CORNWALL – A 48-year-old Cornwall man who was conducting property maintenance on Paradise Hill on the shoulder of route 32 in Cornwall was struck and killed by a passing motorist, Police Chief Joseph Gebert said.
The incident occurred at 4:20 p.m. on June 2 when Kevin Starkey was struck by a 2025 Audi Q3 driving north on Roue 32.
Starkey was treated at the scene and transported to Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh where he died.
The driver of the vehicle was identified as Dylan Page, 26, of Highland Mills, who remained on the scene and was fully cooperative with the investigation, the chief said.
No alcohol or drug involvement is suspected.
The incident remains under investigation by the Cornwall Police Department Detective Division.
Any witnesses that have yet to be identified by police are asked to contact the Cornwall Town Department at 845-534-8100.
Cornwall Police were assisted by the Woodbury Town Police, Village of Cornwall-on-Hudson Police, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Collision Reconstruction Division, Cornwall Fire Department, and Cornwall/New Windsor EMS.
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