NYSP Pursuit I-84 w/ Serious MVA 11/01/06

[RWC130 594]

At approx. 6:13 AM New York State Police (Troop K) began to chase a

vehicle on I-84 in the Fishkill, NY area

The chase continued on I-84 across the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge

into Orange County (Troop F)

Troop K HQ SP Poughkeepsie contacted Troop F Middletown and

Troop T Thruway to advise of pursuit.

At approx. 6:30 AM pursuit ended due to a MVA involving the Perp vehicle

and reported Ejection w/ Serious Injuries.

(Unknown if New York State Police involved in MVA)

Mechanicstown FD & EMS were dispatched with Mobile Life Paramedics

by Orange County 911. Medevac was also dispatched.

I-84 remains closed for Police Investigation

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I was talking to a guy that did the call last night, apparently the car was estamated to be doing 90-110 when the the NYSP deployed a spike strip, and the driver lost control of the vehicle striking a tree in the just before the Wallkill rest area in the w/b lane. The driver was ejected approx. 25 ft into a shallow pond. Mechanicstown FD, Maybrook FD, t/o Wallkill VAC, & Mobile Life Support were dispatched immmediatly. A medevac was placed on s/b by ALS enroute, and launched upon the arrival of Maybrook FD. The trooper was afraid to move the guy and injure him further, so he simply held his head above the water, resulting in mild hypothermia, the pt had severe internal injuries. STAT Flight Air-2 supposedly developed mechanical issues enroute, and the medic didn't want to wait for Air-1 to come from WCMC, and began transport to Orange Regional Medical Centers Horton Campus. The pt was stabilized and flown from ORMC around 11 am.

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