TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A Newburgh man is recuperating in Westchester Medical Center after he was struck on Route 17K at D’Alfonso Road in the Town of Newburgh while riding his bike.
Frederick Scott, 44, was peddling west from the City of Newburgh into
the town at around 8:48 p.m. on Tuesday in the pouring rain and foggy
conditions when he apparently veered into the road to avoid a culvert
and was struck by a car going in the same direction, police said.
Scott was initially taken by Town of Newburgh Volunteer Ambulance to St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and later transferred to Westchester for further treatment of non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
The driver of the vehicle, a 58-year-old Pine Bush man was cleared of any wrongdoing. Police said Scott was wearing all black clothing and had no light or reflectors on his bike or apparel.
