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18-Vehicle Pileup: Black Ice Causes Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say 18-Vehicle Pileup: Black Ice Causes Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say
18-Vehicle Pileup: Black Ice Causes Crash In Hudson Valley, Police Say Black ice conditions led to an 18-vehicle pile-up on Route 9W in the Hudson Valley that caused four minor injuries. The crash took place in Orange County around 6:15 a.m., Monday, Feb. 27 in the town of Highlands on Route 9W southbound between Route 218 and the West Point overlook.  Highlands officers responding to the report of a crash were updated to multiple vehicles involved as a result of black ice on the roadway, said Town of Highlands Police Chief Frank Basile Jr.  The town of Highlands and the village of Highland Falls police departments responded and determined ther…

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by Kathy Reakes
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29-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Dies After BMW Crashes Down Embankment 29-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Dies After BMW Crashes Down Embankment
29-Year-Old Rushed To Westchester Medical Center Dies After BMW Crashes Down Embankment A 29-year-old was killed in a single-vehicle crash that happened in the area over the weekend. It happened around 12:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 5, in Orange County on Long Mountain Traffic Circle in the Town of Highland. A preliminary investigation by state police from the Haverstraw barracks revealed that Pierre D. Brooks, age 29, from the Bronx, was operating a 2000 BMW when for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway on the northeast shoulder and traveled approximately 40 feet down an embankment.  Brooks, the operator and only occupant of the vehicle, was ejected…

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by Joe Lombardi