1 Seriously Hurt In I-95 Tractor-Trailer, SUV Wrong-Way, Head-On Crash

MAMARONECK, NY — A wrong-way driver was trapped and seriously injured following a head-on, wrong-way crash on the New England Thruway, according to police.

New York State Police are investigating the collision that took place on Friday, on I-95 North, near Exit 19, in the Village of Mamaroneck.

At 4:07 a.m., the Thruway Statewide Operations Center (TSOC) received a report of a wrong-way driver traveling south in the northbound lanes of I-95. Soon after, a head-on collision took place at milepost marker 9.9, involving a wrong-way passenger vehicle and a tractor-trailer.

A preliminary investigation found that a 2012 Honda CRV, driven by 38-year-old Walter J. Perez-Menchu, was traveling the wrong way when it collided head-on with a 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by 33-year-old Charles Adams Evers.

Perez-Menchu was trapped in his vehicle and received serious injuries, including trauma to his arms, legs and head. He was extricated by emergency responders and taken to Westchester Medical Center, where he is listed in critical but stable condition.

Evers was not injured and showed no signs of impairment. He voluntarily submitted to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, which police say confirmed no criminality on his part.

The collision resulted in the closure of all northbound lanes, and traffic was temporarily diverted at Exit 18. The right lane was reopened around 5:10 a.m., with all lanes fully reopened by 6:40 a.m.

State police say the investigation remains ongoing.

Assisting agencies included the Village of Mamaroneck Police Department, the Village of Mamaroneck Fire Department, and Mamaroneck EMS.