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Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Hudson Valley Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Hudson Valley
Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Hudson Valley A driver was taken to a hospital following a crash in Northern Westchester that left two utility poles snapped.  The crash happened on Friday, Oct. 4 just before 8:30 p.m., when a vehicle hit two poles on Route 133 in Mount Kisco near the intersection with Crow Hill Road, according to Independent Fire Co. #13 of the Mount Kisco Fire Department.  Arriving first responders found that the crash had knocked over two poles, leaving wires dangerously close to the roadway.  The driver was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla by the Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Co…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash 23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
23-Year-Old Passenger Killed In Hudson Valley Crash A Hudson Valley man who was a passenger in an Infiniti sedan was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The collision occurred in Dutchess County, in the town of Wappinger, at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, on All Angels Hill Road near Dugan Lane.  According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Infiniti sedan with five occupants was traveling southbound on All Angels Hill Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Watterson said the car left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Killed in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley Part of a busy Hudson Valley road was briefly closed to traffic after a semi-truck collided with a utility pole, causing a blaze sparked by live wires.  The incident happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, July 9 around 1 p.m., when a semi-truck hit a utility pole on Farmers Mills Road (Route 42) in Kent, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department.  Arriving police and fire crews found that active live wires had sparked a fire that reached the truck. To put the blaze out, first responders isolated the live wires and had NYSEG crews cut power so the flames could be extinguished.&nb…

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by Ben Crnic
News
Cable Company Employee Electrocuted While Working In Capital Region Cable Company Employee Electrocuted While Working In Capital Region
Cable Company Employee Electrocuted While Working In Capital Region A cable company employee was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in the region. The Albany County incident happened at around 2 a.m. Friday, April 19, in the town of Berne on Long Road. The Spectrum Cable employee was in a bucket truck performing routine equipment maintenance on a utility pole when he came into contact with an electrical line, a spokesperson for Spectrum’s parent company Charter Communications told Daily Voice. Emergency crews arrived to find the truck on fire. Medics with the East Berne Fire Department pronounced the employee dead at the scene. His identity had…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured
Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured A driver was left injured after a car overturned and crashed into a utility pole in Northern Westchester.  The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 around 6 p.m., when a vehicle traveling in Croton-on-Hudson Old Post Road South flipped over and hit a pole on Nordica Drive, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department.  Firefighters and police then descended upon the scene to help the injured driver escape the vehicle.  After the occupant was turned over to first responders, firefighters waited for Con Edison to fix the pole, which took about 90 minutes. 

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Charged With DWI After Crashing Into Utility Pole, Police Say A Hudson Valley man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he crashed a vehicle into a utility pole, causing a fire on the road. Officers in Rockland County responded to a fire on North Main Street in Hillcrest that broke out overnight between Friday, Nov. 18, and Saturday, Nov. 19, the Town of Ramapo Police Department reported. Police found that a vehicle crashed into a utility pole, and a live wire caused a small fire on the roadway. The driver of the vehicle, identified as a 35-year-old Haverstraw man, was the sole occupant, authorities said. The man, whose identity was not r…

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by Nicole Valinote
Police & Fire
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Area Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Area
Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Hits Rock Wall, Utility Pole In Area A 31-year-old man was injured after allegedly losing control of his vehicle and crashing into a rock wall and a utility pole. The incident took place in Rockland on Tuesday, Jan. 7, during the early evening on Camp Hill Road in Ramapo, said police. The driver, a Village of New Hempstead resident, lost control of his vehicle, struck a rock wall and utility pole causing the vehicle to overturn, according to police. The driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle, was issued a ticket for failure to reduce speed, before being transported by Spring Valley Ambulance to the hospital for treatment. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Traffic
Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch
Crash Causes Closure Of Route 304 Stretch Click here for an updated story: 16-Year-Old Girl Injured In Route 304 Crash That Took Out Utility Pole, Police Say A serious crash caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of Route 304 on Tuesday night, Nov. 5. The crash occurred around 7:45 p.m., at Hillside Avenue in Orangetown, between Washington Avenue and West Crooked Hill Road near the border of Bergen County.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery Westchester Crash Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery Westchester Crash
Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery Westchester Crash This story has been updated. One person was killed and another injured late Saturday night when a car burst into flames after crashing into a utility pole in Westchester. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on Pinebrook Boulevard, a residential street just east of New Rochelle High School. The crash brought down power lines onto the vehicle. The name of the victim, a male passenger, has not yet been released. The injuries to the driver, also a man, have been described as serious. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River
Update: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A box truck slammed into a utility pole on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River early Saturday night, igniting a chain reaction that kept the highway closed for hours. The pole snapped in half, downing wires across the highway -- which fell onto a tour bus and Jeep in the southbound lanes. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the crash near Lake Street, which also involved a tractor-trailer jack-knifing. Traffic remained detoured at Allendale Avenue past 10:30 p.m., more than 5½ hours after the incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPDATE: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River
Update: Northbound Rt. 17 Remains Closed After Crash In Upper Saddle River UPPER SADDLE RIVER, N.J. -- (UPDATE) A box truck slammed into a utility pole on northbound Route 17 in Upper Saddle River early Saturday night, igniting a chain reaction that kept the highway closed for hours. The pole snapped in half, downing wires across the highway -- which fell onto a tour bus and Jeep in the southbound lanes. No serious injuries were immediately reported in the crash near Lake Street, which also involved a tractor-trailer jack-knifing. Traffic remained detoured at Allendale Avenue past 10:30 p.m., more than 5½ hours after the incident.

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by Jerry DeMarco