Traffic & Transit
72-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit, Killed By SUV Is ID'd By Authorities
An 85-year-old was behind the wheel when her Toyota RAV4 hit the pedestrian who "abruptly" crossed the road, according to state police.
TOWN OF WAPPINGER, NY — The identities of those involved in a tragic traffic accident in Dutchess County have been released by state police.
New York State Police say that on Tuesday, around 8:49 p.m., troopers from the Wappinger barracks and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to the intersection of Schnabl Court and Myers Corner Road, in the Town of Wappinger, after receiving a report of a vehicle-pedestrian collision.
Police say that 85-year-old Barbara A. Griffin, of Poughkeepsie, was driving a 2016 Toyota RAV4 west on Myers Corner Road.
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At the same time, 72-year-old Li Jin Huang, of Wappinger Falls, was walking west in the eastbound lane of Myers Corner Road.
State police say that as Griffin approached the intersection, Huang abruptly crossed the road in a northerly direction and was struck by the RAV 4.
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Huang was pronounced dead on scene.
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