TUXEDO – A man struck while crossing Route 17 in the Town of Tuxedo on Friday night has died.
Tuxedo Town Police said Lawrence Kovaly, 67, of Tuxedo, was crossing
the highway near Patterson Hill Road when he was struck by an oncoming
vehicle.
Kovaly sustained a serious head injury, was transported to Good Samaritan
Hospital in Suffern and later flown to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla
where he was pronounced dead early Saturday morning.
Police said that portion of the highway where the incident occurred has a 55 mile per hour speed limit with no traffic lights or cross walk.
