accidents
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012 - 11:46 am
A fire early this morning destroyed the Slice of Athens pizza parlor and pub, at 29 South Washington Street in the Greene County village of Athens.
The fire also destroyed some phone lines, as well as a fiberoptic cable that supplies cable television and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 17, 2012 - 11:03 am
An early-morning one-car accident on Route 208 in Shawangunk left 18-year-old passenger Faryn Presutti of Wallkill with a broken leg and possible internal injuries. Driver Alysia Quick of New Windsor, also 18, has been arrested on charges of DWI,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 - 4:22 pm
The Times Herald-Record reports that a fire at the Monticello Garden Apartment Complex on Moon Manor Road last night left a 6-year-old child dead:
The fire in Apt. No. 61 was reported at 9:27 p.m. Monticello firefighters and police arrived within 4... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Feb. 6, 2012 - 3:06 pm
The Daily Mail reports that 54-year-old Staten Island resident Matthew Falco died in a skiing accident on Windham Mountain on Saturday morning:
Matthew Falco, 54, was skiing the Upper Warpath trail, listed as an intermediate level trail, according to... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012 - 10:17 am
21-year-old Daniel Hughes of Highland was killed yesterday in a one-car accident on Route 9W in Esopus.
Mid-Hudson News reports that Hughes was the son of an Ulster County sheriff's deputy.
A press release from the New York State Police:
State Police at... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012 - 9:28 am
A tragic accident claimed the life of a Hunter Mountain employee on the mountain yesterday morning: 41-year-old Brian Mattice of Gilboa.
Police say Mattice slipped on ice and fell down a steep slope while working with snow-making equipment, and died on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012 - 1:55 pm
CBS Channel 6 reports that a construction rig tipped over at the Gilboa Dam this morning, injuring a worker.
A statement via email from Michael Saucier, spokesman for the New York City Department of Environmental Protection, which owns and operates the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 5:46 pm
Earlier today, several accidents on an icy stretch of Route 17 in Roscoe shut down the road in both directions. NY-Alert is now reporting that the road has been cleared.
WBNG reported about an hour ago that about 40 vehicles were involved in crashes on... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2012 - 2:10 pm
UPDATE: The road has now been cleared.
Route 17 is currently closed in both directions near Exit 92 on Route 17, due to multiple road accidents.
From NY-Alert:
State Highway 17 is closed in both directions (East & West bound) in the area of the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 13, 2012 - 7:35 pm
Tip for not getting arrested after plowing a pickup truck into the side of a house: Don't park your truck down the block.
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office is reporting the arrest of 59-year-old Tom Beverley of Esopus on Thursday, after investigating an... Read more
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