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8 Names Added To NY State EMS Memorial In Albany

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The names of eight emergency medical service workers who died last year as a result of on-duty injuries or illnesses have been added to the New York state EMS Memorial in Albany.

Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office announced Wednesday that the honorees include three men from northern New York who were killed when their vehicle slid underneath a milk tanker that had jack-knifed on Interstate 81 last July.

Fifty-year-old Corey Moore, of Canton, 58-year-old Gregg Williams, of De Kalb Junction, and 63-year-old Roderick Cota, of Norwood were employees of R.B. Lawrence Ambulance in Canton.

The five other EMS providers honored are Yadira Arroyo, Mario Bastidas, Rose Scott, Mark Harris and Edith Torres. They were all members of the Fire Department of New York.

The memorial now contains the names of 72 EMS professionals.

(C) 2018 AP

Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.