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Ellenville-Wawarsing, NY
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Year-Long Investigation Into Wawarsing Crash That Killed Ellenville Woman Leads To Arrest:
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A Hudson Valley man accused of killing a young woman in a car crash was arrested Wednesday, Oct. 14, police said. Raul E. Braddock-Toala, 26, of Napanoch, was arraigned Thursday, Oct. 15 on charges of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for the crash that killed Kaelyn A. Rausch, 24, on Oct. 5, 2025, New York State Police said. Braddock-Toala and Rausch, an Ellenville resident, were involved in a two-car collision near 8097 State Route 209 in Wawarsing, police said. Troopers initially announced that both vehicles were traveling southbound when the crash occurred. R…
Wappingers Falls, NY
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: Wappingers Falls Dad Charged In Death Of 10-Month-Old 5 Years Later, Police Say
A 41-year-old New York man has been arrested five years after his 10-month-old child died from acute fentanyl intoxication, New York State Police announced Tuesday, Dec. 2. The case began on Nov. 9, 2020, at 6:09 p.m., when Dutchess County 911 dispatched officers to a home on Creekview Court in the Village of Wappingers Falls for a report of an unconscious infant, state police said. The child was taken by EMS to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead. According to State Police, an autopsy conducted by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the caus…
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Wrong Turn Killing: Gunman Appeals Washington Co. Murder Conviction In Kaylin Gillis Death
An upstate New York homeowner sentenced to decades in prison for fatally shooting a young woman in his driveway is formally appealing his murder conviction. In a Washington County Court filing Tuesday, Aug. 12, attorneys for Kevin Monahan, 66, argued his trial was riddled with legal errors and that prosecutors failed to prove he acted with the extreme disregard for human life required for a murder conviction. Monahan is currently serving 25 years to life for fatally shooting 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis outside his Hebron home in April 2023, as Daily Voice reported. What They're Claiming In c…
Red Hook, NY
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Man Falls Asleep, Fatally Strikes Young Gifted Pianist With Car In Red Hook: Here's His Fate
A driver who admitted to falling asleep at the wheel and causing the crash that killed a gifted 24-year-old college student and pianist in Dutchess County will spend time in jail. Rohan Patrick, age 42, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 17, to 364 days in jail after pleading guilty in March to criminally negligent homicide in connection with the crash, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced. The sentence follows a tragic crash that occurred on May 25, 2024, in the Village of Red Hook, when Patrick, driving a 2017 Ford Fusion, struck and killed Linh Hong Nguyen, …
Haverstraw, NY
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Officer Sentenced 100 MPH Drunk Driving Haverstraw Crash That Killed Husband
A former NYPD officer from the Hudson Valley has been sentenced after pleading guilty to causing the crash that killed her husband while she was driving drunk at over 100 miles per hour in Rockland County. Bernadine Thomas, 36, of Maybrook in Orange County, was sentenced to five years of probation for criminally negligent homicide after causing the February 2023 crash that claimed the life of her husband, Chevy Thomas, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Thursday, May 29. The sentencing follows Thomas’s February 3 guilty plea in Rockland County Court before Judge Kevi…
South Glens Falls, NY
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Mom, Dad Caused Death Of 3-Year-Old Child In Glens Falls, Police Say
A pair of New York parents are facing felony charges after their 3-year-old daughter died in what authorities describe as a case of severe neglect. Matthew Dylewski, 33, and Samantha Dylewski, 32, of Glens Falls, were arrested on Wednesday, May 7 on suspicion of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the death of their young daughter, Joycelynn Ann Dylewksi, according to the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office. Joycelynn died nearly three months earlier on Wednesday, Feb. 19, inside a second-floor apartment in the village of Corinth, deputies said. While her cause of death has not be…
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‘Route Boys’ Leader Behind Tri-State Pharmacy Raids, Jail Stabbing Gets 22 Years
A man who led a violent, drug-dealing burglary crew known as the “Route Boys” will spend over two decades in federal prison. Jason Liriano, 25, of Brooklyn–also known as “jay bigfella”–was sentenced to 22 years behind bars in Central Islip federal court on Tuesday, April 29. It followed his September 2023 guilty plea to drug trafficking and firearms charges. Tuesday’s sentencing marked the final chapter in a wide-reaching crime spree that spanned New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Liriano founded the Route Boys gang, which committed more than 100 break-ins at pharmacies, bodegas, chec…
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Wig-Making Influencer Arrested In Horrific Brooklyn Crash That Killed Family: Cops, Sources
A former Brooklyn wig influencer has been charged in a horrific crash that killed a mother and two of her young daughters while critically injuring her son on Ocean Parkway, while driving on a suspended license, according to the NYPD and Daily Voice sources. Miriam Yarimi, 32, was arrested Saturday, March 29, after police say she blew through a red light at Quentin Road and Ocean Parkway and slammed into a Toyota Camry before plowing into a family in a marked crosswalk just after 1 p.m. The victims — Natasha Saada, 34, and her daughters Diana, 8, and Deborah, 5 — were pronounced dead at Mai…
Red Hook, NY
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Man Admits To Falling Asleep, Fatally Striking College Student With Car In Red Hook: DA
A man who fell asleep at the wheel has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide for causing the crash that killed a 24-year-old college student and talented pianist in Dutchess County, prosecutors announced. Rohan Patrick, 41, entered the guilty plea on Tuesday, March 26 in Dutchess County Court, admitting to driving a vehicle in a criminally negligent manner on May 25, 2024, when he struck and killed Bard College student Ling Hong Nguyen in Red Hook, Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi announced on Thursday, March 27. On the day of the crash, Patrick was driving a…
Haverstraw, NY
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Officer Admits Role In Husband's Death After Driving Over 100 MPH In Haverstraw
A former New York City police officer from the Hudson Valley has pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide after driving drunk at over 100 mph and causing the crash that killed her husband in Rockland County, authorities announced. Bernadine Thomas, age 36, of Maybrook in Orange County, entered the guilty plea on Monday, Feb. 3 before Rockland County Court Judge Kevin Russo, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James. Thomas admitted to driving with a blood alcohol content of .10 while reaching speeds of up to 109 mph on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Havers…
Monticello-Rock Hill, NY
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Toddler Dies In Hot Car, Monticello Woman Charged With Homicide
A Hudson Valley woman is facing homicide charges after a toddler died in a hot car. Sarah Carter, 34, of Monticello, was indicted for criminally negligent homicide by a Sullivan County jury on Friday, Jan. 24. Emergency crews were called to the Sleepy Hollow Apartment Complex in July 2024 for a child left in a vehicle. Officers located 2-year-old Antonio Suarez in a Ford Explorer suffering from cardiac arrest, according to New York State Police. Responders immediately began life saving measures, which were unsuccessful. Antonio’s cause of death was determined to be by hyperthermia. Outs…
Albany, NY
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Albany Driver, 24, Was On Phone In Deadly I-90 Wreck: State Police
An Albany man has been arrested in connection with a collision on I-90 in Canajoharie that killed a 61-year-old Rome resident earlier this month, State Police said. Jose M. Prieto Cole, 24, was taken into custody on Jan. 9, following an investigation into the Jan. 4 incident that left David Bonaparte, 61, dead, police said. According to State Police, Bonaparte’s vehicle had experienced a mechanical brake issue, causing him to stop on the shoulder of the roadway. He exited the vehicle and was struck by a westbound car driven by Prieto Cole. Investigators determined that Prieto Cole was alle…
Albany, NY
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Fatal Dog Attack Leads To Negiglent Homicide Charge For Albany Man
A 44-year-old Capital Region man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide and manslaughter after his dogs mauled a man to death. Omar Daniels was indicted Friday, Jan. 3, in Albany County Court for the Wednesday, Oct. 9 attack, said According to Megan Craft of the Albany Police Department, officers responded to the rear yard of 594 Central Ave. for reports of a man being attacked by several dogs. Upon arrival, they found the dogs fatally attacking the man, and in an attempt to stop the attack, one of the officers discharged his duty weapon, striking at least one dog.…
Islip, NY
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'Justice Prevailed': Leaders React To Acquittal Of Islip's Daniel Penny In Subway Death (
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Local leaders had plenty to say after a jury acquitted a Long Island man in the death of a homeless street artist aboard a Manhattan subway car. Daniel Penny was found not guilty of criminally negligent homicide in the death of Jordan Neely by a Manhattan jury on Monday, Dec. 9, following 20 hours of deliberations, as reported by Daily Voice. The 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, had been accused of killing 30-year-old New Jersey native Jordan Neely aboard a Manhattan subway car on May 1, 2023. Multiple witnesses told NYPD detectives that Neely, a well-known Michae…
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Subway Death: Judge Dismisses Manslaughter Charge Against Islip Ex-Marine After Jury Deadlocks
A New York judge dismissed the top criminal count against an ex-Marine accused of choking a New Jersey street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway after the jury deadlocked. Manhattan Judge Maxwell Wiley granted a defense motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge against Daniel Penny late Friday afternoon, Dec. 6, after jurors were unable to reach a verdict on the top count, NBC News reports. The dismissal came hours after jurors told Wiley they were deadlocked on whether Penny was guilty of second-degree manslaughter and the judge ordered them to continue deliberations.…
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Jury Deliberating Fate Of Ex-Marine, Islip Resident Accused In Street Artist's Death On Subway
Jury deliberations are underway in the case of a New York Marine Corps veteran accused of choking a street artist to death aboard a Manhattan subway. The anonymous jury began weighing manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide charges against Daniel Penny just after 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the death of Jordan Neely. Jurors concluded their deliberations Tuesday evening, and will be back in court to resume on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4. Bystander video allegedly showed the 26-year-old Penny, a Long Island resident from West Islip, placing the 30-year-old Neely in a chokehold aboard a t…
Red Hook, NY
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Man Charged With Criminally Negligent Homicide In Fatal Red Hook Route 9 Crash
A 40-year-old Hudson Valley man has been charged with alleged criminally negligent homicide following a fatal incident that claimed the life of Bard graduate Linh Hong Nguyen. Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi said Rohan Patrick, of Poughkeepsie, faces charges related to the death of Linh Hong Nguyen on Saturday, May 25. Related: Bard Grad, Runover, Killed On Red Hood Sidewalk The tragedy occurred in Dutchess County at 10:25 p.m. along Route 9 in Red Hook when Patrick allegedly drove his vehicle in a manner that led to Nguyen's death, the DA said. "This t…
East Hampton, NY
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Rental Home Owners Dodge Jail After Noyac Fire That Killed 2 Sisters
A husband and wife will avoid jail after admitting fault in a fire at their New York vacation rental that killed two sisters. On Long Island, Peter Miller, age 56, and Pamela Miller, age 55, were each sentenced to community service in Suffolk County Court on Thursday, Nov. 7, in the deaths of Lindsay and Jillian Wiener, CBS New York reports. The 19-year-old Lindsay and 21-year-old Jillian, both of Potomac, Maryland, were vacationing with their brother and parents at the Millers’ Noyac home when the blaze broke out on the morning of Aug. 3, 2022. Earlier Report: Sisters On Vacation K…
Roosevelt, NY
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Camera Captured Brother, Sister Abusing Elderly Mother Before Her Death In Roosevelt, DA Says
After a lifetime of caring for children and serving her community, Carmel McDougall was ultimately betrayed by her own son and daughter, prosecutors alleged. Long Island resident Michael McDougall, age 65, of Roosevelt, was indicted on manslaughter and related charges in Nassau County Court on Tuesday, Oct. 29, in the death of his mother, McDougall. His sister, Nichole McDougall-Mullings, age 55, of Roosevelt, was also charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person. Earlier Report: Son, Daughter's Abuse Led To Death Of Roosevelt Wo…
Valley Stream, NY
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Girl's Death In 'Completely Avoidable' Wall Collapse Leads To Jail For Valley Stream Contractor
The owner of a Long Island construction company will spend months in jail after a stone wall he built collapsed, killing a 5-year-old girl. Nadeem Anwar, age 48, of Valley Stream, was sentenced to six months behind bars and five years of probation in Brooklyn Supreme Court on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in the death of Alysson Pinto-Chaumana. According to prosecutors, the young girl was with her mother visiting a friend’s home in Bushwick, Brooklyn, on Aug. 29, 2019, when a granite wall made of several stone pillars and a horizontal stone plate toppled onto her. The child suffered severe head trau…
Massapequa, NY
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'Completely Preventable': LI Construction Company Owner Convicted For 5-Year-Old's Death
A Long Island construction company owner was convicted of criminally negligent homicide and more after a wall he built in New York City fell, killing a 5-year-old girl. Nadeem Anwar, age 48 of Valley Stream, and his company – City Wide Construction and Renovations, Inc. – were convicted on Tuesday, May 14, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced. The conviction comes five years after Alysson Pinto-Chaumana, age 5, was killed in front of her mother when a wall fell on her in Bushwick, Brooklyn. In September 2018, the Brooklyn DA said Anwar, as a licensed contractor, was hired …
Brentwood, NY
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Garbage Truck Driver Charged In Chain Reaction Long Island Crash Killing 24-Year-Old
A sanitation truck driver is facing homicide charges after allegedly causing a chain reaction crash on Long Island that killed a 24-year-old man. Jaswinder Singh, age 52, of Bellerose, was arraigned on criminally negligent homicide and related charges in Suffolk County Court on Friday, May 3, in the death of Joseph Kelly. According to prosecutors, Singh was driving a garbage truck from Brooklyn to a business in Suffolk County on the morning of July 3, 2023, when he got off the Long Island Expressway at Exit 57 in Hauppauge. He allegedly continued driving at a high rate of speed despite app…
Newburgh, NY
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Fatal Hudson Valley Crash: 34-Year-Old Charged After Months-Long Investigation
After a seven-month-long investigation, a 34-year-old man has been charged with alleged criminally negligent homicide after his box truck veered into another lane, killing a man from the region. Related: 64-Year-Old Killed In Crawford Crash When Truck Crosses Center Lane, Police Say. Marcos Medina, of the Bronx, was arrested on Thursday, April 25, for the Saturday, Sept. 23, 2023, crash in Orange County on Route 17 in the town of Crawford. According to Trooper Steven Nevel of the New York State Police, the crash killed Sullivan County resident Gerald Filcher, age 64, of B…
Albany, NY
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Nurse Mom's Neglect Kills Developmentally Disabled Daughter At Capital Region Home, DA Says
Nearly a year after a developmentally disabled woman was found dead and wrapped in plastic in a home in the region, her mother has been arrested. Schenectady County residents Amber Geier and her boyfriend Rickey Loika were arrested Thursday, April 18, in the death of Geier’s 24-year-old daughter Skylar Pettit. The young woman, who had Down syndrome and diabetes, was found dead inside her Rotterdam residence on July 31, 2023 following a welfare check requested by her school. Investigators determined that she had been dead for months. “At first both of these people assured police that Skylar…
Mamaroneck, NY
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Contractor Charged In Connection To Fatal Trench Collapse At Site In Mamaroneck: DA
A Connecticut contractor has been criminally charged in connection to a trench collapse at a construction site in New York that killed a 46-year-old man, officials announced. Fairfield County resident Michael Conway of Bethel, age 59, was arraigned in Westchester County Court on criminal charges in connection to the fatal collapse, which happened in Mamaroneck in May 2021 and killed Stamford resident Jose Vega, the Westchester County District Attorney's Office announced on Monday, Feb. 26. Earlier Report - Worker Dies After Being Trapped In Trench In Westchester Conway is the di…
New City, NY
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Driver Allegedly Attempting Stunts Faces Criminal Charges In Crash Killing Hudson Valley Girl
The driver in a crash that killed a 15-year-old Hudson Valley teen and another man has been charged with criminally negligent homicide. Related story: Nanuet Girl Killed, 17-Year-Old Critically Injured After Car Crashes Into Parked Truck Community Rallies To Support Family Of Nanuet Girl Killed In Crash The New York City Police Department said 23-year-old Enrique Lopez, of Queens, was driving a 2013 Chrysler sedan around 3 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 21, when he lost control and hit the back of a parked oil tanker. The crash killed Rockland County resident 15-year-old …
Mahopac, NY
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Sergeant From Hudson Valley Charged After Throwing Cooler, Killing Suspect: NY AG
A police sergeant from the Hudson Valley faces manslaughter charges after throwing a cooler at a suspect while the person was driving a motorized scooter, causing their death, officials announced. Putnam County resident Erik Duran of Mahopac, age 36, a New York City Police Department sergeant, was indicted and arraigned on charges in connection with the August 2023 death of Eric Duprey, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Tuesday, Jan. 23. According to James's office, around 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 23, members of the NYPD's Narcotics Boroug…
Yonkers, NY
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Update: Teen Driver In Crash That Killed Yonkers Sergeant Won't Be Tried In Criminal Court
A 16-year-old who is charged in connection to a crash that killed a beloved police sergeant in Westchester will be charged in Family Court rather than criminal court, authorities announced. The development in the case, which centered around the December 2022 crash that killed Yonkers Police Department Det. Sgt. Frank Gualdino, was announced by the Yonkers Police Department on Thursday, Nov. 30. A 16-year-old Yonkers boy had been criminally charged with one count of criminally negligent homicide in connection to the crash in late October. However, the boy's case will now be transferred …
Massapequa, NY
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Teen Enters Plea In Collision That Killed Beloved Long Island HS Athlete
A Long Island teenager has been indicted for allegedly running a stop sign, striking another teenager with his SUV, and causing his death, authorities said. Valley Stream resident Mactyme Michel, aged 19, was indicted on Monday, July 10 for his role in a January 2023 incident that killed a high school senior in Long Beach, the Nassau County District Attorney announced. On January 12, 2023, Michel was driving a 2012 Honda Pilot northwest on Cantiague Lane in Westbury. Earlier Report: Long Beach HS Senior Killed In Crash Remembered As 'Wonderful Student, Talented Athlete' At approx…
Paterson, NJ
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Erratic Bergen County Driver, 24, Caused Wreck That Left Woman Dead In NY: Police
A 24-year-old erratic driver from New Jersey is facing charges out of Rockland County, NY for a crash that left one woman dead this week, authorities said. Corey Womack, of Englewood, was heading west on Route 59 in a gray Audi A6 when he struck a Ford Edge near Broome Boulevard around 7:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Clarkstown, Det. Norm Peters said. Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling westbound on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue, Peters said. The impact sent both vehicles over the curb and into the Hub Shopping Center, where they came to&n…
Monsey, NY
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Father Charged In Hot Car Death Of Infant Daughter In Hudson Valley
A father has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in the hot car death of his 1-year-old daughter in the Hudson Valley. The daughter died in Rockland County on Tuesday, May 9 on Ridge Avenue in the village of Spring Valley. According to Det. Yakov Polowin, of the Spring Valley Police, responding officers learned that the toddler had been left in the family vehicle unattended for several hours and was later found dead. On Thursday, May 18, the father of the child, a 21-year-old Spring Valley resident, was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide, Polowin …
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