Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway
Woman Killed After Being Struck By Car On Hudson Valley Roadway A woman from the area was killed after being struck by a car on a Hudson Valley roadway. The incident took place in the town of LaGrange around 10 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 24 on Route 55/Freedom Plains Road. According to Trooper AJ Hicks, Carol A. Murray, age 61, of LaGrange, entered Freedom Plains Road east of Commerce Street for unknown reasons and was struck by a 2018 Nissan Sentra.   A good Samaritan stopped and administered life-saving techniques until troopers and the Lagrange Fire Department arrived and took over, Hicks said. Murray was transported by LaGrange Fire Departmen…
19-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Off Hudson Valley Roadway Into Pond, Police Say 19-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Off Hudson Valley Roadway Into Pond, Police Say
19-Year-Old Killed After Car Crashes Off Hudson Valley Roadway Into Pond, Police Say A 19-year-old woman died after the car she was driving went off a Hudson Valley roadway and into a pond. The crash happened in the Ulster County town of Gardiner at about 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 23, New York State Police said. Investigators found that Hailee Witherel was driving a Nissan Sentra north on Sand Hill Road when the car left the roadway and entered a small pond, police said. The Nissan overturned, and Witherel was unable to get out of the car, authorities said. State Police said Witherel was taken to the MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where she was pronoun…
17-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Crash That Destroyed Historic House In Hudson Valley 17-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Crash That Destroyed Historic House In Hudson Valley
17-Year-Old Charged With DWI After Crash That Destroyed Historic House In Hudson Valley A 17-year-old Hudson Valley resident has been arrested for alleged DWI after destroying a much-loved historic house when his vehicle slammed into it, causing a massive fire. The incident took place in Dutchess County around 3 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 22 in the Hughsonville hamlet in the town of Wappinger. New York State troopers discovered the crash and the fire after hearing what sounded like a loud crash while on patrol near Route 9D, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The arriving troopers found a 2007 Honda Odyssey had crashed into a barn and a fire erupted, Hicks said.d Earlier report: Car Cra…
Tanker With Thousands Of Gallons Of Tar Crashes In Hudson Valley Tanker With Thousands Of Gallons Of Tar Crashes In Hudson Valley
Tanker With Thousands Of Gallons Of Tar Crashes In Hudson Valley A sticky situation was averted when a tanker truck carrying 8,000 gallons of tar overturned on a Hudson Valley roadway. Emergency crews in Ulster County were called just after 8 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 8, with reports of an overturned semi-truck with a tanker trailer in the Town of Esopus, at the intersection of Old Post Road and Maple Street. By the time deputies arrived the truck driver, identified as a 58-year-old man from Freehold in Greene County, had extricated himself from the cab, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said. He was treated by medics at the scene before being transported b…
ID Released For Man Found Shot Dead Near Vehicle In Hudson Valley; Police Search For Witnesses ID Released For Man Found Shot Dead Near Vehicle In Hudson Valley; Police Search For Witnesses
ID Released For Man Found Shot Dead Near Vehicle In Hudson Valley; Police Search For Witnesses Police have released the name of a 28-year-old Hudson Valley man who was gunned down and found lying on a city street next to his vehicle.  Darren Villani was killed in the city of Poughkeepsie around 1:45 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 283 Mansion St. Villani, of the city of Poughkeepsie, was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he died from a single gunshot wound to the chest, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark, with the City of Poughkeepsie Police. Earlier story: 1 Dead, 1 Injured In Poughkeepsie Shooting, Police Say A short time after the report of the first shooting at 283 Mans…
1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley 1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley
1 Killed In Head-On Crash Between BMW, Pickup Truck In Hudson Valley A man was killed during a head-on collision in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place in Dutchess County at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11 in East Fishkill just north of Robinson Lane and Lake Walton Road. When officers arrived, there was a black Dodge Ram and a blue BMW in the southbound lane, both with significant damage and one driver with serious injuries, said the East Fishkill Police. The driver of the BMW, a 64-year-old Poughkeepsie man, was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he died from his injuries, police said. Police said a preliminary investigation revealed …
Motorcyclist Driving In 'Unsafe Manner' Injured After Crashing In Hudson Valley, Police Say Motorcyclist Driving In 'Unsafe Manner' Injured After Crashing In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Motorcyclist Driving In 'Unsafe Manner' Injured After Crashing In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 56-year-old motorcyclist from the Hudson Valley was driving “in an unsafe manner” when he lost control and crashed into a parked vehicle, authorities said. The Ulster County Sheriff’s Office said the Highland resident was operating his bike on Vineyard Avenue in the Town of Lloyd when he wrecked just after midnight Tuesday, July 12. Deputies found the man lying on a sidewalk. A preliminary investigation found that he had crashed into the hood and windshield of the parked vehicle before he was ejected from his bike, police said. The man was initially taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital…
Woman Ejected After Vehicle With Three Occupants Crashes Into Trees In Area, Sheriff Says Woman Ejected After Vehicle With Three Occupants Crashes Into Trees In Area, Sheriff Says
Woman Ejected After Vehicle With Three Occupants Crashes Into Trees In Area, Sheriff Says Investigators say “fatigue” may have caused a Hudson Valley driver to lose control of a car and crash into a wooded area early Wednesday, July 13, sending three people to the hospital. The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened just after 3 a.m. in the Town of LaGrange on Route 55 near Sedgewick Road. A preliminary investigation found that a 2011 Honda Accord was traveling westbound on Route 55 when the driver lost control and drove off the roadway before striking several trees, police said. The impact was so severe that a 31-year-old Poughkeepsie woman, Samantha Mincey, …
National Guard Member In Hudson Valley, Age 29, Dies After Bicycle Accident National Guard Member In Hudson Valley, Age 29, Dies After Bicycle Accident
National Guard Member In Hudson Valley, Age 29, Dies After Bicycle Accident A Hudson Valley New York National Guard member and well-respected county employee died from complications suffered during a bicycle accident. He was 29. Dutchess County native Patrick Ian Sullivan, of Poughkeepsie, died on Wednesday, July 6 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Sullivan, who was employed by the Dutchess County Department of Public Works as a bridge maintainer, was born in Poughkeepsie on March 17, 1993, in the middle of a snowstorm, his obituary said. "Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the death of Dutchess County Public Works Highway Division employee Patrick Sullivan," said Dut…
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Guide Rail, Tree In Hudson Valley, Police Say Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Guide Rail, Tree In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Guide Rail, Tree In Hudson Valley, Police Say Police are investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash on a roadway in a residential area of the region. It happened around 7:25 p.m. Sunday, June 25 in Dutchess County on River Road North in the town of Wappinger. Troopers were dispatched by Dutchess County 91 for a rollover crash with an ejection, state police said.  Upon locating the operator, the troopers employed life-saving techniques until Empress Ambulance Emergency Medical Services arrived and transported the man to MidHudson Regional Hospital, said police. The driver was later identified as Ravyn N. Vargas, age 40, of W…
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash
ID Released For Truck Driver Killed In Hudson Valley Lounge Crash This story has been updated. Police have identified a truck driver who was killed after crashing into a popular lounge and music venue in the Hudson Valley. Dutchess County resident Craig Allen Dickson, age 33, of Hopewell Junction, was killed around 10:40 a.m., Monday, June 20 when his 2020 Peterbilt tractor-trailer crashed into Junior's Lounge in the town of Poughkeepsie. When patrol officers arrived on the scene of the crash, they found the truck, which was pulling a fully-loaded dump truck, inside the lounge at 504 Salt Point Turnpike, said Chief Robert Benson, of the Hyde Park Police.…
Arrest Made In Main Street Murder In Hudson Valley Arrest Made In Main Street Murder In Hudson Valley
Arrest Made In Main Street Murder In Hudson Valley Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a Hudson Valley man at a city grocery store and the wounding of another man. The incident took place in Dutchess County in the City of Poughkeepsie, around 4:32 a.m., on Saturday, June 18, at the Casablanca Grocery located at 386 Main St. Arriving officers found Atiba Proverbs, age 27, of the City of Poughkeepsie, shot multiple times, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark of the city of Poughkeepsie Police. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where he died of his wounds, Clark said. See Earlier Story: One Killed, Two Injured …