Joey Hyatt Jr. in intensive care after car crash

Members of the North Highlands Fire Engine Co. No. 1 have organized a meal train for the family of Assistant Chief Joe Hyatt, whose son, Joey Hyatt, Jr., a member of the fire company, was badly injured in a car crash Nov. 9 and is in intensive care at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.

Along with meals, the group is collecting donations to help pay for medical expenses and has so far raised $6,000. See mealtrain.com for information.

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