Motorcycle, Sheriff's Deputy Collide On Route 6

CARMEL, NY — A Putnam Sheriff's Deputy and a motorcyclist collided early Wednesday morning on Route 6. The crash took place at 6:45 a.m., closing the road until about 8 a.m.

The deputy, who was driving east on Route 6 near Putnam Plaza, saw a driver in a westbound vehicle commit a traffic violation. He started a U-turn in pursuit, said Captain Lisa Ortolano.

Behind him were two cars. A motorcycle behind them veered left to go around them and accelerated into the police car.

Both the deputy, Francis McDonough, and the motorcycle rider were taken to Danbury Hospital with minor injuries, Ortolano said. No summonses were issued.