Traffic & Transit

Deer, Struck By Truck, Kills Hudson Valley Woman In Car

Police said the deer was crossing the highway when it was hit by a large truck.

LLOYD, NY — A deer strike in Ulster County Monday led to the death of a Newburgh woman. The New York State Police said, around 1:20 p.m. Monday, troopers were called to Route 9W in the town of Lloyd for an accident involving a car and a deer.

Police said the investigation found that a large truck going south on Route 9W struck a deer that had come onto the roadway from the west shoulder.

The deer was thrown into the opposite lane where it hit a 2001 Subaru Legacy that was traveling north on the highway.

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Police said the animal went through the windshield and back window of the car.

The driver of the Subaru, Sean Boles, 25, of Washington Township, New Jersey, and his passenger, Toni Redner, 23, of Newburgh, were taken to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital by Mobile Life.

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Redner was pronounced dead at the hospital. Boles was treated for injuries not considered to be life-threatening.


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