Updated: State Police investigate fatal crash on I-287 in Westchester County

PRESS RELEASE

UPDATE 1/19/2023:

The State Police have identified the deceased tractor-trailer driver as Nathan L. Montalvo, 42 of Guilford, CT.

The injured motorist is identified as Aris Guerrero, 37, of West Hempstead, NY. Guerrero was transported to Westchester Medical Center for treatment of his injuries.

The crash remains under investigation, and the State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to please contact Investigator Hettinger at (914) 769-2600.

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Original Release:

State Police are investigating a fatal crash involving a tractor-trailer that occurred on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at about 10:20 a.m., on I-287 (Cross Westchester Expressway) in the town of Harrison, Westchester County.

A preliminary investigation determined that a tractor-trailer was on the Exit 9A ramp from I-287 to I-684 north when the driver lost control and flipped over the guiderail and onto the I-287 westbound lanes. The driver of the tractor-trailer is deceased, and an occupant from an involved vehicle on I-287 was taken to the hospital.

All westbound lanes of I-287 are closed at Exit 9, and the left lane is closed eastbound. Traffic diversions are in place.

The State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation is asking anyone who may have witnessed the crash to please contact Investigator Hettinger at (914) 769-2600.