In October 2024, Yanique M. Jackson , 23, of Poughkeepsie, died in a one-car crash in the Town of Wappinger on All Angels Hill Road near Dugan Lane.

The Dutchess County District Attorney's Office announced Nov. 12 the driver of the vehicle, 19-year-old Jaheim Parkin, was charged with one count of second-degree manslaughter and one count of second-degree assault.

Parkin is accused of driving recklessly and at excessive speeds in a 2007 Infiniti sedan carrying five people, tailgating and passing vehicles by crossing double yellow lines. The district attorney's office said Parkin drove at nearly double the speed limit just before crashing his vehicle. Jackson was a passenger seated in the back of the car.

Ultimately, Parkin lost control of his vehicle and slid off the road, crashing into

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