Alleged Hit-Run Biker Who Left 18-Year-Old NY College Student In Coma Enters Plea
The man accused of hitting a University at Albany student from Long Island with his dirt bike, leaving her in a medically induced coma, formally responded to the charges against him.
Albany County resident Austin Breyette, age 25, of Watervliet, pleaded not guilty to assault and related charges on Monday, June 3, stemming from an alleged hit-and-run crash that seriously injured UAlbany freshman Alexa Kropf.
The 18-year-old Kropf, a Long Island native from Floral Park, was struck just blocks from the UAlbany campus at around midnight Saturday, April 27.
Earlier Report: Hit-Run Leaves…
Fairfax, DC Women Among 16 Drug Offenders Granted Clemency By Biden
Sixteen nonviolent drug offenders were granted clemency by President Joe Biden, including two with ties to Virginia and one from Washington DC.
Katrina Polk, 54, pleaded guilty to a nonviolent drug offense at 18 years old. She served her sentence and completed the terms of her release. She her release, Polk has earned her PhD in public policy and administration and advocates for the elderly, according to the White House.
"Colleagues, supervisors, friends, and community members uniformly praise her character and work ethic and consider her a role model, noting her demonstrated commitmen…
North Shore Entertainer Survives 'Death-Defying' Crash, Community Doles Out Support
A man who kept his community "laughing, singing, and entertained" is receiving a "generous" outpouring of support.
Chris Michaels, of Salisbury, is in "rough shape" after going through a head-on collision on I-110 on Sunday, May 28, according to his Facebook and a GoFundMe created to aid in his recovery.
One of Michael's "besties," Deb Andrews, has helped raise over $5,000 in only three days via a GoFundMe designed to help cover his rehabilitation expenses.
Michaels, who already suffers from severe chronic pain, called himself a "hurting unit" in a Facebook post but said he was thankful…
