Two people were killed in a pileup involving three cars last night in New York’s Orange County.
The dramatic accident occurred around 10 p.m. on Long Mountain Parkway Route 6 and Woodbury, reported the state police (NYSP) it’s a statement.
According to detectives, a vehicle traveling north on speeding crashed into two separate cars, resulting in two deaths. The driver who caused the accident fled the scene on foot with another person and until this morning they had not been captured, he indicated ABC News.
Was a big police chase during the night in the forest of Harriman State Park in which they participated K-9 dogs, the Orange County SWAT team, drones and a Rockland County helicopter.
The driver who caused the tragedy was going about 100 mph y there were children in at least one of the cars that crashedaccording to MidHudsonNews. Several people were seriously injured and transported to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla and Garnet Health Medical Center in Wallkill. The victims have not been identified
Route 6 was temporarily closed, but this morning it reopened in both directions. Authorities ask that anyone who witnessed the accident call 845-344-5300.
The authorities remember that there is zero tolerance towards drivers who drive at excess speed and/or under the influence of alcohol and drugs..
Also in September in Orange County, two teachers were killed and dozens of students were injured when the charter bus in which They were traveling from Long Island to Pennsylvania left Interstate 84 and crashed into an embankment in the city of Wawayanda, 75 miles northwest of NYC. That rollover caused more injuries and deaths than any other traffic accident in New York in the last decade, According to an analysis of state transportation data from the Times Union.
In December Governor Kathy Hochul signed the “Angelica Law”, intended to keep drivers with prior suspensions off the road by charging repeat offenders who operate vehicles after committing five or more traffic violations that resulted in suspensions or revocations as a felony.
2024-02-10 19:02:00
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