Traffic & Transit
BMW Driver Killed On Palisades Using Visitor Center On-Ramp To Pass Jeep Is ID'd: NYSP
He re-entered the travel lane, struck the Jeep, lost control of his BMW, and hit several trees at high speed, according to troopers.
STONY POINT, NY — Police say high speeds and a reckless maneuver led to a driver's death in Rockland County.
New York State Police say that on Sunday, around 3:16 p.m., troopers from Haverstraw responded to the Palisades Interstate Parkway south, by exit 17, in the town of Stony Point, after receiving a report of a two-vehicle collision.
An initial investigaiton found that a 2022 BMW and a 2022 Jeep Compass were both traveling south on the Palisades Parkway, in the left lane, according to NYSP.
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The driver of the Jeep told police she saw the BMW approaching at high speed in the rearview mirror.
The BMW then entered the visitor center on-ramp to try to pass the Jeep, before re-entering the travel lane and striking the front driver's side of the Jeep, investigators said. This caused the BMW driver to lose control of the vehicle, causing it to leave the western side of the roadway at high speed and strike several trees, according to accident investigators.
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The driver and only occupant of the BMW, identified as 29-year-old Corey Gardner, of Glen Spey, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 32-year-old driver of the Jeep and her passenger were not injured.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the New York State Police in Middletown at 845-344-5300.
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