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Trumbull-Monroe
Police & Fire
Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police
Woman Injured After Pickup Truck Hits Deer, Sends It Flying Into Her SUV In Easton: Police A woman was hospitalized in serious condition after a pickup truck struck a deer on a Fairfield County road and sent it flying into her vehicle, police said. The incident happened on Monday, Nov. 20 around 9 a.m. in Easton on Route 59 in the area of Sherwood Drive, according to Easton Police Chief Richard Doyle.  Soon after the collision, first responders arrived at the scene and found that a 2019 Ford pickup truck had struck a deer. They also discovered a 2015 Honda Pilot SUV that was resting against a utility pole off the roadway.  The driver of the Honda was extricated from he…

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by Ben Crnic
New Haven
Police & Fire
Moose Struck, Killed By Car On Route 15 In North Haven Moose Struck, Killed By Car On Route 15 In North Haven
Moose Struck, Killed By Car On Route 15 In North Haven Days after state officials put out warning for drivers to be on the lookout for moose along the state's highways, one was hit and killed by a vehicle. The incident took place in New Haven County around 6:50 a.m., Wednesday, May 17 in North Haven on northbound Route 15 -- known as the Wilbur Cross Parkway -- near exit 63, said the Connecticut State Police. The driver of the vehicle was not injured but the moose was killed, state police said. The Department of Transportation removed the moose from the scene, and the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wildlife Division wi…

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by Kathy Reakes
Suffolk NY
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Striking Deer In Port Jefferson Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Striking Deer In Port Jefferson
Motorcyclist Seriously Injured After Striking Deer In Port Jefferson A 77-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries after crashing a motorcycle into a deer on Long Island. The crash happened in Port Jefferson at about 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, the Suffolk County Police Department said. SCPD said the Smithtown man was riding a 2019 Harley Davidson Trike on East Broadway near Bridle Path Lane when he struck a deer that was crossing the roadway. The man was knocked off the motorcycle and struck his head on the pavement, authorities said. The unoccupied three-wheel motorcycle continued traveling for about a quarter of a mile until it left…

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by Nicole Valinote
Putnam
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Area Roadway Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Area Roadway
Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer On Area Roadway Updated story - ID Released For Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Deer In Area A motorcyclist was killed after hitting a deer on an area roadway overnight. The crash took place around 4:18 a.m., Tuesday, May 18 in Sullivan County in the town of Thompson, said New State Police Trooper AJ Hicks. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, state police said. Neither the man's age nor place of residence has been released. This is a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Ramapo
Police & Fire
Motorcyclist Critically Injured After Striking Deer In Area Motorcyclist Critically Injured After Striking Deer In Area
Motorcyclist Critically Injured After Striking Deer In Area A motorcyclist who crashed into a deer while riding in the area is in critical condition. The crash took place in Ulster County around 12:10 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 3, in the area of Route 212 and Shagbark Pond Road in the Town of Saugerties, Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra said. According to Sinagra, the crash occurred when 49-year-old Kyle Lewis of Greenville (In Green County), was driving a 2009 Harley Davidson Motorcycle west on Route 212 when a deer entered the roadway and slammed into Lewis’s motorcycle.  Lewis sustained massive trauma as a result of the crash, …

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by Kathy Reakes
Morris
Police & Fire
Car Avoiding Dead Deer Overturns On Route 80 East In Parsippany Car Avoiding Dead Deer Overturns On Route 80 East In Parsippany
Car Avoiding Dead Deer Overturns On Route 80 East In Parsippany Traffic backed up on the eastbound side of Route 80 around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday as responders worked to clear a deer carcass and overturned vehicle. The right lane was closed at Exit 43 to I-287 after the car flipped in an attempt to avoid the deceased animal, drivers said. Injuries were unknown and minor delays were being reported. Photos can be emailed to clevine@dailyvoice.com

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by Cecilia Levine
Mount Pleasant
News
Northern Westchester Man Killed On 26th Birthday After Crashing Into Deer Northern Westchester Man Killed On 26th Birthday After Crashing Into Deer
Northern Westchester Man Killed On 26th Birthday After Crashing Into Deer A Northern Westchester community is rallying around the family of a 26-year-old man who was killed after crashing his motorcycle into a deer. On his 26th birthday on Friday, July 5, Yorktown resident James Nardella was killed as he took a quick ride on his motorcycle before planning to spend the evening with his fiancé and child. A close friend of Nardella who said he saw him the day before his death and spoke to him before the crash, said that Nardella was planning on raising his young son and building a budding landscaping business before he died. In response to his sudden death, a GoFun…

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by Zak Failla
Sussex
News
Montague Motorcyclist Medevac'd After Crash With Deer Montague Motorcyclist Medevac'd After Crash With Deer
Montague Motorcyclist Medevac'd After Crash With Deer A motorcyclist was flown to Morristown Medical Center after hitting a deer Monday night in Montague, authorities said. The 60-year-old man from the township was alert and conscious when police arrived to the scene -- the intersection of River and Weider roads -- around 8:30 p.m., NJSP Trooper Alejandro Goez said. The nature of the injuries were not immediately available but Goez said they were non life-threatening.

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by Cecilia Levine
Fairfield
News
School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington
School Bus With Students Aboard Crashes Into Pole, Tree To Avoid Deer In Torrington A school bus with students aboard crashed into a tree and pole after the driver attempted to avoid hitting a deer in the roadway, police said. The incident took place around 7:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 30, when the driver, carrying nine students on Marshal Lake Road, said the Torrington Police. According to the driver, the crash occurred when she took the evasive action to avoid hitting the deer, police said. The driver reported minor injuries to her leg. There were no reported injuries to students, police added. Students were brought to school via alternative transportation,  police s…

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by Kathy Reakes
Clarkstown
Police & Fire
Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway
Woman Killed After Car Crashes Into Deer On Palisades Parkway A 50-year-old woman was killed after the car she was traveling in hit a deer on the Palisades Parkway and slammed into several trees, leading to an hourslong closure of the southbound lanes. The crash, which occurred around 6:30 p.m. Thursday near Clarkstown, closed the southbound lanes for more than four hours as police investigated the incident, said New York State Police Trooper Steven Nevel. An initial investigation revealed that a 2015 Nissan Altima driven by Thomas Kofi, 68, of Spring Valley, was traveling southbound when a deer entered the roadway from the west shoulder. The vehicle …

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by Kathy Reakes