BETHLEHEM, N.Y. (WNYT) — Bethlehem Police said an 83-year-old man caused two separate crashes within minutes of each other on Friday – one of them fatal.
The first crash happened at around 12:46 p.m. on Route 9W in the area of Church Road. Police said the elderly driver, who is from West Coxsackie, was driving north on Route 9W and crossed over into the southbound lane and sideswiped another vehicle. No one was hurt in that crash.
The second crash happened around 12:48 p.m. on Route 9W in the area of Wemple Road. Police said the preliminary investigation determined that the 83-year-old man was driving north, when he again crossed over into the southbound lane. His vehicle struck a Bethlehem Senior Transportation Service vehicle head on…