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A major Orange County roadway was closed for hours following a police chase that ended with a head-on crash on Route 17K in Newburgh.
The incident began around 10:54 a.m., Thursday, August 1, when State Police attempted to stop a black Chevy Tahoe on I-87 near the Newburgh exit, based on a BOLO alert for a suspect vehicle wanted for questioning regarding a felony investigation, said Trooper Tara McCormick, spokeswoman for the New York State Police.
The Tahoe failed to stop and a pursuit ensued. The Tahoe exited the thruway at exit 17 and continued on until it struck another Chevy Tahoe head-on and two other passenger vehicles, on State Route 17K in the town of Newburgh, around 11:09 a.m., she added.
Four people in the Tahoe vehicle were injured, three of which were transported for non-life threatening injuries to St. Luke’s Hospital. The fourth individual was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center with serious injuries.
The civilian injuries were non-life threatening, McCormick said.
Route 17K was closed between routes 300 and 747 for more than four hours.
Troop F BCI and Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) assisted with the investigation at the scene.
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