Multi-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Seriously Injures Tractor-Trailer Driver Multi-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Seriously Injures Tractor-Trailer Driver
Multi-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash Seriously Injures Tractor-Trailer Driver A 56-year-old tractor-trailer driver who was confused by the height of a Hudson Valley railroad overpass was hit by a vehicle after he backed up and hit another car, and got out of his truck. The incident took place in Orange County around 7:45 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 7 on East Main Street in Port Jervis. According to Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden, the Ohio truck driver was driving in the rain when he reached the overpass which was marked at 12-feet-8-inches tall, as well as another sign that said it was 13-feet-8-inches tall.  Confused, the driver stopped in the roadway to de…
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In 4-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash That Injured Several Others 11-Year-Old Girl Killed In 4-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash That Injured Several Others
11-Year-Old Girl Killed In 4-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash That Injured Several Others An 11-year-old girl was killed and numerous others injured when a driver allegedly crossed into another lane hitting two vehicles and then struck a fourth head-on, police say. The crash took place in Orange County in the town of Woodbury around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 23. A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Honda Accord, operated by Yeraldo Roa, age 34, of Port Jervis was traveling west on Route 6 when he crossed over into the westbound lane striking two vehicles traveling east on their passenger side, a 2019 Infiniti SUV and a 2017 Nissan N20.  Roa then continued to…
Hudson Valley Man Stabs Woman In Neck In Region, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Stabs Woman In Neck In Region, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Stabs Woman In Neck In Region, Police Say A man from the region was nabbed after allegedly breaking into a home and stabbing an ex-girlfriend in the throat with a scalpel. The incident took place in Sullivan County in Eldred around 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 15 on Pine Ayre Drive. According to Sullivan County Sheriff's Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies responded after a woman called 911 after a man, identified as Orange County resident Luke Matthews, age 36, of Middletown, broke into the home. When deputies arrived, they found a woman who had been stabbed in the neck, Chaboty said. Caaboty said deputies put out a descriptio…
Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84
Double-Fatal Update: 5 Students In Critical Condition After Bus Crashes Down Embankment On I-84 As school bells rang and a new day started for students at a Long Island high school where five of their fellow classmates remain in critical condition following a horrific bus crash that killed two adults, state, and federal officials are investigating the incident. The Orange County crash happened at around 1:10 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, on I-84 in the town of Wawayanda, near Exit 15A. The charter bus carrying marching band members from Farmingdale High School in Nassau County was heading to Greeley, Pennsylvania for band camp when one of the six buses carrying students went through the wi…
New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Hudson Valley, Officials Say New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Hudson Valley, Officials Say
New Update: 1 Dead In I-84 Bus Crash With 50 HS Students Aboard In Hudson Valley, Officials Say This story has been updated: A travel coach-style bus with some 50 music students onboard has crashed off I-84 in the Hudson Valley killing one and injuring at least 43 others and leading to the closure of the roadway, according to multiple authorities. Latest Update: Two, Including Teacher, Killed In High School Bus Crash  Three of the injuries are reportedly serious. Read the new, updated story here - New Info: 2 Dead, 5 Critically Injured In HS I-84 Bus Crash In Orange County The incident took place in Orange County in Wawayanda near Exit 15 around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21. N…
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Sentenced, DA Says 23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Sentenced, DA Says
23-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man Admits To Shooting, Sentenced, DA Says A 23-year-old Hudson Valley man who pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon and assault has been sentenced to prison. Orange County resident Tyshawn Milligan, of Middletown, was sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 7 to eight years in prison and five years of post-release supervision following the plea, said Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler. As admitted during the plea allocution and in charging documents filed and comments made on the record in court, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, police officers in the City of Middletown responded to reports of shots fired. The police loc…
Police Officer Accused Of Assaulting 14-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At Age 41 Police Officer Accused Of Assaulting 14-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At Age 41
Police Officer Accused Of Assaulting 14-Year-Old In Hudson Valley Dies Unexpectedly At Age 41 A police officer in the Hudson Valley who allegedly slapped a 14-year-old at a restaurant and was suspended has died unexpectedly, according to police. Middletown Police Department Detective Fredrick Slanovec died on Monday, Sept. 4 at his Orange County home. "Detective Slanovec served the City of Middletown Police Department for 17.5 years, appointed as a police officer on Jan. 30, 2006," the department said. "Detective Slanovec made many valuable contributions to our agency during his career, and the department expresses our sincere condolences to his family and friends." The incident wi…
Hudson Valley Man Charged After Breaking Into Business, Sniffed Out By K-9 Durak Hudson Valley Man Charged After Breaking Into Business, Sniffed Out By K-9 Durak
Hudson Valley Man Charged After Breaking Into Business, Sniffed Out By K-9 Durak A Hudson Valley man was apprehended hiding inside a business after he allegedly attempted to break into another business. Orange County resident Samuel Espada, age 44, of Harriman, was arrested on Monday, Aug. 21 in the town of Newburgh. According to Lt. Peter Talarico of the Town of Newburgh Police, said officers were dispatched to a criminal mischief call at State Farm Insurance on Route 17K around 830 a.m.  While on the phone with the caller, the caller was reviewing video tape and noticed Espada, who committed the criminal mischief, also tried to break into his building, kicking…
I-84 Crash: 20-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Seriously Injured I-84 Crash: 20-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Seriously Injured
I-84 Crash: 20-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Seriously Injured One person suffered serious injuries and two others were hospitalized after a single-vehicle rollover crash in the Hudson Valley. It happened around noontime Wednesday, Aug. 23 on eastbound I-84 in the town of Newburgh. Preliminary investigation revealed that a blue 2007 Honda Civic was traveling east on Interstate 84 when the operator of the vehicle, identified as a 20-year-old Middletown man, lost control of the car causing it to leave the highway and roll into the median, New York State Police said. The operator of the vehicle was unconscious and was extracted from the vehicle by Orange…
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Driving Drunk At 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Driving Drunk At 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say
Hudson Valley Man Nabbed Driving Drunk At 3 Times Legal Limit, Police Say A Hudson Valley man is behind bars for allegedly driving drunk at three times the legal limit. Orange County resident Jorge L. Tapia-Ramirez, age 46, of Middletown, was charged around 7 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20 in the town of Wallkill. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, the department received multiple 911 calls reporting an erratic driver in a white 2019 Chevrolet Express van on I-84 in Wallkill. When troopers arrived on the scene they stopped the van and identified Tapia-Ramirez. While being interviewed by troopers it was determined that he was impaired by al…
Deadly Crash: 54-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Wreck On Hudson Valley Roadway Deadly Crash: 54-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Wreck On Hudson Valley Roadway
Deadly Crash: 54-Year-Old ID'd As Victim In 2-Vehicle Wreck On Hudson Valley Roadway A 54-year-old man has died following a two-vehicle crash on a Hudson Valley highway. The Orange County wreck happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the town of Deerpark, on Route 209 near Third Street, according to State Police. Investigators said New Jersey residents David Castner, of Highland Lakes in Sussex County, was driving a motorcycle southbound on Route 209 when he attempted to make a left turn onto Third Street.  He collided with a pickup truck that was turning onto the highway and was thrown from the vehicle. Despite attempted life-saving efforts by police and m…
Child Sex: Hudson Valley Man Charged With Assault Of 10-Year-Old Girl, DA Says Child Sex: Hudson Valley Man Charged With Assault Of 10-Year-Old Girl, DA Says
Child Sex: Hudson Valley Man Charged With Assault Of 10-Year-Old Girl, DA Says A Hudson Valley man is behind bars after allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Orange County resident Dylan M. Benner, age 21, of Middletown, was charged with predatory sexual assault against a child on Thursday, Aug. 3, said District Attorney David M. Hoovler and City of Port Jervis Police Chief William Worden. Benner was arraigned and remanded to the Orange County Jail without bail. Police allege that on or about Tuesday, Aug. 1, Benner solicited the child and met her in Port Jervis where he engaged in sexual intercourse with the victim, the DA's office said. The C…