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3 Hurt in Phillipstown Accident
Three people were injured in an accident on April 18 that occurred on Route 9 in Phillipstown. This was a head-on collision. The New York State Police identified the victims as Margaret A. Tornowsky and Thomas N. Tornowsky of Croton. The other victim was Terrence M. Jones of Wappinger. They reported that the vehicle the Tornowsky’s were in was going south and failed to keep right. In a post on Facebook, the Garrison Volunteer Fire Company reported that two helicopters were used to take two of the victims to the hospital. The third victim was taken to the hospital by ambulance. It is also being reported that many good samaritans helped with traffic control until first responders got there. If more details about this accident come out, we will keep you posted. If you’ve been seriously hurt in an accident that was caused by the negligent actions of another person,
Witness at Clifton Park Crash Speaks
A motorist who called 911 before a crash happened last Friday night first saw the truck near the Edison Club on Riverview Road. She saw that the truck was going all over the road. Her husband was driving, and she updated the dispatchers about the location of the truck as they followed the truck. She was telling the 911 operator that she thought he was going to kill someone because of his erratic driving. On Route 146 near Tanner road, the driver nearly killed four people when he crossed the median and hit a minivan. This resulted in a head-on collision. The accident happened about 3.5 miles from where the caller first saw the truck. The driver was 27-year-old Brandon M. Lacovissi. He is from Clifton Park, and he was not injured in the crash. The four people in the car all suffered from serious injuries and remained in
Update: Firefighter Airlifted While Fighting Fire
This story is an update on a story we reported on earlier this week. A Geneva firefighter had to be airlifted to the hospital after suffering from a heart issue. This occurred while he was fighting a house fire in Seneca County on Monday night. This information came from volunteer firefighters. Firefighters were fighting the fire outside the home which was located at 31 Moore Street in Border City. While doing so, the firefighter was having heart issues. A Mercy Flight took him to Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester. His condition was still not known as of Monday night. As of now, more updates have not been made available. If we hear any more news about the condition of this firefighter, we will keep you posted. The fire departments from Border City, Waterloo, and Geneva were all at the scene. If you’ve been injured in a fire and your
Two People Arrested for DWIs in Putnam County
Two people have been arrested for DWIs in Putnam County. Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley, Jr. reported that a 40-year-old woman from Danbury and a 33-year-old man from Shrub Oak were arrested for driving while drunk. This happened on April 21 at around 2:30 in the morning. Sergeant Timothy Keith arrested Karla C. Gnomes in the Town Southeast. She was arrested after she could be seen driving erratically. She had a BAC greater than .08% and was also charged with other traffic violations. Deputy Sheriff Kevin Radovis stopped a vehicle in the Town of Putnam Valley at around 8:20 at night on April 23. He could smell marijuana and had the driver take sobriety tests. After the man failed the tests, he was arrested. The man was 33-year-old Peter P. Cancro from Shrub Oak. Have you been injured in a car accident that was caused by a drunk
Three People Charged with Setting Gloversville Fire
The Gloversville Police Department has arrested three teens and charged them with arson. This is in connection with a fire that burned down the former JBF Mill. All three of the teens have been charged with fourth-degree arson. This is a class E felony. They have also been charged with first-degree reckless endangerment which is a class D felony. The teens charged were Allen H. Vosburgh Jr., 17, Joseph S. Banovic, JR., 17, , and David C. Taylor, 19. Police have alleged that the three of them intentionally started a fire on February 10 and that their actions caused the destruction of the former mill. The police have also said that even though they allege they started the fire intentionally, police do not necessarily think the teens meant to burn down the building. The police have said that the investigation into the fire included many interviews as well as
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt in Hit-and-Run
Police are looking into a hit-and-run accident that happened in the Shirley area of Long Island in Suffolk County. This accident left a pedestrian with serious injuries. The accident happened at around 2:30 in the morning on Sunday at William Floyd Parkway near Flintlock Drive. The police say that a man was walking across the parkway when he was a hit by a vehicle that was headed south. The person in the vehicle fled and did not get out of their car. The pedestrian was taken to Stony Brook University Hospital and was listed to be in critical condition. The identity of the victim has not been released. Suffolk County police are asking for people with information to call them. This is all that is known about this accident at this time. If you’ve been seriously injured in a pedestrian-vehicle accident that was caused by someone else acting criminally or