One Killed In I-87 Crash

The operator of a box truck was killed after he drove off the left shoulder while driving northbound on I-87, striking a post in the road's median that catapulted his vehicle off the road's right shoulder into a guide rail and caused the truck to overturn, police said.

New York State Route I-87 near mile market 58.2, where the fatal accident took place
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Christina Coulter

11/25/2020 3:15 p.m.

Driver Domingo Ramirez Vargas of the Bronx, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident, which took place at approximately 5:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, in New Windsor, according to state troopers.

The right lane in that area of I-87 was closed for several hours while the vehicle was removed.

State police said the crash is still under investigation.

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