HYDE PARK – The 28-year-old Hyde Park man killed when a pickup truck crossed into his lane and collided head-on has been identified as Alijah Johnson. The Sunday wreck happened on Route 9 near Huyler Drive at approximately 4:20 p.m. The man driving the pickup truck has been identified as Richard Charles Rider, 46, from Kingston, according to Hyde Park Police Chief Robert Benson.
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According to Chief Benson, the initial investigation and witnesses indicate that Rider was traveling southbound on Route 9 (Albany Post Road) and crossed the double-yellow line into the northbound lane, striking Johnson’s Honda Accord. Both drivers were entrapped in their vehicles and had to be extricated by members of the Hyde Park Fire Department.
Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene, while Rider was transported to MidHudson Regional Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
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