Traffic & Transit
74-Year-Old Victim In Fatal Route 9 Crash Identified By Sheriff
A southbound vehicle crossed into the northbound lanes and was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to authorities.
GARRISON, NY — A Beacon man has been identified as the driver killed in Friday's fatal collision.
Putnam County Sheriff Kevin J. McConville says that the crash took place on Route 9 in the town of Philipstown.
Around 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Putnam County 911 received several calls about a motor vehicle accident on Route 9, south of Route 403 in the Garrison area.
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Members of the Sheriff's Office, the Garrison and Continental Village Fire Departments, the Garrison Volunteer Ambulance, and Empress Emergency Medical Services all responded to the scene.
A preliminary investigation, with the help of the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, found that a southbound vehicle driven by 74-year-old Norton Segarra, of Beacon, crossed into the northbound lanes and was struck by a tractor-trailer.
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Segarra was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the truck, 60-year-old Glen Cochran of Milford, Connecticut, was taken to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
The road remained closed until 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
The sheriff says that the investigation into the cause is ongoing.
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