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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Roadwork Alert: Daytime Double-Lane Closures Scheduled On Hutchinson River Parkway
Motorists are advised that double-lane closures are planned on the Hutchinson River Parkway during the upcoming workweek. The closures will be northbound between Exit 25 (North Street, Route 127) and Exit 27 (Purchase Street, Route 120) daily Monday, April 15 through Friday April 19, between 10 a.m. and noon while crews perform construction activities, weather permitting. Motorists should follow the posted detour and anticipate possible delays. Drivers are asked to use caution when traveling through the work zone area and pay particular attention to all traffic control devices, including s…
Armonk, NY
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Fast & Furious: Six Drivers Busted For Illegal Drag Racing In Westchester, Police Say
A group of six people lost their rides after they were a little too fast and a little too furious on a busy Westchester roadway. Officers from the Harrison Police Department broke up an illegal drag racing ring along Westchester Avenue early on Friday, April 5, arresting six drivers and seizing their cars. Harrison Police Chief Joseph Yasinski said that at approximately 1 a.m. on April 5, an officer on patrol spotted between 60 and 80 vehicles and dozens of spectators who were gathered in the vicinity of Westchester Avenue near the Butcher Bridge. While investigating the scene, the officer…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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$1.8M Strike Prevention Project Starts On This Bridge In Westchester
Nearly two million dollars will be pledged to help prevent tractor-tractor-trailers striking a Westchester County bridge. Since 2015, there have been 576 bridge strikes on New York State highways, causing injuries, traffic delays and damage to overpasses, which often require repairs. In response, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that his Executive Budget includes $25 million to reduce the number of strikes statewide. Of that allotment, $1.8 million will be dedicated to bridge strike prevention for the King Street Bridge in Harrison. The project includes new variable message signs, fixed…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Passenger Charged After Stolen Car Rollover, Foot Chase On I-287 In Westchester
One of two men arrested following a wild police chase including parts of I-287 will be arraigned in Harrison Town Court. Yonanthan Abreu, 23, of the Bronx, was charged Tuesday, Feb. 26, with criminal possession of stolen property and assault, both felonies, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The incident began when Westchester County Police investigators at the Real Time Crime Center alerted officers on patrol at approximately 1:50 p.m.of an allegedly stolen Honda CRV that was traveling on the Hutchinson River Parkway near Mamaroneck Avenue in White …
Armonk, NY
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Two In Custody After Stolen Car Rollover, Foot Chase On I-287 In Westchester, Police Say
Two suspects in an allegedly stolen car took police on a wild chase on, off and across I-287 in Westchester. Westchester County Police investigators at the Real Time Crime Center alerted officers on patrol at approximately 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 26, of an allegedly stolen Honda CRV that was trailing on the Hutchinson River Parkway near Mamaroneck Avenue in White Plains. According to a County Police spokesman, patrol officers were able to track down the vehicle, attempted to stop the driver, who failed to comply and sped off. Police said that the driver continued to the exit ramp leadin…
White Plains, NY
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I-287 Fully Reopens After Gasoline Tanker Fire
This story has been updated. I-287 is now fully reopened after a fire broke out on a gasoline tanker in White Plains. All lanes both ways were initially closed between Exit 9A (I-684) and Exit 9 (Hutchinson River Parkway) after the incident occurred just before 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14, leading to the shutdown of the highway in both directions. Westbound lanes reopened after about an hour.
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Two Arrested, Handgun Recovered After Vehicle Stop, Foot Pursuit On Hutchinson River Parkway
Westchester County Police, assisted by Pelham Manor Police, arrested two men Tuesday who fled from a traffic stop on the Hutchinson River Parkway and attempted to elude officers in their car and then on foot. The two men were captured by county and village officers following a foot pursuit through streets and backyards in Pelham Manor. A handgun was recovered, said Kieran O'Leary, spokesman for the Westchester County Police. The incident began about 12:10 p.m. Tuesday when WCPD Officer Dave Dirienzo stopped an Infiniti sedan with apparently fraudulent license plates from New Jersey. As he w…
Scarsdale, NY
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Jogger, 21, Struck By Lexus Driver In Hit-Run Near Hutchinson River Parkway, Police Say
A woman driving a Lexus SUV struck a jogger and took off on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Westchester, police said. Members of the Scarsdale Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Hutchinson Avenue and Meadow Road shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13, where there was a report of a pedestrian who had been struck. Police said that upon arrival, officers found a 21-year-old man laying on the side of the road using an unknown vehicle's headrest to prop his head up while he was down. According to police, the jogger said he was out jogging when a blue Lexus struck hi…
White Plains, NY
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New Days-Long Hutch Closure Scheduled
Get set for a new closure last over several days on a stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway. Motorists have been advised that beginning at 10 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, the Hutchinson River Parkway will be closed in Mount Vernon and Pelham between exit 6 (I-95) and Exit 15 (Cross County Parkway). The closure is scheduled to conclude at 5 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 17, in advance of the morning commute. Northbound traffic on the parkway will be detoured at the I-95 interchange. Southbound traffic will be diverted to the Cross County Parkway and the Bronx River Parkway. All ramps to the Hutchinson …
Armonk, NY
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Traffic Alert Issued For Hutch Bridge Replacement Project In Westchester Through Weekend
A busy intersection off the Hutchinson River Parkway is going to be busier this weekend as contracting crews continue construction work as part of the ongoing bridge replacement project in Westchester. The New York State Department of Transportation advised police in Mount Vernon that they will be closing East Third Street beginning on the morning of Friday, Nov. 30 from Warwick Avenue to the Hutchinson River Parkway. The road is expected to reopen by 5 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 3 in time for the morning commute. According to the Mount Vernon Police Department, the closure is to pave the approac…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Man Faces Felony Charges After High-Speed Police Chase, Crash Into Westchester Police Cruiser
A man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle and getting involved in a high-speed chase that ended with his car crashing into a police cruiser in Westchester. George Smith of Mount Vernon struck the cruiser after evading officers from Mount Vernon all the way to the Bronx on Sunday, Nov. 18. Westchester County District Attorney Anthony A. Scarpino, Jr. announced Smith’s arraignment on a variety of charges relating to the theft and subsequent police chase. Smith is charged with three class D felonies, including second-degree assault, criminal possession of stolen property …
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Driver Arrested After Hospitalizing Westchester County Police Officer During Chase On The Hutch
A Westchester County Police officer was injured when a man rear-ended her patrol car while attempting to evade arrest in a stolen gypsy cab. The Westchester County Police Real Time Crime Center alerted the Mount Vernon Police Department of a stolen vehicle in the city shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 18, County Police spokesman Kieran O’Leary said. When officers attempted to pull the stolen vehicle near the intersection of West 1st Street and Vista Place, the driver took off onto the Hutchinson River Parkway. The driver of the stolen vehicle - later identified as 29-year-old G…
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