Injuries After Sheriff’s Vehicle Hit

SCHOHARIE — On Sunday, April 5th at approximately 9:15 P.M., Sheriff's Deputies were conducting a vehicle stop on Interstate 88 in the Town of Schoharie when a marked Sheriff's Office unit was struck by a Volkswagen Jetta traveling eastbound. Deputies immediately began to render aid to the occupants of the Jetta. The occupants of the Volkswagen were treated at the scene and transported to Albany Medical Center for non-life threatening injuries. The individual from the vehicle stop also sustained minor injuries and was transported to Ellis Hospital for treatment.

No Sheriff's Office personnel were injured. Interstate 88 was closed for a short period of time for accident reconstruction. 

The Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by the New York State Police, Central Bridge Vol. Fire Dept., Central Bridge Ambulance, Schoharie Vol. Fire Dept., Cobleskill Ambulance, Schoharie County EMS and New York State D.O.T. The investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing. Anyone that may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office at (518)295-8114.