31-Year-Old Killed In Two-Vehicle Area Crash
A 31-year-old man was killed after being entrapped during a two-vehicle crash.
The crash took place around 5:15 p.m., Sunday, Sept. 5, in Amenia, said Captain John Watterson of the Dutchess County Sheriff's Office.
According to Watterson, a preliminary investigation has revealed that a 2006 Ford Explorer driven by Felix Santiago, age 31, of Amenia, was traveling westbound on South Amenia Road when it crossed over the center markings and struck an eastbound 2016 Dodge Ram driven by Litchfield County, Connecticut resident William Watts, age 69, of Kent.
Santiago was initially trapped inside …
Hackensack PD: Pedestrian, 76, Struck, Killed By Pickup, Landscaping Trailer
A 76-year-old Hackensack pedestrian was struck and killed Thursday night.
Carol Ventura, a North Bergen native who lived on Prospect Avenue, was in the crosswalk when she was struck by a 2021 Dodge Ram pickup truck that was turning from southbound Summit Avenue onto eastbound Passaic Street shortly after 8:30 p.m., police Capt. Nicole Foley said.
"After being hit, she was subsequently run over by a westbound landscaping truck’s trailer," Foley said.
Ventura was pronounced dead a short time later at Hackensack University Medical Center.
The pickup truck driver, 42, of Rochelle Park, told…
