U-Haul Truck Slams Into 2 State Police Cars On NY-17 In Woodbury

WOODBURY, NY — Fortunately, there were no serious injuries when a moving truck collided with two parked state police cars.

On Sept. 8, at approximately 11:22 p.m., two State Police vehicles were parked, and unoccupied on the shoulder of State Route 17 conducting an investigation westbound in the Town of Woodbury, near Exit 130A, with their emergency lights activated. A U-Haul box truck traveling westbound struck the rear of the marked State Police troop car, causing it to strike the second police vehicle, according to NYSP.

Both troopers were taken to Garnet Health Medical Center for evaluation. No other injuries were reported, NYSP said.