New York State Police report fatal accident on the Taconic

An accident on the Taconic has claimed the life of a New York man, according to state police. Officials said they were dispatched to the area after being notified of the incident Monday evening while the investigation is ongoing.

Unfortunately, accidents like this are all too common on the 167-kilometer-long State Parkway.

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According to Only in Your State, 2,080 accidents occurred on the Taconic in just three years. The report shows that most of these accidents occurred on the portions of the parkway in Westchester and Putnam County.

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Over a seven-year period ending in 2015, New York State Troopers issued nearly 54,000 tickets to motorists traveling on the Taconic. Again, the majority of these violations occurred in Westchester and Putnam.

Accident claims the life of a New York man

The New York State Police announced in a press release that officers were called to a rollover vehicle crash on the southbound Taconic State Parkway near Granite Knolls Park in Yorktown at around 7:20 p.m. Monday.

State police say an initial investigation shows a 2015 BMW M5 traveling south at a high rate of speed struck a guardrail and overturned. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and, despite life-saving efforts by good Samaritans, was pronounced dead at the scene.

State police say the driver may have been having a speed contest on an unknown motorcycle several miles north of the crash. The investigation is ongoing.

According to the New York State Police, the victim is 33-year-old Ramon A. Feliu Disla from New York.

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