Heavy rain created dangerous road conditions
across the Hudson Valley, and slowed traffic on
numerous parkways this morning.
Wet roads are suspected to have contributed
to a crash on southbound Saw Mill River Parkway. The
crash happened before 4 a.m. in Hastings just before the Farragut Avenue exit
(Exit 13).
First responders say the car
flipped over and went into the
woods, but they told News 12
the two people inside were not seriously injured.
A firefighter says the accident
occurred in the exact same spot a few years ago when a car went off the road
and hit a tree. The stump of that tree prevented the car this morning
from going further into the woods and possibly causing more damage. The
accident was cleared from the roadway by 6 a.m.
County police say flooding closed several
parkways as well this morning.
The southbound Bronx River Parkway at the
County Center was closed for hours before reopening shortly before 8
a.m.
The Hutchinson River Parkway was also closed
southbound at East Lincoln because of unpassable flooding but has also since
reopened.