A Peekskill police officer was one of two people who died Sunday night after he crashed his Jeep Wrangler into an Audi on Route 17 in the Village of Goshen.
Julian Hermosillo, 29, of Chester, was declared dead at the scene after he was injured on Route 17, near Exit 122A in Orange County, according to state police. Giuseppa Avanzato, 90, Oneonta, Otsego, died later in Orange Regional Medical Center from internal injuries she suffered while riding in a rear passenger seat of the Audi.
The accident happened at about 8:41 p.m. when Hermosillo, who was off-duty at the time, was travelling east in a 1994 Jeep Wrangler when he lost control of his vehicle and crossed over the guiderail into the westbound lane.
Hermosillo then collided with a 2011 Audi driven by Vincenzo Avanzato, 57, of Oneonta. Avanzato and his family were heading home from Connecticut, according to state troopers.
Vincenzo Avanzato is currently recovering from his injuries at the critical care unit of the Orange Regional Medical Center. Two other passengers in the Audi, Ruth Avanzato, 56, and Marco Lelli, 19, were treated at the hospital and released.
Peekskill police Sgt. Raymond Henderlong said troopers stopped by the police headquarters Sunday night to inform the department of Hermosillo’s death.
“The troopers were extremely respectful and they deserved to be praised for doing that for us,” Henderlong said.
Hermosillo transferred from the Wallkill police department more than two years ago. He was recognized earlier this year for performing CPR on a man and saving his life.
“He was an extremely nice guy and he always had a smile on his face,” Henderlong said of Hermosillo. “He was very well respected. Not only in this department, but outside as well.”
Henderlong said that Hermosillo’s family resided in California and funeral arrangements are still being worked out.
Henderlong said the department lost another officer in 1997 when Michael Neuner, who also volunteered as a firefighter in Brewster, died while fighting a fire.
“We’re a small department and we’re like a family,” Henderlong said. ‘Unfortunately, some of the things we deal with are hard to think about all of the time, but we also have to look at some of the good things that we’ve done to save lives. We have to remember the good and know that we have helped bring joy to people’s lives.”
The accident remains under investigation.
you are alluding to a police cover-up, fautly investigation, official misconduct, dwi, and homicide. you are full of hipocracy. you say you give your condolences to all involved, but that couldn't be furthest from the truth. you've already created a conspiracy and accused one party involved of purposely causing this tragic incident. i hope you feel privileged. to sit behind your computer and point your insulting finger, you must hold yourself in high regard. you probably think of yourself as highly intelligent because you attempt to raise an arbitrary arguement. i think of you as what's exactly wrong with this country. we alll will meet our maker one day. good luck with your's.
how do you translate that.i don't need to.it says what it says. you got a complaint talk to the patch did you miss this from john basic above. "Stephany, a woman died in the accident but can we at least see what happened before saying the officer killed her. There is plenty of time to spout out thoughts after the cause of the accident is determined." my reply "ok i can agree to that" i have looked at the location of the incident. it is a straight road there and no obvious reason for anyone to not be in their lane.if there was a blow out they already know it if there was a car that hit him and left paint they know it already or at least be able to say there is that possibility due to foreign paint evidence. front end mechanical malfunction should be available already. the longer they take the more people will wonder why.especially the obvious stuff. have they issued a request for anyone in the vicinity at the time to come forward with information.. if not why not. a rational person could reasonably conclude they know what happened and don't need witnesses. If they did issue a legitimate request where is it + police receive intensive driver training that can,should and does still remain at their disposal,albeit not in a souped up car, when off duty it includes what to do if things like blowouts occur and numerous accident avoidance techniques.
He served our country and protected our people day in and day out including your dumb self! Show him some respect. Get your degree become an accident reconstruction expert and lets see you have a full detailed report of an accident of this magnitude, with all triangulation measurements, photos and a full narrative in less then a week with no mistakes! It cant be done! You act like they have no other work to do except please people like you. Oh and dont forget the media will piece what they want into an article even when the full report is done! God rest both their souls and deepest condolences to both the families.
i am sure everyone would like to know EXACTLY what your relationship with julian was and what it is exactly that made him amazing in your eyes Definition of AMAZING : causing amazement, great wonder, or surprise
please quote me where i said that. and who do you think will be getting sued. you must have someone in mind. they rest of your comment-meh
stephany 9:14 pm on Monday, November 12, 2012 how exactly do you know that. i mean the "investigation"will show that but how do you know it was an accident. Those are your words! "How do you know it was an accident" That to me sounds like your saying he did it intentionally! Here is your other comment regarding where it took place! i have looked at the location of the incident. it is a straight road there and no obvious reason for anyone to not be in their lane.As to whom will be getting sued it will be the insurance companies and his family has a darn good chance to sue the state because thats what guard rails are for to prevent a car going from one side to the other! Yeah you would have nothing to say about the rest of the comment because all you are doing is bashing the officers doing their job day in and day out! I think you should put yourself in their shoes for one day and see how hard reconstructing an accident really is!
Get your facts straight before you go ranting about something you have NO clue about. ( reconstructing an accident) Ignorant people like yourself give law enforcement no credit when they risk there life everyday for our protection and have so many other cases to deal with, and you expect answers on the spot. No matter where you work near or far we lost a brother in blue and its one big family. He deserves the recognition and respect he and his family are getting!
RIP Officer Hermosillo. Thank you for your service. God's grace and comfort to your family. JM Tuckahoe, NY http://www.lohud.com/comments/article/20121112/NEWS/311120083/Off-duty-Peekskill-cop-killed-upstate-crash
quote what you are talking about please stephany said "not saying anyone did anything wrong,
only to you and the you know whats could possibly draw that conclusion.we have different definitions of the word accident . all accidents are not caused accidentally. a mv accident is in it;s simplest form when there is some kind of a collision..whether or not it was done accidentally or from being impaired in some way [including being tired] or driving an unsafe vehicle too fast is not , to me,an accident..it is deliberate accident reconstruction is basically a computer program-you get out what you put in. if that were not the case how can the defense and the persecutors have completely different scenarios-both probably wrong,adjusted to their theories and desired outcome
all i want to know is what happened to cause him to jump the divider.forget about what happened after or how she died. get to the meat.stop avoiding it. it is a simple question.. what caused him to jump the divider when hundreds if not thousands of cars managed to not jump it that very day and many at the same relative point in time.tires, front end, steering, debris, what does she was in the back seat and died of a heart attack do for anyone who chooses to believe it on your say so,anyone at all. it is spin. it appears the patch is no longer interested in the cause.why bother reporting it at all. have you been gagged or just don't care. it is becoming a bad habit and please quote where you think i have been insensitive,why it is insensitive and whom my alleged insensitiveness affected.
What was it that caused him and no one else to lose control. I m not insinuating anything-maybe it was mechanical, but i think they would have said so by now. just asking for a simple meaningful, believable, update. no undetermined car was too mangled,no blood test results gibberish please. seems patch is in the pocket..otherwise make a few calls Rasheed. It's been 7 weeks. I think it is important for a report,even if partial, to be made known. we paid for an investigation and a report is part of it
Get a life and let this go. Find something constructive to do with your time then creating more grief for his friends and family.
btw jmbutless "Julian was a great guy and now he's gone" uhhh there is also a woman gone and missed and his car that he was driving killer her one would think even the cops would want to know why "he" was dead at least. everyone knows they don't care about Giuseppa Avanzato, 90 who was just not mentioned by jmbutless. is it that she was 90 or that she was not a cop.I think we all know the answer