HIGHLAND – A 52-year-old Poughkeepsie woman was killed in a two-car crash on Route 9W near Chapel Hill Road in Highland early Sunday.
The crash, at around 4:40 a.m., occurred when a 21-year-old Poughkeepsie man was driving a 2008 Ford Explorer southbound on Route 9W when he crossed into the northbound lane striking a 2016 Chevy Cruze that was traveling northbound on Route 9W.
The driver of the Chevrolet, a 50-year-old Poughkeepsie man, was transported by New Paltz Ambulance to MidHudson Regional Hospital where she succumbed to her injuries.
The driver of the Ford was the sole occupant and uninjured.
Names were withheld pending notification of relatives.
Lloyd Town Police were assisted at the scene by the State Police Troop F Collision Reconstruction Unit, Highland Fire Department, Mobile Life Support Services and New Paltz Rescue Squad.
The accident remains under investigation.
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