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5 Killed In New Year's Day Crash Near Whitestone Bridge In Queens 5 Killed In New Year's Day Crash Near Whitestone Bridge In Queens
5 Killed In New Year's Day Crash Near Whitestone Bridge In Queens Five people were killed in a horrific two-vehicle New Year's Day crash in New York. Click here for a new, updated story - IDs Released For 5 Killed In Cross Island Parkway New Year's Crash It happened Monday, Jan. 1 at around dawn in Queens on the northbound Cross Island Parkway, near Exit 36 and the Whitestone Bridge. Authorities said the two-vehicle collision involved a Honda SUV and Mazda sedan, with all five victims in the Mazda. Their identities have not yet been released. The Mazda, which was traveling "at a high rate of speed" overturned after hitting a curb, ejecting three o…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
ID Released Of Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle At Westchester Intersection ID Released Of Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle At Westchester Intersection
ID Released Of Man Fatally Struck By Vehicle At Westchester Intersection Authorities are investigating a crash at a Westchester intersection that left a man dead. The incident happened on Tuesday, Dec. 26 just before 2 p.m., when a 79-year-old man was struck by a vehicle in Tarrytown at the intersection of Route 9 and Route 119, according to Tarrytown Police. The man, identified as Patrick Kennedy of Tarrytown, was later pronounced dead.  The driver of the vehicle involved in the crash stayed at the scene and cooperated with the investigation into the incident, which is still ongoing, police said. No criminal charges have yet been filed in connection to t…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash 9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash
9 Injured, 2 Critical In Hudson Valley Christmas Night Crash Two people, including a child, are in critical condition following a late-night, two-car Christmas night crash in the Hudson Valley. Click here for a new, updated story: IDs Released For Drivers In Christmas Night Hudson Valley Crash That Injured 9, 3 Critically The Orange County incident happened on Monday, Dec. 25 in the town of Crawford. Just after 10 p.m., a 2020 Kia Telluride SUV, driven by a 42-year-old woman, was traveling north on Orange County Route 17 with seven passengers -– three adults aged 75, 42, and 40, and four children between the ages of four and nine — the Crawf…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Bystander Pulls Driver From Burning Car After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester Bystander Pulls Driver From Burning Car After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester
Bystander Pulls Driver From Burning Car After Fiery Crash In Northern Westchester A driver involved in a fiery wreck is in the hospital with serious injuries after being rescued from their burning car by a brave bystander.  The rescue happened in Northern Westchester on Wednesday, Dec. 20 around 7 p.m., when a car traveling on Route 9 northbound in Croton-on-Hudson left the roadway and crashed, causing the vehicle to catch on fire, according to the village's fire department.  As luck would have it, the crash was witnessed by bystander Chris DeSanto, who decided to risk his safety and pull the semi-conscious driver out of the burning wreck before first res…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree
Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic State Parkway, Hitting Tree A police officer was killed in a single-vehicle crash after running off the roadway in the region. Click here for a new, updated story: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash The collision took place in Dutchess County around 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. Acting East Fishkill Police Department Chief Derrick Cuccia said the unnamed officer was investigating a possible fatal crash near the East Fishkill Police Department when the officer left to interview a victim at the hospital. While on the way to the hospital, the officer …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
34-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Crash In Hudson Valley 34-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Crash In Hudson Valley
34-Year-Old Killed In I-84 Crash In Hudson Valley A 34-year-old man was killed in a single-car crash in the Hudson Valley after his 2006 Acura RSX ran off the roadway. The collision occurred in Orange County on a stretch of I-84 around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 17 in the town of Greenville. New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel said Christopher Martini, from Matamoras, Pennsylvania, was killed when his vehicle ran off the roadway and he was ejected. Troopers begin life-saving measures. Port Jervis EMS pronounced Martini dead on the scene. The incident is still under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Gas After Fleeing Cops, Crashing Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Gas After Fleeing Cops, Crashing
Hudson Valley Man Charged With Stealing Gas After Fleeing Cops, Crashing A man was charged with allegedly stealing gas and then fleeing from police and crashing his vehicle in the region. The incident took place in Ulster County around 8:40 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 9 in the town of Hurly. According to Sgt. Collin Reynolds of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, William Williams, age 65, of Highland, was arrested after deputies attempted to stop him and he sped away at a high rate of speed before crashing into a wooded area in the town of Rosendale. Williams was taken into custody and evaluated by EMS, but was not injured, Reynolds said. Reynolds said Williams pumpe…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
No Criminal Charges Filed In Westchester Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police No Criminal Charges Filed In Westchester Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police
No Criminal Charges Filed In Westchester Crash That Killed 5 Children: Police The investigation into a tragic crash in Westchester that killed five young people from Connecticut has concluded that the incident was an accident, police announced.  The crash, which happened on Sunday, March 19 around 12:20 a.m. on the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Scarsdale directly north of the Mamaroneck Road exit, resulted in the death of four boys and one girl from Derby, Connecticut in New Haven County.  Earlier Report - Teen Driver In Crash That Killed 5 Connecticut Children In Westchester Didn't Have Permit Or License: Officials According t…

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by Ben Crnic
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Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash
Support Floods In For Children Of Beloved Westchester Attorneys Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Weeks after a tragic Thanksgiving crash in Connecticut that killed two beloved attorneys from Westchester, their community is coming together to ensure that the couple's children will be taken care of.  Scarsdale residents Toby Cohen, age 41, and Brooke Peltz Cohen, age 37, were both killed in a crash in Hartford County on Thursday, Nov. 23 just after 7:15 p.m. near the Bristol/Farmington town line on Stevens Street in Bristol.  Earlier Report - New Update: Scarsdale Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys According to Bristol Police, …

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by Ben Crnic
Obituaries
New Update: Westchester Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys New Update: Westchester Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys
New Update: Westchester Parents Of 3 Killed In Thanksgiving Crash Were Beloved Attorneys The young parents from New York who were killed in a horrific crash while visiting family in Connecticut on Thanksgiving Day both worked as attorneys. The single-vehicle crash happened in Hartford County just after 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 near the Bristol/Farmington town line on Stevens Street in Bristol. The initial investigation showed that a westbound vehicle was traveling on Morea Road in Farmington, had crossed into Bristol on Stevens Street, east of Cherry Hill Drive, and had left the roadway to the right, striking a roadway sign and vegetation/trees. Bristol Police sai…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester
Fiery Fatal Crash: 53-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In Westchester Police are investigating after a middle-aged man was killed in a fiery overnight crash on I-87. It happened in Westchester just before 1 a.m. Friday, Nov. 10 on northbound I-87 in the village of Tarrytown. When New York State Police troopers arrived at the scene, a tractor-trailer was fully engulfed in flames. A preliminary investigation determined that the driver and sole occupant, Saratoga County resident Richard A. Simmons, age 53, of Clifton Park, left the roadway just prior to the new Tappan Zee Bridge, striking the guide rail and a storage outbuilding. Simmons was pronounced de…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Rollover Crash: Car Flips On Side On Windy Hudson Valley Road Rollover Crash: Car Flips On Side On Windy Hudson Valley Road
Rollover Crash: Car Flips On Side On Windy Hudson Valley Road A windy Hudson Valley road was briefly blocked by a flipped-over vehicle after a one-car crash, fire officials said. The incident happened in Putnam County on Sunday, Nov. 5 just before 7:30 a.m., when the Mahopac Volunteer Fire Department responded to Union Valley Road for a single-car crash. According to the department, the car rolled over on its side as a result of the crash. Authorities have not revealed if any people were injured or the cause of the rollover. 

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by Ben Crnic