Accident on Route 32

(Photo by Suzanne Tagliaferro)

On March 13, emergency personnel responded to a three-car accident on Rt. 32. A 2006 Acura, operated by Susan Miner, 69, of Highland Mills, was attempting to execute a right turn onto Rt. 32 at Pleasant Hill Road and then an immediate left onto Angola Road. Her vehicle collided with a 2011 GMC truck being operated by Steve Gerber, 55, also from Highland Mills, who was traveling north on Rt. 32. Gerber’s vehicle then collided with a 2007 Chrysler Suburban operated by Inocente Vallechavez, 31, from Central Valley. Vallechavez was traveling south on Rt. 32. Miner and Gerber were taken to the Cornwall Hospital by ambulance. Vallechavez and a 4-year-old passenger were flown to the Westchester Medical Center by helicopter.