Chavivim Works Two Back-to-Back Crashes at NY-208 and Orange & Rockland Road

May 29, 2026 · Mutual Aid

Chavivim Works Two Back-to-Back Crashes at NY-208 and Orange & Rockland Road

Featured vehicles: KJ-501 · KJ-503

Units: KJ-25 KJ-52 KJ-59 KJ-81 KJ-101 KJ-104 KJ-111 KJ-128 KJ-131 R-176

It's a corner that stays busy — and on Friday it saw two separate crashes within minutes of each other at NY-208 and Orange & Rockland Road in Monroe. Chavivim Orange County worked both, running traffic control and helping the response agencies on scene.

The First Crash

At about 12:45 PM, a Chavivim Orange County member was passing the intersection when they came upon a two-vehicle crash with injuries. The member called 911, requested additional Chavivim units for traffic control, and stayed to help secure the scene until first responders arrived.

Chavivim KJ-501 fly car parked diagonally across NY-208 with a member directing traffic and emergency lights running for scene safety — KJ-501 staged across the road while a member directed traffic around the scene.

KJ-501 and members KJ-25, KJ-52, KJ-59, KJ-81, KJ-101, and KJ-131 set up traffic control around the scene. It's a busy stretch where the Route 17 ramps meet several local roads, so keeping the crash safe meant managing traffic across more than one approach while crews worked.

A New York State Trooper and a Chavivim member standing beside the damaged silver sedan, with a State Police SUV blocking the lane behind them — Working alongside a New York State Trooper at the damaged sedan.

Monroe Fire Department, Monroe EMS, and the New York State Police all responded. EMS evaluated and treated those hurt in the crash, firefighters handled the fluid spill and cleanup, and the troopers managed the roadway and investigation.

A Monroe firefighter laying down absorbent next to the orange Subaru Crosstrek while EMS tends to a patient and a fire engine stages up the road — Monroe Fire laying down absorbent while EMS tended to the injured.

Traffic stopped in both directions along NY-208 with a fire engine and ambulance staged in the distance while crews work the crash scene — Traffic held back in both directions on NY-208 while crews worked.

Once the scene was cleared, the roadway reopened. From the first 911 call to cleanup, the agencies had worked it together for about an hour.

Minutes Later — A Second Crash at the Same Corner

Barely five minutes after the last unit cleared, a second crash happened at the very same intersection. Our members — many of them still in the area — were right back on scene, this time alongside Monroe Fire Department, Monroe EMS, Kiryas Joel Hatzalah, the Monroe Police Department, and the New York State Police.

A black Toyota SUV with front-end damage and debris on the road, with Monroe firefighters and a white BMW at the second crash scene on Orange and Rockland Road — The second crash, minutes later — Monroe firefighters at the damaged SUV.

Firefighters, Chavivim members, and bystanders gathered around the damaged black SUV and white sedan at the second crash

The same members who had just worked the first crash — KJ-25, KJ-52, KJ-59, KJ-81, KJ-101, and KJ-131 — were joined by KJ-104, KJ-111, KJ-128, and Rockland's R-176, with the KJ-503 pickup also responding.

The KJ-503 Chavivim pickup staged on the grass at the corner with members managing passing traffic at the second crash — KJ-503 staged at the corner for the second response.

A Chavivim member in a hi-vis vest and a New York State Trooper in the road beside a Chavivim vehicle at the second scene

A Kiryas Joel Hatzalah ambulance and Monroe EMS on scene with members and firefighters at the second crash on NY-208 — Kiryas Joel Hatzalah and Monroe EMS on scene for the injured.

An ambulance staged down the road as Chavivim members hold traffic at the second crash scene

A white BMW on the shoulder with a Chavivim member directing traffic past the second crash on Orange and Rockland Road

Monroe firefighters and Chavivim members in the roadway running traffic control during the second crash response

Traffic backed up at the corner with a passenger bus while KJ-503 and members manage the second crash scene

Wide view of the intersection with vehicles lined up and the KJ-503 pickup staged as members direct traffic

A wide shot of NY-208 with a Chavivim member directing traffic and vehicles held back during the second crash

A Monroe Automotive flatbed tow truck on scene with firefighters, a state trooper, an ambulance, and a Chavivim member in an Orange County Division vest — Monroe Automotive on scene to tow at the second crash.

A Chavivim member directing traffic in the road as the Monroe Automotive flatbed loads a vehicle near a white SUV

The Monroe Automotive flatbed pulling away from the intersection as a Chavivim member keeps traffic moving and the scene clears — Keeping traffic moving as the scene cleared.

A Collision On The Go flatbed loading the damaged black SUV from the second crash while a Chavivim member keeps traffic moving — Collision On The Go towing a vehicle from the second crash before the corner reopened.

Monroe Automotive and Collision On The Go towed the damaged vehicles, and once the second scene was cleared the road was reopened for good. Two crashes, one corner, minutes apart — and the same volunteers stayed on it from start to finish.

Thank you to Monroe Fire Department, Monroe EMS, Kiryas Joel Hatzalah, the Monroe Police Department, and the New York State Police for the teamwork — and to our members for staying on the corner through both calls.