STONY POINT, NY – On August 30, 2023, at approximately 2:05 p.m. State Troopers from the Haverstraw barracks responded to the Palisades Interstate Parkway southbound in the town of Stony Point for a report of a collision involving a New York State Park Police vehicle.

Investigation revealed that a Park Police Vehicle, a 2017 Ford Taurus, was stopped southbound in the right lane between exits 15 and 16 with its emergency lights activated. The officer was blocking the lane for a disabled vehicle that was stuck in the driving lane. While blocking that lane, the officer’s vehicle was struck from behind by a 2022 Ford Expedition, operated by Yoley Teichman, age 36 from the village of Kiryas Joel After the impact, the Expedition traveled across the parkway and rolled over. The officer received non-life-threatening injuries. The disabled vehicle and the operator of that vehicle were not struck. The officer and Teichman were transported to a local hospital for evaluation.

This is an ongoing investigation.