State Police investigated a personal injury roll over crash on I-...

Press Release

Newburgh, NY - On April 22, 2024, at approximately 10:28 a.m., State Police responded to a report of a personal injury crash on I-87 northbound, in the town of Newburgh, Orange County.

The crash occurred in the area of mile marker 61.9, between exit 17 (Newburgh) and exit 18 (New Paltz). A preliminary investigation at the scene determined that a 2022 Toyota Tundra was parked on the right shoulder when the driver, Peter W. Nugent, 42, of Sharon, CT, reentered the roadway into the path of a 2011 Toyota Venza. The Toyota Venza, operated by Melissa R. Edmond, 39, of Troy, NY, overturned into the median. A 6-year-old passenger of the Toyota Venza was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center for severe lacerations. No other injuries were reported. Nugent was issued a traffic ticket as a result of the crash.