New12 Hudson Valley captures the aftermath of a Thursday, October 4, car crash when a morning commuter swerved off Route 17 at Post Road in Sloatsburg, NY.
There is a reason the Village of Sloatsburg is focused on traffic calming along Route 17. The road is especially narrow in north Sloatsburg where it becomes a traffic sluiceway, a four lane highway occupying nearly a two-lane road with traffic that flows fast. Peak commuter drive time hours can resemble NASCAR jockeying.
Early Thursday morning a commuter drove plum off the road and into a Sloatsburg house at Route 17 and Post Road. The curve at Route 17 and Post Road has been discussed locally as a real danger for drivers.
Driver goes off the road and crashes into a home. Happened about 6 this morning at Post Road and Route 17 in #Sloatsburg. No injuries, no arrests. @News12WC @News12HV pic.twitter.com/Sje6WSeFVm
— Lisa LaRocca (@LisaLaRocca12) October 4, 2018
News12 Hudson Valley and the Sloatsburg Fire Department was also at the scene and posted video. There were no reported injuries and apparently no one was at home at the time. The driver either became distracted or may have nodded off at the wheel.
Sloatsburg is currently in conversations and planning with the New York State Department of Transportation that will see the Village undergo a Complete Streets improvement project from one end of Route 17 to the other through the Village. The Village and DOT are scheduled to announce next steps for the project soon.
Delays in the Complete Streets project have been primarily caused by the Western Ramapo Sewer Project which is still in the final stages of construction along Route 17 in north Sloatsburg.
Route 17 between Tuxedo and Sloatsburg https://t.co/lPfP3YGBtM
— Matt Collins (@MattCollins33) July 16, 2018
Take Out in Tuxedo
A few locals found a fresh new takeout food joint in Tuxedo Thursday morning.
This season many people in Sloatsburg and Tuxedo have spotted black bears roaming about. They’ve been seen wandering right through the Sloatsburg village center to peruse the garbage containers behind the local strip mall as well as ambling about in south Tuxedo.
New 12 Hudson Valley anchor and reporter Tara Joyce shared a video Thursday morning of two black bears who understand just when local garbage day is — there’s apparently wider selection and easier access when bins are pulled out curbside.
