1 Woman Killed When Car Goes Off Roadway

GREENPORT, NY — An upstate woman was killed when her car went off the road in Columbia County.

The New York State Police said, around 2:15 p.m. Monday, troopers were sent to Route 23 near Fingar Road in the town of Greenport for a report of a car off the road.

Police said, at the scene, Barbara Coon, 82, of Glenmont, Albany County, was found with severe injuries after her 2013 Volvo S60 left the road and struck a tree.

Troopers began life-saving techniques until Greenport Emergency Medical Services arrived.

Coon died of her injuries, police said.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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