Tokson
BEDFORD HILLS – A Scarsdale man has been committed to the Westchester
County Jail in lieu of $75,000 cash bail or $100,000 bond following an
early morning head-on crash on I-684 in Bedford Hills in which a 64-year-old
Mount Kisco woman was killed.
State Police from the Somers barracks arrested Zachary Tokson, 23, on
a charge of felony criminally negligent homicide in the death of Elena
Lopez.
Troopers said at about 5:49 a.m. Sunday, Tokson drove from the Bedford
rest area onto the highway going northbound in the southbound lanes, colliding
head-on with the car driven by Lopez. Tokson’s car was then struck
by an SUV driven by Paula Pinheiro-Aloy, 44, of Ridgefield, Connecticut,
who was driving southbound.
Lopez, who was alone in her vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Tokson and his passenger sustained non-life threatening injuries and were
treated at Westchester Medical Center. Pinheiro-Aloy and her passenger
were not injured.
Whether or not alcohol involvement was a factor in the collision remains
under investigation, police said.
Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call the State Police
at 914-277-3177 or 914-769-2600.
State Police were assisted at the scene by Bedford Police and Fire departments,
Katonah Fire Department, Westchester County District Attorney’s
Office, Westchester Medical Examiner’s Office and state Department
of Transportation.
