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NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police
NY Man Killed In ATV Crash In Poconos, Passenger MedEvac'd: Police A New York man was killed and another seriously injured when their ATV was struck by a car in the Poconos, police announced on Monday, Sept. 15. The crash happened in the northbound lane of State Route 115 in Tunkhannock Township at 2:36 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, according to the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department. Dymtro Prokopets, 22, of Brooklyn, was operating the ATV with 19-year-old passenger, also of Brooklyn, when their vehicle was struck from behind by a 2018 Nissan Sentra, police said. Prokopets was pronounced dead at the scene by the Monroe County Coroner’s Office. The …

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
Teen, Parent Nabbed After Duo Rides ATV, Dirt Bike On Public Streets In Hudson Valley: Police Teen, Parent Nabbed After Duo Rides ATV, Dirt Bike On Public Streets In Hudson Valley: Police
Teen, Parent Nabbed After Duo Rides ATV, Dirt Bike On Public Streets In Hudson Valley: Police Both a 17-year-old boy and his 51-year-old mother were issued summonses in connection with an incident involving the reckless driving of an ATV and dirt bike on roads near a Hudson Valley high school, police said. The summonses were issued in connection with an incident in Putnam County on Monday afternoon, Nov. 18, when the Mahopac School District Transportation Office reported an ATV and dirt bike driving recklessly on Baldwin Place Road near Mahopac High School, Carmel Police announced on Wednesday, Nov. 20.  An officer caught up with the vehicles and tried stopping them in the Red …

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by Ben Crnic
Police & Fire
ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Region ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Region
ATV Mob Causes Havoc On Roadway In Region State Police are investigating a mob of ATVs and motorcycles who took over a roadway in the region, injuring one and threatening a trooper. The incident occurred in Dutchess County around 4:10 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, on Route 9D in Wappingers Falls. According to State Police Trooper AJ Hicks, troopers responded to a report of 30 to 40 motorcycles and off-highway vehicles operating "recklessly" in the roadway and on sidewalks. When a trooper arrived in a marked State Police vehicle, members of the group began circling the patrol vehicle, revving their engines and shouting profanities, Hick…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region 19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region
19-Year-Old Admits Dragging Trooper 200 Yards On ATV While Fleeing In Capital Region Years in prison await a 19-year-old man who confessed to dragging a New York State Police trooper on his ATV while attempting to flee. Rensselaer County resident Joseph Dominy, of Sand Lake, pleaded guilty to assault in Rensselaer County Court on Friday, May 31. According to prosecutors, State Police stopped Dominy at around 5 p.m. Friday, March 1, for illegally operating his ATV on Johnny Cake Lane in Sand Lake. Earlier Report: 19-Year-Old ATVer Drags Trooper 200 Yards While Fleeing In Capital Region, Police Say He quickly became combative with the trooper before attempting to d…

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by Michael Mashburn