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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Deer Attack: Parking Enforcement Officer Injured By Buck In Northern Westchester
A Northern Westchester parking enforcement officer has been hospitalized after being attacked by a deer on her property located on the Montrose/Verplanck border. According to Michael Preziosi, director of the town’s Department of Technical Services, the unidentified employee in Cortlandt was attacked at her private residence. He said the town wishes her a speedy recovery. The woman, who was attacked early last week, reportedly suffered numerous injuries, including a punctured lung and broken pelvis during the attack by the buck.
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Lawsuit: Northern Westchester Man Suffered Brain Damage When Steel Rod Fell On Him At Costco
A 62-year-old man who claims he suffered irreversible brain damage when a steel rod fell on him at a Brookfield Costco in 2016, has sued the wholesale chain. Peter Aurigemma Jr. of North Salem filed the seven-page lawsuit Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Hartford, claims that he was severely injured when he was reaching for a package of paper towels from the top of a display 7- to 8-feet high when he was struck in the face by a falling steel rod. The suit, which was filed for Aurigemma by his attorney, Christopher Sochacki of Litchfield-based Cramer & An…
Hackensack, NJ
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North Jersey College Couple Suffer Broken Necks, Legs After Being Struck By Vehicle In Florida
A 28-year-old Cliffside Park college student and his girlfriend are facing a long road to recovery after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Florida earlier this month. Joseph "Joey" Finnegan was transported to the hospital in serious condition with a multitude of broken bones, as was his girlfriend Kristina Dennis of Fair Lawn, who suffered a fractured neck and injured hip that requires surgery. More than $13,000 had been raised on a GoFundMe for Finnegan -- attending film school at Full Sail University -- as of Monday evening. "Anyone who knows our brot…
Poughkeepsie, NY
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"The Tractor Trailer Kept Going": Sobo & Sobo Shares Jerome's Story
Jerome B. grew up in Jamaica, Queens as part of a military family. His father served in the Air Force and once he completed high school, Jerome made the decision to serve in the military as well. Jerome spent eight years in the Army National Guard and when his service time was over, he followed his life-long passion and became a New York State licensed master barber. After his four kids were born, he and his wife moved to Orange County, NY to build a better life. He and his young sons enjoyed all the Hudson Valley had to offer and stayed active by playing a variety of sports including thei…
Mount Pleasant, NY
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Man Pleads Guilty To Felony For Hit-Run That Injured Hudson Valley Child
An Orange County man has pleaded guilty to driving a fish delivery truck into an 8-year-old boy before fleeing the scene, leaving him with severe injuries in the middle of the road in Kiryas Joel. Kiryas Joel resident Yudah Zimmerman, 24, pleaded guilty to a felony for his role in a hit-and-run crash that left the child hospitalized for more than a week in 2016, before he took off in the truck without reporting the crash to authorities. Zimmerman will face up to six months in the Orange County Jail, as well as several years of probation after pleading guilty to leaving the scene of an accid…
Englewood, NJ
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Have You Seen Hit-Run Sedan That Left Englewood Skateboarder Critical?
SEEN IT? Authorities on Tuesday released a photo of the type of vehicle that they said struck a local teen on his skateboard, severely injuring him, before the driver sped off. Officers found Cristian Valdez, a Dwight Morrow High School freshman, in the roadway of Knickerbocker Road near the intersection of Bilmar Place around 9:50 p.m. June 11. Cristian, 15, who'd been riding his skateboard when he was struck, was recently moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a room at Hackensack University Medical Center, friends said. His injuries reportedly include brain trauma, a collapsed lu…
Scarsdale, NY
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German Shepherd Quarantined After Getting Loose, Biting Man In Scarsdale
A German Shepherd will be detained for several days after it got loose from its Scarsdale home and bit a local resident who was passing by over the weekend. Officers from the Scarsdale Police Department responded to a Walworth Avenue residence on Saturday night, where there was a report of a local homeowner who alerted police that he was walking in the area of Huntington Avenue and Brewster Road at approximately 6:45 p.m. when he was approached by a large black dog that ran at him and circled around him. Police said that the dog began biting his hand and jumped on his back, ripping his shir…
Armonk, NY
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Report: Off-Duty Cop From Westchester In Fatal DWI Crash Claims 'No Fault'
The off-duty New Rochelle police officer who was drinking before he crashed his vehicle last year, killing his best friend, stated there was no negligence on his part, and his victim should have worn a seatbelt, according to a lohud report. Harry Kyreakedes, who was sentenced to time in state prison for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of Isaac Ward, reportedly stated that there was “no negligence, fault or culpable conduct” on his part,” according to the report, which cited papers filed in Supreme Court in White Plains this week. The court papers were filed in response to a l…
Rivertowns, NY
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Irvington Teacher's Suit Over Alleged Student Attack Dismissed
A lawsuit filed by an Irvington Middle School teacher who claimed to suffer permanent injuries following an attack from a student has been dismissed by a state Supreme Court judge. Last week, Justice Lewis Lubell ruled that the Irvington School District was not liable to pay for the injuries special education teacher Clarice Martin suffered last year, citing the fact that they were work-related, stating that the court determined she “failed to state a viable claim against the (district).” Martin had alleged that she suffered “grievous and permanent injuries,” following an incident on March…
