A North Rockland church has launched a GoFundMe page for family of the infant girl killed in Tuesday morning’s crash in Clarkstown. That’s according to the Journal News. St. Mary’s Knanaya Catholic Church in Haverstraw posted the page, explaining that the mother, 31 year-old Chinnu Kunnakattumalayil will have to undergo months of rehab for a shattered leg, while her son, Johan, suffered minor injuries. One year-old Jacinta died in the crash, when her mom’s SUV collided with a box truck on Route 303 near Hillside Lane in Valley Cottage. If you have information about the incident, contact the Clarkstown Police at 845-639-5800.
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Report: One Year-old, Youngest Victim of Tuesday Crash in Valley Cottage, Dies
The youngest of the four victims in Tuesday morning’s SUV-truck crash in Clarkstown has died. Route 303 in Valley Cottage near Hillside Lane was shut down early Tuesday morning after the accident just before 9am. The Journal News reported the driver of a box truck and a baby that was a passenger in the SUV had to be extricated by the Valley Cottage Fire Department. The 31 year-old driver of the SUV and its passengers, a one year-old girl and three year-old boy, and the truck driver, were first taken to Montefiore Nyack Hospital then transferred to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. The baby died at Westchester Medical. Their identities have not yet been released as family members are still being notified. If you have information about the incident, contact the Clarkstown Police at 845-639-5800.
Hillburn Street Closed for Investigation
The Town of Ramapo Police Department says Route 59 in the Village of Hillburn from the Village of Suffern border to the 4th Street Bridge is currently closed due to a crash investigation.
News Briefs: Valley Cottage Accident Injures Four Tuesday, Dozens Rally in New City, Nurses Authorize Strike
A portion of Route 303 in Valley Cottage was shut down early yesterday morning after a truck and an SUV collided. The Journal News reported the driver of a box truck and a baby that was a passenger in the car had to be extricated by the Valley Cottage Fire Department. The accident reportedly occurred just before 9am Tuesday morning. Patch.com reported that the 31 year-old driver of the SUV and its passengers, a one year-old girl and three year-old boy, were treated at the scene and transported to an area hospital. The truck driver was also taken to an area hospital. Their injuries are unknown. An accident investigation by the Clarkstown Police Department is underway. If you have information about the incident, contact the Clarkstown Police at 845-639-5800.
Dozens Rally Over Middle East War in New City
Dozens of people came out for two rallies in New City, one by a pro-Palestine group, the other by supporters of Israel. Footage seen on News 12 showed them standing on opposite sides of New Hempstead Road between the county office building and the old Sain Building. The rally was initially planned by the group called “Rockland for Ceasefire” and a response was put together by Israel supporters. “Rockland for Ceasefire” wanted charges against a teen dropped after he was accused of stealing an Israeli flag from Clarkstown town hall. The teen has since reportedly reached a plea deal in family court. There were no reports of any arrests or issues between the two groups.
Nurses Authorize Strike in Hudson Valley
Nurses at Montefiore hospitals in Nyack, New Rochelle and Mount Vernon voted yesterday to authorize a strike after their current contract ends on December 31st. That’s according to the Journal News. Approximately 96% of the union’s nurses reportedly voted in favor of the strike. They’ve reportedly been bargaining since late August, with most of the proposals being rejected.
Rain, High Winds, Pound Rockland Sunday Night into Monday, Affecting Morning Commute
Monday morning’s commute was heavily impacted by high winds and heavy rains that pummeled our area Sunday night into Monday afternoon. Rockland’s Superintendent of Highways Skip Vezetti says all things considered, it wasn’t too bad…
Thousands lost power Sunday night and Monday as heavy rains and high winds toppled trees and powerlines. O&R Spokesman Mike Donovan says electricity should be restored to all O&R remaining customers without power by 11pm tonight, 95 percent of those by one this afternoon…
Two Rockland school districts were affected by the weather, with Nyack calling for a two-hour delay and Suffern Central initially doing the same, before cancelling the day’s classes entirely due to flooding conditions.