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Driver Critical After 4-Vehicle Crash At Hudson Valley Intersection Driver Critical After 4-Vehicle Crash At Hudson Valley Intersection
Driver Critical After 4-Vehicle Crash At Hudson Valley Intersection A four-vehicle crash in Rockland County sent two people to the hospital, including one driver who remains in critical condition, police said. The collision happened around 6:15 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the intersection of Clausland Mountain Road and Tweed Boulevard in Upper Grandview, the Orangetown Police Department said. Police said a 61-year-old Pearl River man driving a 2022 Dodge Ram 1500 was traveling east on Tweed Blvd. when he attempted to make a right turn at the intersection. During the turn, his vehicle struck three northbound vehicles on Clausland Mountain Road.  South…
Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report
Father Of 3 Killed When Tree Falls Onto Car In Rockland County: Report A 29-year-old man was killed on Sunday morning, Nov. 16, when a tree suddenly fell onto his moving vehicle in Rockland County, Monsey Scoop reports. The crash happened near 445 South Pascack Road in Chestnut Ridge, where a tree “suddenly toppled onto a moving vehicle, causing the driver to lose control and crash," the outlet reported. The National Weather Service had issued a wind advisory in Chestnut Ridge Sunday, where gusts were expected to reach up to 45 mph. The driver, identified by Monsey Scoop as a father of three heading to Jewish learning, was initially found unconscious at the s…
Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations
Delta Flight's Severe Turbulence At 37,000 Feet Leads To Emergency Landing, 25 Hospitalizations A Delta Air Lines flight from the United States to Europe turned harrowing when severe turbulence forced the plane to divert and have an emergency landing, sending 25 people to the hospital for evaluation and care. Delta Flight 56, an Airbus A330-900 from Salt Lake City bound for Amsterdam, was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members, when the incident happened Wednesday evening, July 30. Delta Airbus A33-900 Delta The "significant turbulence" occurred while the aircraft was about 37,000 feet over Wyoming, Delta said, prompting the crew to divert to Minneapolis-St. Paul Inte…
Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police
Man Jumps To Death From Parking Garage At Boston Medical Center: Police Police are investigating after a man jumped to his death from the parking garage used by the Boston Medical Center and Boston University Medical Campus on Wednesday morning, May 28.  Boston police received a report of a jumper around 8:45 a.m. at 710 Albany Street, which is listed as the visitor and patient parking garage. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.  Authorities have not identified the man, and the incident is under investigation by district detectives, Boston police said.  The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner is next to that parking garage. 
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call
Connecticut Mom Begs For Help After Stepson She Imprisoned Sets Fire To Home In 911 Call A 911 call released to the media this week reveals what was happening inside an alleged house of horrors when a 32-year-old man — who police say had been locked away for two decades — set fire to his home in a desperate bid to escape. Kimberly Sullivan made the 911 call on Feb. 17 when she saw smoke coming from her stepson's bedroom in their Waterbury home on Blake Street, police said. Related: Police Chief Calls Case "Worst Treatment Of Humanity' He's Ever Seen In the recording obtained by CT Insider, Sullivan pleads with 911 dispatchers for firefighters and paramedics to hurry to the sce…
Man From Region Intentionally Crashed Car Into Woman, Breaking Her Leg: Police Man From Region Intentionally Crashed Car Into Woman, Breaking Her Leg: Police
Man From Region Intentionally Crashed Car Into Woman, Breaking Her Leg: Police A 29-year-old woman remained in a New York hospital Friday, Sept. 6, after a man drove his car into her, breaking her leg and causing internal injuries, authorities said.  Trevaughn Haggray, age 29, of Schenectady, is charged with assault in the first degree and attempted assault in the first degree, Albany police said.  The woman was walking in Albany's Westgate Plaza at 911 Central Ave. with a friend around 11:30 a.m. when Haggray plowed into her, police said. He swerved to hit her friend as well but missed.  Haggray and the victim were involved in an ongoin…
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video
Update: EMTs Resign Over Alleged Mistreatment Of NY Patient Caught On Video Two paramedics in upstate New York who were seen on a viral video mistreating and berating a developmentally disabled patient have resigned. The Greene County incident happened Friday evening, May 17, in the Village of Catskill. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Main Street for reports of a 63-year-old man who was unable to get up and was having difficulty breathing, Greene County newspaper Porcupine Soup reports. Nest home video footage posted on YouTube shows a male and female EMT responding to the residence in an ambulance. The female EMT appears agitated right off the bat w…
Westchester Emergency Medical Workers Featured On New TV Series By 'Law & Order' Creator Westchester Emergency Medical Workers Featured On New TV Series By 'Law & Order' Creator
Westchester Emergency Medical Workers Featured On New TV Series By 'Law & Order' Creator Paramedics in Westchester will take center stage when A&E Network premieres “Nightwatch Nation” on Thursday night. Producer Dick Wolf of "Law & Order" fame, has created his latest show, an expansion of the “Nightwatch” program, which will follow EMTs in four cities - including Yonkers - as they “risk their lives to work the busiest and most unnerving shift of the day, the overnight.” The show premieres at 10 p.m. on A&E on Aug. 16. Over the 10 episode first season, cameras followed paramedics in Yonkers who treated an active stroke victim, overdoses and crashes in the …
Overdose Victim Found On Roadway Rescued By Wappingers Falls Police Overdose Victim Found On Roadway Rescued By Wappingers Falls Police
Overdose Victim Found On Roadway Rescued By Wappingers Falls Police Two quick acting Wappingers Falls police officers saved the life of an opioid overdose victim by administering Narcan. The save took place around 12:24 p.m. Wednesday when officers Devin Ludwig and Mark Liebermann responded to the area of Andrews Place, a public highway located in the Village of Wappingers Falls for a report of a male down, said Lt P. Capparelli. The two officers arrived on scene and found a 41-year-old man unresponsive with labored breathing lying on his back on the ground, Capparelli said.  It was immediately determined the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics a…
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim
Wappingers Falls Police Use Narcan To Rescue Overdose Victim A Village of Wappingers Falls man is alive thanks to quick-acting cops and the use of Narcan. The incident happened around 1:30 p.m. Thursday when Officers Devin Ludwig and Joshua Kemlage responded the Tinkleman Plaza on Route 9 for a report of an unconscious male, said Sgt. P. Capparelli. When they arrived on scene they found a 30-year-old unresponsive man with shallow breathing and a light, but rapid pulse lying on his back in the parking lot.  It was immediately determined that the man was experiencing an overdose of narcotics and they quickly administered Narcan, with no effect. A seco…