Crime & Safety
Police ID Man Killed In Fiery Crash On Sprain Brook Parkway
The on-vehicle crash happened overnight Sunday in the town of Greenburgh.
GREENBURGH, NY — Police have identified the person killed Sunday in a one-car crash on the Sprain Brook Parkway in the town of Greenburgh.
The New York State Police said Gavion P. Singleton, 22, of Bronx, died when his SUV went off the roadway.
According to authorities, troopers were sent around 12:30 a.m. Sunday to the area of mile marker 7.6 southbound of the Sprain Brook Parkway for a vehicle off the roadway engulfed in flames.
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The Yonkers and Fairview fire departments put out the flames and extricated Singleton, who was the only person in his 2017 Dodge Durango.
Greenburgh Paramedics attempted lifesaving measures, but Singleton was declared dead at the scene.
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The initial investigation found the Bronx resident was driving his SUV south on the Sprain Brook Parkway and left the roadway for unknown reasons.
The Durango struck a guiderail and then a utility pole before striking another section of the guiderail and catching on fire.
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