TOWN OF NEWBURGH – A New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) employee has been identified as the victim of a motor vehicle accident on Friday morning on State Route 9W in the Town of Newburgh.
DEP employee Ed Walters was fatally injured while on his way to work at Hillview Reservoir. Walters has been at DEP since 2002 and worked in the Bureau of Water Supply.
“The entire DEP family is grieving today,” said DEP Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala. “Ed was a valued and experienced employee who served DEP and the City of New York with distinction for more than two decades. We extend our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and co-workers at this difficult time.”…