SLOATSBURG – An accident involving an ATV and a 2016 Subaru on
Route 17 near the Sunnyside Restaurant in Sloatsburg Saturday evening
sent the driver of the ATV to the hospital with serious head injuries,
Ramapo Town Police reported.
At around 7:32 p.m., the crash occurred as both vehicles were traveling
northbound in the left lane, police said. The ATV operator was treated
at the scene by Rockland Paramedics and an off-duty doctor, on his way
to Tuxedo.
The ATV driver was transported by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center.
The driver of the car, a 30-year-old Monroe man and his 29-year-old passenger,
were taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern by ambulance for observation.
A State Police Crash Reconstruction Team and the Ramapo Police conducted
a joint investigation.
As of late Saturday night, no tickets were issued.
