A GoFundMe page has been set up for the victim of Saturday’s fatal crash in which four others were injured, including the 17 year-old driver, who faces DWI and vehicular assault charges. 16 year-old Jacqueline Zangrilli died at the scene of the single-car crash on Route 202 in Montebello. Visitation will be held tomorrow from 4 to 8 p.m. at Wanamaker & Carlough Funeral Home in Ramapo. Mass is scheduled for Thursday morning at 10 at Sacred Heart Church in Suffern, followed by a private cremation service. Meanwhile, Ramapo Police have asked people to avoid visiting the crash site, as the two-lane state highway is unsafe for pedestrians. The unidentified driver faces charges of second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault, first-degree vehicular assault, second-degree vehicular manslaughter and DWI.
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17 Year-old Suffern Teen Charged with DWI, Vehicular Manslaughter in Fatal Crash Saturday
A 17 year-old Suffern teen is due in court today following an allegedly drunken crash early Saturday morning that claimed the life of a Suffern High School student and left four others, including the driver, with non-life-threatening injuries. The unnamed teen is charged with manslaughter, assault, vehicular assault, vehicular manslaughter and DWI. Ramapo Police say the accident occurred on Route 202 in Montebello. The vehicle struck a utility pole, causing a power outage in the area, and ended up flipped over on its side. A female under the age of 18 was killed, she was not identified by police. In a post on the Suffern High School website, principal Patrick Breen said counseling was available for students over the weekend. The Rockland County District Attorney’s Office is assisting the Ramapo Police Department Crash Investigation Team with the investigation. The driver was arraigned Saturday in Rockland County Youth Superior Court, and released on his own recognizance.
Officials Fear Interest in COVID Vaccinations Declining, Encourage Reluctant to Get the Shot
The numbers are improving in most areas of the county when it comes to COVID, but there are pockets that are still too high, including Haverstraw and West Haverstraw with about 17 percent each of the county’s total cases. Town supervisor Howard Phillips says they’re proactively contacting people to urge them to get vaccinated, as the numbers of people interested in doing so appears to be declining…
COVID-19 by the numbers now, here in Rockland, we lost two more to COVID, the total is 948. We’ve got 22 hospitalized confirmed with coronavirus, and 1,108 active cases. Our total case count is 45,922, that’s 73 more than Thursday.
Clarkstown Police Chief to Retire Friday, Interim Chief Named
After 32 years on the Clarkstown police force, and 36 years in uniform, chief Ray McCullogh is retiring tomorrow. Clarkstown supervisor George Hoehmann says Captain Jeff Wanamaker will step in as interim chief…
McCullogh has spent the last three-and-a-half years as chief.
Rockland Officials Applaud George Floyd Verdict in Minnesota
Rockland officials are applauding yesterday’s guilty verdict in the George Floyd murder case, in which former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted on all three counts. In a statement, Congressman Mondaire Jones said George Floyd should still be alive, so the verdict wasn’t full justice, and added now’s the time to address violent, systemic racism in America. In a statement, Rockland County Legislator Toney Earl said he was grateful to the jury for refusing to be “hoodwinked by the nonsense spewed by the defense.” Chauvin faces a maximum of 40 years in prison.