Crime & Safety

Crash In Valley Cottage Injures One

The passenger's legs were broken in several places, police said.

A crash on Rte. 9W Feb. 24, 2019 sent a Haverstraw woman to the hospital.
A crash on Rte. 9W Feb. 24, 2019 sent a Haverstraw woman to the hospital. (Clarkstown Police Department)

VALLEY COTTAGE, NY — A crash at 4 a.m. Sunday sent a Haverstraw woman to the hospital. Clarkstown police said the crash, on Route 9W in Valley Cottage, happened when the car in which she was a passenger left the road and struck a tree.

It took emergency responders more than half-an-hour to get the 23-year-old out of the car.

The man driving her was not injured.

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No arrests or summonses have been made. The crash is still under investigation.

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