BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say
BMW Driver Faces Vehicular Assault Charge In Drunk Driving Head-On Crash, Police Say A 28-year-old man who was allegedly driving while intoxicated during a crash that seriously injured another ma  has been charged with vehicular assault. On Sunday, Nov. 25, the State Police arrested Carlos M. Aguilar Breton of Poughkeepsie for DWI following a crash around 8:10 p.m. on Route 55 west of Route 82 in the town of LaGrange, said New York State Trooper AJ Hicks. At the time of the crash, Breton, who was driving a 2015 BMW 528i, struck a 2005 Subaru Legacy head-on. An investigation revealed that Breton was impaired by alcohol and in possession of concentrated cannabi…
Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way
Sit, Stay, Smile: Pet Therapy Program Helps Patients Recover In A Unique Way For patients at several Westchester Medical Center Health Network hospitals across the Hudson Valley region, the doctors are currently in -- It just so happens that they also have four legs and love treats and going for walks. A member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network, MidHudson Regional Hospital has a vibrant pet-therapy program that engages and comforts patients as they recover. Pet therapy programs are also offered at Westchester Medical Center, the flagship of WMCHealth in Valhalla, as well as Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital in Valhalla and HealthAlliance Hospitals …
ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash
ID Released For Man Killed In Head-On Hyde Park Crash A 73-year-old man killed in a two-car crash in Dutchess County over the holiday weekend has been identified. Domenic Anghelone of Hyde Park was killed around 1:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 on Saint Andrews Road, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson.  Anghelone was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital by Northern Dutchess Paramedics where he succumbed to his injuries, Benson said. The crash occurred when a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe driven by Tami L Halloran, 43, along with a passenger, Keith Halloran, both from Wappingers Falls, crossed the double-yellow…
Man Killed, Two Injured In Head-On Hyde Park Crash Man Killed, Two Injured In Head-On Hyde Park Crash Man Killed, Two Injured In Head-On Hyde Park Crash
Man Killed, Two Injured In Head-On Hyde Park Crash A two-car crash left a 73-year-old Dutchess County man dead and two others injured over the holiday weekend. The head-on crash occurred around 1:13 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23 on Saint Andrews Road, said Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson.  When Hyde Park officers arrived on the scene,  they found a 2001 Dodge Intrepid, operated by the man from Hyde Park, had been traveling east on Saint Andrews Road when he was hit head-on by a 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe. The elderly man was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital by Northern Dutchess Paramedics where he succumbed t…
Suspect Apprehended In Fatal Shooting Of Poughkeepsie Teen Suspect Apprehended In Fatal Shooting Of Poughkeepsie Teen Suspect Apprehended In Fatal Shooting Of Poughkeepsie Teen
Suspect Apprehended In Fatal Shooting Of Poughkeepsie Teen A suspect is in custody after a teen was shot and killed in an overnight shooting in the City of Poughkeepsie. A 911 call placed around 12:10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 19 reported a man down in front of 400 Main St. Responding officers the 18-year-old City of Poughkeepsie resident, who formerly lived in Queens. with a significant injury to his head.  He was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital where the wound was confirmed to be a gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead a short time later. His identity will be released pending notification of next of kin. The sus…
Poughkeepsie Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital Poughkeepsie Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital Poughkeepsie Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital
Poughkeepsie Shooting Victim Dies In Hospital A 20-year-old local man who was shot on Monday in Poughkeepsie has died from his wound. Jaquain Johnson of Poughkeepsie was shot around 3:42 a.m. Monday in the area of  Mill Street and Garden Street, said Det. Lt. Matt Clark. Responding officers found Johnson, formerly from the Bronx, shot once in the chest lying in the middle of the westbound lanes of the arterial highway. He was transported by ambulance to MidHudson Regional Hospital in critical condition. On Tuesday, Johnson died from the single gunshot wound, Clark said. An autopsy was conducted on Tuesda…
Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley
Three Shot While Filming Music Video In Hudson Valley Three people were shot while in the area to film a music video, police said. The shooting took place around 8:25 p.m. Thursday when the City of Poughkeepsie police received a call regarding shots fired in the area of On Mansion Street and Winnikee Avenue, said City of Poughkeepsie Det. Lt. Matt Clark. When police arrived on the scene, they found the three victims, two from Spring Valley and one from Hyde Park, had already been transported by private vehicles to local hospitals, two to MidHudson Regional Hospital and one to Vassar Hospital, he added. None of the wounds were l…
Three Teens Injured In Serious Rollover Rhinebeck Crash Three Teens Injured In Serious Rollover Rhinebeck Crash Three Teens Injured In Serious Rollover Rhinebeck Crash
Three Teens Injured In Serious Rollover Rhinebeck Crash Three teens were injured, one seriously, during a single-vehicle rollover crash in Dutchess County. The cash took place around 2:50 p.m. Thursday on Middle Road in Rhinebeck when a 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by James Krinitsky, 16, of Red Hook, lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn, said Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Capt. John Watterson. As a result of the rollover, the front passenger, Christopher Knapp, 16, also of Red Hook, suffered serious head injuries. Krinitsky and another passenger, Louis Lederer, 15, of Red Hook, suffered minor injuries, Watterson said. All …
Good Samaritan Hospital’s Wound Care And Hyperbaric Institute Earns Accreditation Good Samaritan Hospital’s Wound Care And Hyperbaric Institute Earns Accreditation Good Samaritan Hospital’s Wound Care And Hyperbaric Institute Earns Accreditation
Good Samaritan Hospital’s Wound Care And Hyperbaric Institute Earns Accreditation Good Samaritan Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), is pleased to announce the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Institute has received a reaccreditation from the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society (UHMS). UHMS accreditation means the facility has met or exceeded the highest standards of care and patient safety through rigorous evaluation of the operations, including equipment, staff and training to ensure that the utmost quality is maintained within the specialty of undersea and hyperbaric medicine. Good Samaritan Hospital is the only hospital in Ro…
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Crash ID Released For 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Crash ID Released For 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Crash
ID Released For 25-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed In Route 55 Crash A 25-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal crash Route 55 early Thursday morning. Kevin A. Sheehan of Poughkeepsie was killed when his 2008 Kawasaki motorcycle, being operated at a high rate of speed struck, a 2017 GMC Acadia around 6:30 a.m. Thursday, said New York State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. Both vehicles were eastbound on Route 55 near Noxon Road when the crash occurred. Sheehan was ejected from the motorcycle, state police said.  Responding Troopers began life-saving measures upon arrival until Lagrange Fire Department members took over.  Sheehan was transported…
Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween
Westchester Medical Center Explains How Avoid 'Tricks' This Halloween Each year, 4,400 trick-or-treaters across the country are taken to a hospital. Dr. Mark Papish, associate medical director of Emergency Medicine at MidHudson Regional Hospital, a member of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network (WMCHealth), shared strategies to minimize risk.  First, remember that one-third of Halloween injuries involve lacerations from pumpkin-carving. “Using a children’s pumpkin-carving knife that is serrated, but not sharp, can mitigate this risk,” said Papish. “You can also have young children paint the pumpkin instead.” Costumes should also be well thought out. …
State Attorney General To Investigate Hudson Valley Officer-Involved Shooting State Attorney General To Investigate Hudson Valley Officer-Involved Shooting State Attorney General To Investigate Hudson Valley Officer-Involved Shooting
State Attorney General To Investigate Hudson Valley Officer-Involved Shooting Two days after the shooting death of an area man by a state trooper, the state Attorney General's Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit has announced is taking over the investigation of the incident. Jaime Lopez, 41, of Stanfordville, was shot around 11 a.m. Tuesday after state police responded to a restaurant he owned called Coyote Flaco, for a menacing call, according to New York State Police. Once on scene, officers found Lopez intoxicated, armed with a knife next to the driver’s door of a vehicle occupied by a woman, who was later identified as his wife. During the troopers’ int…