2 Nassau County Men Injured, One Critically, In Cortlandt Crash

CORTLANDT, NY – A lunchtime collision involving a van and a tractor-trailer Monday sent two Long Island men to the hospital. One has life-threatening injuries, police said. The crash took place on Route 9 north of Annsville Circle in the Hudson Valley.

New York State Police from the Cortlandt barracks were dispatched to the collision at 12:15 p.m. July on Route 9 at Roa Hook Road. Police said their preliminary investigation indicates that Steven M. Huffman, of Kerhonkson, was traveling northbound on Route 9 when a Ford van, operated by Miguel Belony Jr. of Oyster Bay, initiated a left turn from Roa Hook Road onto Route 9. Police said he failed to yield the right of way.

Huffman, who was operating a Kenworth tractor trailer, struck the van. It overturned. The tractor-trailer crossed the highway and came to rest on the westbound shoulder.

Belony, 31, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center with life threatening injuries and is listed in critical condition. Belony’s passenger, Alberto L. Roman, 37, of Farmingdale, was transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

The roadway was closed for several hours while the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit reconstructed the crash. The Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit also responded to the scene. Also at the scene of the crash were members of the Garrison Fire Department.