Icy Crashes Kill One, Cause 20-Car Pile-Up, Spin-Outs

Mount Vernon NY

05 January, 2022

9:16 AM

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WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — Crashes across Westchester County Wednesday morning killed one person and left roads and parkways unpassable. "Stay off the roads if you can," Westchester County police said on Facebook. A massive pile-up closed the northbound Hutchinson River Parkway in Pelham near Boston Post Road. Conditions were so bad that a fire truck, an ambulance and a patrol car that had responded to the scene were each struck by vehicles that slid on ice, police said. Significant delays remain. One person was killed at 6:30 a.m. in a crash on the ramp connecting the eastbound Cross County Parkway to the northbound Bronx River Parkway, police said. That ramp will remain closed for several hours as a result of the ongoing accident investigation. The southbound Saw Mill River Parkway is temporarily closed at Roaring Brook Road in Chappaqua due to icing. "We also ask motorists to please proceed with caution around accident scenes and to be aware of first responders and motorists who may be out of their vehicles on the roadways," police said. Crashes and spin-outs were reported on most roads and highways in Westchester County Jan. 5, 2022.(511NY) #breaking: multi-car pileup being reported on the #HutchinsonRiverParkway. An eyewitness says she heard multiple crashes and now sees dozens of cars stopped on the pkwy. @News12WC pic.twitter.com/0dC2BIew37— Tara Joyce (@tarajoycetv) January 5, 2022