Milan man dies following fatal motor vehicle collision on the Taconic State Parkway
NEW YORK STATE POLICE
Major Robin H. Benziger
Troop K Commander
Milan, New York – On August 4, 2015, at about 4:30 p.m., New York State Police from the Livingston barracks investigated a one-car fatal motor vehicle collision that occurred on the Taconic State Parkway just north of Ferris Road.
An investigation indicated that George E. Wendover, Jr., age 53, of Milan, was traveling northbound on the Taconic State Parkway in a 2003 Dodge Durango at a high rate of speed. Wendover reportedly lost control of his vehicle, exited the eastern shoulder of the roadway. The vehicle traveled up an earth embankment and collided with a tree.
Wendover was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office. Police are unsure if alcohol and or drug contributed to the cause of the crash at this time. Mr. Wendover was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The State Police were assisted by the Milan Fire Department and Rescue Squad and the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Wendover was the only occupant in the vehicle at the time of the crash.
