Traffic & Transit
Motorcyclist Crashes Against Rock Wall On The Taconic Parkway
He was unable to negotiate the curve in the road, state police said.
PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — A Bronx resident was injured in a motorcycle crash on the Taconic Parkway near Peekskill Hollow Road at 3:20 p.m. Saturday, New York State police said.
The crash was just south of Peekskill Hollow Road, according to the Putnam County Bureau of Emergency Services.
Among the responding agencies were Putnam Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Putnam Valley Volunteer Fire Department, Empress EMS and New York State Police.
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State police said a 2015 Harley Davidson, operated by Ernesto Negron, 62, was unable to negotiate the curve in the road and struck the rock wall.
A helicopter was requested to the scene, landing in the area of the Bryant Pond overpass.
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Negron was taken to WMC with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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