State Police Investigate a One Car Fatal in the Town of Montgomer...

On January 11, 2025, at approximately 2:57 a.m., Troopers from the Montgomery barracks responded to a one car motor vehicle collision on interstate 84 west by exit 28 in the town of Montgomery.

The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2017 Nissan Sentra was traveling on interstate 84 west bound at a high rate of speed when it left the roadway for unknown reasons, struck a tree, and became engulfed in flames. The Maybrook Fire Department and the Mechanicstown Fire Department extinguished the vehicle fire. The victim and sole occupant of the vehicle was extricated from the vehicle and was later identified as Melvin Moultrie, age 21, of Middletown, NY. Moultrie was pronounced deceased at the scene. The investigation is still ongoing.