On January 15, at approximately 11:15 p.m. a trooper from the Montgomery barracks was patrolling on 17K in the town of Newburgh when he stopped a vehicle for a vehicle and traffic law violation.

While exiting his vehicle the trooper heard a vehicle accident behind him. He observed a white Nissan Rogue with front end damage on the opposite side of the road. He observed a male laying on the pavement in front of the vehicle.

The trooper immediately ran to the victim’s aid and began CPR. While administering CPR the trooper notified Orange County 911. Town of Newburgh EMS arrived at the scene a short time later and took over life saving measures.

The victim, identified as John C. Peda, age 80 of Kingston, was transported to Montifiore St Luke’s Cornwall Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The investigation revealed that the operator of the Nissan was not impaired and there are no charges pending at this time. This is an ongoing investigation.