On January 11 at 10:12 pm East Fishkill Police responded to a report of a person struck by a truck on Lime Kiln Rd. in Hopewell Jct.
Upon arriving the Officers located a male victim on the roadway and two vehicles which had stopped after being involved in the incident.
A preliminary investigation indicated that The Victim, Rudolph Thompson, 44, of the Town of Poughkeepsie, was struck while in the South bound driving lane of Lime Kiln Rd. by a 2012 Peterbuilt tractor hauling an empty dump trailer. The Truck, which was traveling South on Lime Kiln Rd. stopped immediately after the collision. After being struck, the victim was then struck a few moments later by a South bound 2008 Ford Focus. Thompson was declared deceased at the scene.
The driver of the Peterbuilt was identified as Philip Silvarole, 53, of Scottsville, NY. The driver of the Ford, was identified as Andrew Lavery, 24, of Carmel, NY. Neither driver was injured.
The Incident occurred on a four lane portion of Lime Kiln Rd, between Shenandoah Rd and the Lime Kiln Road Extension which is a dark and unlit section of roadway. The road was closed during the investigation until 2:40 am. The investigation is continuing, and autopsy results are pending. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to call East Fishkill Police at 221-2111.
East Fishkill Police were assisted at the scene by the N Y State Police, the East Fishkill Fire Department and Fire Police, Mobile Life Paramedics, and the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office.
