ORANGE COUNTY – State Police are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 21-year-old Hempstead resident on Tuesday morning on Route 6 near the Long Mountain Circle. The driver has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.
Troopers say on August, 25, 2020, at approximately 6 a.m. a 2018 Infiniti with three people was traveling east on State Route 6. While entering the Long Mountain Circle the vehicle lost control and entered the center island striking a tree. The rear passenger, Farhan Sadik, age 21 of Hempstead, NY was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The driver, 22-year-old Ebraheem Chowdhury of NYC, and the front-seat passenger did not suffer any injuries.
State Police were assisted by the New York State Park Police. This is an ongoing investigation. State Police in Monroe are asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash, to contact the New York State Police Monroe Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) at 845-344-5300.
