RED HOOK – A woman who suffered a medical emergency was trapped in her car when she ran off the road a struck a large tree, which snapped at the base and crushed the vehicle.
Red Hook Town Police said the accident occurred at 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, October 13 on Route 9G near Lemon Lane Extension.
Police said a 58-year-old Germantown woman was driving a 2014 Toyota that ran off the road and truck the tree.
Firefighters had to extricate the woman, whose name police did not release, and transport her to Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck with non-life-threatening injuries.
Route 9G was closed for over an hour as the crash investigation took place.
Red Hook Police were assisted at the scene by the Red Hook and Tivoli fire companies, Empress EMS, State Police and the State Department of Transportation.
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