Crash Report – Rte 100 south of Rte 35, Somers, NY

Report ID: 2023 October 30

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Honda CRV

Traffic Unit 2: 2015 Mack sanitation truck

Occupants: 3

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

SOMERS, NY – A 36-year-old Lyft driver died, and his 17-year-old passenger sustained critical injuries Monday in a head-on collision along Route 100 in Somers.

The accident happened in the afternoon on the Somerstown Turnpike just south of Route 35, which is just north of the Muscoot Reservoir and west of I-684.

Police say that Junior Polanco Brito was transporting a passenger when his northbound 2020 Honda CRV entered the southbound lane of traffic on Route 100 and collided head-on with a southbound 2015 Mack sanitation truck.

Polanco Brito died at the scene of the accident, while his passenger went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The truck driver did not require hospitalization.

A full investigation is underway to determine what might have caused Polanco Brito to veer into oncoming traffic.

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