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Friends Rally Behind Westchester Family Involved In Fatal Crash

HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- A YouCaring page has been set up for the family involved in the triple-fatal accident involving an SUV and tractor-trailer in Killington, Vt., on Tuesday, Dec. 29 that claimed the lives of Ryszard and Anita Malarczyk of Hastings-on-Hudson as well as a friend visiting from Poland.

Seven people were involved in the crash which occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 29 on Route 4 in Killington, Vt., near several ski resorts.

Seven people were involved in the crash which occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 29 on Route 4 in Killington, Vt., near several ski resorts.

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The page can be accessed here.

The three surviving members of the Malarczyk family are being treated at University of Vermont Medical Center,

Peter Malarczyk, 20, was listed in good condition and 22-year-old Monica Malarczyk is still being evaluated. No condition was released on 16-year-old Natalie Malarczyk because she is a minor, according to the Burlington Free Press.

Authorities said the children sustained multiple broken bones and other non-life threatening injuries.

Seven people were involved in the crash which occurred near several ski resorts near Shady Knoll at the base of Sherburne Pass.

Vermont State Police said they expect the investigation of the crash to be a lengthy one.

Ryszard Malarczyk, 51, Anita Malarczyk, and friend Jaroslaw Karczewski, were killed in the 2:15 p.m. crash on U.S. Route 4 in which their 2009 Cadillac Escalade was hit head-on by the tractor-trailer, which crossed into the highway, according to Vermont State Police.

Authorities said road conditions at the time of the accident were poor, with snow and ice.

The cause of death for all three victims was blunt force trauma, Vermont Police said.

Ryszard Malarczyk was driving the SUV, Jaroslaw Karczewski was the front-seat passenger and Anita Malarczyk was seated with her children in the middle seats, according to state police.

Karczewski, 51, was visiting the couple from Poland, according to multiple reports.

The truck driver, Lashawn Jones, 41, of Alpharetta, Ga., was taken to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries, according to Vermont State Police.

For previous Daily Voice coverage of the accident, click here and here.

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