Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say
Man Nabbed After High-Speed Pursuit In Area Hits Speeds Of 115 MPH, Police Say A 35-year-old man has been arrested after taking police on a high-speed chase, reaching speeds over 115 mph, before crashing into a snowbank, authorities said. Sullivan County man James E. Slater, aka “J Rock”, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 22, after being spotted driving without headlines late a night, said Monticello Police Lt. Mark Johnstone. The incident began around 11:10 p.m., Feb. 22, when Monticello PD officers Kenneth Conklin and Kyle Geraine spotted Slater driving a 2001 Honda Accord in a northerly direction on Pleasant Street in the Village of Monticello. Slater was…
Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash
Man, Woman Critically Injured In Route 17 Crash Paramedics revived one man and a second woman was airlifted to the hospital after being rear-ended on Route 17. A Lexus driven by Ulster County resident Lee Cone Jr., of Ellenville, was stopped in the left lane of Route 17 in Sullivan County west of exit 107 in Thompson when the driver of a Honda Civic drove into the rear of the vehicle, New York State Police said. According to police, the driver didn’t realize that the Lexus completely stopped and was unable to change lanes due to traffic in the right-hand lane. Cone, 61, was originally thought to have succumbed to his injuries, but …
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man
State Police Issue Alert For Wanted Area Man A man is wanted by New York State Police in the Hudson Valley after being busted with drugs during a traffic stop on Route 17. An alert was issued by State Police in Sullivan County for Matthew May, who is wanted following his arrest for criminal possession of a controlled substance. May was stopped by troopers on Route 17 in Liberty, and during the traffic stop, it was determined that his license was suspended. A subsequent search of his vehicle led to the seizure of numerous hypodermic needles, a glass pipe containing cocaine and five grams of heroin. Following his arrest, May faile…
ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash
ID Released For 27-Year-Old Killed In Fiery Route 17 Crash The identity of a man killed in a fiery crash on Route 17 has been released. The crash happened on Friday, June 19 at about 12:30 p.m. in the town of Wallkill.  Troopers responded to Route 17 for a single-vehicle crash.  Earlier report - Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Fatal, Fiery Crash Upon arrival, troopers observed a vehicle down an embankment and fully engulfed in flames.  An initial investigation revealed that a 2007 Honda Accord was traveling west on Route 17 in the left lane.  The vehicle crossed both westbound lanes and exited the roadway on the north sh…
Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Fatal, Fiery Crash Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Fatal, Fiery Crash
Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Fatal, Fiery Crash This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 17 has reopened after a fatal, fiery crash. The crash took place on westbound Route 17 in Orange County in Circleville near exit 118 around 12:27 p.m., Friday, June 19, said Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police. Few details were available regarding the crash except one person had to be extricated and the vehicle was on fire, Nevel said. The roadway reopened shortly before 4 p.m. New York State Police, the Wallkill Police Department, and the Wallkill Fire Department responded. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voi…
Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say
Teen In BMW Nabbed After Going 132 MPH In Chase, State Police Say A teenager driving a BMW topped 130 mph and was issued more than a dozen tickets after trying to evade New York State Police troopers during a high-speed chase in the Hudson Valley. New York State Police troopers in Sullivan County spotted a blue BMW M3 driving 111 mph in a 55 mph zone in Mamakating on Route 17 at approximately 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20, prompting a traffic stop. When troopers attempted to conduct the stop, the driver, later identified as New York City resident Sulejman Muratovic, 19, of Brooklyn, failed to comply and sped west on Route 17, eventually reaching a top s…
Two Men Busted With Drugs During Area Traffic Stop, State Police Say Two Men Busted With Drugs During Area Traffic Stop, State Police Say
Two Men Busted With Drugs During Area Traffic Stop, State Police Say Two Orange County men were busted for alleged possession of drugs following a traffic stop. Joshua C. Gilmore, 39, Middletown, and Nichole Ellis, 35, of the town of Wallkill, were arrested on Thursday, March 12, following a stop on Route 17 in Monroe, said Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police. According to Nevel, state police stopped a 2008 Toyota Prius for a vehicle and traffic law violation and while interviewing the driver, later identified as Gilmore, he found that Gilmore did not have a driver's license.  Ellis, a passenger, was asked to exit the vehicle and during …
Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned School Bus Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned School Bus
Route 17 Stretch Reopens After Crash Involving Overturned School Bus Click here for an updated story: Pickup Truck Driver Cited In Route 17 Crash With School Bus In Sullivan A stretch of Route 17 has reopened after five students and two adults on a school bus were injured during a two-vehicle crash in which the school bus overturned. It happened around 7:45 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, in Sullivan County eastbound in Mamakating between the bus and a pickup truck, state police said. The injuries were reported as being minor. Route 17 was closed eastbound between Exits 112 and 113 in Mamakating for about two hours. The lanes reopened just before 10 a.m.
Trooper Injured After Vehicle Rear-Ended During Route 17 Traffic Stop Trooper Injured After Vehicle Rear-Ended During Route 17 Traffic Stop
Trooper Injured After Vehicle Rear-Ended During Route 17 Traffic Stop A New York State Police trooper was injured after his cruiser was rear-ended during a traffic stop on Route 17. The crash took place around 6:15 p.m., Monday, Feb. 10, on Route 17 in Sullivan County near the town of Rockland, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the department. According to Nevel, the trooper from the Liberty barracks had just stopped a vehicle traveling westbound for a vehicle and traffic law violation.  The trooper spoke with the operator of the vehicle and returned to his vehicle.  As the trooper was stepping out of his vehicle to issue the citation, he h…
Tractor-Trailer Crash Knocks Out Power To Hundreds In Area Tractor-Trailer Crash Knocks Out Power To Hundreds In Area
Tractor-Trailer Crash Knocks Out Power To Hundreds In Area Hundreds were left without power after a tractor-trailer struck three utility poles and felled multiple power lines in Orange County, officials said. A spokesperson from Orange & Rockland Utilities said that shortly before 11:45 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, a truck driver on Long Meadow Road near Route 17A in Tuxedo took down the poles and a transformer, leaving approximately 600 area residents without power. The crash led to a temporary closure on Route 17A between Route 17 and Benjamin Meadow Road. The roadway was reopened shortly after noon on Tuesday afternoon. Schools were forced to ma…
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother
Man Pleads Guilty In Connection To Lawnmower Crash That Killed Brother A Rockland County man may spend time behind bars after admitting to his role in a lawnmower crash that led to the death of his younger brother. Sloatsburg resident Raymond Mackey, 31, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, the Rockland County District Attorney announced on Tuesday, Dec. 24. When he is sentenced in March next year, Mackey is expected to receive a sentence of six months in jail and five years probation. At approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, May 19, officers from the Ramapo Police Department responded to reports of a …
Drunk Trunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser On Route 17, Police Say Drunk Trunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser On Route 17, Police Say
Drunk Trunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser On Route 17, Police Say New York State Police are reminding the public about the "Move Over" law after a trooper's vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by an alleged drunk driver. The crash took place at 7:28 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 19, as the trooper, a 23-year-veteran, had just issued a traffic ticket to a vehicle on Route 17 in the town of Nichols, state police said. The trooper stepped inside his marked patrol vehicle and was waiting for the vehicle that he had stopped to pull out into traffic safely when the tractor-trailer struck him from behind, shearing off most of the driver’s side of the 2019 Dodge…