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LIRR Safety Plan Fails Preliminary Tests

The Long Island Rail Road has been putting into place a $1 billion safety system. This system is designed to prevent accidents and save people’s lives. It has been reported that the system has failed its initials tests. MTA officials have said that the program, called Positive Train Control, has been tested 31 times since February. They have said the software is being tested in the factory as well as on the Port Washington Branch. The role of the Positive Train Control plan is to bring the train to a stop automatically if it violates a stop signal. Of these tests, the...

25 April

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Driver Collides with Fairville Ambulance

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The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office reported that they are investigating a crash that happened on Austin Road in Arcadia. This accident happened on Saturday at around 7:30 in the morning. According to deputies, a car that was being driven by Donald L. Dewandel, who is 85 and from Newark, was going east on Austin Road. He then hit the back of a Fairville Volunteer Fire Department Ambulance. The ambulance was parked on the road. This collision is still being investigated. According to deputies, Dewandel was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by a Mercy Flight. He is being treated for injuries but the...

25 April

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Shooting Victim Involved in Crash

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The Onondaga County 911 Center received many calls about shots being fired in front of 160 Street. These calls came in started at around 10:41 at night. A few minutes later, the 911 callers started reporting that a two-vehicle crash had occurred at 130 Hudson Street. This information comes from dispatchers. Officers arrived at the scene and found a victim who was suffering from a gunshot wound. The victim was in one of the cars involved in the crash. An ambulance took the victim to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse. This information comes from Sgt. Richard Helterline. The victim was a 20-year-old woman...

25 April

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Accident in Tudor City

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We are always looking to bring you up-to-date stories on accidents in New York. We look to bring you current stories as they are being reported. As such, we will sometimes report on breaking stories. This is so you can know information about what is going on in the area and areas to avoid. In these initial accident reports, sometimes only a few details are known about the accident such as the location. This is because these reports are meant to tell people what is going on in an area. The details about injuries and what caused the accidents are...

25 April

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Accident in Mott Haven, New York

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We are always looking to bring you current accident stories. We want to make you aware of accidents happening in the area so that you can know what’s going on. As we bring you current stories, sometimes there will only be minimal information known at first. Initial accident reports sometimes only release a few details to alert people to avoid a certain area. So, information such as injuries and the cause of the accidents might not be known at first. As we receive more information on these accidents, we will keep you posted. We strive to bring you current and accurate...

25 April

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Car Hits Into Apartment in Greenburgh

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An elderly couple suffered from minor injuries after they hit their car into the front of an apartment building. This happened in Westchester County last Thursday. Their Honda Accord hit the front of Building B at the Scarsdale Ridge Apartments at 344 Central Park Avenue. This happened in Greenburgh at around 2 in the afternoon. The car drove halfway into the building and made a hole in the brick wall. The two people in the car were transported to Westchester County Medical Center. It appears that no one else was injured in the accident. The 12 apartments located in the building were evacuated, and the...

24 April

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3 Drivers Arrested for DWI

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This update comes from the past two days and gives you information about people who have been arrested for DWIs in New York. Three drivers were arrested for DWIs in the area. On April 23, State Police Hamptonburg arrested Edward Murph for a DWI. Murph is 37-years-old and from Carmel, New York. He was stopped for a traffic violation and was found to be driving while drunk. On April 23, State Police Middletown arrested Christopher Arpine for a DWI. Aprine is 58 and from New Windsor. He was stopped for a traffic law violation and arrested for driving while drunk. On April 14, State...

24 April

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Accident in Carroll Gardens

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We are always doing our best to bring you current accidents news as it is being reported in New York. As such, we will often bring you breaking stories. When this happens, sometimes only a small amount of information will be known about the accident at first. These incidents are reported as a way to alert people in the area of issues and places to avoid. As we receive updates on these stories, we will also update you. On April 23 in the morning at around 3:20, there was a moderate accident reported at the Brooklyn Queens Expressway. The accident is said...

24 April

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Bicyclist Fatally Hit in Bronx

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Police are still looking for a driver who hit a bicyclist in the Bronx. The driver hit the bicyclist and then ran off, leaving the injured person to die. This incident happened at around 11 at night on Monday, and it occurred specifically on Webster Avenue in Mount Hope. According to police, the driver was in a box truck and hit a 46-year-old cyclist and then just kept on driving. The driver is reported to have gotten onto the Cross Bronx Expressway. The driver was seen last going south to New Jersey. At this time, police have not released the name of the victim....

24 April

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Delays on Goethals Bridge This Morning

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This morning, traffic jams were reported on bridges from one end of the Staten Island Expressway to the other side. This happened during the Tuesday morning rush hour time. Drivers heading to New Jersey on Goethals Bridge faced a delay of about 20 minutes. The delay was caused by an incident on the New Jersey Turnpike. This information came from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Delays were going on this morning on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, too, because of a large volume of drivers on the Gowanus Expressway. A crash was reported on the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge past Lily Pond Avenue....