Traffic & Transit
Off-Duty NYPD Officer Killed In Palisades Crash Is ID'd By Officials
His 2019 Subaru was traveling north, when it left the roadway and struck a tree in the median, according to New York State Police.
HIGHLANDS, NY — The off-duty NYPD officer killed in an early morning crash has been identified by police.
New York State Police say that on Friday, around 6:05 a.m., troopers responded to a one-car crash on the Palisades Interstate Parkway north, in the town of Highlands.
The driver has been identified as 45-year-old Charles A. Cato, an off-duty NYPD officer from New Windsor.
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Investigators said his 2019 Subaru was traveling north, when it left the roadway for unknown reasons and struck a tree in the median, just north of exit 19.
He was taken to St. Luke's Hospital, where he died.
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State police say the incident remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is being asked to contact troopers in Middletown at 845-344-5300, and reference case number NY2400969180.
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