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Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Hudson Valley Service Area: Police Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Hudson Valley Service Area: Police
Man Drove Drunk With Child In Pickup Truck At Hudson Valley Service Area: Police A man is facing a felony charge under Leandra’s Law after allegedly driving drunk with a child in his vehicle at a Hudson Valley service area. The incident happened at about 3 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24, when troopers in Rockland County patrolling the Ramapo Service Area observed a 2017 Nissan pickup truck parked with its headlights on. New York State Police said they found the driver, later identified as Genaro Garcia-Cortes, age 45, of the Bronx, apparently asleep in the driver’s seat with the keys in the ignition and an empty beer bottle in the cup holder.  A 10-year-old girl and a fe…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash
Man Struck By Tractor-Trailer In Fatal Rockland Crash This story has been updated. A man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, state police said. The crash happened Saturday, June 6 in Rockland County at about 11:20 p.m. on I-87 in the village of Sloatsburg. An investigation at the scene revealed that Robert H. Harrington, 45, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was operating his 2019 Jeep southbound in the area of mile marker 33.1, when he struck a guardrail, according to police. Harrington was subsequently struck by the 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer operated by Robin Carroll, 63, of Albany, police said. State Police corrected an …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area
Woman Injures Three Troopers In Chase That Ends In Area A 71-year-old woman who refused to pull over for a traffic stop injured three state police troopers in a high-speed chase before finally being stopped in Rockland County when police used spike strips to stop her. New York State Police first attempted to stop Laura Duffy, of the hamlet of Willow in Ulster County, around 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 31, 2018, in the Town of Woodstock, when she refused to stop for a traffic violation in her 2017 Hyundai Accent, said Trooper Michael Cassella. After failing to stop during two separate pursuits, state police broadcast a BOLO alert with a descripti…

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by Kathy Reakes