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Page 2 January 6, 2<strong>01</strong>0 The Spotlight<br />
Woman killed on Western Ave.<br />
Was struck while<br />
pursuing her dog<br />
A fatal accident occurred on<br />
Western Ave, and Okara Drive<br />
at about 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday<br />
Dec. 30 when a woman ran out<br />
on the road in an attempt to<br />
rescue her dog.<br />
The woman, Jeannie<br />
Neumann, 58, of Guilderland,<br />
was struck by a semi truck after<br />
attempting to cross the road to<br />
subdue her wayward dog.<br />
According to police “The<br />
victim [Neumann] was<br />
transported to the Albany<br />
Medical Center by the Western<br />
Turnpike Rescue Squad and<br />
Guilderland Paramedics in<br />
trauma arrest where she was<br />
pronounced dead at the hospital<br />
a short time later.”<br />
The accident caused a road<br />
closure for the evening hours in<br />
both directions on Western Ave<br />
between Route 146 and Hague<br />
Drive.<br />
According to police it does not<br />
appear that speed or alcohol was<br />
a factor in the accident. Captain<br />
Curtis Cox, of the Guilderland<br />
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Emergency services offi cials investigate the scene of a fatal accident<br />
that occurred on Western Avenue, and Okara Drive at about 5 p.m. on<br />
Wednesday Dec. 30.<br />
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Police Department “No charges<br />
are pending but the investigation<br />
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Police Blotter<br />
Woman arrested<br />
for DWI-Drugs<br />
The Bethlehem Police<br />
Department arrested Courtney<br />
Jackson, 31, of 19 Oak Brook<br />
Manor Apt. C, Ravena, and<br />
charged her with DWAI-Drugs,<br />
on Saturday, Dec. 26.<br />
Jackson’s vehicle was stopped<br />
on State Route 9W in Selkirk<br />
after a patrol car’s license plate<br />
reader hit for a suspended<br />
registration on her vehicle. The<br />
suspension was confi rmed by<br />
dispatch and the vehicle was<br />
stopped, according to police.<br />
Police detected a strong<br />
odor of marijuana coming from<br />
Jackson, and she stated she<br />
had smoked marijuana a few<br />
hours earlier at her residence,<br />
according to arrest reports.<br />
Her passenger stated he had<br />
smoked with her, according to<br />
arrest reports.<br />
Standard fi eld sobriety tests<br />
were administered, during which<br />
Jackson displayed poor balance<br />
and coordination, police said.<br />
She was placed into custody and<br />
taken to the Bethlehem police<br />
station, where she agreed to<br />
submit to a chemical drug test,<br />
according to police. She was<br />
transported to Albany Medical<br />
Center, where a blood specimen<br />
was taken, police said.<br />
Jackson was scheduled to<br />
appear in Bethlehem Town<br />
Court on Tuesday, Jan. 5, and<br />
was released to her husband.<br />
■ Blotter Page 22
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