Hudson Valley Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
A 53-year-old Hudson Valley man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said.
It happened in Rockland County on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg.
A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, New Jersey, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.
Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police sa…
Orangeburg Resident Mowing Lawn Struck, Killed By Car Driven By Impaired Man, Police Say
A 53-year-old Rockland man mowing his lawn was killed after being struck by a car being driven by an impaired driver, police said.
It happened on Wednesday, July 15 at about 5:45 p.m. in Orangeburg.
A 2010 Toyota Corolla, operated by Jared S. DeVera, 29, of Englewood, was traveling southbound on Lester Drive, when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a man later identified as Giovanni Boiano, of Orangeburg, Orangetown Police said.
Boiano, who was mowing his lawn at the time, died of injuries sustained in the crash, police said.
DeVera appeared to be oper…
Feds: Trio Stole $1.5M Worth Of High-End Vehicles Out Of NJ, Rockland, CT, Long Island
A trio of thieves who snatched high-end vehicles in New Jersey, Rockland County, Long Island and Connecticut often used one stolen car to swipe another, federal authorities said.
In one instance, they said, the Essex County crew members stole a Maserati GranTurisimo at the Jersey Shore and drove it to New City in Rockland, where they took a Range Rover and a Porsche.
A predawn police pursuit followed before the Maserati driver hit the gas and slammed it head-on into a police vehicle, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said.
The suspects fled in another vehicle, he said.
Authorities later recov…
Two Charged For Rockland Crash That Killed Pair Of Teens
More than eight months after a horrific crash in Rockland County that left two teens dead, police have charged two drivers with criminally negligent homicide.
The charges were announced by Orangetown Police on Wednesday, June 24, in connection with the fatal crash which took place on Route 304 on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, in Pearl River.
Charged in the crash were Aisha Radoncic, who was 17 at the time, and Jason Castro, of Nanuet, who are accused of driving recklessly as they raced before crashing, killing two people in Radoncic's 2017 Porsche Macan, Captain James Brown said.
According to pol…
New Covid-19 Testing Site Opens In Rockland: New Rundown Of Cases By Towns; Reopen Dashboard
As a new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) testing site has opened in Spring Valley, Rockland County continues to see much fewer COVID-19 cases.
According to numbers from the state Department of Health, there has been a total of 13,280 cases since the pandemic began with the highest number of cases located in Spring Valley with 2,897.
The new testing center, located at the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, 110 Bethune Blvd., Spring Valley, was made possible by the efforts of Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl, and NAACP Spring Valley Chapter President Willie…
Covid-19: Here's Latest Rundown Of Rockland County Cases By Municipalities
Rockland County continued to see new, but now moderate amounts, of cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
On Tuesday, May 5, 46 new cases were reported, bringing the total number of cases to 12,144 since the pandemic began, according to the state Department of Health.
There have been 551 deaths from the virus in the county, Rockland County Health officials said.
There are currently 169 people hospitalized that are confirmed, a slight increase; and 15 hospitalized cases that are under investigation.
A breakdown of cases in Rockland, according to the Rockland Department of Health.
Spring…