For Immediate Release: 12/01/2022 @1846hrs
It is with profound sadness that the Yonkers Police Department reports that a 24-year veteran of this Department was killed today in a multi-vehicle accident that occurred on Tuckahoe Road at the Sprain Brook Parkway overpass.
Preliminary investigation has yielded that the Sergeant, who was on-duty driving an unmarked police vehicle, was traveling westbound on Tuckahoe Road when a BMW sedan traveling eastbound apparently lost control and crossed into the opposite lanes, striking the Sergeant’s vehicle and a Westchester County Bee-Line bus. The Sergeant was the sole occupant of the police vehicle; he was transported to a local area trauma center in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the BMW, who was also the sole occupant of his vehicle, was transported to a local area trauma center in critical condition. The operator of the bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries, and several of the approximately thirty bus passengers were treated at scene for minor injuries. The accident occurred at approximately 3:30 PM.
The accident remains under investigation by the Yonkers Police Department and Westchester County Department of Public Safety. Tuckahoe Road is presently closed in both directions; commuters should avoid the area. Additional information may be released when available. The identity of the Sergeant is being withheld at this time pending family notifications.
Our hearts are broken tonight, and we ask that you please keep the Sergeant’s family in your thoughts and prayers.
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