Two 19 year old Colgate University students were killed in a plane crash yesterday afternoon in Morrisville, NY. Ryan Adams and Cathryn (Carey) Depuy , both Ridgefield natives. The pair took off from Morrisville airport and flew 10 miles before crashing in a wooded area. They were killed instantly. Read more in…
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A 22 year old motorcyclist died after being struck by a SUV driving the wrong way on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam, NY
22 year old Jefrrey Divine of Stormville died in a motorcycle accident, early Sunday morning in Putnam Valley, NY. The motorcyclist was riding North on the Taconic State Parkway when he collided with a SUV Subaru driving in the wrong way around 3.35 am on Sunday. According to the preliminary investigation, 40…
4 young women died and 4 others suffered personal injury after an alleged drunk driver crashed his pick up truck into their stretch limo in Long Island, NY
4 women are dead and 4 others are still in the hospital after being injured in a collision during which a pick up truck collided with their limo. The 8 friends were having a bachelorette party and had hired a limo to visit distilleries and vineyards from the North Folk…
A 24 year old drunk driver is suspected of having caused the Long island car crash that killed a Queens father and his two sons
3 people died in a car accident in Long island, NY, early morning on Monday. The Ostanes, a Queens family from Haiti, were coming back from a gathering with relatives when a drunk driver who was also speeding crashed into their car. As the car burst into flames, Lucnie Bouaz-Ostane, the…
Is the “safe distance” Law effective in reducing bicycle accidents in New York State?
The Merrill’s Law or “safe distance” Law was created after Merrill Cassell, a devoted cyclist, died in a bicycle accident during which he was struck by a bus that sideswiped him as he rode his bike along Route 119 in Greenburg (see video below). The Law was enacted 5 years…