Crash In Central Nyack That Closed Route 59 Tuesday Evening Killed One

NYACK, NY — A 24-year-old New Jersey man faces charges connected to a fatal crash Tuesday evening in Central Nyack.

Clarkstown police were called to an accident involving two vehicles at Route 59 and Broome Boulevard at 7:15 p.m.

Witnesses reported seeing a gray Audi being operated erratically while traveling west on Route 59 from Waldron Avenue.

As the Audi approached the intersection near Broome Boulevard, it struck a Ford Edge, police said. The collision sent both vehicles over the curb and into the Hub Shopping Center, where they came to rest.

The driver of the Ford was transported by Nyack Community Ambulance and Rockland Paramedics to Montefiore Nyack hospital, where she was later pronounced dead. Her name is being withheld at this time pending family notification, police said.

The driver of the Audi was identified as Corey Womack. He was taken to Montefiore Nyack for treatment, where he was placed under arrest.

Womack was being held at Clarkstown Police Headquarters in New City Wednesday awaiting arraignment in Clarkstown Justice Court on a felony charge of criminally negligent homicide and a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving, police said.

A portion of Route 59 was closed while the Clarkstown Police Department Accident Investigation Team was at the scene and during the clean-up.

If anyone was in the area, witnessed the accident or has video footage, please contact the
Clarkstown Detective Bureau at 845-639-5840.