Troopers investigate fatal crash on the Taconic State Parkway
PUTNAM VALLEY, N.Y. (NEWS10)-- A Dutchess County man was pronounced dead after a fatal car accident on the Taconic State Parkway Wednesday. Michael Fitzgerlad, 58, of Fishkill was pronounced dead at the scene.
On November 27, around 11:50 a.m., troopers responded to a crash on the Taconic State Parkway, just south of Route 301. Upon an initial investigation, state police determined Fitzgerald was driving a 2017 Toyota Rav4 southbound when the car left the roadway for an unknown reason.
Troopers report the car hit a rock embankment and became fully engulfed in flames. Putnam Valley Fire Department and Empress EMS paramedics reported to the scene.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information of the crash is asked to call state police.