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Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say
Child Struck By School Bus In Hudson Valley, Police Say A 6-year-old Hudson Valley boy is recovering after being struck by a school bus. The incident occurred in Rockland County around 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, March 26 in Monsey. According to Det. Lt. Chris Franklin of the Ramapo Police, the child was struck by a school bus on West Maple Avenue.  Franklin said the child suffered serious, but non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the hospital by Hatzolah Ambulance Corps. Details were not released on how the child was struck or if the bus driver was ticketed.  This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates…
Man Taken To Hospital After Being Struck By Car In Yonkers Man Taken To Hospital After Being Struck By Car In Yonkers
Man Taken To Hospital After Being Struck By Car In Yonkers A man was injured after being hit by a vehicle at a busy intersection in Westchester. The incident happened on Thursday, March 14 around midnight, when a pedestrian was struck in Yonkers in the area of Central Park Avenue and Clark Street, according to Yonkers Police Sgt. Robert Spink.  Arriving police found a 65-year-old man with an injury to his left ankle that he had sustained after being hit while crossing the road. The driver who struck him remained at the scene and met with police.  No charges were filed in the crash, Spink said. The pedestrian was taken to a nearby h…
Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC
Tractor-Trailer Struck Power Pole, Leading To Electrical Discharge In Northwest DC First responders in Northwest DC were treated to an "unusual incident" on Tuesday afternoon when a tractor-trailer struck a power pole, leading to a brief electrical discharge. Some locals were left without power after the truck hit the pole at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Madison Street NW shortly after noon on March 12, officials say. Twitter/@dcfireems The driver was able to escape the truck without incident, though there was a power outage in the area that Pepco crews were working to repair later on Tuesday afternoon. Twitter/@dcfireems Following the crash, a small fire b…
Tractor Trailer Flips Blocking NJ Turnpike In Woodbridge (DEVELOPING) Tractor Trailer Flips Blocking NJ Turnpike In Woodbridge (DEVELOPING)
Tractor Trailer Flips Blocking NJ Turnpike In Woodbridge (Developing) A tractor-trailer has overturned initially closing all lanes of the New Jersey Turnpike near its interchange with the Garden State Parkway, authorities said. The crash occurred shortly after 2 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 on the outer roadway northbound near the exit ramp to Interchange 11, according to 511nj.org. Two of three lanes had reopened as of 2:30 p.m., according to the New Jersey Department of Transportation. The shoulder and one left lane remained blocked. Check back for updates.
16-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Cab On Parkway In Dobbs Ferry 16-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Cab On Parkway In Dobbs Ferry
16-Year-Old Seriously Injured After Being Struck By Cab On Parkway In Dobbs Ferry A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured after being struck by a cab on a busy parkway in Westchester, police said. New, updated report - Tens Of Thousands Raised For Seriously Injured 16-Year-Old Struck By Car In Dobbs Ferry The incident happened on Monday, March 4 at around 7:45 p.m., when the boy was hit while crossing the northbound Saw Mill River Parkway in Dobbs Ferry at the Lawrence Street intersection, according to Westchester County Police Public Information Officer Kieran O'Leary.  The boy had been crossing from the west side of the roadway when he was struck. Follo…
HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE) HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (UPDATE)
HAZMAT: Asphalt Spills On US-15, PennDOT Officials Say (Update) A tanker truck carrying bituminous oil, commonly known as asphalt, crashed on US Route 15 on Thursday, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.  The truck blew a tire and veered off US 15 going into the woods — spilling asphalt the entire time, according to PennDOT spokesperson Frizti Schreffler.  The crash happened in the northbound lanes near mile marker 19.4 in Tyrone Township around 8 a.m. on Aug. 17, as shown on 511pa.  Shortly after that crash, there was a crash (that possibly was due to rubbernecking) in the southbound lanes. It involved t…
Unlicensed 16-Year-Old Crashes Parents' Minivan At High Rate Of Speed In Rockland Unlicensed 16-Year-Old Crashes Parents' Minivan At High Rate Of Speed In Rockland
Unlicensed 16-Year-Old Crashes Parents' Minivan At High Rate Of Speed In Rockland An unlicensed 16-year-old was arrested after allegedly taking his parents' vehicle without permission and crashing at a high rate of speed. The incident took place in Rockland County around 1:45 a.m., Friday, June 5, in Ramapo. According to Ramapo Police, an officer was sitting at a red light on Viola Road at College Road when he spotted a 2018 Toyota Minivan run the red light at a high rate of speed, allegedly almost hitting the officer's vehicle. The vehicle continued southbound on College Road. Soon afterward, the officer located the vehicle which had crashed into a tree when it failed …
Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes
Two Englewood Pedestrians Struck In Back-To-Back Crashes Two Englewood pedestrians were struck Friday by vehicles only three blocks and barely 45 minutes apart, authorities said. A 45-year-old woman was struck at 9:45 a.m. at the intersection of East Palisade Avenue and South Dean Street by a 1999 Buick Century driven by a 77-year-old man, Deputy Police Chief Gregory Halstead said. The sedan driver was turning right onto South Dean from East Palisade when he hit her in the crosswalk on Dean Street, he said. The woman wasn’t seriously injured, the deputy chief said. Nor was a 24-year-old pedestrian who was struck around 10:30 a.m. by a 2007 GMC …
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Area, Police Say Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Area, Police Say
Pedestrian Struck By Vehicle In Area, Police Say Dutchess County Sheriff's officers are investigating a crash in which a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle in Rhinebeck. The incident took place around 1:45 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the intersection of White Schoolhouse Road and Slate Quarry Road, Capt. John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office said. As of 430 p.m., police had blocked off Slate Quarry Road between Wurtemburg Road and White Schoolhouse Road, to conduct an investigation, Watterson said. Watterson said additional information was not available at this time, including the victim's condition. This is a developing st…
Truck Crashes Into West Orange Restaurant, Driver Hurt Truck Crashes Into West Orange Restaurant, Driver Hurt
Truck Crashes Into West Orange Restaurant, Driver Hurt A landscaping truck plowed through the front of a restaurant in West Orange Tuesday afternoon, a spokesman for the township confirmed.  The truck left the roadway and struck Huguito's Restaurant & Bar on White Street around 4:40 p.m. The building inspector and West Orange first responders were at the scene Tuesday afternoon.  The driver suffered a leg injury. There were no other reports of injuries.  The incident was still under investigation Wednesday. 
Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash
Merritt Parkway Stretch Reopens After Pileup Crash This story has been updated. A stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County has reopened after a five-vehicle, chain-reaction crash caused its closure. The closure, on the northbound side, started around 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19 and is between Main Avenue (Exit 40) and Route 33 (Exit 41).  During the closure, members of the Norwalk Fire Department worked to extricate two occupants from their vehicle. The extrication of the male passenger took a couple of minutes, and he was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Westport EMS, with non-life threatening injuries, t…
Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 82 Closure Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 82 Closure
Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 82 Closure This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 82 was closed for hours after a crash with downed wires in East Fishkill. The closure, reported at 11:15 a.m. Friday, Nov. 8, was from Creamery Road to Clove Branch Road.  The roadway opened in mid-afternoon. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV
Long Island Man Seriously Injured After Getting Hit By SUV A Long Island man has been seriously injured after being struck by an SUV, according to police. Detectives with the Suffolk County Police Fifth Squad say the driver of a 2012 Nissan Rogue was heading northbound on Coates Avenue when the vehicle struck a pedestrian in the road in front of 1135 Coates Avenue in Holbrook on Monday, Nov. 4 around 6:15 p.m. The pedestrian, identified as Joseph Zuniga, 31, of Oyster Bay, was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital via Holbrook Ambulance for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening injuries, police say. The driver, identified as Hally…
Carlstadt Ambulance Patient Picked Up By Hasbrouck Heights EMTs After Crash Carlstadt Ambulance Patient Picked Up By Hasbrouck Heights EMTs After Crash
Carlstadt Ambulance Patient Picked Up By Hasbrouck Heights EMTs After Crash A Carlstadt ambulance transporting a patient struck the mirror of a pickup truck Wednesday afternoon in Hasbrouck Heights, requiring another rig. The 41-year-old Maywood driver of a Ford F-250 was headed north on Terrace Avenue near Kipp Avenue when the ambulance came up behind shortly before 4:30 p.m., Detective Lt. Michael Colaneri Jr. said. The Ford, which has large mirrors, “didn’t pull over completely,” Colaneri said. The patient, who was being transported to the hospital for a shoulder injury, was OK, as was the 20-year-old ambulance driver, the lieutenant said. A 23-year-old EMT in…
Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County
Woman Rescued After Fire Breaks Out When Car Crashes Into Shed In Nassau County A driver who suffered from a medical condition before crashing into a shed on Long Island had to be rescued by first responders when a small fire started under the car, police said. A 2008 Honda Pilot being driven by a 29-year-old woman crashed into a shed on Nostrand Avenue in Uniondale at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 6, Nassau County Police said. According to police, due to the collision, a small fire started underneath the vehicle after striking the shed. Officers were able to remove the woman from the Honda without further incident, and a volunteer fireman used a hose to put…
Pedestrian Hit While Crossing Route 59 Pedestrian Hit While Crossing Route 59
Pedestrian Hit While Crossing Route 59 A pedestrian received non-life threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Route 59 in Monsey. The incident took place on Tuesday, Sept. 17, in the evening at Route 59 and Requa Lane, Ramapo Police said. The man was transported to the hospital for treatment.  Police said it appears he was crossing Route 59 in an unsafe location -- no crosswalk or traffic light -- when he was hit.
One Killed, Two Injured In Port Jefferson Station Construction Crew Accident One Killed, Two Injured In Port Jefferson Station Construction Crew Accident
One Killed, Two Injured In Port Jefferson Station Construction Crew Accident One man was killed and two others injured in a construction crew accident on Long Island. It happened at about 1:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 in Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk County Police said. Bryan Masem, 41, of the hamlet of Yaphank in Brookhaven, was driving his 2016 Chevy pickup truck southbound on Bicycle Path when he passed a construction crew that had a cable guide wire lying on the ground across the roadway near 617 North Bicycle Path, police said. The construction crew was preparing to hoist the wire into place above the roadway. As Masem’s vehicle passed over the wire, …
WATCH: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck WATCH: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck
Watch: Screaming Match Erupts At Vigil For Ridgewood's Devra Freelander Killed By Cement Truck A screaming match between upset bicyclists and passing truck drivers broke out at the vigil for an up-and-coming artist from Ridgewood, who was fatally struck by a cement truck while crossing a Brooklyn intersection on her bike. Mourners turned out Wednesday to the intersection where Devra Freelander, 28, was killed Monday by a United Transit Mix truck. The chaos ensued after a protestor began yelling at a pair of passing trucks with UTM logos that the incident was the driver's fault, Gothamist reports. The driver had the light, according to police. The protestor reportedly shouted to th…
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague
Police Search For Hit-Run Driver Who Struck Teen Bicyclist In Copiague Police are searching for the driver of a sedan who struck a teen on a bicycle and drove away in Copiague. The incident took place around 7:40 p.m., Tuesday, June 11 on Louis Street in Copiague, when a teen girl was hit, said the Suffolk County Police. A neighbor’s door security camera reportedly captured the incident. The girl was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said.  Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Carrying Mulch Shuts Route 80 Exit Ramp In Paterson Overturned Tractor-Trailer Carrying Mulch Shuts Route 80 Exit Ramp In Paterson
Overturned Tractor-Trailer Carrying Mulch Shuts Route 80 Exit Ramp In Paterson An overturned tractor-trailer closed a Route 80 exit ramp in Paterson Tuesday morning. The driver of the truck carrying mulch escaped uninjured after it overturned on the ramp to Exit 60 northbound around 8:05 a.m., New Jersey State Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The ramp remained closed as of 11:05 a.m. for clean up, Goez said.
34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say 34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say
34 Cars Get Flat Tires Due To Large Piece Of Metal On I-84, Police Say Thirty-four drivers started the morning off on the wrong foot when they hit a large piece of metal in the roadway and got flat tires in return. The multiple flat tires were reported around 8 a.m., Monday, April 8,  while exiting westbound I-84 west onto the northbound Route 8 ramp in Waterbury, near Mixmaster, the Connecticut State Police said. DOT responded and removed the metal with a payloader, state police said. Several tow trucks and the DOT’s State Farm Safety Patrol arrived to help the stranded drivers change tires.  Troopers remind motorists to use caution when…
Pedestrian, 84, Struck In Wyckoff Pedestrian, 84, Struck In Wyckoff
Pedestrian, 84, Struck In Wyckoff An 84-year-old Wyckoff woman was hospitalized with injuries that authorities didn't consider life-threatening after she was struck at a busy intersection around noon. The 57-year-old Waldwick driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation after her 2018 Ford Edge struck the victim around 11:50 a.m., Lt. Joseph Soto said.  No summonses were immediately issued, he said. The Wyckoff Police Traffic Bureau was investigating. The Wyckoff Ambulance Corps and paramedics from The Valley Hospital responded along with police. 
Car Fire, Downed Trees Cause Road Closures In Rockland Car Fire, Downed Trees Cause Road Closures In Rockland
Car Fire, Downed Trees Cause Road Closures In Rockland This story has been updated. One roadway remains closed and two others that had been shut down have reopened in Rockland County Saturday afternoon, March 16. Route 202 reopened at 1:45 p.m. between Old Route 202 and Route 306 after being closed due to a car fire.  Also in Ramapo, Camp Hill Road, between White Birch and Pomona Road remains closed due to damage from the quick moving thunderstorm Friday night, March 15. Motorists should use alternate routes, Ramapo Police said. In Clarkstown, Route 59 reopened around 2:1 p.m. westbound after a downed tree in the area of Bobby …
SUV Slams Into Route 17 Furrier In Paramus, Two Seriously Injured SUV Slams Into Route 17 Furrier In Paramus, Two Seriously Injured
SUV Slams Into Route 17 Furrier In Paramus, Two Seriously Injured Two occupants sustained serious injuries and a third relatively minor ones Monday morning when an SUV crashed into the rear of a Route 17 furrier in Paramus. Another vehicle sustained minor damage when the RAV-4 barreled into Steven Corn Furs on the northbound highway near Powers Drive. Two rigs from the Paramus Volunteer Ambulance Corps responded, along with one from The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and paramedics from Hackensack University Medical. Boyd A. Loving contributed to this account.
Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester
Man Caught After Fleeing Scene Of Hit-Run Involving Boy In Westchester A 25-year-old man who hit a 9-year-old boy walking to school and then fled the area has been arrested by Sleepy Hollow Police. The incident took place around 6:30 a.m. Tuesday when the boy left home to go to his bus stop and stopped by a local convenience store to pick up a snack, said Sleepy Hollow Police Chief Anthony Bueti.  When the child was leaving the area of the store on Depeyster Street, near Clinton Street, he was struck by Jefferson Rodrigues-Veraf of Ossining, the chief said. Rodrigues-Veraf got out of his vehicle and helped the boy up, then hopped back in the vehicle and drove…
Route 22 Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash With Downed Wires Route 22 Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash With Downed Wires
Route 22 Reopens After Hours-Long Closure Following Crash With Downed Wires This story has been updated. A stretch of Route 22 in Northern Westchester has reopened after a crash with downed wires caused its closure for most of Wednesday morning. The closure was between Mustato Road and Pine Hill Drive, just south of Route 35 in Katonah.
Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch
Dozens On Dirt Bikes, Quads, Motorcycles Frighten Drivers On, Off I-95 Stretch A large group of dirt bikes, quads, and motorcycle riders have been hassling and scaring, drivers on I-95 and the surrounding area, according to WTNH News 8. The latest incident took place over the weekend when frightened drivers told the news channel that they had been surrounded, cut off in traffic and blocked from intersections and moving on I-95 in New Haven and surrounding roadways. Drivers also reported similar incidents in West Haven near the beach, News 8 said. One driver told the news channel that her car was surrounded by dirt bikes for more than five minutes and she was prevente…
Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail
Dump Truck Hits Hawthorne Guardrail A dump truck crashed into a guardrail on North Watchung and Rea avenues in Hawthorne Friday. No injuries were reported. North Haledon and Hawthorne police both responded. Last month, a dump truck crashed into a Hawthorne home on Sunrise Drive.
Car Falls Over Wall Next To Paterson Checkers Car Falls Over Wall Next To Paterson Checkers
Car Falls Over Wall Next To Paterson Checkers A motorist claimed he accidentally left his car in drive before it rolled through a fence and over a short wall next to a Checkers in Paterson, witnesses said. Another vehicle had its rear windshield smashed in the Friday night mishap at the West Broadway/Union Avenue eatery. "Sh-t was nuts. Crazy," Escobar Jones wrote. "Everybody was good tho/safe." There was no immediate word on possible summonses.
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…
Elderly Driver Strands Car On Median At Bergenfield Shopping Center Elderly Driver Strands Car On Median At Bergenfield Shopping Center
Elderly Driver Strands Car On Median At Bergenfield Shopping Center BERGENFIELD, N.J. -- An elderly driver with a walker crashed her car onto a median at a busy Bergenfield shopping center Friday afternoon. The woman refused to go to the hospital for an evaluation after the 2 p.m. incident at the New Bridge Shopping Plaza on New Bridge Road. Police kept her in a patrol vehicle until a loved one picked her up. Members of the Bergenfield Volunteer Ambulance Corps also responded. The sedan was towed.