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A man was killed in a crash involving a tractor-trailer, state police said.
The crash happened Saturday, June 6 in Rockland County at about 11:20 p.m. on I-87 in the village of Sloatsburg.
An investigation at the scene revealed that Robert H. Harrington, 45, of Waltham, Massachusetts, was operating his 2019 Jeep southbound in the area of mile marker 33.1, when he struck a guardrail, according to police.
Harrington was subsequently struck by the 2019 Freightliner tractor-trailer operated by Robin Carroll, 63, of Albany, police said.
State Police corrected an earlier report that Harrington had been ejected from the Jeep. After further investigation, it was determined that he was not ejected, state police said.
Harrington was pronounced dead at the scene by the Rockland County Medical Examiner.
Carroll was not injured.
Traffic was diverted around the scene using the ramps through the Ramapo Service Area while the accident was reconstructed by the New York State Police Troop F Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU).
The Troop F Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit (CVEU) also responded to the scene to assist SP Tarrytown Troopers with the investigation.
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