Man Killed After Being Ejected From Vehicle On I-84
A man was killed after being ejected from a vehicle on a stretch of I-84.
The crash happened just after 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 24 in Orange County near exit 36 in the Town of Newburgh, state police said.
An investigation revealed that Robert G. Walker. 66, of Sykesville, Pennsylvania, was traveling west in the right lane and pulling a trailer, when for unknown reasons, he lost control of his motorcycle, according to police.
Walker was ejected from the motorcycle, striking the guardrail on the southern side of the roadway, said police.
Walker was transported by the Town of N…
Father, Son Killed In Hudson Valley House Fire
A man who pushed his daughter to safety was killed, along with his son, after a house fire broke out overnight in the Hudson Valley.
The blaze began around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, July 5 in Ulster County in the Town of Shawangunk on Burnt Meadow Road.
Initial responders discovered a 9-year-old girl outside the home, who had been pushed out a window to safety by her father, later identified as Joseph J. Hull, the Ulster County Sheriff's Office said.
Hull, 50, then was reported to have remained in the residence to locate his other child, Joseph D. Hull, 7.
Firefighter…
Man Arrested On Thruway For Fleeing Police In Stolen Car, Police Say
A 33-year-old man who allegedly fled from state troopers on the Thruway was nabbed for driving a stolen vehicle.
John C. Johnson, 33, of Paterson, New Jersey, was arrested around 10 a.m., Thursday, March 5, after troopers received a report of a vehicle pursuit entering the state from New Jersey, involving a stolen vehicle, said New York State Police.
Troopers attempted to stop the vehicle on I-87 in the town of Tuxedo. While attempting to avoid police, Johnson's vehicle struck the guide rail sustaining heavy damage and continued for a short time before driving off the road.
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IDs Released For Two Shot During Hail Of Bullets In City Of Newburgh
Two people injured when at least 17 bullets were fired during a shooting in the City of Newburgh have been identified by police.
Allah Gayle, 17, and Aaron Stone, 33, both of the City of Newburgh, were shot around 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 28, outside of 119 S. Clark St., said City of Newburgh Police Det. Lt. Joseph Burns.
Gayle was shot several times in the leg and abdomen area. Stone was shot in the hand and leg, Burns said.
Both are being treated at St. Luke's Hospital.
Two 9mm semi-automatic handguns were recovered on the scene, he added. Police also recovered at leas…
Livingston Man Dead After Car Crosses Over Median, Crashes On PA Highway, State Police Say
A Livingston man was killed in a Pennsylvania crash on I-78, authorities said.
Leopold Bautista, 79, was traveling westbound in an Infiniti sedan when it crossed over the grassy center median and hit an eastbound Chrysler sedan in Lower Saucon Township around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Pennsylvania State Trooper Nathan Branosky said.
Bautista was taken to St. Luke's Hospital (Bethlehem Campus), where he was pronounced dead nearly an hour later, the Lehigh County Coroner’s Office said.
Bautista's death was ruled an accident, the cause being multiple blunt force injuries, the coroner's office sai…
