Police Officer Fights For Life Following Taconic State Parkway Crash

PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. -- An eight-year Connecticut police veteran is fighting for his life following a motorcycle crash on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley during a training drill on Wednesday.

The intersection of Bryant Pond Road and the southbound Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

K Reakes

06/24/2016 8:00 a.m.

West Haven Police said Michael Doyle, 34, an experienced motorcycle rider, was on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley with approximately 25 police motorcycles, when a vehicle merging onto the parkway struck his motorcycle, launching him onto the pavement.

He was transported by a Life Star helicopter to Westchester Medical Center.

Others involved in the accident were not injured.

For more on the crash, check this previous Daily Voice report.

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