YORKTOWN – A killed when the car he was driving ran off the Taconic State Parkway and struck a median guiderail.
State Police say William Smith, 71, of Hopewell Junction, was northbound on the parkway in Yorktown at around 7:40 p.m. when his car ran off the road and struck the guiderail. The vehicle then crossed all three northbound lanes and came to rest against the guiderail on the eastern shoulder.
Smith was transported to Hudson Valley Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
A preliminary investigation indicates that Smith may have suffered a medical event prior to his vehicle leaving the road, police said. The cause of death is pending an autopsy and toxicology.
