State Police investigate motorcycle collision
on the Taconic State Parkway
in Putnam Valley
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
PRESS RELEASE
The New York State Police is currently investigating a motor vehicle crash which occurred on the Taconic State Parkway in the Town of Putnam Valley (Putnam County, N.Y.)
At about 1:50 p.m. a group of police motorcycles engaged in a training run were traveling in the southbound lanes at the interchange with Bryant Pond Road. (The officers were from multiple different area police agencies.) At about that time, another vehicle began to merge from Bryant Pond Road onto the parkway. As the vehicle attempted to merge, several of the motorcycles were forced to take evasive action, and two of the cycles struck each other. One of the operators, an officer from the West Haven (Connecticut) Police Department was ejected from his bike and suffered serious injuries. He was transported by LifeNet Medevac to Westchester Medical Center. The second rider, as well as the other motorist were uninjured.
A New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash and the southbound lanes of the parkway are now open.
Any witnesses to the crash are asked to contact the State Police Cortlandt Bureau of Criminal Investigation by calling (914) 769-2600.
