NYSP determines Hartwick incident to be an accident New York State Police issued a statement late in the afternoon on Friday, April 8, announcing “no criminal activity occurred” in a January 2 incident in Hartwick and “the victim’s injuries were the result of an unfortunate fall.” The Freeman’s Journal / Hometown Oneonta first reported in our February 3 edition that sources with direct knowledge of the investigation already had determined the unfortunate incident to be an in-home accident. New York…
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Three-car accident on West Street results in minor injuries By KEVIN LIMITI • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — A three-car accident on West Street near Hartwick College closed down the road this morning on Friday, Oct. 1. The unidentified driver, a 65-year-old man, made a wide turn on West Street going downhill and hit two cars, causing his car to roll over, according to the Oneonta Police Department.…
Hit-and-run driver arrested after Laurens bicyclist dies from accident STAFF REPORT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com A Mount Vision man was arrested Saturday, July 3, for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run accident that killed a Laurens bicyclist. Michael Goodspeed, 32, is charged with second degree vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident, according to a New York State trooper press release. The bicyclist, Michael Vargas, 37, was hit on state Route 205, near the intersection of Timer Road.…
Police: Elderly Woman Injured In Chestnut Street Hit-And-Run By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – A hit-and-run victim is recovering today after allegedly being struck by a vehicle on Chestnut Street last night. According to Cooperstown Police Chief Mike Covert, a 76-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk down Chestnut Street southbound when she was allegedly hit by a vehicle backing out of a driveway. The victim told police that the operator of the vehicle did not stop to…
Woman Ticketed In Rt. 28 Crash That Blocked Rush-Hour Traffic COOPERSTOWN – A Cherry Valley woman was ticketed with following too closely after crashing into a vehicle on Route 28 and veering off the road at 4:30 p.m. last Friday. The accident blocked rush-hour traffic both ways for a half-hour. According the the accident report from the county Sheriff’s Department, Jane Duel, Cooperstown, was stopped in the northbound lane of Route 28 with her left blinker on, waiting to for…
TWO-CAR CRASH BLOCKS RTE. 28 With Cooperstown Emergency Squad Chief Eric Pierce at the head of the stretcher, EMTs and firefighters carry the driver in a two-car crash across from the Clark Scholarship Program Office on Route 28 south of the village to a waiting ambulance. By shortly before 5 p.m., rush-hour traffic was moving again – albeit slowly – past the scene. There is no word yet on if those involved will be contacting a Personal Injury Lawyer to…
News Alert Traffic Accident On Rte. 28 There has been a traffic accident on Rte. 28 approximately half a mile south of Cooperstown that is blocking traffic for this hour. More details to follow.…
