Man Killed In One-Vehicle Accident In Orange County ID'd By Officials

MONROE, NY — Police have identified the man killed in a single-car crash as a 62-year-old Brooklyn man.

New York State Police say that on Tuesday, at 11:03 p.m., troopers from the Monroe barracks responded to the one-vehicle accident on Larkin Drive, in the town of Monroe.

Their preliminary investigation found that a 2012 Chrysler van was traveling west when it left the roadway for unknown reasons and then hit an embankment.

The driver, now identified as Ulugbek Yunussov, was extricated from the van.

EMS began life-saving measures at the scene, and Yunussov was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center in serious condition, where he ultimately died from his injuries.

State police say the incident remains under investigation. They ask that anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact troopers at Middletown at 845-344-5300 and reference case NY2400982330.