State Police are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on interstate 84 in the town of Wallkill
31 January 2023
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Paul M. DeQuarto
Troop F Commander
Troop F Commander
PRESS RELEASE
On January 29, 2023, at approximately 2:10 p.m. New York State Troopers from the Middletown barracks responded to Interstate 84 westbound in the town of Wallkill for a report of a two vehicle collision. When troopers arrived on scene they observed two vehicles, a 2020 Acura RDX and a 2019 Dodge down an embankment off the north shoulder. The operator of the Dodge, identified as Sarah Williams, age 35, from Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator and passenger of the other vehicle were not injured.
On January 29, 2023, at approximately 2:10 p.m. New York State Troopers from the Middletown barracks responded to Interstate 84 westbound in the town of Wallkill for a report of a two vehicle collision. When troopers arrived on scene they observed two vehicles, a 2020 Acura RDX and a 2019 Dodge down an embankment off the north shoulder. The operator of the Dodge, identified as Sarah Williams, age 35, from Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene. The operator and passenger of the other vehicle were not injured.
Preliminary investigation revealed that both vehicles were traveling westbound and for unknown reasons collided before leaving the roadway causing the Dodge to flip over. Troopers were assisted at the scene by the Mechanicstown Fire Department and Town of Wallkill EMS.
State Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the vehicles prior to the crash to contact State Police at the Middletown barracks and ask for the Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) at 845-344-5300.
This investigation is ongoing.
