2 dead in crash on NYS Thruway
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NEW YORK - Two people are dead after a wrong-way driver collided with another car on the NYS Thruway.
The New York State Police say it happened about 1 a.m. in Tuxedo.
Troopers say 68-year-old George Gonzalez of Dumont, NJ was driving a 2017 Toyota RAV-4 northbound in the southbound lanes of I-87 near mile marker 35.7 between Exit 16 (Harriman) and Exit 15A (Sloatsburg).
He hit a 2022 Nissan Altima being driven by 67-year-old Yehuda Weinstock of Chester, N.Y. Her car became engulfed in flames in the crash.
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Both drivers were pronounced deceased on the scene.
All southbound lanes were blocked for hours after the crash.