TOWN OF ULSTER — A Kingston woman was charged with a misdemeanor early Friday after her SUV became stuck on railroad tracks in Ulster, police said in a news release.Officers from the Ulster Police Department responded at about 4:18 a.m. Jan. 2 to a 911 call reporting a crash-detection alert at 55 Leggs Mill Road, authorities said.Police found a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder with significant damage on the railroad tracks. The driver, identified as Anita L. Noble-Hinchey, 59, of Kingston, had been attempting to leave the parking lot at 55 Leggs Mill Road when she drove onto the tracks and became stuck, police said.All attempts by the driver to remove the vehicle before a CSX train arrived were unsuccessful, according to police. Noble-Hinchey and a passenger were evaluated at the scene by Empress Ambulance but declined medical treatment, police said.An investigation determined Noble-Hinchey was operating the vehicle with a suspended license. She was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree, a misdemeanor, along with additional traffic violations, police said.Assisting at the scene were the Ulster Hose Fire Department, Empress Ambulance, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, and representatives from CSX.
TOWN OF ULSTER — A Kingston woman was charged with a misdemeanor early Friday after her SUV became stuck on railroad tracks in Ulster, police said in a news release.
Officers from the Ulster Police Department responded at about 4:18 a.m. Jan. 2 to a 911 call reporting a crash-detection alert at 55 Leggs Mill Road, authorities said.
Police found a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder with significant damage on the railroad tracks. The driver, identified as Anita L. Noble-Hinchey, 59, of Kingston, had been attempting to leave the parking lot at 55 Leggs Mill Road when she drove onto the tracks and became stuck, police said.
All attempts by the driver to remove the vehicle before a CSX train arrived were unsuccessful, according to police. Noble-Hinchey and a passenger were evaluated at the scene by Empress Ambulance but declined medical treatment, police said.
An investigation determined Noble-Hinchey was operating the vehicle with a suspended license. She was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle in the second degree, a misdemeanor, along with additional traffic violations, police said.
Assisting at the scene were the Ulster Hose Fire Department, Empress Ambulance, the Ulster County Sheriff’s Office, and representatives from CSX.
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