Officials say a car crash involving a passenger
car and a patrol car in Chester may have been the
result of one driver falling asleep following an overnight shift.
The accident involving a Chester patrol car and
another car happened around 7:30 a.m. on Friday on Kings Highway near Knapps
View Park.
Both people suffered minor
injuries. The officer was transported to Garnet Health Medical Center in
another patrol car, while the other driver was taken from the scene by a family
member. News 12 was told the
other driver would seek medical
evaluation Friday.
State police say a preliminary investigation shows
that the other driver fell asleep on his way home from working an overnight
shift. He then sideswiped the oncoming patrol vehicle before colliding with a
utility pole.
Orange and Rockland Utilities will be in the area to replace the pole.