Erratic Driver Entrapped in his Toyota After it Crashed and Overturned in Route 9W, Valley Cottage, NY

Valley Cottage, NY – Clarkstown police said a man driving a Toyota erratically from the southbound direction of Route 9W became entrapped in his overturned vehicle after it hit a Honda sedan traveling in the northbound lane. This two-car crash happened at about 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 16 in Rockland County in the area of Barmore Hill in Valley Cottage, New York. EMS personnel extricated him from the vehicle and took him to a local hospital.

According to Norman Peters, Clarkstown PD’s public information officer and records supervisor, “At this time, the driver of the Toyota has been issued traffic summonses in regard to the accident. Once the department receives the findings of the blood tests to determine if the driver was under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol are made available to us, we will be able to make a determination if criminal charges are to be filed.”

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Shocking Video of Car Accident in Valley Cottage (5/16/2020)

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