Police: Driver struck and killed while standing outside disabled car

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MONROE – A motorist, who was standing on the side of Route 17 eastbound in the Town of Monroe, was struck and killed by a passing car Saturday morning, State Police said.

Preliminary investigation revealed that Garfield Elliot, 47, of New Rochelle, was involved in a vehicle crash at about 6:16 a.m. where he was the driver of one of the vehicles.

Elliot got out of his car in the center median of Route 17 and stepped into the roadway where he was struck by a 2018 Volkswagen that was traveling east. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation is continuing.




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