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Large Tree Falls On Wires, Sparks Blaze In Hudson Valley
Part of a busy Hudson Valley road is closed after a large tree fell across it, striking power lines in the process. The stretch of Bucks Hollow Road between Astor Drive and Route 6 in the Putnam County town of Carmel is currently impassable thanks to a fallen tree, the Carmel Highway Department announced on Friday, Aug. 9 just before 4:30 p.m. The tree sparked a fire after it fell on power lines, as shown in photos of the incident released by the department. NYSEG has since been notified. For now, motorists in the area should use alternate routes. This is a de…
Police & Fire
Driver Injured After Car Overturns On Hudson Valley Roadway
A driver was hospitalized following a rollover crash on a busy Hudson Valley road. The crash happened in Putnam County on Monday afternoon, July 22, when an Acura flipped on Milltown Road in the village of Brewster near the Connecticut border, according to the Brewster Fire Department. Arriving first responders found the driver trapped inside the vehicle and were able to free her before taking her to Danbury Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The crash closed Milltown Road on Monday as the scene was cleared, the department said.
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Traffic Nightmare: Damaged Bridge To Be Demolished After I-95 Crash, Causing Days-Long Closure
This story has been updated. A closure in both directions on I-95 in Connecticut caused by an early morning crash and fire involving a tanker with thousands of gallons of gas will last for several days as a damaged overpass is removed, authorities have now announced. New Update - Watch Live - Work In Progress: Crews Repair Fire-Damaged I-95 Stretch The incident happened at the outset of the morning commute on Thursday, May 2 in Norwalk near exits 14 and 15. "Extensive damage occurred to the Fairfield Avenue overpass bridge," according to the Norwalk Fire Department. The Connecticut Dep…
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Traffic Alert: Stretch Of NY Thruway, Including Lanes On New TZB, To Close For Repairs
A large section of Interstate I-87/I-28, including the new Tappan Zee Bridge, will be closed in order to make repairs to a bridge overpass that is severely damaged. The New York State Thruway Authority announced that all southbound lanes in Rockland County from Exit 12 in West Nyack to Exit 9 in Tarrytown will fully shut down to traffic early Saturday, Sept. 9. Authority officials said the closure was necessary to remove a "severely damaged" portion of the South Broadway overpass in South Nyack, which was struck by an overheight tractor-trailer on Thursday, Aug. 31. The scene of the i…
Traffic
Long Section Of Route 6/202 To Close For Week In Northern Westchester
A long section of a major US route in Northern Westchester will soon close for a little more than a week, leaving travelers with no option but to take a detour. Beginning on Thursday, March 16, the section of US Route 6/202 (Bear Mountain Bridge Road) between State Route 9D and US Route 9 in Cortlandt will close on weekdays in both directions between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closure is scheduled on weekdays through Friday, March 24, and is to facilitate tree work. Affected commuters should take the post…
Police & Fire
Rocks Scatter Over Road After Tractor-Trailer Tips Over In Northern Westchester: Police
This story has been updated. A busy main road in Northern Westchester was closed to traffic for several hours after a tractor-trailer tipped over and spilled a load of rocks, police said. The accident happened on Tuesday, Jan. 3 around 11:30 a.m., when the tractor-trailer and a minivan traveling northbound on Route 9A in Hawthorne just north of Belmont Road collided, causing the tractor-trailer to overturn, block the entire roadway, and spill a load of small stones, according to Mount Pleasant Police Chief Paul Olivia. The drivers of both the tractor-trailer and minivan suffere…
Police & Fire
Large House Fire Closes Roadway, Causes Detours In Rockland County
A large house fire in Rockland County has closed a roadway and is causing detours for motorists. The fire started a short time before 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 31, at 418 Christian Herald Road, in Valley Cottage, said the Clarkstown Police. Multiple police, fire, and EMS are on the scene. Police are advising motorists to avoid the area due to the road closure which includes Christian Herald Road in the area of Storms Road and Rt 9W. Traffic is also being diverted on Mountainview Avenue. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Police & Fire
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway
This story has been updated. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed throughout the morning commute following a fatal crash. The closure was southbound in Hopewell Junction between Route 29/Carpenter Road and Route 52. The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, but the lanes remained closed until around 10:30 a.m. during the accident investigation. During the closure, motorists were advised by authorities to take Route 9 as an alternate or to get off at Beekman Road and take Route 376 to Route 52, then get back on the Taconic. Check back to Daily Voice…
Police & Fire
Bicyclist Not Wearing Helmet Injured In Crash With Car In Rockland, Police Say
A bicyclist not wearing a helmet was hospitalized after being struck by a car in Rockland County, closing down a busy roadway. Police and paramedics from Ramapo responded to Orange Turnpike in Sloatsburg near the intersection of Liberty Rock Road early on Thursday, Aug. 20, when a driver from Sloatsburg struck a bicyclist, police said. The bicyclist was transported to Nyack Hospital by Springhill Ambulance with a head injury. According to police, lanes were forced to be closed for a crash investigation, and it was down to one lane in each direction on Orange Turnpike for several hours. Th…
Police & Fire
Shopping Plaza Fire Closes Section Of Route 59 In Rockland
A fire at a Rockland County plaza has closed a section of Route 59 in both directions. The fire started around 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 24, at the Thruway Plaza on Route 59, in Nanuet, officials said. Firefighters were able to douse the flames, which are believed to have started in the Thruway Deli, in about 30 minutes, but said damage to the building is extensive. Clarkstown police said Route 59 is closed between Grandview Avenue and Forman Drive in both directions for the foreseeable future. A fire at a Nanuet shopping plaza has closed a section of Route 59.Clarkstown Police Departmen…
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Tractor-Trailer Crash Knocks Out Power To Hundreds In Area
Hundreds were left without power after a tractor-trailer struck three utility poles and felled multiple power lines in Orange County, officials said. A spokesperson from Orange & Rockland Utilities said that shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, a truck driver on Long Meadow Road near Route 17A in Tuxedo took down the poles and a transformer, leaving approximately 600 area residents without power. The crash led to a temporary closure on Route 17A between Route 17 and Benjamin Meadow Road. The roadway was reopened shortly after noon on Tuesday afternoon. Schools were forced to ma…
Police & Fire
Coach Bus Fires Leads To Route 9W Closure
A stretch of Route 9W was closed after a coach bus fire broke out in Rockland County. It happened around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 20 in West Haverstraw near Railroad Avenue. The bus was unoccupied and no injuries were reported.
Police & Fire
Two In Custody After Stolen Car Rollover, Foot Chase On I-287 In Westchester, Police Say
Two suspects in an allegedly stolen car took police on a wild chase on, off and across I-287 in Westchester. Westchester County Police investigators at the Real Time Crime Center alerted officers on patrol at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, of an allegedly stolen Honda CRV that was trailing on the Hutchinson River Parkway near Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. According to a County Police spokesman, patrol officers were able to track down the vehicle, attempted to stop the driver, who failed to comply and sped off. Police said that the driver continued to the exit ramp leadin…
Police & Fire
Gas Line Struck, Causing Route 59 Closure
Contractors struck a natural gas line on Route 59 in Monsey, causing part of the roadway to be closed to traffic, according to Ramapo Police. The incident took place around 1:40 p.m. Tuesday in front of 156 Route 59, police said. The road is closed from Augusta Avenue to Remsen Avenue with a detour set-up to guide drivers. The utility company is on the scene to make repairs. This is a developing story. Check Daily Voice for updates.
Traffic
Downed Wires Shut Down Roadway In Sloatsburg
Police have shut down a roadway in Sloatsburg due to downed primary live wires. Ramapo Police closed Sterling Mine Road around 8:30 a.m. Monday after the fire department reported the downed lines. Motorists are asked to avoid the area for at least the next several hours as crews work to repair the lines, police said. Moderate to heavy rain will continue until early Monday afternoon on a breezy day with a thunderstorm possible. The high temperature will rise to the mid-50s but wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour will make it feel colder. An average of about 2 to 3 inches of rainfall is expe…
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