Police Now Investigating Fatal Overnight Crash In Monroe
A fatal motor vehicle accident took place overnight in Orange County.
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Minivan Crash In Monroe, Orange County
Police are investigating a minivan crash that took place overnight in Monroe, Orange County. The single car incident happened around 11:00pm on Larkin Drive just before County Route 105.
Police reports indicate that an incident took place at 11:03pm. Police were notified after a 911 call from a motorist who noticed a minivan 'far off the roadway in a ditch, with a person trapped inside.'
New York State Police, once on scene, found the single car in the ditch off the roadway. The vehicle's only occupant, later identified as Ulugbek Yunussov, 62, from Brooklyn, NY, was extricated from the vehicle and received lifesaving measures at the scene from EMS. Yunussov was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in serious condition, and would later succumb to his injuries.
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Accident Investigations Still Underway
State Police out of Troop F are still investigating the cause of the accident, with preliminary reports revealing that the 2012 Chrysler van had been traveling west bound on Larkin Dr. when it exited the roadway 'for unknown reasons and subsequently struck and embankment.
Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to contact the State Police at Middletown at 845-344-5300 and reference case NY2400982330.
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