November 11, 2023, at 06:00 am – Town of Fishkill Police Officers responded to the area of Rt 9D and Interstate 84 for multiple 911 calls reporting a car vs. pedestrian motor vehicle accident.
Upon arrival of officers, it appeared a northbound vehicle on Route 9D collided with a subject southbound operating an electric scooter. Preliminarily investigation and witness statements reported the northbound vehicle was in the left lane (Newburgh Beacon Bridge approach) operated by a 42-year-old Beacon woman, when a 32-year-old Beacon man operating the scooter southbound in the northbound lane attempted to cross both lanes colliding with the northbound vehicle.
The scooter operator sustained what appeared to be serious physical injury. He was transported to St. Lukes Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh by Beacon Volunteer Ambulance Corps (BVAC). The New York State Police are assisting the Town of Fishkill Police with the accident reconstruction.