Police: 6-Year-Old Accidentally Drives Battery Operated Car Onto Bronx River Parkway
An autistic boy was rescued from the Bronx River Parkway in Mt. Vernon Sunday after investigators said he accidentally drove onto the highway, CBS 2 reported.
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An autistic boy was rescued from the Bronx River Parkway in Mt. Vernon Sunday after investigators said he accidentally drove onto the highway, CBS 2 reported.
Severe thunderstorms barreled through the Tri-State Area for the second day in a row Tuesday, making a mess of the roads just in time for the afternoon rush hour and keeping a threat of continuing rain well into the night.
A mixed bag of weather confronted commuters Monday morning after a weather system overnight brought snow, freezing rain and sleet across the Tri-State area.
A crash caused major delays Tuesday afternoon on the southbound Bronx River Parkway in Westchester County.
The northbound Bronx River Parkway will be detoured at Harney Road during the midday hours until July 19.
Saturday morning was long and wet due to remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Andrea, and many parts of the Tri-State Area were left with a lot of drying out to do.
Both lanes were shut down in Yonkers due to a suspicious package. The all-clear was given around 5:15 p.m.
Catherine "Kay" Cotter was last seen Tuesday morning near her home on Garth Road in Eastchester.
Seven hearses pulled up to the Church of St. Raymond in the Bronx Friday morning carrying the bodies of seven members of the same family who were killed in a crash last weekend on the Bronx River Parkway.
Families know each other not by formal names, but by first names or nicknames. So it was with the family that lost three generations in Sunday's crash near the Bronx Zoo.
The New York State Department of Transportation is addressing safety concerns on the Bronx River Parkway three days after a horrific accident claimed the lives of seven family members, including three children.
The family was just blocks away from the home where they had planned for a family get together Sunday before their lives ended in an instant.
Police say the SUV was headed south on the Bronx River Parkway when it bounced off the median, crossed all southbound lanes over to the guardrail and fell 50 to 60 feet below on zoo grounds.
Recent storms have devastated parts of Westchester County and now some money is being spent to actually prevent that flooding.
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There is flooding and power outages in parts of the Tri-State after heavy rain and some snow moved through the area Wednesday night.
Police confirmed that the quick action of two drivers on the Bronx River Parkway saved another driver's life. Now, the Good Samaritans and the grateful family of the woman they rescued speak about the tragedy averted.
A speeding car fell from the Bronx River Parkway overpass, landing 22 feet below in the parking lot of a police station Saturday morning.
Part of the Bronx River Parkway will now be closed on Sundays for cyclists until the end of summer.
Westchester County residents in flood-prone areas know all too well what storms like this may bring and fear the worst. Flood watches are in effect for the entire area and will remain so until Friday afternoon.
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A sobriety check point on the Bronx River Parkway in Greenburgh not only netted a driver cops say was high, but it also led to discovery of a large stash of marijuana in the man's car.
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New York City and the Tri-State Area are finally turning the corner to warmer weather this week.
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The Tampa Bay Rays rallied late twice to beat the Yankees 5-4 Saturday night and extend New York's losing streak to four.
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