PUTNAM COUNTY- A busy stretch of Route 9 at the Putnam-Westchester border was closed to traffic for several hours on Friday following a three-vehicle accident involving a garbage truck.

Nine-one-one calls sent members of the State Police, Garrison Fire Department, Garrison Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Philipstown Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and a Putnam Paramedic to the scene.

State Police Public Information Officer Trooper Krystal Paolicelli said the crash was allegedly caused when a Toyota sedan driven J.P. Cordermoya, 26, of Poughkeepsie, that was traveling southbound, crossed over the double yellow line and collided with a northbound trash truck, operated by Brian Cortes, 33, of New Rochelle. 

Police reported the Toyota lost control after impact and hit a northbound Ford driven by Pragya Ranjan, 33, of Croton.

EMT’s transported Cordermoya to Vassar Brothers Medical Center for treatment of injuries described as being non-life threatening.



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