Traffic & Transit
1 Killed In Single-Car Crash In Highlands
The driver was charged with criminally negligent homicide, police said.
HIGHLANDS, NY — One person was killed in a single-car crash Tuesday in the town of Highland. The New York State Police said the crash, which happened around 6 a.m., involved a 2018 Infiniti with three people.
The care was traveling east on Route 6, and while entering the Long Mountain Circle, the car lost control and entered the center island striking a tree.
Farhan Sadik, 21, of Hempstead, was the rear passenger and was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Neither the driver, Ebraheem Chowdhury, 22, of New York, or the front-seat passenger suffered any injuries.
Chowdhury was charged with criminally negligent homicide.
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This is an ongoing investigation, and police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to call the New York State Police Monroe Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.
State police were assisted by the New York State Park Police.
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