Crime & Safety
1 Woman Dies In 2-Car Crash In Wallkill
When they arrived at the scene, police said they found two vehicles down an embankment.
WALLKILL, NY — One person died in a two-car crash on Interstate 84 in the town of Wallkill Sunday.
The New York State Police said, around 2:10 p.m. Sunday, troopers were sent to I-84 westbound in Wallkill for a report of a two-vehicle collision.
When they got to the scene, they said there were a 2020 Acura RDX and a 2019 Dodge down an embankment off the north shoulder.
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The driver of the Dodge — Sarah Williams, 35, of Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania — was ejected from the car.
She was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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The driver and passenger of the Acura were not injured, according to authorities.
The preliminary investigation found that both cars were traveling west and for unknown reasons collided before leaving the roadway, causing the Dodge to flip over.
Troopers were assisted at the scene by Mechanicstown Fire Department and Town of Wallkill EMS.
State police ask that anyone who may have seen the collision or the vehicles prior to the crash call the Middletown barracks and ask for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.
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