Cross County Parkway Reopens After Fatal Accident

Mount Vernon NY

25 September, 2020

10:00 AM

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MOUNT VERNON, NY — Westchester County police are investigating a car crash early Friday morning on the Cross County Parkway in Mount Vernon that killed three people. The parkway was closed for hours eastbound between the southbound Hutchinson River Parkway and New Rochelle Road. The previous accident on the Cross County Parkway Eastbound in Mount Vernon has cleared. All lanes are now open motorists may experience residual delays. pic.twitter.com/RKwh7i2NN5— Westchester County PD (@WCPDNY) September 25, 2020 Police received many calls at 2:26 a.m. about the single car accident on the eastbound Cross County Parkway near the Hutchinson River Parkway. Officers found the wreckage of a blue Toyota in the center lane of the parkway. In the wreckage, they found the body of a 16-year-old female passenger. The bodies of two other passengers, a 22-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, were found outside the car. All three are believed to be residents of the Bronx and their identities are being withheld pending the notification of their families. The driver of the vehicle, a 21-year-old Bronx man, escaped with a minor hand injury and was taken to Westchester Medical Center for treatment. His identity is being withheld pending notification of the families of the deceased. The cause of the crash is under investigation. Triple fatal crash on Cross County Parkway: 3 young people die in rollover early Friday https://t.co/CztcJPAqog via @lohud— Isabel Keane (@ijkeane) September 25, 2020