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Winter Weather — Orange, New York

December 7, 2012 · NOAA Storm Events record

Direct deaths
1
Direct injuries
1
Property damage
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Area
Orange

Event narrative (NOAA)

Matthew Alston, 56, of Middletown, NY, was operating a 1997 Toyota SUV eastbound on State Route 17M when he lost control of the vehicle on an icy patch of pavement at about 9:42 AM. The SUV spun sideways and into the westbound lane of travel, where it was struck by a 2000 Freightliner tractor trailer operated by Donald Allen, 62, of Augusta, GA. Alston was extricated from the vehicle by the Town of Goshen Fire Department and was transported to the Orange County Regional Medical Center for medical treatment. | |Jason Rodriguez, 28, of Middletown, NY, a front seat passenger in the SUV, died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the crash.

Other notable winter weather events in New York

Southwest Suffolk · December 7, 20091 killedSuffolk · January 22, 19971 killedNassau · January 9, 19971 killedSuffolk · December 31, 19961 killedPutnam · March 1, 20181 killedNorthern Nassau · January 10, 2014—

Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.

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