TOWN OF NEVERSINK – A Liberty man was killed when his car drifted into the opposite lane of traffic on Route 55 in the Town of Neversink and struck an oncoming car.
State Police at the Liberty barracks said the 7 a.m. crash claimed the life of Derrick Yerkes, 34, who died at the scene.
The driver of the other car, Cheryl Bertholf, 56, of Loch Sheldrake, was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center and was being treated for rib fractures and fractured vertebrae.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation and troopers ask anyone who may have witnessed it to call investigators at the Liberty barracks at 845-292-6600.
State Police were assisted at the scene by firefighters from Grahamsville, Neversink and Loch Sheldrake, Mobile Medic Ambulance, Lifenet helicopter and the state Department of Transportation.
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