Fatal Crash Causes Hours-Long Closure On Taconic Parkway

This story has been updated.

A look at stopped vehicles as traffic was being diverted after the Taconic crash.
Photo Credit: *New York State Police*

09/08/2020 10:51 a.m.

A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed throughout the morning commute following a fatal crash.

The closure was southbound in Hopewell Junction between Route 29/Carpenter Road and Route 52.

The crash happened just before 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, but the lanes remained closed until around 10:30 a.m. during the accident investigation.

During the closure, motorists were advised by authorities to take Route 9 as an alternate or to get off at Beekman Road and take Route 376 to Route 52, then get back on the Taconic.

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