TOWN OF WALLKILL – A Monroe woman was killed when the car in which she was a passenger failed to negotiate the curve on the I-84 exit 4W ramp in the Town of Wallkill, ran off the roadway and crashed. The State Police investigation revealed the accident occurred hours before the vehicle was located shortly after 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
Ashley Martinez, 25, was pronounced dead at the scene.
State Police said the driver, Gregory Cardona, 27, of New Windsor, was flown to Westchester Medical Center where he was listed in critical condition.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to call the State Police at 845-344-5300.
An unrelated two-car accident on Route 17K in the Town of Montgomery on Monday morning claimed the life of an elderly man. George Gisselbrecht, 87, of Salisbury Mills, was a passenger in a car driven by his wife, Mary, 85. She was listed in Critical Condition at Westchester Medical Center.
The accident, just before 6:30 p.m., happened when a 16-year-old female, driving in the opposite direction near Berea Road, drifted into the oncoming lane and crashed into the other vehicle. She was taken to Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill and listed in stable condition.
Police are listing sun glare as likely cause for the crash as the teenage driver was adjusting her visor.
