Crime & Safety
Woman Stabbed By Man Who Died in Mid-Hudson Bridge Car Crash, Police Say
The man was crossing the bridge when his car went into oncoming traffic.
POUGHKEEPSIE, NY — Police are saying the Poughkeepsie man killed in a head-on crash on the Mid-Hudson Bridge early Wednesday stabbed a Hyde Park woman in the neck.
The Poughkeepsie Journal said the 39-year-old woman is no longer in critical condition after undergoing surgery.
Steven A. Vaughan, 31, of Poughkeepsie, was driving in a westbound lane of the Mid-Hudson Bridge around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday when his car crossed the dividing barrier and struck a car driven by Mark Ashby, 50 of Accord.
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Both men were dead at the scene and their bodies were taken to Kingston Hospital.
A passenger in Ashby’s car was injured and taken to Westchester Medical Center.
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For more details, read the Poughkeepsie Journal article here.
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