Officer Steven Bedetti was assessing the scene of a car fire on Route 32 and Quaker Avenue last night when he was struck by a passing car. Bedetti was taken to the Newburgh campus of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital and treated for a fractured leg and head contusions.
Cornwall Police Chief Todd Hazard said the driver was heading northbound and was unable to see Bedetti due to darkness and smoke from the fire.
Hazard wasn’t sure how long Bedetti would be out of work, but said it could be a few months.
New York State Police Department was tasked with investigating the accident. Hazard said officers were recreating the scene last night, but didn’t know if any charges have been filed against the driver.
