Mrs. Rachel Reifer, Principal of Shevach High School, was struck by a car and passed away Friday Night. The levaya will be Sunday, 12:00 noon, at 80 Brewer Road in Monsey. Limited busing, for students, will be leaving from in front of Shevach Sunday morning at 10:30. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Current students of Shevach High School are asked to wear their school uniform.
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What a tragedy, we are all so shocked and saddened. I am reminding my family and everyone to wear reflectors and be very careful (not that she wasn’t), some people drive very fast and now that they are going to change the clocks we have to be very careful walking at night. Boruch dayan emes!!! We will all miss Ruchi.
Ramapo cops i.d. pedestrian killed by car
By SUZAN CLARKE
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: October 22, 2006)
MONSEY – Ramapo Town police today disclosed the identity of the female pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car as she crossed the street Friday.
The woman is 49-year-old Rachel Reifer of Monsey, said Sgt. Marty Reilly.
Reifer was crossing Route 59 in the southbound direction, near Requa Lane, when she was hit by 1997 Toyota Camry being driven by an 83-year-old man.
Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene shortly after 8 p.m.
No charges have been filed against the driver. The investigation in ongoing.
http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061022/NEWS03/610220396/1019
In August, 42-year-old Kevin Mckiernan of Suffern was killed trying to cross Route 59 near El Bandido restaurant.
The notoriously congested corridor of Route 59 from Kennedy Drive in Spring Valley to Route 306 in Monsey is known for its heavy pedestrian traffic. A lack of sidewalks forces many onto the roadway.
How come the Jewish people don’t put down some sidewalks in the road?
if you pay $500,000 for a house , can’t you afford a sidewalk?
if not, can’t hatsala put down some reflectors for the night or have crossing guards on the street?
A lack of a sidewalk will not help a person who wants to cross the street in the middle and not at an intersection. Drivers and pedestrians should both be careful.
Boruch dayan haemes. May we only hear of simches
Why is there not a law that sets an age limit until when a person is allowed to drive? The driver was 83. Perhaps it was entirely not his fault but a driver in their 80’s, I don’t believe, should still be driving.
1. Robert Pitt rd has sidewalks on both sides.
And there are some young people that shouldn’t be driving! But I do feel that elderly people should be tested to see if they still belong behind the wheel. My father is turning 79 and can’t walk too well and he is still driving, all us kids are begging him not to. Why is the DMV still renewing his license I don’t know. But there are some people in their 80’s that are in good shape, why should they be penalized when they are perfectly capable of driving. Additionally, people must be careful in crossing busy streets, and only cross at intersections. Would you want your teen crossing in the middle or walking to the light and crossing? We have to set an example for them if we want our kids to be safe. I constantly have to break for frum women that are crossing in that area, it is foolish of them not to cross at the light. And drivers, SLOW DOWN! I was once cut off by someone turning into pathmark in front of me, I braked hard to miss him and i went into someone else cause the road was wet. Perhaps there should be warning signs on that stretch of road in front of auction mart that there are people crossing, and beware. Hatzalah should give out free reflectors so people can be seen in the dark.
Robert Pitt rd has sidewalks on both sides. And about 1 car in 15 min passes it on Friday night.
Of course it is important to obey proper safety rules. However, I think as Jews we have to do realize that Hashem is sending us too many tragedies all over the world. We have to think about what we may be doing wrong that we are not receiving Hashem’s Divine protection. If, as a people and as individuals, we can look inside ourselves and find areas where we need to improves, maybe we will merit more Rachamim from Hashem. Two suggestions may be that we should not be jealous of what other’s have in their lives, and we should not judge the religious level of those around us – only Hashem can be the Judge.
What does Robert Drive have to do with this?? I thought she was killed while crossing Route 59?
I meant Robert PITT Drive, by the way. Oh, never mind!