NEW YORK – The State Attorney General’s Office of Special Investigation is conducting an investigtion into the death of a man who died on September 5, 2026, after being struck by a car driven by an off-duty Westchester County corrections officer as he walked along Route 32 in Cornwall.
The incident occurred shortly before 10:30 p.m. on August 31. As the officer turned right onto Quaker Avenue, the officer struck the man. He was transported to a local hospital where he died five days later.
State law requires that any time a police officer, peace officer or corrections office may have caused the death of a person, that case must be investigated by the attorney general’s office.
Under the law, the officers may be on- or off-duty, and the victim may be armed or unarmed.
Also, the victim may or may not be in custody or incarcerated.
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