BEACON – A 41-year-old Beacon man was struck and killed as he walked on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge late Sunday night and was struck by a tractor-trailer.
State Police said Stephen Tomlins was pronounced dead on the scene.
Troopers said at about 11:30 p.m., they were notified by the New York State Bridge Authority that a pedestrian was seen on bridge security cameras walking on the south span of the bridge – the eastbound structure.
Police have released still images from bridge cameras and they may show the vehicles involved in the crash.
Anyone who may have witnessed the incident is asked to call the State Police at 845-677-7300.
