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New York State Police troopers responded to a stretch of I-287 in Greenburgh shortly before 4:15 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22, where there was a report of a crash involving a tractor-trailer and pedestrian.
On Wednesday, Aug. 26, State Police investigators announced that the investigation determined that Homosassa, Florida resident Joseph Crabtree, 55, was driving his tractor-trailer east on the interstate in the right lane near mile marker 2.5 when he saw a pedestrian in the roadway.
Police said that Crabtree was unable to stop his truck or avoid contact with the pedestrian, who has been identified as White Plains resident Jailene Ramirez-Barrios, who was struck and killed by the tractor-trailer.
According to police, Ramirez-Barrios was accompanied by Newark, New York resident Juan Serrano, 37, who was uninjured. Investigators noted that Crabtree was also uninjured and showed no signs of impairment.
Ramirez-Barrios was pronounced dead at the scene.
The fatal crash remains under investigation by the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit.
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