WOODBURY – An 11-year-old girl was killed Saturday night in a multi-vehicle crash on Route 6 in the Town of Woodbury, State Police said on Monday.
Police said the preliminary investigation showed a 2020 Honda Accord, driven by Yeraldo Roa, 34, of Port Jervis, was driving westbound on Route 6 when he crossed into the westbound lane striking two vehicles on their passenger sides – a 2019 Infinity SUV and a 2017 Nissan N20. Roa then continued to travel west in the eastbound lane and struck a Honda Odyssey head on.
Roa and the child passenger were transported by ambulance to Garnet Health Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill where the child was pronounced dead. Roa sustained facial injuries, broken bones and possible internal injuries.
The driver of the Infinity, Michael Escalera, 43, of the Bronx, and his three passengers sustained minor injuries. The three passengers were transported by ambulance to Garnet for evaluation and released.
The driver of the Nissan, Eric Schaper, 60, from the City of Peekskill, was not injured.
The driver of the Honda, Marco Espinoza Chaves, 38, of the Town of Monroe, and his passengers were transported by ambulance to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the Honda Accord before the collision is asked to call the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Monroe at 845-782-8311.
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