Victim In Fatal Crash ID'd, Alcohol Impairment Suspected: Sheriff

PAWLING, NY — The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office has identified the victim of a Monday evening, two-car crash in Pawling.

The Dutchess County Sheriff's Office says that on Monday, around 7:05 p.m., deputies were called to the scene of a two-car collision on Old Quaker Hill Road, near Meeting House Road.

At the scene, deputies found one of the drivers, 52-year-old Lisa M. Gutierrez, of Pawling, with life-threatening injuries. She was taken to Danbury Hospital, where she later died on Tuesday.

The second driver was uninjured in the crash.

An initial investigation found that the 2024 BMW driven by Gutierrez was traveling south on Old Quaker Hill Road, when it crossed over the center pavement markings and hit a northbound Ford pickup truck.

The Sheriff's Office says that the primary factor in the crash seems to be possible alcohol impairment on the part of Gutierrez.

This is an ongoing investigation by the Sheriff's Office's Detective Bureau and Crash Investigation Unit, and more information may be released as it becomes available.

The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the Pawling Fire Department.