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State Police Vehicle Involved In Westchester Crash State Police Vehicle Involved In Westchester Crash
State Police Vehicle Involved In Westchester Crash A New York State Trooper received minor injuries after being rear-ended by another vehicle while in traffic in Westchester. The crash took place around 6 p.m., Tuesday, July 27, on I-287 westbound in White Plains when the trooper was sitting in traffic and was rear-ended by another vehicle, said Trooper Tara McCormick. The vehicle received minor damage.  The trooper was treated for minor neck and back pain, McCormick said.  No other injuries were reported. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim
Arrest Made In Fatal Hit-Run At Lakefront Home In Area; ID Released For Victim Updated story: 37-Year-Old Woman Arrested For Fatal Hit-Run Crash Near Lakefront Area Home The victim has been identified and a suspect is in custody after a fatal hit-and-run crash outside a lakefront home in the area. The 61-year-old victim, now identified as James Crecco, of Carmel, was walking outside his brother's home when he was struck by a Jeep Friday, June 25 at approximately 8:07 p.m. in Mahopac on South Lake Boulevard (Route 6N) near Hilltop Street. On Monday morning, June 28, Carmel Police said that a suspect has been identified and an arrest has been made. F…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Busy Area Roadway One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Busy Area Roadway
One Killed In Two-Vehicle Crash On Busy Area Roadway A man was killed during a two-vehicle crash when a pickup truck allegedly turned in front of a motorcycle in the area, according to authorities. Juan M. Villarreal, age 61, of Rhinebeck and New York City, was killed around 12:15 p.m., Thursday, May 20, during the crash on Route 9G at the intersection of Violet Hill Road in Rhinebeck, said Captain John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office. A preliminary investigation has revealed that Villarreal was driving a 2019 Ducati motorcycle southbound on Route 9G approaching Violet Hill Road when a 2009 Ford Ranger pickup truck…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
Crashes Reported On I-684, Taconic, Cross County Parkways Crashes Reported On I-684, Taconic, Cross County Parkways
Crashes Reported On I-684, Taconic, Cross County Parkways Light snow and slippery roads have resulted in some crashes in the area on Friday morning, Feb. 19. New York State Police reported several crashes, including one in Bedford that slowed traffic earlier on I-684. But state police said that, overall, there have not been a large number of crashes. "We haven't experienced any significant crashes this morning," said Trooper AJ Hicks. There was another crash on the Cross County Parkway in New Rochelle, but police said there were no major backups from the crash. Later in the morning, a crash caused delays on the Taconic Parkway in New Castle and,…

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by Kathy Reakes
Weather
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns
Here's Next Chance For Snow As More Winter-Like Weather Pattern Returns While there has been an overwhelming amount of news these days, the month of January has been relatively uneventful when it comes to the weather.  But a storm system that brought mainly rain to most of the region kicked off the weekend with some areas north and inland seeing 1 to 3 inches of snowfall, with a few parts of New England getting between one foot to 18 inches of snow accumulation. (See image above for totals.) Now, meteorologists are saying a change in the weather pattern will lead to more winter-like conditions in the weeks to come. "Although major snowfall accum…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Woman Arrested Months After Head-On DWAI Crash In Area Woman Arrested Months After Head-On DWAI Crash In Area
Woman Arrested Months After Head-On Dwai Crash In Area Blood analysis results indicating the presence of Fentanyl and other drugs led to the arrest of an area woman nearly six months after she struck a pickup truck head-on, injuring herself and the other driver, police said.  Ulster County resident Stephanie A. Mower of Saugerties, 35, was seen swerving between lanes in her vehicle by a witness, according to Saugerties police, before she reportedly crossed over Route 32 from the northbound to the southbound lane at approximately 1:12 p.m. on Sunday, July 12, colliding with a pickup truck.  Both drivers were brought to an area hospital…

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by Christina Coulter
Police & Fire
Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley
Three Critical Following School Bus Crash Involving Students In Hudson Valley This story has been updated Three people are in critical condition, including a female elementary school student, following a school bus crash with a truck in the Hudson Valley. The crash took place around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, in Orange County on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. The crash occurred when a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 at Little Britain and Beattie roads when it crossed over the double-yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School bus,  said Town of New Windsor Deputy Police Chief …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area
Man Killed After Being Dragged By Tractor-Trailer Down Main Street In Area A pedestrian was dragged to death after climbing under a tractor-trailer in the Hudson Valley. The New Paltz Police Department received a report of an accident involving a pedestrian shortly before 4 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 10 near the area of the Wallkill Bridge. Upon arrival, responding officers found the pedestrian dead in the road after being dragged down Main Street under the tractor-trailer, which continued onto Route 299. Police were able to locate the driver, who was stopped on Libertyville Road near the intersection of Route 299 in New Paltz. According to police, the investigatio…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway UPDATE: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway
Update: Rescued Bergen Driver Loses Leg, Survives Fiery Crash On Palisades Interstate Parkway A 52-year-old Bergen County driver lost her leg but survived a fiery crash Sunday night thanks to two good Samaritans and the Palisades Interstate Parkway police. A passing NYPD captain and a security guard got the Demarest driver and her 29-year-old passenger, also of Demarest, out of the vehicle after it rolled on the northbound parkway between Exits 1 and 2 shortly before 11:30 p.m., Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Sgt. First Class Raymond Walter said. The responding PIP police officers, Sgt. Martin Clancy and Officer Elizabeth Santos, applied a tourniquet to the driver, saving her l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Police & Fire
Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash
Three Tractor-Trailers, Two DOT Trucks Involved In Chain-Reaction I-84 Pileup Crash Three tractor-trailers and two New York State Department of Transportation trucks were involved in a chain-reaction pileup crash on Interstate 84. The crash happened around 8:30 a.m. Saturday, July 25 in Orange County on the stretch of the interstate in the town of Montgomery.  A state police investigation revealed that a tractor-trailer traveling west in the left lane entered a work zone along with two DOT trucks. The DOT vehicles were slowing down in the left lane conducting a lane closure in a construction zone with illuminating arrows, police said.  A tractor-trailer also tra…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
Girl Struck By Minivan, Pinned, Rescued In Westchester Girl Struck By Minivan, Pinned, Rescued In Westchester
Girl Struck By Minivan, Pinned, Rescued In Westchester First responders in Westchester came to the aid of a 10-year-old girl who was struck by a car while riding her bike and wound up pinned under the vehicle. Members of the Yonkers Fire Department used the Jaws of Life to rescue a girl after she was struck by a minivan in Yonkers, finding herself pinned under the vehicle after being hit. Crews worked swiftly to remove the girl, who only suffered minor injuries in the incident, officials said. “Due to the companies’ speed, professionalism, and skill in extrication, only minor injuries were reported to the young girl,” The Yonkers Uniformed Fir…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Area ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Area
ID Released For Bicyclist Struck, Killed By SUV In Area A bicyclist killed after being struck by an SUV in the area has been identified by police.  Orange County resident Peter Cotsis, 62, of Chester, died around 1 p.m., Wednesday, June 24, in the town of Goshen after being struck by a 2018 Nissan SUV, said Sgt. Allen Faust of the Goshen Police. Faust said the crash took place at the intersection of Craigville Road and Johnson Road when Cotsis was struck by the vehicle, driven by Baruck Murit, 38, of Brooklyn. Good Samaritans and Murit performed CPR on Cotsis and attempted to offer him aid, but he died at the scene, Faust said. Cotsis was…

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by Kathy Reakes