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Sunday, December 14, 2014Area:
Watertown, NYMarylou Manchester, 85, of North Bangor was driving on Cogswell Corner Road when she reportedly failed to stop at a stop sign and crashed into the passenger side of a 2012 Impala driven by Edward J. Knight, 78, of Colton. Both vehicles went off the north shoulder and came to rest in a field. Mr. Knight’s wife, Bonnie L., 73, was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, where she died of her injuries. Mr. Knight was treated for minor injuries. Ms. Manchester was listed as stable Sunday night after being treated for chest pain. Her passengers, Frances C. Manchester, Elsie H.
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Monday, December 8, 2014Area:
Watertown, NYA single-vehicle crash Monday in South Colton killed Canton-Potsdam Hospital physician Andrew J. Samach, 62, at approximately 12:40 p.m. Dr. Samach's vehicle drove off the west shoulder of Route 56 near Stark Road, crashed into an embankment and then collided with a utility pole and a tree. Dr. Samach received his medical degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt. Prior to practicing in Potsdam, he worked with patients at Nathan Littauer Women’s Health in Amsterdam, Montgomery County.
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Saturday, November 15, 2014Area:
Watertown, NYA 21-year-old St. Lawrence County woman and her 5-month-old daughter were killed when the mother’s vehicle exited County Route 29 and struck a tree. Aleesha Cobb died in the accident. Her 5-month-old daughter, Paislee, was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Potsdam, where she later died. Ms. Cobb was driving toward Colton on County Route 29 when she crossed the road and struck a tree at approximately 11:30 a.m. It is unclear why the car left the road. Check back for more information as it becomes available.
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Monday, October 6, 2014Area:
Watertown, NYAdam J. Parker, of Waddington, was charged with DWI Monday after a personal injury accident on Highway 310 in Norfolk, NY. Parker is alleged to have had a blood alcohol content of 0.09 percent, which is over the legal limit.
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Saturday, September 13, 2014Area:
Watertown, NYWhile Jandreau’s blood alcohol content was not available, a blood alcohol content of 0.08 or higher is considered proof of intoxication New York. The charge is elevated to aggravated DWI when the BAC is 0.18 percent or higher.