TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A woman killed while walking on Route 32 north of Mill Street in the Town of Newburgh Monday evening has been identified by police as a Walden woman.
Town Police said Deotha McNair, 73, was walking along the road at around 7 p.m. when she was struck by a car driven by a 21-year-old Wallkill woman. She was not injured.
Detectives are investigating the circumstances of how the victim came to be walking several miles from her home. Anyone with information is asked to call Newburgh Town Police at 845-564-1100.
Town Police were assisted at the scene by a State Police accident reconstruction team, Cronomer Valley Fire Department and the Orange County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Hudson Valley unemployment up in March
April 29, 2024
