Offcials say they continue to investigate a fatal crash that occurred on one of the area's most traveled interstates Tuesday afternoon. Unfortunately, the crash claimed the life of an out-of-state driver, according to a police report.
New York State Police said in a press release that on October 21, at approximately 3:06 PM, troopers from the Montgomery barracks responded to a report of a two-vehicle motor vehicle collision on Interstate 84 westbound near exit 28, in the town of Montgomery.
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The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2020 Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling westbound in the right lane and was slowing to a stop due to traffic conditions. A 2025 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, also traveling westbound in the same lane, failed to observe the slowing traffic and struck the rear of the Freightliner’s trailer.
The operator of the Freightliner, a 47-year-old male from Springfield, Massachusetts, was not injured, says the report.
New York State Police report that the operator of the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van was identified as 71-year-old Kevin Cantwell of Shrewsbury, Massachusetts. Cantwell was extricated from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
The Ahearne Law PLLC put together a list of the top five most dangerous spots, and the Taconic State Parkway was number one.
Many upon many have traveled the Taconic through the years. And while the road is known for its rich history and stunning scenery, it can also be quite deadly. According to Only in Your State, the 104-mile long road was the scene of 2,080 accidents during just a three-year period.
The report indicates that the majority of these accidents happened in the Westchester and Putnam county parts of the parkway.
Over a seven-year period up until 2015, New York State Troopers had issued nearly 54,000 tickets to motorists traveling the Taconic. Once again, the majority of those infractions happened in Westchester and Putnam.