Each week we salute Central New York s First Responders, the people willing to put their own well being on the line to help others. This week we salute, Enrique Carrasco with the Barneveld Fire Department.
Wherever life has led Enrique he has served his community. He began volunteering as a firefighter when he was just 18-years-old. Enrique got his start with the East Syracuse Fire Department, and over time served with Dewitt and Hinsdale Fire Departments.
About two years ago Enrique and his family relocated to the Barneveld area, and as he always does he became part of the local community helping and serving with the local fire department. The person nominating him for our First Responder of the Week, says he has always served wherever he lives.
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New Yorkers have quite a reputation on the roads, and it s not always the best. But how does the state rank when it comes to fatal auto accidents? Now, some of the numbers from other studies might point to the state having a higher number of fatalities, but also consider the fact that New York has the fourth largest population in the country. If you actually break the number of accident fatalities down per one hundred thousand people, then these numbers might paint a different picture. Is New York actually one of the safest places to drive?
According to the data from Zutobi, New York ranked as one of the least deadly states to drive in the country. If you compare New York to a state like Wyoming, that had 520 fatal accidents with an overall population of under 600,000, according to this study, then we have a far lower percentage of fatal accidents. New York ranked 49th out of 52 (including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). While the state saw 2,068 accidents, only 10.8% lea
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This is yet another instance of a freak accident on our highways, that few would ever expect. A New York state man is lucky to be alive, after police say a stray object crashed through his windshield and struck him right in the head. Syracuse.com says the scary incident unfolded Thursday afternoon on the New York State Thruway, near Dewitt in Onondaga County.
According to the East Syracuse Fire Department, a flying piece of metal went straight through the windshield of the man s truck, and ended up hitting him in the head. How did this all happen? When emergency crews arrived on the scene, the man says the rogue piece of metal fell off a flatbed tractor trailer that was traveling in front of him on the Thruway. The man was taken to Upstate University Hospital, and is expected to recover.