An eastbound car driving uphill on Quaker Avenue veered off the road shortly before seven o’clock this morning.
Eric Cook, age 33 of Saugerties, was driving a 2004 Honda. When he stopped for a school bus, he was hit from behind by Simone Allen (age 25 from New Windsor), who was driving a 2009 Ford.
After hitting the Honda, the Ford swerved off the road and into a wooded area. COVAC treated both drivers at the scene and transported them to the Cornwall branch of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital for minor injuries. The Cornwall Police Department, received assistance from the Cornwall Fire Department.
Ms. Allen was ticketed for following too closely and for driving without a license.
