On Saturday evening, January 16, a man was killed in a drunken driving crash.
According to state police, the incident happened on Route 9 when 22 year old Andrew Casey was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Blazer. He went off the road in Columbia County town and then hit several trees followed by a utility pole and his vehicle came to rest at the bottom of an embankment.
His passenger, 28 year old Andrew Clarke of Red Hook, was partially ejected and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers stated that Casey of Staten Island was intoxicated so he was taken into custody and taken to MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie with non life threatening injuries. He was then charged with felony vehicular manslaughter and misdemeanor driving while intoxicated. He was held without bail in the Columbia County Jail.
Clarke was a graduate of Red Hook High School who served two years in the U.S. Navy and was working as a welder for UBS in Red Hook as well as being a personal trainer.
If you were involved in an accident, please call the Poughkeepsie accident attorneys of Denlea & Carton LLP., at (914) 331-0100 right away or contact us online today.