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Charles Gonzalez dies in fiery car accident on Pocatello Road in Wallkill

A Wallkill man was killed in a fiery car crash early Thursday morning. Police say Charles Gonzalez, 46, crashed his SUV into a tree on Pocatello Road just before 2 a.m. His car then burst into flames.

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Charles Gonzalez dies in fiery car accident on Pocatello Road in Wallkill

A Wallkill man was killed in a fiery car crash early Thursday morning. Police say Charles Gonzalez, 46, crashed his SUV into a tree on Pocatello Road just before 2 a.m. His car then burst into flames.

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