COEYMANS, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Three people were sent to the hospital early Saturday morning following a wrong-way crash on the New York State Thruway in Coeymans, according to New York State Police. A Massachusetts man faces multiple vehicle and traffic law violations.
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State Police were dispatched to the scene, located near Exit 21A, at about 4:40 a.m. following a report of a multi-vehicle crash. An investigation reportedly found that a 2021 Ford pickup truck was driving northbound in the southbound lanes when it struck a 2025 Ford pickup truck head-on and caused a southbound tractor-trailer to swerve and overturn.
The driver of the 2025 Ford was taken to St. Peter’s Hospital with minor injuries, according to police. The driver of the 2021 Ford and the driver of the tractor-trailer were reportedly taken to Albany Medical Center, also with minor injuries.
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State Police said the driver of the wrong-way vehicle failed field sobriety testing and was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He also reportedly received numerous tickets for vehicle and traffic law violations, including speeding, as well as second-degree reckless endangerment.
The driver is expected in Coeymans Town Court at a later date, authorities said. The southbound lanes of the Thruway, which were blocked for an extended period of time, have since reopened.
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