NEWBURGH – The driver
killed when his vehicle slammed into the rear of a tractor-trailer on
the eastbound Newburgh-Beacon Bridge last Thursday evening was identified
as a Hopewell Junction man.
State Police said Fernando Carozza, 51, was killed when his 2013 Jeep
Wrangler struck the rear of the truck, which was stopped in the center
lane of the bridge when it became disabled.
Other drivers maneuvered around the disabled truck, but Carozza’s
vehicle struck the rear bumper of the trailer.
Carozza was pronounced dead at the scene of the 7 p.m. accident.
The State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement
Unit and Bureau of Criminal investigation responded to the scene.
The investigation is continuing.
