CHESTER — A two-car collision on State Route 17 early Wednesday resulted in the deaths of two individuals and serious injury to one other, according to New York State Police.
The accident occurred around 1:47 a.m. near Exit 126 in the Village of Chester when a 2009 Nissan, driven by Sydnie M. Haines, 25, of Blackwood, N.J., was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes.
Haines’s vehicle collided head-on with a 2014 Honda Odyssey, killing the driver, Mordichy Zafir, 54, of Kiamesha Lake, N.Y.
A 17-year-old male passenger in the Honda, also from Kiamesha Lake, sustained serious injuries and was taken to Garnet Medical Center in Middletown for treatment.
Both Haines and Zafir were pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is under investigation, and authorities urge witnesses to contact the State Police Monroe Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.
