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Wrong Way Crash: ID Released Of Kiamesha Lake Man Killed On Route 17 (UPDATE) Wrong Way Crash: ID Released Of Kiamesha Lake Man Killed On Route 17 (UPDATE)
Wrong Way Crash: ID Released Of Kiamesha Lake Man Killed On Route 17 (Update) A wrong-way driver caused a devastating head-on collision on Route 17 in Orange County, leaving two people dead and another seriously injured, New York State Police confirmed. The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when a 2009 Nissan traveling in the eastbound direction on the westbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 126 in Chester struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey head-on, according to State Police. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified as the driver of the Honda, 54-year-old Sullivan County resident Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake,…
Car Bursts Into Flames, Shuts Down I-84 Stretch In Region Car Bursts Into Flames, Shuts Down I-84 Stretch In Region
Car Bursts Into Flames, Shuts Down I-84 Stretch In Region A stretch of Interstate 84 in the Hudson Valley was temporarily closed to traffic after a car went up in flames on the shoulder.  The blaze happened in Putnam County on Saturday evening, Sept. 21, when a vehicle caught on fire on Interstate 84 West in Brewster, according to the village's fire department. The blaze caused a stretch of the interstate to shut down briefly as crews worked to put out the flames.  The flames sent a large pillar of smoke up into the sky and completely consumed the car, as seen in photos of the fire released by the fire department.  No injuries wer…
39-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash In Region 39-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash In Region
39-Year-Old Man Killed In Crash In Region A man was killed in a three-vehicle crash that caused an hours-long closure on a busy Northern Westchester road, police said.  Brandon Plunkett, age 39, died in the crash on Thursday, Aug. 15 in North Castle that happened at around 3:30 p.m. on northbound Route 22 between Route 120 and Old Orchard Street, North Castle Police announced on Monday, Aug. 19.  According to the department, three vehicles were involved in the crash, including a motorcycle operated by Plunkett, who succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.  Other drivers and passengers involved in the cr…