HYDE PARK – Police in Hyde Park continue to investigate the cause of a fatal car accident early Sunday, August 13 and now have released the identities of those in the vehicle.
The car, a 2011 BMW, had run off the road at East Market Street and struck a tree.
The driver, Darion Dingee, 23, of Poughkeepsie, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office. An autopsy was performed but police said toxicology results are not yet available.
The front seat passenger, identified as Matthew Truelove, 24, of Hyde Park, was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie for treatment of his injuries.
A back seat passenger, Garth Kitson, 22, also from Hyde Park, was also transported to the hospital with what police said were serious injuries.
Hyde Park Police were assisted by Dutchess County Department of Emergency Response, Hyde Park Fire Department, Northern Dutchess Paramedics and Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office Crash Investigation Unit.
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