Sullivan County sheriff's deputy Joseph Gagliardo was injured on Saturday in White Lake, when his patrol car was rammed by a pick-up truck the deputy was trying to stop for speeding.

The Catskill Scoop has, well, the scoop:

When Deputy Gagliardo activated his lights and siren, the pick up truck ignored him and proceeded south on State Route 55. The Deputy was eventually able to pull in front of the truck, which was a Ford F150, and get it stopped. Just as the deputy was about to exit his vehicle, the pick up truck backed up several feet and then lurched forward ramming the marked patrol car. Stunned, the deputy put the patrol car in park and attempted to get his seat belt off when, the pick up backed up again and struck the patrol car a second time, pushing it over 100 feet down the road.

Arrested in the incident, and charged with assault, criminal mischief and driving while intoxicated, was 23-year-old Jeffrey Santiago-Pabon of West Virginia.

Above: Taylor Allison at Plattekill. Photo by Ehrin Macksey.

When she was just ten years old, Taylor Allison was already donning full-body armor to race mountain bikes down the steep, shale-strewn slopes of Plattekill Mountain. Now, at 16, the Roxbury teenager says she's currently the youngest female pro in her sport: After a first-place win at Killington last year, Allison made the jump to the competitive world of pro cycling.

On Sunday, June 24, she'll have the chance to test her mettle against a few other up-and-coming bikers. Allison has been chosen as one of the forerunners to open up the course for the women's downhill mountain biking race at the Windham Mountain Bike World Cup.

Watershed Post: How did you get started riding?

Taylor Allison: My father and brother did it, and it sort of evolved into a family sport. I just fell in love with it.

WP: Tell me about how you went pro. How did you know you were ready?

Above: A sailboat glides on the surface of the Pepacton Reservoir on May 26, 2012 the opening weekend for boating on the reservoir. Photo by Tina Schvejda; posted in the Watershed Post's Flickr group pool.

On Memorial Day weekend, three new Catskills reservoirs were opened to public boating. The Pepacton, Neversink and Schoharie reservoirs joined the Cannonsville in welcoming kayaks, canoes, rowboats and small sailboats to their pristine waters.