Crash in Southeast Started when Driver Lost Control on Ramp from 684 to East 84

At 11:11 a.m. Oct. 21, New York State Troopers from the East Fishkill and Brewster barracks responded to a two-car serious personal-injury auto accident on Interstate 84, east of the Interstate 684 interchange.

Initial investigation indicated that Marie D. Rene, 35, from Bridgeport, CT., was traveling on the ramp from Interstate 684 northbound to Interstate 84 eastbound when she lost control of her 2006 Hyundai Sante Fe sport-utility vehicle near the end of the ramp.

Her vehicle left the ramp and entered the grass divider which separates the entry ramp from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84. The sport-utility vehicle then struck a ditch within the divider, became airborne and entered the eastbound lanes of Interstate 84 where it struck a 2006 Chevrolet pick-up truck.

The Chevrolet spun onto the south shoulder of the highway before it left the roadway. The driver of the pick-up truck was not injured.

Rene’s vehicle then completely crossed the eastbound lanes, entered the center median of the highway and rolled over. Rene, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle and onto the center median. She sustained head trauma and a fractured hip.

Rene was transported by Stat-Flight helicopter to Westchester Medical Center where she is currently listed in critical condition.

The crash remains under investigation by State Police. No tickets have yet been issued.

Interstate 84 was closed in order to land the Stat-Flight helicopter which airlifted the victim to the hospital. Afterwards, one or more lanes were closed in both directions for over two hours as members of the State Police Collision Reconstruction conducted their scene investigation. Troopers were assisted at the crash scene by members of the Brewster Fire Department, TransCare EMS and the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.