VILLAGE OF RED HOOK – Red Hook Police have reported a Thursday night crash between a car and a stray cow on North Broadway in the village. The 8:30 p.m. incident caused “extensive damage” to the car, according to a statement issued by the department.
The driver of the 2005 Dodge, a 64-year-old woman from Livingston, was traveling northbound on North Broadway (Route 9) when a cow entered the roadway. The driver was unable to avoid striking the cow head-on. The driver sustained a minor wrist injury. The bruised bovine survived and fled the scene. The owner of the runaway cow was notified.
The police were assisted at the scene by the Red Hook Fire Company and Northern Dutchess Paramedics.
