LIBERTY – A 37-year-old Ferndale woman was killed in an accident involving an alleged drunken driver on Friday night in Liberty.
According to the Liberty Police Department, Susanna Lucas was a passenger in a Honda Pilot that collided with a Chevrolet Traverse at about 8:30 p.m. on State Route 52 near Sullivan Avenue. Lucas was transported to Garnet Catskill, where she later died. The driver of the Pilot, Saul Vicente Hernandez, 33, of Ferndale, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, aggravated DWI with a child passenger under 16, both felonies, and multiple traffic infractions. He was arraigned in the Town of Liberty Court and remanded to Sullivan County Jail in lieu of $250,000 cash bail, $750,000 bond, or $2,200,000 partially secured bond.
A 12-year-old boy in the Pilot was transported to Garnet, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries. Two people in the Traverse, a 22-year-old female and a 30-year-old male, both of Liberty, were taken to Garnet for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The Village of Liberty Police Department was assisted in the investigation by the State Police, the Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office, and the Sullivan County District Attorney’s Office. The investigation is ongoing.
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