24-Year-Old Victim In Fatal I-87 Crash ID'd By NY State Police

NEW CITY, NY — State police have identified the victim of a Sunday afternoon, single-car crash.

The New York State Police say that on Sunday, around 3:25 p.m., troopers from Tarrytown responded to a one-car collision on I-87 south, near exit 14A, in the town of Ramapo.

An initial investigation found that a 2016 Honda Civic was traveling south on the Thruway, when the driver lost control of the car for unknown reasons, and the vehicle veered off the road on the right shoulder and hit a tree.

Police say the driver, 24-year-old Anysah P. Nelson, of Middletown, received immediate medical care at the scene. She was then taken to Nyack Hospital, where she was later pronounced dead.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Haverstraw at (845) 344-5300 and reference case number NY2500527508.