LAGRANGE – New York State Police and members of the LaGrange Fire Department responded to the on the Taconic State Parkway near Todd Hill Road on Friday around 2:20 p.m. after a vehicle struck multiple pedestrians in the rest area. Two of the victims were taken by ambulance to MidHudson Regional Hospital, and one patient was taken to Vassar Brothers Medical Center.
Eighty-four-year-old Charles Schaubhut, of Hudson, New York, was attempting to park his Subaru when he accelerated, causing the car to jump the curb and strike two pedestrians, state police said.
The pedestrians, ages 71 and 67, residents of Hillsdale, New York, sustained injuries and were transported to a local hospital. Schaubhut was also transported to a Poughkeepsie area hospital for evaluation and treatment.
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