Traffic & Transit
Deadly I-87 Crash In Woodbury Involved 2 Semi-Trucks, Van
A 2020 Nissan van rear-ended a bobtail 2016 Freightliner tractor slowed in traffic, which then hit a 1997 Freightliner tractor-trailer.
WOODBURY, NY — A pile-up on I-87 killed one person and sent another victim to the hospital.
New York State Police say that on Wednesday, around 12:30 p.m., a 2020 Nissan van was traveling north on I-87 at MPM 50.9, when it rear-ended a bobtail 2016 Freightliner tractor that was slowed in the right lane of traffic.
Police say the slow traffic was caused by an approaching work zone for line-stripping.
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The crash pushed the tractor-trailer forward and into the back of a 1997 Freightliner tractor-trailer.
The driver of the van was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say they are not releasing the identity of the driver until family members are notified.
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The driver of the 2016 Freightliner, 51-year-old Adam C. Rice, of Brick, New Jersey, was taken to St. Luke's Hospital - Newburgh by New Windsor EMS for non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver of the 1997 Freightliner, 66-year-old Jeffrey W. Clark, of Lecanto, Florida, was uninjured in the crash.
NYSP say that the investigation is continuing.
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