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Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack
Man Injured After Train Hits Car In West Nyack One person was injured after a northbound CSX train hit a car Saturday morning in West Nyack. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m. at the Pineview Road crossing, Clarkstown Police said. The male driver of the passenger vehicle was taken to Nyack Hospital with minor injuries, police said.  The investigation will continue to determine the cause of the accident, according to police.

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Police & Fire
Firefighters Battling Car Fire At Stop & Shop In Nanuet Firefighters Battling Car Fire At Stop & Shop In Nanuet
Firefighters Battling Car Fire At Stop & Shop In Nanuet Clarkstown Police are the on the scene of a car fire at the Stop & Shop in Nanuet.  Officials said the fire started in a car in the parking lot around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at the store located at 32 S. Middletown Ave. Firefighters from the Nanuet Fire Department are on the scene

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Truck, CSX Train Collide In West Nyack, Closing Roadway Truck, CSX Train Collide In West Nyack, Closing Roadway
Truck, CSX Train Collide In West Nyack, Closing Roadway A truck and a CSX train collided Wednesday morning in West Nyack, backing up traffic. Clarkstown Police responded to a report of the crash around 8:34 a.m. at Pineview Road in West Nyack, said Clarkstown Det. Peter Walker.  "There were no injuries to anyone involved in the incident," Walker said.  The road will be closed until an investigation is conducted.  Police are asking motorists to avoid the area until the crash is cleared.

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by Kathy Reakes
Obituaries
Support Pours In For Family Of 21-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Support Pours In For Family Of 21-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Crash
Support Pours In For Family Of 21-Year-Old Killed In Hudson Valley Crash Friends and members of a club for Jeep enthusiasts have set-up a GoFundMe page to help cover funeral expenses for a 21-year-old woman killed in a crash in New City on Saturday. Kaylyn Wynne of Monroe in Orange County, a passenger, was killed when she was thrown from a 2012 Jeep Wrangler after the 22-year-old driver hit a dump truck about 10:30 p.m. Saturday, said Lt. Glenn Cummings of the Clarkstown Police. Members of the of the Rockland Rock Crawlers club said Wynne was "one of the most beautiful people we've had the pleasure of meeting; inside and out." "She was the spark …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet
Raging Fire Destroys Cottage At Russian Orthodox Convent In Nanuet A fire has destroyed a cottage located on the property of the Russian Orthodox convent in Nanuet, according to Clarkstown Police. The blaze broke out around 6:18 a.m. Wednesday at the Novo-Diveevo convent located at 100 Smith Road, Clarkstown police Det. Peter Walker said.  Officials were altered to the fire by a woman in the cottage who smelled smoke and called 911. No one was injured, Walker said.  Fire departments on scene included the lead Spring Valley, and Nanuet, Hillcrest, and West Haverstraw. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash 22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash
22-Year-Old With Suspended License Charged In Fatal New City Crash A 22-year-old driver of a vehicle that slammed into a parked dump truck, killing his passenger was driving on a suspended license, according to Clarkstown Police. Police responded to the crash around 10:30 p.m. Saturday, July 14, to the area of Mark Lane in New City for a report of a car accident, said Det. Peter Walker.   Responding patrol officers found a 2012 Jeep Wrangler partially on the road and the front lawn of 14 Mark Lane. The vehicle had extensive damage to the entire vehicle, Walker said.  It appeared that the Jeep had struck a parked dump truck that was parked in the street of…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City
Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Route 304 In New City A man driving a dump truck and trailer without the correct license closed down Route 304 in New City for several hours after crashing the rig. The crash occurred around 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Route 304 and Virginia St., when the driver of the truck lost control, plowed into a yard and overturned the trailer, Clarkstown Police said. According to police, the truck landed in the yard at 490 Route 304, while the trailer ended up overturned blocking two lanes of Route 304 for more than three hours.  The driver, a 44-year-old West Nyack resident, was not injured, police said. …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Dump Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Roadway In Rockland Dump Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Roadway In Rockland
Dump Truck Overturns, Shutting Down Roadway In Rockland Motorists are being asked to avoid a Rockland County roadway after a crash. South Mountain Road in New City due to an overturned dump truck. The truck driver lost control around 9 a.m., Friday, rolling the vehicle on its side, spilling asphalt all over the roadway, Clarkstown Police said. The road is closed between Old Route 304 and Zukor Road. There were no injuries but the road will be closed for a few hours.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Clarkstown Closes Numerous Road Due To Flooding Clarkstown Closes Numerous Road Due To Flooding
Clarkstown Closes Numerous Road Due To Flooding Clarkstown Police are advising motorists that numerous roads are closing due to flooding and that several cars are stuck in the water. Current road closures are as follows: S.Pascack Road/ Forman Drive, Nanuet Strawtown Road/ Parrot Road Bardonia Road/Germonds Road Route 59/ Palisades Center Drive Route 303 at the Route 59 overpass At least one person had to be rescued by firefighters in the Nanuet area as police work to close roads. They are asking residents to use care and to never drive into standing or flooding water.  Click here to view a video of the flooding. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Large Congers Brush Fire Closes CSX Train Lines Large Congers Brush Fire Closes CSX Train Lines
Large Congers Brush Fire Closes CSX Train Lines CSX trains have been halted in the Congers area as two fire departments battle a large brush fire, according to the Clarkstown Police. The fire, which began at 108 N. Harrison Ave., around 11 a.m. Monday, is not threatening any homes and is not expected to be an issue, except for the train system, said Clarkstown Police Officer Peter Walker. Fencing, which separates area homes from the railroad tracks, covered with heavy brush, is causing the fire to spread.  Motorists are asked to avoid N. Harrison Avenue.  This is a developing story, check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire
Three Families Displaced In New City Condo Fire Firefighters from eight departments battled a condominium fire early Sunday afternoon in New City that left three families displaced. The fire broke out at 17 Heritage Dr. just after 12:30 p.m.  The structure was fully engulfed in flames when emergency responders arrived a short time later. No one was injured and the New City Fire Department and seven surrounding departments were able to extinguish the fire, Clarkstown Police said.  Three units of the complex were damaged and considered uninhabitable. The three impacted families will be staying with relatives or going to hotels due to the…

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by Joe Lombardi
News
Train Strikes Car On Tracks In Hudson Valley Train Strikes Car On Tracks In Hudson Valley
Train Strikes Car On Tracks In Hudson Valley A driver was able to escape before a car on the tracks was struck by a train early Sunday afternoon in Rockland County. At about 1:30 p.m., the New Jersey transit train traveling to Spring Valley struck the car at the New Clarkstown Road crossing in Nanuet. The vehicle was sitting in traffic, on the tracks, when the railroad crossing gates began to come down as the train was approaching the crossing, Clarkstown Police said. The railroad crossing gates blocked the driver's ability to get off the tracks, but the driver was able to exit the vehicle without injury, according to police. The fe…

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by Joe Lombardi