TOWN OF LIBERTY – State
Police have released the name of the woman killed in a head-on crash on
Route 55 just off the Route 17 west exit 100A on Saturday.
Ann Powers, 73, of Grahamsville was pronounced dead at the scene by Sullivan
County Coroner Elton Harris.
Investigation by troopers revealed a 2015 Mercedes Benz driven by Edward
Schaffner, 77, of Ramsey, New Jersey, got off Route 17 west at exit 100A.
He failed to stop at a stop sign at the end of the ramp and made a right
turn onto Route 55, crossing into the opposite lane of traffic and striking
the 2006 Ford Explorer driven by Powers head-on.
Schaffner suffered internal injuries and was transported to Catskill Regional
Medical Center by ambulance and later transferred to Westchester Medical
Center in Valhalla.
The investigation is ongoing.
