Croton Man Killed in Four-Car Crash on Taconic
A Croton-on-Hudson father of four was killed in a four-car accident on the Taconic State Parkway in Putnam Valley Monday evening.
Joseph Nagy, 28, of Half Moon Bay, was pronounced dead at Westchester Medical Center at 7:35 p.m., a little more than an hour after witnesses told State Police he was traveling at a high rate of speed northbound near Peekskill Hollow Road and sideswiped another northbound vehicle before hitting the center guard rail and another northbound vehicle.
Debris from Nagy’s 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee flew into the southbound lane, causing damage to another vehicle.
Nagy, who police said was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from his vehicle. Police said an open bottle of vodka, marijuana and prescription pills were located in his vehicle and are suspected as contributing factors in the accident.
The operator of one of the vehicles Nagy hit complained of back pain and was taken to Putnam Hospital Center for evaluation. An autopsy on Nagy was scheduled today at the medical center.
The Taconic was closed both ways near Peekskill Hollow Road until 3:30 a.m. Tuesday. The Putnam Valley Fire Department and Volunteer Ambulance Corps assisted police at the scene.
Nagy is survived by his fiancée and their four children, two daughters ages 11 and 7 and two sons ages 10 and seven months.
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