NEW YORK (1010 WINS) – A man was killed and two teens were injured in a head-on crash in Rockland County on Monday night, police said.
The Clarkstown Police Department responded to the accident at around 9:15 p.m. near the intersection of Route 304 and Second Street in New City.
"Our deepest sympathies go out to the families involved during this incredibly difficult time, especially as they face this tragic event during the holiday season," a spokesperson for the Clarkstown Police Department said.
An investigation revealed that a 35-year-old man from Ohio was driving a black Hyundai northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 304 when he collided head-on with a BMW. The BMW was driven by an 18-year-old boy with a 16-year-old girl in the passenger seat.
The force of the crash sent the Hyundai into the center median, while the BMW was pushed onto the shoulder of the southbound lanes, police said.
Emergency crews, including the New City Fire Department, extricated all three individuals from their vehicles. The Clarkstown Police Department, New City Ambulance, Nanuet Community Ambulance Corps, and Rockland Paramedics provided immediate medical care at the scene.
The teens in the BMW were transported to Westchester Medical Center with serious injuries. The driver of the Hyundai, whose identity is being withheld pending family notification, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the crash is ongoing. Police are asking anyone who witnessed the accident or has information to contact the Clarkstown Police Detective Bureau at (845) 639-5800.
