, was charged on Tuesday, Oct. 10 with paying to have Jeffrey Harris, age 52, killed in October 2022. Both men live in the town of Wallkill.
According to Wallkill Police Chief Robert Hertman, on Sunday, Oct. 30, 2022, officers responded to a report of an unconscious man on Brookline Avenue.
When officers arrived, they found Harris in a detached garage from his home suffering from stab wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the town of Wallkil…
Man Returning From Car Show Killed After 1967 Convertible Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway
A Hudson Valley man coming home from a car show in his 1967 Chevy convertible was killed after hitting a guard rail.
The crash took place in Orange County around 9:30 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, in the town of Goshen on Route 94.
According to Deputy Chief Allen Faust, of the Goshen Police, John Smith, age 52, of the Village of Florida, veered off the roadway, hit a guard rail, and then an earth embankment before flipping over.
Smith was trapped in the vehicle and was extricated by the town of Goshen Fire Department, Faust said.
He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orange County Medic…
Missing Hudson Valley Woman Found Dead, Police Say
A missing Hudson Valley woman who police have spent hundreds of hours searching for has been found dead in a wooded area.
Orange County resident, Brittany Hendershot, age 19, of Port Jervis, has been missing since Thursday, June 23, but was officially reported missing to police on Tuesday, July 5 by her mother.
Following the missing person's report, the Port Jervis Police Department initiated an investigation which revealed that Brittany was last seen in the Town of Wallkill, said Chief William Worden, of the Port Jervis Police.
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Man Found Dead On Park Trail In Hudson Valley
A 73-year-old Hudson Valley man was found dead, apparently of natural causes, in the vicinity of a hiking trail in the area.
The resident of Philipstown, in Putnam County, was found on Monday, May 17 at the Schunnemunk State Park, located in Orange County, in the Town of Cornwall, said NYS Parks officials.
State Park Police, NYS Park Forest Rangers, Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office, Town of Cornwall Police, Salisbury Mills FD, Cornwall FD, DEC forest rangers, and local EMS all responded to the scene.
The incident remains under investigation.
ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Area
A bicyclist killed after being struck by an SUV in the area has been identified by police.
Orange County resident Peter Cotsis, 62, of Chester, died around 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, in the town of Goshen after being struck by a 2018 Nissan SUV, said Sgt. Allen Faust of the Goshen Police.
Faust said the crash took place at the intersection of Craigville Road and Johnson Road when Cotsis was struck by the vehicle, driven by Baruck Murit, 38, of Brooklyn.
Good Samaritans and Murit performed CPR on Cotsis and attempted to offer him aid, but he died at the scene, Faust said.
Cotsis was…
22-Year-Old Killed When Car Crashes Off Road In Area
A 22-year-old man was killed following a single-vehicle crash in the area.
Brandon S. Sanok, an Orange County resident, was killed around 5 p.m,., Sunday, June 23, on Route 12 in the town of Minisink, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the New York State Police.
An investigation found that Sanok was driving a 2008 Nissan southwest when his vehicle left the roadway on the south side of the road and overturned. Nevel said.
Sanok, of Westtown, was extricated from his car by the Johnson Fire Department.
Sanok, who was alone in the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene by Orang…
