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Police & Fire
Man Gets Aggravated DWI Charge After Crashing Into Utility Pole In NY: Police
A 42-year-old man was arrested for drunk driving after crashing into a utility pole in Rockland County, authorities said. The incident that led to the arrest happened around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, when Ramapo Police officers responded to a report of a vehicle crash on Spook Rock Road near Route 202, Detective Lt. Chris Franklin said on Wednesday, Nov. 12. When officers arrived, they found that a vehicle had left the roadway and struck a utility pole, Franklin said. The driver, a 42-year-old man from Pomona whose name was not made public, was arrested for driving while intoxicated a…
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Gavin Odell, Derrick Smith Killed In NY Crash: State Police
A devastating crash claimed the lives of two teens and left four others injured, New York State Police announced on Saturday, Nov. 8. Troopers out of SP Amity responded to the single-vehicle crash on Tarantine Boulevard in Wellsville at 2:24 a.m. A 2020 Buick Encore traveling eastbound exited the north shoulder on a sharp curve and struck a utility pole on the driver’s side, investigators said. The SUV carried six teenage occupants. The 17-year-old driver, a 14-year-old front passenger, and two backseat passengers — ages 15 and 16 — sustained minor injuries and were transported to Jones Me…
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Ambulance Crashes Into Pole In Hudson Valley
An ambulance struck a pole in Orange County on Wednesday evening, Sept. 17, prompting an emergency response, officials said. According to Chester Town Supervisor Brandon Holdridge, the crash happened shortly before 8:30 p.m. on Black Meadow Road, when an Empress EMS unit collided with a utility pole. Emergency services quickly responded to the scene to help. Holdridge noted that, according to Empress representatives, no one was seriously injured in the incident. He added that the vehicle involved was not the dedicated ambulance rig assigned to the Town and Village of Chester. Chester Polic…
Police & Fire
Tesla Cybertruck Crashes In Hudson Valley, Snaps Utility Pole In Two
A two-car crash involving a Tesla Cybertruck left a utility pole snapped in half in Rockland County. The incident happened on Monday, June 23, at the intersection of Roosevelt Avenue and Lincoln Street in Spring Valley, according to a report from The Monsey Scoop. Spring Valley Police and the Spring Valley Fire Department responded to the scene, along with Orange and Rockland Utilities, to manage the damaged pole and restore service in the area. Despite the force of the collision — which reportedly snapped the utility pole in half — no injuries were reported, the outlet reported. Further …
Police & Fire
Tragic Incident In Region: Man Electrocuted After Vehicle Entangles With Electrical Wires
A 28-year-old man from the region was killed when his car became entangled in downed electrical wires. The incident occurred in Sullivan County on Friday, Nov. 22, at about 6:20 am, in the town of Callicoon. According to Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, deputies at the scene found a gray 2015 Chrysler 300, which had approached a downed tree across the roadway and then attempted to turn around. While making a U-turn, the vehicle became entangled in electrical wires connected to a nearby utility pole. The driver exited the car and was electrocuted when his fo…
Police & Fire
Driver Hospitalized After Car Snaps Poles In Hudson Valley
A driver was taken to a hospital following a crash in Northern Westchester that left two utility poles snapped. The crash happened on Friday, Oct. 4 just before 8:30 p.m., when a vehicle hit two poles on Route 133 in Mount Kisco near the intersection with Crow Hill Road, according to Independent Fire Co. #13 of the Mount Kisco Fire Department. Arriving first responders found that the crash had knocked over two poles, leaving wires dangerously close to the roadway. The driver was soon taken to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla by the Mount Kisco Volunteer Ambulance Co…
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23-Year-Old Passenger From Poughkeepsie Killed In Wappinger Crash
A Hudson Valley man who was a passenger in an Infiniti sedan was killed in a single-vehicle crash. The collision occurred in Dutchess County, in the town of Wappinger, at about 6:20 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, on All Angels Hill Road near Dugan Lane. According to Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2007 Infiniti sedan with five occupants was traveling southbound on All Angels Hill Road when the driver lost control of the vehicle. Watterson said the car left the roadway and struck a utility pole. Killed in…
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2 Kids Ejected From Truck After Capital Region Drunk Driver Crashes Into Pole: Police
A 40-year-old Wilton man is believed to have been drunk when he rolled his truck during a single-vehicle crash that ejected two young boys from the truck's bed and into the hospital, authorities said. Matthew J. Murry Jr. said he crashed his vehicle on Pettis Road in Wilton just after 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 6, the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office said. He told police he swerved to miss a deer, struck a utility pole, and rolled the truck. Two boys — ages 10 and 7 — were ejected from the truck's bed at the time of the crash. Paramedics rushed both of them to Albany Medical C…
Police & Fire
Semi-Truck Knocks Down Live Wires, Catches On Fire In Hudson Valley
Part of a busy Hudson Valley road was briefly closed to traffic after a semi-truck collided with a utility pole, causing a blaze sparked by live wires. The incident happened in Putnam County on Tuesday, July 9 around 1 p.m., when a semi-truck hit a utility pole on Farmers Mills Road (Route 42) in Kent, according to the Lake Carmel Fire Department. Arriving police and fire crews found that active live wires had sparked a fire that reached the truck. To put the blaze out, first responders isolated the live wires and had NYSEG crews cut power so the flames could be extinguished.&nb…
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Cable Company Employee Electrocuted While Working In Capital Region
A cable company employee was electrocuted while working on a utility pole in the region. The Albany County incident happened at around 2 a.m. Friday, April 19, in the town of Berne on Long Road. The Spectrum Cable employee was in a bucket truck performing routine equipment maintenance on a utility pole when he came into contact with an electrical line, a spokesperson for Spectrum’s parent company Charter Communications told Daily Voice. Emergency crews arrived to find the truck on fire. Medics with the East Berne Fire Department pronounced the employee dead at the scene. His identity had…
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Car Flips Over, Slams Into Pole In Northern Westchester, Leaving Driver Injured
A driver was left injured after a car overturned and crashed into a utility pole in Northern Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, Feb. 16 around 6 p.m., when a vehicle traveling in Croton-on-Hudson Old Post Road South flipped over and hit a pole on Nordica Drive, according to the Croton-on-Hudson Fire Department. Firefighters and police then descended upon the scene to help the injured driver escape the vehicle. After the occupant was turned over to first responders, firefighters waited for Con Edison to fix the pole, which took about 90 minutes.
Police & Fire
Photos: Car Crashes Into Pole In Mahopac
A driver in Putnam County escaped serious injury after crashing into a utility pole in a busy Mahopac intersection. Shortly before noon on Thursday, first responders from the Mahopac Falls Fire Department, paramedics and area police were dispatched to the intersection of Baldwin Place Road and Stillwater Road, where there was a report of a car that had crashed into a pole. Upon arrival, the roadway was temporarily blocked off until first responders could control traffic, and NYSEG responded to the scene to evaluate the damage to the utility pole. The driver of the vehicle suffered minor in…
Police & Fire
Man Killed After Car Hits Pole In Fiery Westchester Crash
This story has been updated. One person was killed and another injured late Saturday night when a car burst into flames after crashing into a utility pole in Westchester. The crash occurred around 10 p.m. on Pinebrook Boulevard, a residential street just east of New Rochelle High School. The crash brought down power lines onto the vehicle. The name of the victim, a male passenger, has not yet been released. The injuries to the driver, also a man, have been described as serious. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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