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Albany

Albany is the capital of New York and the seat of Albany County. Roughly 150 miles north of the City of New York, Albany developed on the west bank of the Hudson River. The population of the City of Albany was 97,856 according to the 2010 census. Albany constitutes the economic and cultural core of the Capital District of New York State, which comprises the Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area. Fortune 500 companies that have headquarters in Albany include American Express, CommerceHub, Merrill Lynch, General Electric, and Verizon.

Schenectady

Schenectady is the county seat of Schenectady County. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135. The name "Schenectady" is derived from a Mohawk word skahnéhtati meaning "beyond the pines". The city was founded on the south side of the Mohawk River by Dutch colonists in the 17th century, many from the Albany area.

Troy

Troy is the seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany and Schenectady, forming a region popularly called the Capital District. The city is one of the three major centers for the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which has a population of 1,170,483. At the 2010 census, the population of Troy was 50,129. Troy's motto is Ilium fuit, Troja est, which means "Ilium was, Troy is".

Major Roadways

The Capital District is situated at a major crossroads of the Northeastern United States. Many of the US and state routes were originally plank roads or turnpikes connecting the region. It is here that east-west Interstate 90 (I-90) and north-south Interstate 87 (I-87) meet at Exit 24 of the Thomas E. Dewey New York State Thruway. I-87 parallels the much older US Route 9W south of Albany and US Route 9 north and I-90 parallels New York State Route 5 west from Albany. The Thomas E. Dewey New York State Thruway is a toll-road which carries I-90 west from Exit 24 at Albany and I-87 south. North of Albany I-87 is a non-toll highway called the Adirondack Northway. East of Albany I-90 is toll-free until meeting up with the Berkshire Spur of the Thruway in Columbia County, at which point it joins the Spur and is a toll road to the Massachusetts border. Both I-90 and I-87 have three-digit Interstate spurs, Interstate 787 (I-787) and Interstate 890 (I-890). I-787 connects with the Thruway/I-87 at Exit 23 and travels north connecting Albany with Watervliet, Cohoes, and Troy. I-787 parallels New York State Route 32 (Route 32), which remains an important road through those cities and beyond to and through Saratoga County. I-890 connects downtown Schenectady and the General Electric plant with I-90 at both ends east and west. Interstate 88 starts at the Thruway (I-90) in Schenectady County and travels through Schoharie County to the Southern Tier of New York and the city of Binghamton.

Major Hospitals and Medical Centers

If you are searching for someone who was injured in an accident in Albany, Schenectady, or Troy, there is a good chance they were taken to one of the following locations for medical treatment:

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Where to find legal assistance after an injury accident in Albany, Schenectady, or Troy

After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a New York injury attorney who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows how insurance policies work, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is injured or killed in a motor-vehicle accident, a New York accident lawyer will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a New York car accident lawyer can do to help.

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Most recent accident reports

Louis Becker, 87, from Upstate New York, was killed when his pickup truck crashed Wednesday with a trooper's patrol car on a Hudson Valley road.
Date: 
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Roadway: 
Route 23
Type: Car Accident
A Waterford man was killed Christmas Day in an ATV crash in Halfmoon, New York. Vladimir Sandul , 44, died when the ATV he was driving on private property near Brookwood Road rolled over into a gravel pit.
Date: 
Thursday, December 25, 2014
Roadway: 
Brookwood Road

A police officer stopped Stefone Dreher on I-87. Dreher appeared to be intoxicated and failed sobriety tests, so he was arrested.

Date: 
Monday, November 10, 2014
Roadway: 
Interstate 87
Law enforcement officers on Monday identified the pregnant woman killed in a Sunday multiple vehicle crash on Third Ave. Michelle Salisbury, 38, of East Greenbush, was seven months pregnant at the time of the crash.
Date: 
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Roadway: 
Third Ave.
Type: Car Accident
At about 4:40pm, an accident involving a collision between a car and a school bus was reported.
Date: 
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 7
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
School Bus

Richard McCormick, 77, of Greenwich, was taken to Albany Medical Center after a Monday afternoon two-car crash at the intersection of Wilbur Avenue and Route 40.

Date: 
Monday, October 20, 2014
City: 
Easton, NY
Type: Car Accident
A 20-year-old man was charged with DWI after he knocked down a power pole with his car and police said they located his license plate at the scene. State Police said Cody D.
Date: 
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Roadway: 
Route 7
Two troopers in a police SUV were struck by a vehicle driving the wrong way onto exit 8 eastbound on I-90 in North Greenbush, NY.  The troopers were taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital, and released.
Date: 
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Roadway: 
I-90

Steven Dzimitrowicz, of Dolgeville, killed, and Nicole Davis and her 4 year old daughter, of Johnstown, injured after a car accident on State Route 29 in Johnstown, NY.   Dzimitrowicz's Chevrolet crossed over the center l

Date: 
Friday, October 10, 2014
Roadway: 
State Route 29

Alysha M. Roberts, 26, of Bennington is charged with driving while intoxicated after her car flipped on Johnson Hill Road. Alcohol was detected on her as she was interviewed at scene of the accident on Tuesday night.

Date: 
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Speed appears to have been a factor, but police are still investigating.
Date: 
Friday, September 26, 2014
City: 
Albany, NY

Durham, of Hudson Falls, faces numerous charges after a crash Sunday morning on Reynolds Road in Moreau, police records show. No other information is available at this time. 

Date: 
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Roadway: 
Reynolds Road
Police described the accident as "very minor" later on, so there is hope that any injuries sustained by students are minor or at least non-life threatening.
Date: 
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Roadway: 
Consul Road
The National Transportation Safety Board is expected to take over the investigation of a small plane crash that killed the pilot and a passenger Monday in the Selkirk rail yards.
Date: 
Monday, September 8, 2014
A 7-year-old boy was killed and two other people injured when a truck struck a man on a bicycle pulling a cart carrying his two children.
Date: 
Sunday, September 7, 2014
City: 
Troy, NY