Driver dies after being struck in wrong-way Thruway collision: State Police

AMSTERDAM, NY (WRGB) — One person has died after a wrong-way crash on the Thruway this week.

On February 19, 2025, at about 8:44 p.m., Troopers responded to I-90 westbound in Amsterdam, for the reports of a two-car head-on crash.

The investigation determined a vehicle being driven by Veronica Armbruster, 59, of Selkirk, was traveling eastbound (wrong-way) in the westbound lanes when it struck a vehicle traveling westbound, being driven by Cole M. Sevigny, 26, of Hudson, NH. According to State Police, both drivers needed to be extricated and were the sole occupants of their vehicles. Sevigny and Armbruster both sustained serious injuries and were transported via ambulance to area hospitals for treatment…

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