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Police & Fire
IDs Released Of 2 Men, 2 Women Killed In Wrong-Way I-95 Crash
The identities have been released of two men and two women all in their 20s who were killed in a horrific wrong-way crash on a stretch of I-95 in Connecticut. It happened at around 1:25 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 25 in New Haven County on the southbound side when a Chevrolet Silverado was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes in West Haven, Connecticut State Police said. The pickup truck then crashed into a Nissan Altima while in the left lane. Following impact, the Silverado entered the center lane and collided with a southbound Nissan Sentra.&…
Police & Fire
Funeral Details Released For 5 NY Women Struck Dead On I-81 In PA (
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Funeral details and a statement from the family have been released after five women returning from Umrah in Mecca, Saudi Arabia were killed on Interstate 81 on Tuesday evening, Jan. 16. The women "were on their way back home from the Dulles airport," their family told Daily Voice. They were struck dead by a tractor-trailer at the 199.3-mile marker in Scott Township, approximately 12 miles north of Scranton, troopers detailed in a release. Four women were in a Honda Odyssey that lost control and hit the concrete lane divider around 5:15 p.m., authorities said. The crash left the Honda disabl…
News
Devastating East Coast Storm Leaves 5 Dead, Including NY Woman, 2 Missing
Five people were killed and two others went missing during the powerful storm with torrential rain and damaging winds pummeled the Northeast. In upstate New York, 76-year-old MaryAnn Hyland died when her Chevrolet SUV became submerged in floodwaters in the village of Catskill in Greene County late Monday morning, Dec. 18, according to this Daily Voice report. Hyland was a resident of the hamlet of Leeds in Greene County. In Hanover, Massachusetts, about 25 miles south of Boston, 89-year-old Robert Horky was killed after a tree fell on a small travel trailer he was in at around 9:45 a.m…
Police & Fire
New Update: ID Released For Police Officer Killed In Taconic Parkway Crash
Officials have identified a police officer killed in a crash while investigating another accident. Earlier report: East Fishkill Police Officer Killed After Running Off Taconic Parkway, Hitting Tree The incident happened around 6 p.m., Monday, Dec. 18 on the Taconic State Parkway in East Fishkill. East Fishkill Police Department officer Daniel P. DiDato, age 47, was traveling to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla to continue an investigation with an accident victim when his vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree. He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsi…
Police & Fire
64-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Crash When Truck Crosses Center Lane, Police Say
A man from the region was killed in a Hudson Valley crash when his vehicle was hit by a 2006 International truck that crossed the center line for an unknown reason, police said. The crash took place in Orange County in the town of Crawford on Route 17K on Saturday, Sept. 23 around 10 a.m. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that the International truck, driven by Marcos Medina, age 33, of the Bronx, was traveling east on 17K when for unknown reasons his vehicle crossed over the center of the roadway and stuck a 1993 Toy…
Police & Fire
Crash With Critical Injuries Closes Major Hudson Valley Roadway
A reported crash with critical injuries has closed a major Hudson Valley roadway in both directions. Route 55 is closed between Hoyt Road and the Connecticut state line, said the New York Department of Transportation. The crash occurred in Dutchess County in Wingdale, a hamlet of Dover early Monday, June 26. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Traffic
Lanes Reopen After Crash On I-84 Stretch In Danbury
This story has been updated. All lanes have reopened after a serious crash caused lengthy delays on a stretch of I-84 in Fairfield County. The crash happened at around 8:40 a.m. Monday, June 20, on the westbound side in Danbury, at Exit 8.
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley 13-Year-Old Struck By SUV While Riding Scooter Remains Critical
Teachers, friends, and community members are coming together to help a 13-year-old Hudson Valley boy who was hit by an SUV while riding an electric scooter. The crash took place in Dutchess County around 3 p.m. Sunday, May 7 at the intersection of IBM Road and West Dogwood Drive in the town of Poughkeepsie. According to Poughkeepsie police, Jose Valdovinos was struck by a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV driven by a 29-year-old woman. Jose sustained life-threatening injuries and is currently hospitalized in a pediatric ICU, said a GoFundMe effort started by Todd Middle School teachers an…
News
NY Couple Survives Hitting Bobcat Hanged From Highway Overpass
A New York couple escaped without injury after a bizarre crash involving a bobcat that was suspended from a highway overpass. The Schenectady County incident unfolded at around 8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, on I-88 in the town of Duanesburg, according to State Police. Andrew Noble, of Warnerville in Schoharie County, said he and his fiancee, Alisha Irvin, were heading westbound on I-88 near the Schoharie Turnpike bridge when they struck a bobcat that was hanging from the overpass by paracord. You think you had a bad day? Bet you didn't have a hit a bobcat hanging off a bridge with your car…
Police & Fire
I-84 Crash Kills 69-Year-Old In Hudson Valley
This story has been updated. A tractor-trailer driver was killed in the area after losing control of his rig and jack-knifing the 2014 Freightliner he was driving. The crash took place in Orange County around 6:40 p.m., on I-84 in the town of Greenville. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, Timothy J. Suer, age 69, of Lancaster, Ohio, exited the roadway and crashed into a ditch on the southeast shoulder striking a guide wire, jackknifed, and came to rest after hitting a tree. The sole occupant of the vehicle, Suer, was located dead in the driver's seat of the vehicle still wearing his…
Police & Fire
Police Officer Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash
Updated story: ID Released For Police Sergeant Killed In Multi-Vehicle Westchester Crash Involving Teen Driver A police officer was killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Westchester County. It happened around 3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 1 in Yonkers on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass. The sergeant, who was on-duty in an unmarked police vehicle, was traveling westbound on Tuckahoe Road when a BMW sedan traveling eastbound "apparently lost control and crossed into the opposite lanes, striking the sergeant's vehicle, and a Westchester County Bee-Line bus," Yonkers Police sai…
Police & Fire
Woman Driving Drunk Charged After Wrong-Way Crash In Fairfield County, State Police Say
A woman allegedly driving the wrong way on I-84 causing a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer in Northern Fairfield County has been charged with DUI. Crystal Smith, age 41, of Danbury, was arrested around 2:15 a.m., Monday, Oct. 31 in Newtown. According to Connecticut State Police, troopers responded to a report of a wrong-way driver colliding head-on with a tractor-trailer while driving westbound in the eastbound lane on I-84 in the area of exit 9, in the town of Newtown. Upon arrival, Smith and the truck driver were out of their vehicles. to be out of their vehicles. During th…
News
Hudson Valley Woman Driving Drunk Crashes Into House, Police Say
A Hudson Valley woman was arrested after allegedly running off a roadway, hitting a utility pole and then a house while driving under the influence. The Ulster County incident happened around 10:25 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 5 in Saugerties. Officers responded to 6 1st St., for a report of a Jeep into a house. Upon arrival investigating officers established that a 2003 Jeep had left the roadway, struck a utility pole, then veered off the pole, coming to rest against a private residence, according to Chief Joseph Sinagra of the Saugerties Police. The residence sustained minor damage…
Police & Fire
ID Released For Man Struck, Killed By Vehicle In Hudson Valley
The identity of a man struck and killed by a vehicle on a busy Hudson Valley roadway has been released by police. Rockland County resident Steven Semoff, age 64, was struck and killed at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 6 in the area of North Little Tor Road and Tor Terrace in New City, said Detective Norm Peters of the Clarkstown Police. The first arriving officers found Semoff laying on the southbound shoulder of North Little Tor Road, Peters said. Semoff, a resident of New City, was pronounced dead at the scene, he added. Earlier Story: One Killed In Crash On New City Roadway Th…
News
22-Year-Old From Hudson Valley Killed In Head-On Crash
A 22-year-old Hudson Valley man was killed in a head-on crash in the region that sent another driver to the hospital. The wreck happened at around 7:45 a.m. Friday, July 15, in Sullivan County on State Route 209, according to New York State Police. Investigators said a 2010 Toyota Venza was traveling northbound in the Village of Wurtsboro when it crossed the center line, striking a 2020 Dodge Charger driving on the southbound side. The impact left the driver of the Toyota, identified as Orange County resident Shumaar Seward, of Middletown, trapped in his vehicle until troopers and medics w…
Police & Fire
Man Accused Of Menacing 18-Year-Old Woman With Pistol After Crash In Area
A 52-year-old man is facing criminal charges after police said he brandished a gun following a car crash in the Hudson Valley. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened June 17 on Route 9D in the village of Cold Spring. According to investigators, an 18-year-old Cold Spring woman was driving south on Route 9D near the Breakneck Tunnel when she passed a vehicle in front of her. She was unable to get back into her lane in time and her driver’s side mirror struck the mirror of an oncoming vehicle being driven by a Beacon man, the sheriff's office said. The impact sent …
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Being Struck By Car On I-84
A man was killed after he was struck by a car on a stretch of I-84. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5 in Danbury. A 2016 Honda Fit being driven by a 27-year-old woman from Providence, Rhode Island, was traveling in the left of five lanes on I-84 eastbound, prior to Exit 4, Connecticut State Police said, when the pedestrian, identified as Mariano Canales-Hernandez, age 77, was attempting to cross the east lanes from the center median. Canales-Hernandez, of Danbury, was then struck by the Honda in the left lane, according to police. Canales-Hernand…
Police & Fire
One Killed In Crash Between Car, Tow Truck In Northern Westchester
One person was killed and another injured during a crash between a tow truck and a car in Northern Westchester. It happened around 5:50 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9 on Saw Mill River Road (Route 100) near the Taconic State Parkway in Millwood. According to the New Castle Police, when officers arrived on the scene they found one person dead and another with minor injuries. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. The injured driver was transported to Westchester Medical Center for evaluation, police said. There were no passengers in either vehicle. The incident is under investigat…
Police & Fire
Woman Hits Underground Propane Tank, Closing Roadway In Area For Hours
An area roadway was closed for hours after a woman allegedly crashed her vehicle into a utility pole and fence, before hitting an inground propane tank causing a major lead. The incident took place around 4:30 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 15 in Ulster County in Kerhonkson. According to the Ulster County Sheriff's Office, the woman was driving on Route 209 in the area of the Dollar General when she lose control of her vehicle and struck a utility pole, a fence, and the valve to an underground propane tank causing a significant propane leak. The service company which owned the tank w…
Police & Fire
Three Dead After I-84 Wrong-Way Crash
Click here for an updated story: IDs Released For Three People Killed In Fatal, Wrong-Way I-84 Crash Three people were killed when a vehicle traveling the wrong way on a busy stretch of Interstate 84 crashed into another vehicle, according to authorities. It happened Saturday, April 17 at around 6 p.m. in Central Massachusetts when one of the vehicles involved was traveling west in the eastbound lanes in Worcester County, near Exit 6B in Sturbridge, Massachusetts State Police said. Lifesaving efforts were immediately attempted by responding cruisers, however, the crash resulted in…
Police & Fire
School Bus Crash Victims Upgraded From Critical Condition
Three people, including a young girl, have been upgraded from critical to stable condition in the hospital following a crash between a school bus and a truck. The crash took place in Orange County around 8:21 a.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, on Route 207 in the Town of New Windsor. New Windsor Police responded and found that a commercial tree service truck that was heading westbound on Route 207 crossed over the double yellow line and struck the Washingtonville School District School Bus. The three injured people were extracted from the vehicle and taken to an area hospital …
Police & Fire
26-Year-Old Killed In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
A 26-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash in the Hudson Valley. The crash happened just after 8:45 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in Rockland County on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the town of Orangetown. An investigation revealed that a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, being operated Anthonelli Ramos, of New York City, was traveling north on the PIP and was exiting at exit 9E at the time of the crash, police said. Ramos then failed to negotiate a sharp turn and left the roadway and overturned, state police said. Ramos was ejected from the vehicle, according to police. Nan…
Police & Fire
Man Seriously Injured In Crash Between Car, Tractor-Trailer In Area
A crash between a tractor-trailer and a Chevrolet Malibu resulted in a road covered in gravel and a seriously injured 89-year-old driver, said police. According to state police, the Ulster County incident took place in Marbletown on Monday, Sept. 14; when the elderly driver from Olivebridge, traveling east, failed to yield the right of way. The tractor-trailer driver was then reportedly unable to avoid a collision, said police. The trailer became attached from the cab of the truck, said police, tipping and spilling gravel onto the roadway. The injured driver was reported…
Traffic
Crash Causes I-684 Delays During Evening Commute
This story has been updated. There were delays of between 20 minutes and a half hour on I-684 early Thursday night after a crash at the I-84 junction. The northbound crash, reported just before 6:30 p.m., resulted in stop-and-go delays to Hardscrabble Road (Exit 8). Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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