NY Driver Who Killed Woman In Head-On Nassau Crash Charged 11 Months Later: Authorities
A young Capital Region man has been arrested for a deadly car crash that killed a former elementary school teacher last year, authorities announced Friday, Oct. 2.
Cody Dunton, 21, of Canaan, was charged with manslaughter and assault for the wreck that killed Patricia Balcom, the Rensselaer County District Attorney’s office said.
Dunton was driving recklessly on Route 20 through Nassau on Nov. 10, 2025, when he caused the deadly crash, prosecutors said.
He was traveling eastbound on the road when he suddenly swerved into the westbound lanes and struck Balcom’s vehicle head-on, state police…
Albany Man Killed, Two People Airlifted Following Head-On Car Crash In New York: Police
A Capital Region man was killed in a head-on car crash Thursday, Oct. 1 in New York, police said.
Jonathan R. Hynes, 46, of Albany, was driving northbound on State Route 10 through Richmondville, Schoharie County, when he crossed into the southbound lanes, New York State Police said.
Hynes’s vehicle collided head-on with a vehicle traveling southbound just before 10 a.m. Thursday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.
A passenger in Hynes’s car and the driver of the other vehicle were airlifted to Albany Medical Center with serious injuries, state poli…
Oakdale Father Of Three Faces Multiple Surgeries After Being Ejected In Terrifying Crash
A Long Island man is facing multiple surgeries after he was ejected in a one-car crash, his loved ones said.
Michael Schmid, 51, of Oakdale, was hospitalized in critical condition following the Friday, Aug. 21 wreck on Riverview Court, the Suffolk County Police Department said.
“He has suffered multiple injuries and will need multiple surgeries as he begins what we know will be a long and challenging recovery,” organizer Evangeline Dowd wrote in a GoFundMe for Schmid and his family.
“His wife, Kelly, and their children, Michael, Kennedy, and Leighton, are standing by his side through all …
