New York – Fatal Car Crash in Schodack – NYSP Requests Information From Public
By admin • Oct 29th, 2009 • Category: NewsDISCLAIMER - Any Charges Reported in these Press Releases are Merely Accusations and the Defendants are Presumed Innocent Unless and Until Proven Guilty.
Two car crash in Schodack leaves one dead, two seriously injured
The New York State Police in Schodack are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on US Route 20 in the Town of Schodack, Wednesday evening, October 28, 2009. At approximately 7:40 pm, an officer with the Village of Nassau Police Department observed two vehicles travelling through the Village without license plates. The officer traveled westbound on Route 20 to attempt a traffic stop when the vehicles accelerated away from him. The officer then observed one of the vehicles, a white KIA, lose control and strike an eastbound vehicle head on.
The white KIA erupted into flames and the operator was pronounced dead at the scene by Michael Zigler, Rensselaer County Death Investigator.
The two occupants of the other vehicle, a 1990 Subaru, would have been burned if not for the first responders who used a truck to pull their vehicle away from the KIA and extinguish the flames that had started to erupt. The other vehicle without license plates, a green Jeep Cherokee, continued westbound on Route 20 without stopping at the scene.
Through subsequent investigation, it has been determined that both vehicles were stolen from the New Lebanon area that day.
The two occupants of the Subaru were seriously injured in the crash and transported to Albany Medical Center. They are identified as follows;
Cara Warner, age 21, of Nassau, NY, the operator of the vehicle, and
Danielle Hilton, age 21, of Nassau, NY, the passenger in the vehicle.
The operator of the KIA has not been identified at this time. The investigation into the crash as well as to the identity of both operators of the stolen cars is continuing. Any persons with information are urged to call the State Police at Schodack at (518) 732-4644.
Trooper Maureen Tuffey
Public Information Officer
518 783-3284
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