Brooklyn rabbi among 2 killed in wrong-way, head-on collision on NYS Thruway

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TUXEDO, N.Y., (WCBS 880) -- State Police are investigating a wrong-way crash involving two vehicles that left two men dead, including a Brooklyn rabbi on the Thruway early Tuesday, authorities said.

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The vehicles were occupied by drivers only, both of whom were pronounced dead on the scene, according to officials.

The victims were later identified as 67-year-old Yidel Weinstock, a Brooklyn rabbi who lives in Chester, and 68-year-old George Gonzalez, of Dumont, New Jersey.

All southbound lanes were blocked during accident reconstruction but have since ropened.

An investigation remains ongoing.

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