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New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Westchester New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Westchester
New Update: IDs Released Of Mother, Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Westchester The names of a kindergarten student and his mother who were fatally struck by a bus while walking to a Westchester school have been released by police. Mamaroneck resident Molly Murphy Donovan, age 43, and her 6-year-old son, Michael Donovan Volpe, were killed in a crash in in Mamaroneck on Thursday, June 20 around 8:30 a.m. They were struck by a school bus at the intersection of New Street and Mamaroneck Avenue, the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department announced on Friday, June 21.  Earlier Report - Latest Update: Kindergarten Student, Mother Both Fatally Struck Near M…

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 6-year-old Hudson Valley boy is recovering after being struck by a school bus. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26 in Monsey. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, the child was struck by a school bus on West Maple Avenue.  Franklin said the child suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by Hatzolah Ambulance Corps. Details were not released on how the child was struck or if the bus driver was ticketed.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley
Girl Hit, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley A young girl was hit and killed by a school bus in the Hudson Valley The incident took place in Rockland County around 11:30 a.m., Friday, Feb. 16 in the area of S. Madison Ave., in Spring Valley, said the Spring Valley Police  According to Det. Yakov Polowin of the Spring Valley Police, police responded and found medical personnel already on the scene but the 5-year-old girl was pronounced dead.  Her identity has not yet been released. According to Yeshiva World News, the child will be buried Friday afternoon. This is the second fatal bus death within the past two weeks i…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley
Child Struck, Killed By School Bus In Hudson Valley A child has died after being struck by a school bus in the Hudson Valley. The incident took place in Rockland County around 5:50 p.m., Monday, Jan. 29 in front of 100 Clinton Ave., in the Village of New Square. According to Lt. Blaine Howell of the Ramapo Police, the 8-year-old child was treated by paramedics on the scene but was pronounced dead. The driver of the bus remained on the scene and is cooperating with the police, Howell said. The crash is currently being investigated by the Ramapo Police Crash Investigation Unit The child's name was not released by police. This is a developi…

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by Kathy Reakes
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'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash 'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash
'Where Words Fail, Music Speaks': Schools Show Support For Victims Of I-84 Bus Crash In the days following a tragic high school band bus crash that killed two pillars of the community, Long Islanders near and far from the school have rallied to show their support in whatever way they can. “I kept hoping someone would wake me up and tell me it was only a bad dream.” Just days after the Thursday, Sept. 21 Farmingdale High School bus crash on I-84 in Orange County that killed two adults and injured dozens of students, Greg Warno is still at a loss for words. Earlier Report: Bus Crash: Farmingdale HS Band Director, Retired Teacher ID'd As Victims In Horrific Rollover Wa…

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by Sophie Grieser
Police & Fire
Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After Northern Westchester School Bus, Car Crash Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After Northern Westchester School Bus, Car Crash
Update: 4 Have Life-Threatening Injuries After Northern Westchester School Bus, Car Crash Four teenagers have life-threatening injuries after a crash between a school bus and a car in Northern Westchester. The crash happened just before 3 p.m. on Wednesday, April 26 in New Castle on Lake Road, New Castle Police said. Related story - Support Pours In For Teens Severely Injured After School Bus, Car Crash In Northern Westchester The incident involved a head-on collision between the bus from the Yorktown School District and a car that somehow veered into the southbound lane on Lake Road near Crow Hill Road, injuring at least nine people, according to a report by WABC.  …

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by Ben Crnic
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One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, State Police Patrol Vehicle In Hudson Valley One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, State Police Patrol Vehicle In Hudson Valley
One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus, State Police Patrol Vehicle In Hudson Valley One person was killed during a crash in the Hudson Valley between a New York State Police patrol vehicle and a school bus. The crash took place around 3:15 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 in Dutchess County on Route 55 and South Cross Road in LaGrange. It involved the patrol vehicle and an Arlington Central School District minibus with two adult students, the driver and an aide onboard, said Trooper AJ Hicks. The two students were transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie with non-life-threatening injuries. The parents of the students were notified, Hicks said. An adult aid was pr…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley
Petition Calls For Stoplight Following Fatal Crash With School Bus In Hudson Valley An area woman who was engaged to be married to a dump truck driver who was recently killed in a vehicle crash with a school bus has started a petition to have a stoplight installed at the intersection where the crash occurred. Krista Smith said the intersection located at Route 9W and Malden Turnpike in Saugerties in Ulster County, is one of the most dangerous in the county and is asking the state Department of Transportation to install a traffic light. "Jeff was taken in the prime of his life because of the oversight by state and local DOT," Smith said. "His death was 100-percent prev…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley
One Killed In Crash Involving School Bus In Hudson Valley One person was killed during a two-vehicle crash between a school bus and a dump truck in the Hudson Valley. It happened around 8:50 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 14 in Ulster County, on Route 9W in the town of Saugerties. The driver of the dump truck suffered critical injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office. The school bus operator suffered minor injuries and was transported to Health Alliance of the Hudson Valley Broadway Campus in Kingston for further treatment.   No children were on the school bus at the time of the accident, the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Hudson Valley Crash School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Hudson Valley Crash
School Bus Driver Dies From Injuries Sustained In Hudson Valley Crash A school bus driver who was critically injured in a crash with a tree truck in October has died. Andy Sanchez, who has worked in Orange County in the Washingtonville School District and drove students from Little Britain Elementary School in New Windsor, died Wednesday, Dec. 2, from his injuries, said Larry Washington, Superintendent of Schools "It is with a heavy heart that we inform you of the tragic loss of Andy Sanchez, a Washingtonville school bus driver of nine years," said Washington in a letter to the district. Sanchez was injured in the crash that took place around 8:21 …

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by Kathy Reakes
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
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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.

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by Daily Voice
Police & Fire
Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard On I-84 Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard On I-84
Bus Driver Dies After Crash With 22 Students Aboard On I-84 The driver of a school bus died after crashing into a tree off I-84, New York State Police said. Troopers responded near exit 28 off I-84 in Orange County at approximately 7:50 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, when a school bus owned by the Warwick Central School District crashed. Police said that the investigation determined that the school bus driver - Warwick resident Denise Schmidt, 53 - suffered a medical episode and became slumped over the steering wheel as the bus was heading up the ramp to merge onto the interstate. The bus traveled off the shoulder of the roadway, into a small grassy ravi…

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by Zak Failla
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School Bus Driver Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash School Bus Driver Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash
School Bus Driver Airlifted To Westchester Medical Center After Rollover Crash A school bus driver was rescued by firefighters after the bus she was driving rolled over and she became "heavily trapped" near the border of Orange and Ulster counties.The crash took place around 7:11 a.m. Monday on Quaker Street in the area of the county line and involved a bus servicing the Wallkill School District, said the Plattekill Fire Department. When firefighters, along with the Plattekill Ambulance and the Cronomer Valley Fire Department, arrived on the scene, they found the driver, trapped, but no students aboard, the department said. After a quick evaluation, EMS requested…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash
Student, Driver Injured In Route 304 School Bus Crash One student and a school bus driver were injured in a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Rockland. The crash occurred around 7:44 a.m. Nov. 26 on Route 304 and Washington Avenue in Pearl River, police said. Orangetown police officials said officers were still on the scene and little information was available. The students were on their way to Albertus Magnus High School in Bardonia when the crash occurred with another vehicle. The injuries are said to be non-life threatening.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
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33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash 33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash
33 Hospitalized In Englewood School Bus Crash Twenty-five children and eight adults were hospitalized with minor injuries Thursday afternoon after the school bus they were riding was rear-ended by an SUV in Englewood, authorities said. The church-sponsored school bus had been returning from a field trip when it was struck at Knickerbocker Road and West Hudson Avenue at approximately 4 p.m., police told NorthJersey.com. Many passengers complained of dizziness and were treated for non-life threatening injuries at area hospitals, the article says. Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck said in a statement that 20 children and two adults wer…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash
Four Students Hospitalized In Pearl River School Bus Crash This story has been updated. Several students from Pearl River Middle School have been transported to area hospitals for examination following a school bus crash with another vehicle. According to Lt. David Mellin with the Orangetown Police, the crash took place early Thursday afternoon on Center Street in Pearl River. Pearl River Schools Superintendent Marco Pochintesta said four students were hospitalized for evaluation. "The remaining students were either picked up at the scene or were transported home on a replacement bus," Pochintesta said. "At this time only minor in…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
School Bus Hits Utility Pole In Town Of Poughkeepsie School Bus Hits Utility Pole In Town Of Poughkeepsie
School Bus Hits Utility Pole In Town Of Poughkeepsie Town of Poughkeepsie police are on the scene of a school bus crash with reported injuries. The crash occurred just before 9 a.m. Wednesday at 2429 New Hackensack Road, Town of Poughkeepsie Police said. Few details were available at this point, including which school the bus served. First responders report the minibus struck a pole, which snapped in half. Police are requesting motorists avoid the area until the roadway is cleared, police said. This is a developing story. Check back to the Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes