A man was critically injured yesterday after crashing into the back of a tractor-trailer on the New York State Thruway during the morning commute. The driver appeared to have struck the truck while it was stopped on the shoulder. The driver had to be extricated from the vehicle. He was then taken to a nearby field and airlifted to Westchester Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The driver of the truck was reportedly uninjured. The crash is under investigation.
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STAC Mourns Loss of Student Athlete Who Drowned While Home for Winter Break
Saint Thomas Aquinas College is in mourning for a student who died while at home in Australia over the winter break. LoHud.com says 21-year-old Eric Birighitti fell into the ocean and drowned earlier this month. The soccer star was a junior in the STAC School of Business. STAC President Margaret Fitzpatrick asked the school community to pray for him and his family.
Body Found in Harriman State Park ID’d as Suffern Man
A man whose body was found by a family of ATV riders in Harriman State Park in Suffern over the weekend has been identified. New York State Police Commander Major James Michael in Middletown says 58 year-old Andrew Columbia of Suffern apparently died after he was thrown from his own ATV while riding up a steep hill and the vehicle flipped. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The Suffern Police Department, Ramapo Police Department, Parks Police, and the Tallman Fire Department all assisted New York State Police in the incident.
Orangeburg Man Sentenced for 2017 Beating Death at RPC
An Orangeburg man was sentenced earlier this month to 22 years in prison for the beating death of a Rockland Psychiatric Center patient in 2017. 55 year-old Alias Stone, also a patient of RPC at the time, was found guilty of manslaughter last year. Rockland’s D-A says Randolph had been punched and stomped on while he was on the floor, unconscious and defenseless. Ronald Randolph died from his injuries about two weeks later.
Orangetown’s New Supervisor Begins Term
Orangetown’s new supervisor has been looking at ways to cut costs, continuing in the path of her predecessor, former supervisor Chris Day. Teresa Kenny told WRCR of her various plans and ideas as she begins her tenure. Occasionally the idea of Pearl River becoming a village comes up, something Kenny’s been following for years…
Kenny says she is in favor of fixing up Pearl River’s downtown area, but she doesn’t want to rush into anything just yet. A proposal currently on file in the town, she says, could use some further public involvement and input.