Traffic & Transit
Victim ID'd In Deadly Harley, Pickup Truck Collision
Police say a Harley-Davidson was traveling east on Mount Hope Road, when it crossed into the westbound lanes and struck a Ford F350.
TOWN OF MOUNT HOPE, NY — The motorcyclist who died in a collision with a pickup truck, in Orange County, has been identified by state police.
New York State Police say that on Thursday, around 6:10 p.m., the Bureau of Criminal Investigation from Greenville responded to a motor vehicle collision on Mount Hope Road, near Tally Ho Road, in the Town of Mount Hope.
An initial investigation found that a 2006 Harley-Davidson, operated by 42-year-old Jason Weissenger, of Port Jervis, was traveling east on Mount Hope Road, when he crossed into the westbound lanes and struck a 2008 Ford F350 driven by a 36-year-old man from Otisville.
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Weissenger was taken to Garnet Health Medical Center, in the town of Wallkill, where he was pronounced dead.
The Ford F350 driver was uninjured in the accident.
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State police say the investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact State Police Middletown at 845-344-5300.
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