ALBANY — A 44-year-old Coxsackie man was arraigned Thursday from his hospital bed for charges related to the first of two deadly crashes Sunday on Interstate 787.
Lewis Thomas is facing second-degree manslaughter, second-degree assault and second-degree vehicular manslaughter charges, according to an update Friday from State Police. He was arraigned around 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Albany Medical Center, where he is hospitalized in stable condition. Troopers expect additional traffic charges to be filed.
Thomas allegedly drove his SUV south down the northbound lane of I-787, colliding with a car just before 5 a.m. near Exit 2. The driver, 38-year-old Eric Hurley, of Albany, was declared dead at the scene…