1 Dead, 4 Injured In 2-Car New Paltz Crash

NEW PALTZ, NY — A two-car crash in New Paltz left one person dead and four others seriously injured. State police said, around 11:30 p.m. March 30, troopers responded to the crash at the intersection of Henry W. Dubois Drive and North Oakwood Terrace in the Town of New Paltz.

The preliminary investigation found that a 2008 Volvo S40, being driven by Abram Almahari, 19, of New Paltz, was traveling west on Henry W. Dubois Drive when he struck the rear end of a 2012 Toyota Scion XD that was stopped at a stop sign.

The impact caused the Toyota to spin around in the roadway and travel backwards off the north shoulder of Henry W. Dubois Drive.

The Volvo continued west, crossing the roadway to the south shoulder, striking a rock embankment. The vehicle overturned and then struck a tree.

Jade N. Randazzo, 25, of New Paltz, a passenger in the Volvo, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Almahari was taken to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie with head and arm trauma.

Walter Morales-Duarte, 22, of New Paltz, who was a passenger in the Volvo, was taken to Vassar Brother Medical Center in Poughkeepsie with internal injuries.

James Davis, 22, of Poughkeepsie, who was also in the Volvo, was taken to Mid Hudson Regional Hospital with head trauma.

The driver of the Toyota — Charlie Rodriguez, 43, of Highland — was taken to Vassar Brother Medical Center with internal injuries.

Police said the collision remains under investigation.

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