Bronx Man Dies After Crashing Into Tractor Trailer

TUXEDO, NY — One person was killed in an early morning accident Monday on I-87 in the town of Tuxedo. New York State Police said Sheik A. Bacchus, 51, of the Bronx, was driving his 2013 Dodge Durango north, in the area of mile marker 38, when he lost control of his car for an unknown reason around 3 a.m.

Police said Bacchus went off the right shoulder and struck the rear of a 2020 International tractor trailer which was parked on the shoulder.

Bacchus was pronounced dead at the scene by the Orange County medical examiner.

The driver of the tractor trailer, Everton M. Barnett, 34, of Landover, Maryland, was not injured.

Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Troop F Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit. The accident was reconstructed by the New York State Police Troop F Collision Reconstruction Unit.

Police said the crash remains under investigation.

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