Driver, 19, Ticketed After Head-On Crash On Route 304
Both drivers injured, taken to Nyack Hospital.
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A 19-year-old driver from West Nyack who crossed into on-coming traffic on Route 304 was issued a ticket after a head-on crash in which he and a New Jersey woman were injured Tuesday morning, according to Clarkstown police.
John Tricario of West Nyack and Xiaoran Yang of Parsippany, NJ, were both taken to Nyack Hospital after the wreck, in which Yang was briefly trapped and had to be rescued by volunteers from the New City Fire Department.
Sgt. Harry Baumann said Tricario suffered cuts to his arm and a broken leg. He said Yang complained of head, neck and back pain. Both were taken to Nyack Hospital for treatment.
Baumann said Tricario was issued a summons for failing to keep right of the pavement markings. The wreck took place about 7:45 a.m. at Arlene Court.
In addition to Clarkstown police and New City firefighters, the crash victims were assisted by members of Rockland Paramedics and volunteers from the New City Volunteer Ambulance and Rescue Corps and the Nanuet Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Bruce
6:57 pm on Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Wow!!! Sounds like texting.
stephanie tricario
7:18 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
NO!!!.... HE WASN'T TEXTING OR ON THE PHONE... ...... I checked the phone....
William Demarest
7:25 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
As of Tuesday, the police had not attributed the crash to any one particular cause, other than citing the one driver for failure to keep right of the pavement markings.
Alan D.
7:56 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Sounds like texting and driving.
stephanie tricario
7:24 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
HOW ABOUT HE GOT CUT OFF.... JUST BC IT A YOUNG KID IT DOESNT MEAN THEY R ALWAYS IN THE WRONG.... SOMETIME ITS THE OLDER PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY KNOW EVERYTHING THAT R WRONG..... UR BEST BET IN LIFE IS TO KEEP UR THOUGHTS TO UR SELF AND UR MOUTH SHUT..!!!!!!
Andromachos
8:46 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
You know, the great majority of the accidents occur in the the State of New York occur when the drivers are sober and not using the phone or text. Mostly, it is just errors in judgment.
Alan D.
9:20 am on Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Andromachos, welcome to reality... most drivers cross the dividing line when they are drunk or texting (not when they are sober).
Matt Foley
9:24 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Typical Clarkstown parent....oh, not my kid! My kid does nothing wrong. It's everybody else out to get my kid. Wake up Mom, your kid screwed up.
Maureen
9:35 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Ms Tricario:
A piece of advice ...... do not comment on this matter in a public forum like this. You run the danger of saying something about the accident that could be used in a future lawsuit. Leave it to the insurance companies and your family's attorney to handle this matter in the proper manner. This is a private matter between you and the other party.
Marie
10:27 pm on Thursday, February 16, 2012
Maureen is right, however, the cause of accident some of you have come to certainly shows your ignorance, which leads me to explain the accurate cause of this accident. The driver was cut off by a white suv which came into his lane abruptly and in a reckless manner, causing the driver to slam on his breaks to avoid hitting the white suv. He couldn't go right because of the car next to him. Therefore, he swerved left causing him to cross the double yellow. In result of the white suv driving recklessly it caused this horrific accident. I understand the 19 year old is in bad shape and has undergone surgery. I don't know the condition of the other driver, but I do pray she is ok. Beware all! This can happen to anyone of us, so please do not come to conclusions when you don't know all the facts. Watch CSI, Criminal Minds, etc., if you want to play detective.
Sharon
11:52 pm on Saturday, February 18, 2012
Dear Marie, just wondering: are you a witness of the accident?
Watchdog
9:41 pm on Saturday, February 18, 2012
We are so fortunate to have such great well trained volunteers in Rockland. God bless them.
Sharon
11:46 pm on Saturday, February 18, 2012
Very true.
Joan Smith
12:49 am on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
You people are all idiots, and have no idea what you are talking about. He wasn’t texting we checked his phone. I don’t think he had time to delete his text messages with a shattered tibula bone, fractured knee caps and a 5 inch hole in his right arm.. Not to mention his scratches and cuts everywhere else. I don’t think his first instinct was to delete his text messages. ALSO, he did get cut off. So please shut up.