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Driver Killed, Passenger Injured In Single-Vehicle Hudson Valley Crash
A 68-year-old Rockland County man died following a single-vehicle collision on Clausland Mountain Road near Tweed Boulevard in Blauvelt.
The crash occurred around 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 9, when the Tappan man, driving a 2008 Pontiac G5 northeast on Clausland Mountain Road, veered off the pavement, striking a large rock and an earth embankment on the east side of the roadway, said Capt. Michael Shannon on the Orangetown Police.
Shannon said emergency responders, including the South Orangetown Ambulance Corps and Rockland County Paramedics, transported the driver to Nyack Hospital, where he …
One Dead, 1 Hospitalized Following Head-On Crash In Region
One man is dead, and another is hospitalized following a head-on crash in Sullivan County.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 23, at the intersection of Cignarale Road in Loch Sheldrake.
According to Sullivan County Undersheriff Eric Chaboty, the crash involved a 2012 Toyota Sienna minivan driven by John Bullock, age 60, of Loch Sheldrake, and a 2015 Buick Encore operated by Benjamin DeVault, age 19, of Hurleyville.
Bullock, an Ellenville High School graduate, was traveling northbound when his vehicle collided with DeVault’s southbound Buick Encore, Chaboty said…
Cops ID Pilot, Passenger Killed In I-684 Plane Crash At NY/CT Line
Authorities have released the identities of both the pilot who survived and the passenger who died in a small plane crash that shut down Interstate 684 at the border of Fairfield, CT and Westchester, CT counties for hours.
Kalmen Goldberger, 26, of Linden, NJ, had reported engine trouble before the single-engine Tecnam P-2008 went down in the center median of I-684 near Exit 2 in Harrison Thursday, Dec. 12 around 7:15 p.m., officials said.
Goldberger survived, however, his passenger, Jacob Yankele Friedman, 32, of the Rockland County hamlet of Monsey, was pronounced dead at the sc…
Tilson Man, 43, Fatally Struck After Breaking Down On NY Thruway
A 43-year-old man from the region was fatally struck after leaving his broken-down car on a busy interstate in Westchester.
The crash occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 28, in Yonkers, New York State Police announced on Tuesday, Dec. 3.
At the time of the crash, the victim, identified as 43-year-old Ulster County resident Christopher Colom of Tilson, had been operating a 2011 Honda Accord when his vehicle broke down in the left lane of the highway, police said.
Colom left the vehicle and was struck by a 2002 Lexus ES 300 driven by a 48-year-old resident of Danbury, Conn…
1 Dead, 2 Hospitalized After Gas Leak At Home ln Region
A 66-year-old man died, and two others were hospitalized after a suspected gas leak at a home in the region.
The incident occurred in Sullivan County around 9:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 18, in Wurtsboro.
According to New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel, the preliminary investigation revealed that the victims were exposed to carbon monoxide and experienced varying degrees of exposure.
The victims were identified as Baoli Xu, age 55, and Haijun Wang, age 63, both from Wurtsboro, as well as a 66-year-old man from Flushing.
Nevel said the 66-year-old victim, whose nam…
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Jennings Creek Wildfire Update: Blaze Mostly Contained Week Later
After almost one whole week, the Jennings Creek Wildfire had been 75% contained on Thursday, Nov. 14, officials said.
The wildfire continues to burn across Passaic County, NJ, and into Orange County, NY, with the New Jersey Forest Fire Service and New York Department of Environmental Conservation leading containment efforts. The fire has burned 2,283 acres in New Jersey.
While no structures are currently threatened or evacuated in New Jersey, residents are advised to avoid the area. Road closures remain in effect on East Shore Road from Awosting Road to Greenwood Lake Turnpike, as well as B…