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Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say
Road Rage Shooting Leads To Arrest Of Sullivan County Man, Police Say A road rage incident in Sullivan County led to the arrest of a 51-year-old Callicoon man after he allegedly fired multiple gunshots at another vehicle, resulting in a collision. According to Trooper Jennifer Alvarez of the New York State Police, the incident began on Saturday, Jan. 11, with a verbal and physical altercation near the residence of John Paterno, 51, on Warner Road in Callicoon. The dispute involved a 23-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man, who left the scene following the initial confrontation in Callicoon, Alvarez said. Alvarez said the situation escalated when Paterno foll…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Tragic Incident In Region: Man Electrocuted After Vehicle Entangles With Electrical Wires Tragic Incident In Region: Man Electrocuted After Vehicle Entangles With Electrical Wires
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…

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by Daily Voice
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Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man ID'd As Victim In 3-Vehicle Pileup Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man ID'd As Victim In 3-Vehicle Pileup
Fatal Crash: 37-Year-Old Hudson Valley Man ID'd As Victim In 3-Vehicle Pileup Police have identified a 37-year-old Hudson Valley man who was killed in a crash in the region.   Orange County resident Sher Singh, of Middletown, died around dd12:05 p.m., Thursday, July 11, during a three-vehicle crash with a tractor-trailer in Sullivan County on Route 155 in the town of Cochecton. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, a preliminary investigation revealed that a 2024 Ford 650 Budget rental truck and a 2023 GMC were traveling north on Route 155 when the Budget truck crossed over into the opposite lane and struck a 2023 Freightliner trav…

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by Kathy Reakes
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24-Year-Old Woman From Region Struck, Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say 24-Year-Old Woman From Region Struck, Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say
24-Year-Old Woman From Region Struck, Killed After 'Darting' Into Traffic, Police Say A 24-year-old woman from the region was struck and killed after allegedly darting into traffic on a busy roadway. Sullivan County resident Eva Jacobs, of Obernberg, was struck around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.. 13, in the town of Callicoon on North Branch Callicoon Center Road. Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty said Jacobs was struck by a 2012 Chevrolet pickup truck. The 68-year-old driver stayed on the scene and rendered first aid. Witnesses told police that the victim had "darted out into the roadway," Chaboty said. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by Sullivan County C…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Double Fatal: 22-Year-Old Man, 14-Year-Old Girl Both Hit By Car In Region Double Fatal: 22-Year-Old Man, 14-Year-Old Girl Both Hit By Car In Region
Double Fatal: 22-Year-Old Man, 14-Year-Old Girl Both Hit By Car In Region Two pedestrians were struck and killed by a car while walking along a roadway in the early morning hours. The crash took place in Sullivan County around 3 a.m., Monday, May 29, at 1524 Gulf Road in the town of Callicoon. Trooper Steven Nevel said officers responded to the crash after the driver of the vehicle, identified as Alyssa Diaz, age 24, of Roscoe, notified police she had hit two people on Gulf Road. An investigation revealed that Diaz was driving a 2012 Honda when she struck William Hardenberg, age 22, and a 14-year-old girl, both of Callicoon, Nevel said. Both were pronounced dea…

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by Kathy Reakes
Business
Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage' Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage'
Tornado: Support Pours In For Business In Region Hit Hard With 'Enormous Damage' Support is pouring in for the owners of a farm in the region that was severely damaged during a tornado over the weekend. The twister tore through an area in the Catskills, in northwestern Sullivan County, at around nightfall Saturday, April 22. The tornado, with peak winds of 115 miles per hour, ranked as an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale or EF Scale, the National Weather Service said. Earlier report: Tornado: Detailed Info Released On Strong Twister With 115 MPH Winds That Hit Sullivan County It touched down at around 6:38 p.m. and had a path length of 9.95 miles and a path width…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Man Charged With DWI In Connection To Crash That Killed 29-Year-Old In Region Man Charged With DWI In Connection To Crash That Killed 29-Year-Old In Region
Man Charged With DWI In Connection To Crash That Killed 29-Year-Old In Region State police have charged a man from the region with alleged vehicular manslaughter and DWI in connection to the death of a 29-year-old man. The incident took place in Sullivan County around 2 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 13 in the town of Delaware on Jeffersonville North Branch Road. According to Trooper Steven Nevel, an investigation revealed that a 2017 Volkswagen Passat, driven by David Slemmer, age 62, from the hamlet of Callicoon was traveling northbound on Jeffersonville North Branch Road when for unknown reasons he crossed over into the southbound lane and struck a 2020 Chevrolet, operated …

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by Kathy Reakes
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29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region 29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region
29-Year-Old Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash In Region A 29-year-old driver was killed in a two-vehicle crash in the region. Troopers in Sullivan County responded to a report of a crash in the town of Delaware on Jeffersonville North Branch Road at about 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 13, New York State Police reported. Investigators found that a 2017 Volkswagen Passat, driven by a 62-year-old man from the town of Callicoon, was traveling north when, for unknown reasons, he crossed into the southbound lane and struck a 2020 Chevrolet, according to the report. The driver of the Chevrolet, identified as Erek Cruz, of Thompson, was pronounce…

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by Nicole Valinote
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Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area
Woman Charged With Leaving Scene Of Fatal Crash In Area A 31-year-old woman is facing charges by New York State Police for her alleged role in a fatal hit-and-run in the area. Sullivan County resident Kathleen Nober, of Callicoon, was arrested and charged with leaving the fatal scene of a motor vehicle accident, a felony, New York State Police announced on Monday, Feb. 10. New York State Police troopers received a report that a woman was struck by a motor vehicle on Route 52 in Youngsville, where the driver - later identified as Nober - left the scene of the crash. Police said that Nober’s victim, 52-year-old Youngsville resident Nustreta Mujev…

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by Zak Failla