PUTNAM VALLEY- A three-vehicle accident along the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley closed both southbound and northbound lanes of traffic for hours Friday night, a crash that sent three people to the hospital.
State Police said the mishap occurred when a Mercedes-Benz driven by Gary Potter, 41, of Fishkill was traveling northbound in the vicinity of Peekskill Hollow Road when it struck the center median guide rail due to unsafe speed.
Troop K Public Information Officer Trooper Krystal Paocicelli said the Mercedes continued through the guide rail, crossed all southbound lanes, and came to rest on the west shoulder of the parkway.
Police said one minute later, a Toyota Camry driven by Kevin Kobellari, 23, of Yorktown Heights, was traveling southbound along the parkway when it struck debris from the initial collision. At the same time, a Toyota Sienna driven by Zhiwei Guo, 43, of Flushing also struck debris from the Mercedes and then collided with the Toyota Camry.
Passengers in the Toyota were transported to the Westchester Medical Center with a variety of injuries, said police.
Assisting troopers were members of the Putnam Valley Fire Department, Kent Fire Department, Putnam Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Putnam Bureau of Emergency Services and an Empress Putnam Paramedic.
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