one-ton pickup COLLISION
On November 8, 2009, the operator of a one-ton pickup was traveling in the wrong lane on NYS Route 151 in East Greenbush at around 5:15 p.m. He crashed head-on into a car, causing critical injuries to both occupants of the car. The driver of the pickup from East Greenbush was treated at Albany Medical Center, and charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular assault and "driving while intoxicated.” He was held in the Rensselaer County Jail on $100.000 bail. The operator of the car from East Greenbush was transported to the Albany Medical Center via MedFlight, and a 14-year-old passenger from the vehicle was transported via Bruen Rescue Squad to the same hospital.
According to Detective/Sergeant Breig of the East Greenbush Police Department, further charges are pending against the driver of the pickup. Route 151 in the area of Miller Road was closed for hours, as the East Greenbush Police Department, assisted by the North Greenbush Police Department, reconstructed the accident scene. Best Luther Fire Department was assisted by the Bruen Rescue Squad.
Fire News photos by Tom Heffernan, Sr.
Tanker Overturns in Duanesburg
On November 14, 2009, the driver of a tractor-trailer truck had to be air lifted to Albany Medical Center, after he lost control of his rig that was carrying milk on the east bound entrance ramp to Interstate 88 in the town of Duanesburg. Hydraulic rescue tools were used to free the driver and an ALS intercept from Rescue One from the City of Schenectady assisted at the scene.
-Fire News photos by Peter Barber
Stolen Car slams into City of Newburgh House
A vehicle that was reported stolen from the Newburgh Heights slammed into three parked cars and a steel fence before driving through the front door of a home Prospect Street in Newburgh. Apparently the driver drove from Gidney Avenue and then south on Prospect Street, coming to rest in the front entrance of the home. The driver then fled on foot. The building was deemed unsafe by the Newburgh's city's codes compliance department, and the occupants had to make other accommodations. City of Newburgh firefighters were on the scene assisting Newburgh Police as they investigated the scene. There were no injuries reported.
Fire News photo by John C. Miller
auto accident with injuries
On September 3, 2009, the New Hackensack Fire Department, Town of Wappinger EMS/TransCare, and The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office were recently dispatched by Dutchess County 911 for an auto accident with injuries on New Hackensack Road near Jackson Road. Upon their arrival, firefighters found a two-car accident with a handicapped male injured and requiring extrication. Firefighters quickly extricated the injured male as medics provided care. He was transported to St Francis Trauma for treatment of his injuries. The young male driver of the second vehicle was uninjured.
Fire News photo by Bill Johnson
car fire
On September 14, 2009, the Village of Fishkill Fire Department made quick work of this car fire that occurred on Route 9 just north of Route 52. The vehicle, which was piloted by a young male driver who supposedly was driving erratically and at a high rate of speed, struck the center median and rolled over, landing on all four wheels and bursting into flames. The driver, who was quickly removed from the vehicle reportedly received minor injuries.
Fire News photo by Bill Johnson