Elderly man killed in wrong-way wreck (VIDEO)

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81-year-old Tom Lloyd was killed after he drove in the wrong direction and struck another vehicle.

SLATE HILL – An 81-year-old Bloomingburg resident was killed in a wrong-way wreck on I-84 on Friday, June 2nd near mile marker 11 in Waywayanda.  The driver, Tom Lloyd, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes when he collided with a car driven by 48-year-old Ethel Kowalczik, of Unionville.

State Police say that Lloyd was pronounced dead at the scene and Kowalczik was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center for treatment after the wrong-way driver collided with her.

Several motorists had called 911 to report Lloyd’s presence in the wrong lane just prior to the fatal wreck.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or operation of the vehicle just prior to the accident, is asked to please contact SP Middletown Communications at 845-344-5300.

Video of scene provided by Mark Lieb/Rockland Video Production:




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