Crime & Safety

Clarkstown Police ID Man in Fatal Feb. 18 Crash on Route 59

A medical condition suffered by the driver, a Central Nyack resident, may have been a factor.

The driver of a 2004 Hummer who apparently lost control on Route 59 in West Nyack yesterday was Emmanuel Estriplet of Central Nyack.

Clarkstown police said Estriplet, 56, died at Nyack Hospital after the 1-car accident at 12:35 p.m. near Larch Court.

Police said there was one passenger in the Hummer, Marie Cherimond, 55. She was treated for minor injuries at Nyack Hospital.

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Estriplet and Cherimond were friends who lived in the same area of Central Nyack.

Police said preliminary information raises the possibility that a medical condition suffered by the driver was a factor which led to the vehicle veering off the roadway, striking a snow bank and then overturning.

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The Clarkstown Police Accident Investigation Team is continuing its investigation.

PHOTO: Clarkstown Police Department

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