Traffic & Transit

1 Dead In Orange County Car Crash

Police said the crash happened early Sunday morning in the town of Thompson.

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THOMPSON, NY — One person was killed in a one-car crash Sunday in the town of Thompson. The New York State Police said the crash happened around 3:40 a.m. on Old Glen Wild Road.

The preliminary investigation found that a 2009 Toyota was traveling on Old Glen Wild Road when the driver failed to negotiate a curve and struck a tree.

Police said the driver and front-seat passenger were taken to Garnet Health Medical Center in Orange County.

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The back-seat passenger, a 22-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police said this was an ongoing investigation.

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