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The crash occurred around 1:50 a.m. on Wednesday, March 5, when a 2009 Nissan traveling in the eastbound direction on the westbound lanes of Route 17 near Exit 126 in Chester struck a 2014 Honda Odyssey head-on, according to State Police.
Two people were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were identified as the driver of the Honda, 54-year-old Sullivan County resident Mordichy Zafir of Kiamesha Lake, and the driver of the Nissan, 25-year-old New Jersey resident Sydnie M. Haines of the Camden County community of Blackwood.
A 17-year-old passenger of the Honda, also a Kiamesha Lake resident, was seriously injured and rushed to Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown.
At the crash scene on Wednesday morning, a Nissan Altima, badly damaged and partially covered with a white sheet, was spotted in the center of the westbound lanes. A second vehicle was overturned on the shoulder, surrounded by firefighters and EMS personnel, incident reporter Mark Lieb of Rockland Video Productions said.
As of around 10:20 a.m. on Wednesday, the westbound lanes were reopened after being closed for the crash investigation.
State Police Troop F BCI is investigating the crash, and authorities are asking any witnesses to call SP Monroe BCI at 845-344-5300. The investigation is still ongoing.
This remains a developing story. Check back to Daily Voice for updates.
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