Traffic & Transit
Drivers In Deadly Freightliner Head-On Collision With CRV Are ID'd By Authorities
The Honda was headed east on State Route 312, when it crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a Freightliner, police said.
TOWN OF SOUTHEAST, NY — Authorities have identified the drivers involved in a deadly head-on crash this morning.
At 7:46 a.m., troopers responded to State Route 312, in the town of Southeast, after receiving a report of a serious crash.
New York State Police say a Honda CRV driven by 74-year-old Eleana S. Silk, of Carmel, was traveling east when it crossed into the westbound lane and collided head-on with a 2023 Freightliner driven by 57-year-old Richard G. Medina, of New Fairfield, Connecticut.
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State police say that Silk was pronounced dead at the scene, while Medina was not injured.
The investigation is ongoing, according to NYSP.
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