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After two recent teenage drunk driving related deaths, several departments came together to host an event intended to raise awareness of the dangers of driving while intoxicated (DWI) and distracted. The Clarkstown Police Department, New City Fire Department, New City Ambulance Corp, STAT Med Evac, Higgins Funeral Home, and Clarkstown Town Justice David Ascher, presented a mock DWI accident scene at Zukor Park on Wednesday.
“Our communities are still reeling from these losses,” said Clarkstown Supervisor George Hoehmann. “We have to learn from them.”
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On April 24, Suffern High School student Jacqueline Zangrilli, 16, died in a DWI crash on Route 202. The driver and three other passengers were seriously injured, and the driver is facing charges, including vehicular manslaughter. Just 12 days later, Clarkstown High School North student Vladyslav Hvalyk, 16, was killed in a drunk driving crash in New City that left another student seriously
Headlines: Wake for 16-year-old, bail reform tragedy, NY’s best burger
News 12 Staff
Updated on:May 12, 2021, 6:56am EDT
Here are some stories making headlines across the Hudson Valley today.
Friends and family will gather to pay respects to a Clarkstown North High School student killed in an alleged drunk driving crash. A wake will held today for 16-year-old Vladyslav Hvalyk at Michael J. Higgins Funeral Home in New City at 4 p.m. His funeral is set for tomorrow in Spring Valley.
State police say bail reform has led to tragedy. Troopers say an ex-con arrested on drug charges in Sullivan County was released. Then, he allegedly killed a Sheriff s Deputy in South Carolina. Police members say changes are needed to bail reform and that this could have been avoided.
As the family of a 16-year-old Hudson Valley teen killed in a three-vehicle crash prepares to lay their son to rest this week, the community is showing their support by donating to a GoFundMe effort.Rockland County resident Vladyslav