Rivertowns, NY
Police & Fire
One Killed, Four Injured In Hudson Valley Crash One Killed, Four Injured In Hudson Valley Crash
One Killed, Four Injured In Hudson Valley Crash A fatal crash with four injuries caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash occurred on eastbound Route 17 near the border of Orange and Sullivan counties between Exits 112 and 113 in Wurtsboro at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Neither the identity of the deceased person or the conditions of the four injured persons have been released. One or more of those injured were airlifted to the hospital. Specific details on the circumstances surrounding the crash have also not yet been released. Route 17 was closed for approximately four hours during the acci…

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by Joe Lombardi
Newburgh, NY
News
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 17 Closure Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 17 Closure
Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Route 17 Closure This story has been updated. A fatal crash with four injuries caused the hours-long closure of a stretch of a busy Hudson Valley roadway. The crash occurred on eastbound Route 17 near the border of Orange and Sullivan counties between Exits 112 and 113 in Wurtsboro at about 11:15 p.m. Saturday. Neither the identity of the deceased person or the conditions of the four injured persons have been released. One or more of those injured were airlifted to the hospital. Specific details on the circumstances surrounding the crash have also not yet been released. Route 17 was closed for approximat…

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by Daily Voice
Mahwah-Ramsey, NJ
Police & Fire
Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73 Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73
Mercedes-Benz Driver From Ramsey Hospitalized In Two-Car Crash That Kills Woman, 73 A motorist from Bergen County failed to stop at a stop sign before crossing the double yellow lines while turning in a crash that resulted in the death of a 73-year-old woman in the Hudson Valley, police said.  On Friday, July 20, at about 9:20 a.m., state police from the Liberty barracks responded to a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Route 17 westbound exit 100A in the town of Liberty in Sullivan County. Their investigation revealed that a 2015 Mercedes-Benz, operated by Edward Schaffner, 77. of Ramsey, exited Route 17 west at exit 100A, according to police. Schaffner report…

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by Jon Craig
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Hudson Valley Man, 28, Killed In Motorcycle Crash Hudson Valley Man, 28, Killed In Motorcycle Crash
Hudson Valley Man, 28, Killed In Motorcycle Crash A 28-year-old motorcyclist died after being hit by another vehicle in the Hudson Valley late Tuesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 3:54 p.m. Tuesday on Route 17 in Orange County, said Tuxedo Police Officer Girard Shiloh.  According to Shiloh, the man died at the scene near the intersection with Arden Valley Road after a teenager from New Jersey who was traveling southbound, turned onto Arden Valley Road in front of the motorcycle, ejecting the driver onto the roadway. Police are waiting to notify the next of kin before releasing the victim's name.  The crash is under investigation…

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by Kathy Reakes
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17 Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17
Serious Crash Between SUV, Two Motorcycle Occurs On Route 17 A crash between two motorcycles and an SUV on Route 17 in Orange County has resulted in one serious injury. The crash took place around 4:25 p.m. Friday near 1159 Route 17 in Tuxedo, said the Tuxedo Fire Department. One person was reportedly taken by helicopter to an area hospital. No other information was immediately available. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.

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by Kathy Reakes
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase
Two Charged In Armed Robbery That Led To 125 MPH Two-County Chase Two men are behind bars after an armed robbery at an AT&T store in the Hudson Valley led to a high-speed chase through Sullivan and Orange counties ended off Route 17K in Bloomingburg on Friday afternoon. Charges were announced Saturday for a pair of New York City men in connection with the robbery. At 12:49 PM on Friday, May 11, Monticello Police responded to a 911 report of an armed robbery at the store on 125 Jefferson Street in the Village of Monticello. Two males, disguising their appearances with hooded sweatshirts, sunglasses and a mask, had entered the store and displayed what …

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by Joe Lombardi
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
Westchester Woman Charged With DWI After Mercedes Vehicle Violations Stop Westchester Woman Charged With DWI After Mercedes Vehicle Violations Stop
Westchester Woman Charged With DWI After Mercedes Vehicle Violations Stop A 49-year-old Westchester woman was charged with DWI following a traffic stop by New York State Police. Antoinette L. Williams of Mount Vernon was arrested around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday after being stopped in her Mercedes 350 on Route 17 in the Town of Mamakating for various traffic violations, said Trooper Steven Nevel, spokesman for the New York State Police. During the stop, officers determined that Williams was driving intoxicated, and after being transported to the Wurtsboro barracks submitted to a chemical test which showed she had a blood-alcohol level of 0.09 percent, Nevel said. Willia…

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by Kathy Reakes
Mahopac, NY
Police & Fire
Three Area Motorists Face DWI Charges In Route 17M Stops Three Area Motorists Face DWI Charges In Route 17M Stops
Three Area Motorists Face DWI Charges In Route 17M Stops A trio from the Hudson Valley were among those busted by New York State Police troopers overnight, as state and local law enforcement agencies continue efforts to curtail impaired driving. Since the beginning of the year, law enforcement agencies in the Hudson Valley have made a concerted effort to encourage motorists not to drive while intoxicated. On Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, troopers busted four motorists for DWI. Among the local residents arrested include: Tuesday, April 3:   State police troopers from the Greenville barracks stopped Middletown resident Diahann Eschbach, …

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by Zak Failla
Mount Pleasant, NY
Police & Fire
One Killed, One Injured In Hudson Valley Crash One Killed, One Injured In Hudson Valley Crash
One Killed, One Injured In Hudson Valley Crash A Rockland County man was killed and his passenger injured in a two-vehicle crash in Orange County, according to the New York State Police. The crash, which occurred around 5:30 p.m. Sunday, on Route 17 in Chester, when a Ford F250 was entering the roadway eastbound from exit 126, state police said. An investigation revealed that the truck began to accelerate in the driving lane in an attempt to pass a vehicle in the passing lane. As the truck began to move into the passing lane it struck the rear of a Toyota Rav 4. The pick-up truck lost control and left the right side of the roadway rolli…

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by Kathy Reakes
Armonk, NY
Police & Fire
Pair Caught With 510 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Stop Pair Caught With 510 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Stop
Pair Caught With 510 Bags Of Heroin In Hudson Valley Stop Two men were busted by State Police troopers with more than 500 bags of heroin during a stop on Route 17 in Orange County overnight. Troopers stopped Matamoras, Pa. resident Jeremy Maun, 33, and Greeley, Pa. resident Christopher Scurto, 25, at approximately midnight on Monday, March 12 in Monroe for equipment violations. During the stop, troopers discovered that the duo were in possession of 510 bags of heroin, which were hidden in the vehicle. Both Maun and Scurto were arrested at the scene and charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, felonies.…

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by Zak Failla
Newburgh, NY
Police & Fire
Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 17 Crash That Kills Woman Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 17 Crash That Kills Woman
Man Charged With Vehicular Homicide In Route 17 Crash That Kills Woman A man allegedly impaired by drugs by drugs is facing a vehicular manslaughter charge after speeding in his BMW and driving into a tractor-trailer, resulting in the death of a passenger in the Hudson Valley, police said. New York State Police announced the arrest of Dumont resident Alekos Patentas, 34, on Friday, who has been charged with vehicular manslaughter dating back to an incident in September 2016. Police said that on Sept. 7, 2016, Patentas was operating a 2015 BMW M6 on Route 17 in Mamakating at a high rate of speed when he struck the tractor-trailer, resulting in the death of 36-y…

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by Zak Failla
Monroe, NY
Police & Fire
Monroe Man Charged With DWI In Route 17 Stop Monroe Man Charged With DWI In Route 17 Stop
Monroe Man Charged With DWI In Route 17 Stop An Orange County man was busted with a blood alcohol content nearly quadruple the legal limit after crashing into another driver on Route 17 in Mamakating. New York State Police troopers were dispatched to a stretch of Route 17 on Wednesday night, where there was a report of the crash. During the subsequent investigation, police said that it was determined that the driver, Monroe resident James Oshea, 66, was driving while impaired. Troopers proceeded to arrest Oshea at the scene, and he was transported to the State Police barracks in Wurtsboro, where he submitted to a chemical test that de…

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by Zak Failla