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Date: 
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
It was about 5:30 p.m. when a routine traffic stop was underway on the Thruway, and the trooper at the scene attempted to take the driver, 37-year-old Bernell Wright of Bronx, NY, into custody for suspected drug possession when Wright resisted arrest and then ran from the scene. Wright ran into the northbound lanes and was struck by a vehicle driven by Martin Nicoll of Roselle, New Jersey.
Date: 
Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Authorities say the northbound lanes of the Thruway in the Hudson Valley are closed by a multi-vehicle crash that has caused at least one serious injury.

The state police Thruway detail says the crash occurred around 10:45 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 87, about three miles north of the Harriman toll barrier at Exit 16 in the Orange County town of Woodbury, 45 miles north of New York City.

Troopers say the crash involved a Thruway Authority plow truck, a tractor-trailer and four cars. Police say at least one person has suffered serious injuries.