Passenger Killed In Main Street Dirt Bike Collision Identified As 17-Year-Old

HURLEY, NY — Authorities say that a teen was the victim of a deadly dirt bike crash in Ulster County.

On Oct. 23, at 6:36 p.m., troopers from State Police Kingston, members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and the Troop F Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to a two-vehicle fatal collision involving a dirt bike at the intersection of Schoolhouse Lane and Main Street, in the Town of Hurley.

Investigators say that an unregistered dirt bike, operated by an 18-year-old with a 17-year-old passenger, was westbound on Main Street when the driver tried to pass a 2015 Hyundai. At the same time, the Hyundai made a left turn onto Schoolhouse Lane, resulting in a collision, according to NYSP.

The impact ejected both teens.

Life-saving measures were administered at the scene before both were rushed to Kingston HealthAlliance Hospital, where the passenger was pronounced dead.

State police were assisted at the scene by the Hurley Fire Department.

The incident remains under investigation, according to state police. Anyone with information about the crash is being asked to contact the State Police Kingston Bureau of Criminal Investigation at 845-344-5300.