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Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle
Fatal Crash: Man From Region Veers Off Road, Hits Utility Pole, Rolls Vehicle A man from the region was killed in a single-vehicle crash after his SUV veered off the roadway, hit a pole, and rolled over. The incident occurred in Sullivan County at around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, in the Village of Monticello on Route 17B across from the Monticello Raceway. According to Lt. Mark Johnstone of the Monticello Police, witnesses saw an older man driving a 2012 Ford Escape westbound when it suddenly veered across the eastbound lanes.  Johnstone said the vehicle had struck a utility pole and an embankment before rolling over. The driver was extricat…
200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials 200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials
200 United Passengers Evaluated After Newark-Bound Flight Diverts To NY: Officials A flight bound for Newark Liberty International Airport was diverted to Orange County, NY, officials said citing both turbulence and an ailing passenger. Nearly 200 passengers were evaluated, with some taken to local hospitals, when United Airlines Flight 85 from Tel Aviv landed at the New Windsor Airport at approximately 6:45 p.m. Friday, March 29, according to the FAA and Orange County Executive Steven M. Neuhaus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Windsor EMS (@new_windsor_ems) While Neuhaus said the flight was diverted …
Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency
Passenger Crash Lands Plane Departing From Westchester After Pilot Suffers Medical Emergency A female passenger took the controls of a small plane that departed from New York and crash-landed on Martha's Vineyard Island after the pilot suffered a medical emergency, according to Massachusetts State Police. The incident happened at around 3:15 p.m. Saturday, July 15 in a grassy area near a runway at Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The aircraft, a 2006 Piper Meridian, departed from Westchester County Airport in White Plains earlier in the afternoon. The pilot and passenger are Connecticut residents. A preliminary investigation indicates that the woman took the controls after the…
Medical Emergency Causes Hudson Valley Crash, 1 Critical, Police Say Medical Emergency Causes Hudson Valley Crash, 1 Critical, Police Say
Medical Emergency Causes Hudson Valley Crash, 1 Critical, Police Say A 76-year-old who reportedly suffered a medical emergency while driving is in critical condition following a two-car crash. The incident took place in Ulster County around 9 a.m., Wednesday, June 28 on Route 9W in Saugerties. Saugerties police responded to a 911 call reporting a personal injury motor vehicle crash, involving two vehicles that had collided on route 9W, in Saugerties, said Saugerties Police Chief Joesph Sinagra. Upon arrival, officers found a man still in one of the two vehicles. The man, later identified as Joseph O. Patterson, of New York City, was unconscious, t…
Car Rolls Over After Woman Suffers Medical Emergency In Region Car Rolls Over After Woman Suffers Medical Emergency In Region
Car Rolls Over After Woman Suffers Medical Emergency In Region A 72-year-old woman had to be extricated from her vehicle in the area after rolling over and crashing into a tree after suffering a medical emergency, authorities announced. In Woodstock, members of the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported rollover crash on Glenford Wittenberg Road at approximately 4:40 p.m. on Friday, May 13. Upon arrival, investigators said that deputies located the vehicle, which was on its side resting against a tree. The driver, Judy Pavone, age 72, of Mount Tremper in the Town of Shandaken in Ulster County, was trapped inside the vehicle and later…
Pace University Student Dies After Medical Episode On Northern Westchester Campus Pace University Student Dies After Medical Episode On Northern Westchester Campus
Pace University Student Dies After Medical Episode On Northern Westchester Campus Pace University in Northern Westchester is mourning the death of a popular student. Jordan Robinson, age 20, of Danbury, Connecticut, died following a medical episode on campus Sunday, Feb. 13 in Pleasantville, said Pace University officials. According to the college, Robinson was a sophomore on the Pleasantville campus. The college said the Mount Pleasant Police Department, which is in charge of investigating such matters, has classified his death as a medical emergency, awaiting the medical examiner's findings. Robinson was a member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and involved with m…
Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region
Man Slumped Over Wheel Resuscitated By Officers In Region Police officers in the region came to the aid of a 62-year-old man who was suffering a medical emergency in the middle of a busy intersection. Shortly before 5 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30 in Sullivan County, Monticello Police Officer Justin Dawson came across a stationary car at a green traffic light at the intersection of Bank Street and Broadway. Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone said that upon further investigation, Dawson found a 62-year-old man slumped over the steering wheel, unresponsive and in cardiac arrest. Dawson and Johnstone were able to pull the driver away from his vehicle…
Man Found Dead Inside Dump Truck Draped With Live Power Lines In Area Man Found Dead Inside Dump Truck Draped With Live Power Lines In Area
Man Found Dead Inside Dump Truck Draped With Live Power Lines In Area A 57-year-old man found dead inside a dump truck after officers responded to a call of downed power lines likely had a medical emergency, police said. The incident took place around 4:55 p.m., Wednesday, April 8, when Clarkstown Police responded to a medical emergency on Route 59 adjacent to the West Nyack Fire Department, in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Officer Norman Peters. The first patrol units on the scene found downed power lines across the body of a dump truck and the ground. The operator of the dump truck was unconscious and in contact with the truck when officers arrived, Peters sa…
Head-On Rockland Crash Seriously Injures Two After Mercedes Driver Loses Control, Police Say Head-On Rockland Crash Seriously Injures Two After Mercedes Driver Loses Control, Police Say
Head-On Rockland Crash Seriously Injures Two After Mercedes Driver Loses Control, Police Say Two drivers received serious injuries during a head-on crash in Suffern. The crash took place around 8 p.m., Thursday, March 28, on Orange Avenue, after an 83-year-old Valley Cottage man driving a Mercedes-Benz suffered a medical episode and lost control of his vehicle, Suffern Police said. According to police, the man was traveling north on Orange Avenue when he suffered the medical event and swerved into the southbound lane smashing into an oncoming van driven by a 52-year-old Montebello man.  A medical condition caused one driver to lose control of his vehicle and slam head-on into …
Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building
Man Killed After Suffering Medical Emergency, Crashing Pickup Truck Into Fishkill Building An Orange County man was killed during a single-vehicle crash in which the pickup truck plowed through the front of a building after the driver possibly suffered a medical emergency. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said Don A. Tuangtuang, 62, of Newburgh, was killed around 5:30 p.m. Thursday on Main Street in the Village of Fishkill, said Capt. John Watterson. When officers arrived on the scene, CPR was being performed on Tuangtuang, who was then transported to St. Luke's Hospital where he was later pronounced dead, Watterson said. A preliminary investigation has revealed that Tuangt…
Police Save Rockland OD Victim Three Times In One Day Police Save Rockland OD Victim Three Times In One Day
Police Save Rockland OD Victim Three Times In One Day Police saved the same Rockland man from three near-fatal overdoses in the span of 24 hours. Officers from the Ramapo Police Department were dispatched to the same local home three times during a 24-hour period on Thursday, where there were separate reports of a medical emergency. Upon arrival, police said that “it was apparent each time that the 35-year-old male resident had overdosed on narcotics.” Each time the officers responded to the residence they and medical personnel at the scene revived the overdose victim with the administration of Naloxone (Narcan).  According to police, the ma…
PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash
PIP Fatal: Civilian Pulls Fort Lee Man From Car In Fiery Alpine Crash UPDATE: A Good Samaritan stopped and pulled a 69-year-old man from his burning car after it crashed into a tree off the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine early Thursday night, but the victim was later pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Albert Stanczyk was headed south on the parkway alone when he apparently has some kind of medical emergency near Exit 3 just after 5 p.m., PIP Police Chief Michael Coppola said. His car left the road at a high rate of speed and slammed into the tree, the chief said. Another motorist pulled over and lifted Stanczyk out of the car "as it…
Missing Hudson Valley Woman, 51, Found Missing Hudson Valley Woman, 51, Found
Missing Hudson Valley Woman, 51, Found Update: The 51-year-old Hudson Valley woman who had last been seen on Friday, Feb. 23 has been found and is safe, state police said. Rosa Valentin of Wappinger was located in Connecticut, police reported late Sunday morning. Original report: State Police are attempting to locate a missing and endangered 51-year-old Hudson Valley woman. Rosa Valentin of Wappinger was last seen on Friday, Feb. 23 near Scarborough Lane in the town of Wappinger wearing a red blouse and black pants.  Valentin is diabetic without medication and possibly experiencing a medical emergency, state police said. Sh…