Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Man Critically Injured in Collision with Snow Plow
A surgeon from Nyack Hospital was called in before emergency responders could extricate the driver of the crushed car.
A crash in Congers last night left one driver in critical condition and his car destroyed.
A Toyota Corolla collided with a snow plow on Route 9W just south of Route 304 at 7:20 p.m., Clarkstown police said. A 35-year-old Orangeburg resident was driving the car.
A surgeon was brought in to perform a field amputation on the man’s right foot before emergency crews could extricate him from the wreckage, Rockland Paramedics Inc. director Ray Florida told The Journal News; however, no surgery was needed.
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He was taken first to Nyack Hospital to be stabilized and then to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla.
The driver of the New York State Department of Transportation snow plow, a 27-year-old Nanuet resident, appeared uninjured, police said.
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Route 9W was closed for a few hours. The Clarkstown Police Accident Investigation Team processed the scene and is conducting the investigation. The cause of the accident is unknown at this time.
PHOTO: Car destroyed in collision with snow plow in Congers, NY Feb. 23, 2015/Clarkstown Police Department
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