Washingtonville Fatal Motorcycle/Vehicle Collision 1 Medevac’d from CronomerValley MVA

The Washingtonville Fire Department was dispatched fora motorcycle-vehicle collision on Hulsetown Road in the Town of Blooming Grove. Subsequent calls to Orange County 911 reported that the operatorof the motorcycle was underthe vehicle and the vehicle was on fire. Upon arrival, units found a pickup fully involved. The motorcycle was found in the wooded area just east of the pickup. The fire extended to nearby brush. Washingtonville Squad 580, Ladder579, Tanker577 and ChesterEngine 911 operated at the scene. The driverof the pickup was assessed by Blooming Grove VolunteerAmbulance Corps personnel and refused furthermedical aid. The motorcyclist died from his injuries. The cause of the collision was underinvestigation by the Blooming Grove Police Department and the New York State Police.

- Fire News photo by Kayla Hearn

On February 22, 2023, the CronomerValley Fire Department responded to a serious MVAwith entrapment on State Route 300 in area of the Plattekill Turnpike. Firefighters used hydraulic tools to extricate the driverand EMS requested the launch of a medevac. The Winona Lake Fire Department set up an LZ. The driverwas extricated and treated by a Newburgh EMS unit. The patient was transferred to Life Net and airlifted to WestchesterMedical Center. State Route 300 was shut down from Plattekill Turnpike to Gardnertown Road, while police investigated.

- Fire News photo by Bob McCormick