Thursday, November 10, 2005
Woman dies in collision

FISHKILL —
A woman was killed in a two-car head-on collision on Route 9 Wednesday.
The
accident occurred about 2:45 p.m. south of the Snow Valley Campground near the
Dutchess-Putnam county line, Rombout Fire Chief Jeff Marino said.
A Saturn
heading north on Route 9 crossed over the center line and struck a southbound
Jeep. Both vehicles had only one occupant, Town of Fishkill Police Chief Donald
Williams said.
The female
driver of the northbound Saturn died at the scene.
The male
driver of the southbound Jeep was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center,
Williams said.
The names
of the victims were being withheld Wednesday night pending notification of next
of kin.
Rombout
Fire Department and Mobile Life Support Services responded to the accident and
were assisted by the Town of Fishkill Police Department, Dutchess County
Sheriff's Department and Empire State Ambulance assisted at the scene, Marino
said.
Route 9 was
closed for about four hours.
The
accident is under investigation, Williams said.