Crime & Safety
1 Killed, 1 Critically Injured In Cortlandt Car Crash
Police said the 17-year-old who died lost control of the car, struck a utility pole and then struck a tree.
CORTLANDT, NY — A Putnam County man was killed when he lost control of his car and crashed into a utility pole and a tree.
The New York State Police said the crash happened around 8 p.m. Friday on Albany Post Road/Route 9 in the town of Cortlandt.
An investigation found Vladislav Saban, 17, of Cold Spring, was driving a 2012 Toyota Prius south on Route 9 when he sideswiped a Subaru Forester while passing illegally on the right shoulder.
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Saban lost control of the car, struck a utility pole and then struck a tree.
Garrison and Continental Village fire departments, along with Peekskill EMS, extracted Saban from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
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An unresponsive 16-year-old girl was found in the rear of the Prius during the extraction, police said. She was taken to Westchester Medical Center in critical condition.
Anyone who may have witnessed this crash and hasn’t yet spoken to investigators is asked to call Investigator Melendez at 914-769-2600.
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