NY State Police: Rockland Man Caused Thruway Crash That Injured 2

HUDSON VALLEY, NY — A Monsey man rear-ended an SUV escorting an oversized tractor-trailer in Greene County on Wednesday, causing a three-vehicle pile up and seriously injuring two people, New York State police said.

Police said that according to their preliminary investigation, an oversized flatbed tractor trailer hauling 197,000 pounds of crane equipment south on the New York State Thruway had become disabled partially in the right lane at mile marker 128.0, between exits 21B and 21A.

The driver of a certified escort vehicle traveling with the tractor trailer positioned his SUV behind the flatbed with lights activated to warn approaching traffic of the hazard, police said.

At 5:38 p.m. a minivan struck the SUV from behind, pushing and pinning it between the guardrail and the tractor trailer. Two occupants in the SUV were entrapped and seriously injured, police said.

After they were freed, Randal J. Tillburg, 70, of Canandaigua, New York, and passenger Diane M. Morgan, 68, of Victor, New York were transported to Albany Medical Center.

The drivers of the tractor trailer and minivan were not injured.

The driver of the Toyota Sienna, Chaim H. Rosenberg, 34, was issued two tickets unrelated to the crash, which remains under investigation at this time, police said.

The driver of the tractor trailer was Franz Dyck, 31, of Saint Catherine, Ontario.