August 2022 accident leads to manslaughter arrest

Posted 3/29/23

On August 19, 2022 the Town of Crawford Police Department responded to a 911 call for a three-car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 302 and 17K Bullville in the Town of …

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August 2022 accident leads to manslaughter arrest

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On August 19, 2022 the Town of Crawford Police Department responded to a 911 call for a three-car motor vehicle accident at the intersection of State Route 302 and 17K Bullville in the Town of Crawford.

An investigation, with the assistance of the State Police Crash Reconstruction Unit, showed that, a 1995 Chevy van operated by Shawn Dehaan, 33, of Bloomingburg was traveling east bound on State Route 17K when it failed to stop for a red light and entered the intersection with State Route 302 striking two other vehicles. Jeffery Griffin, 39, of Pine Bush, a front seat passenger of one of the vehicles, was transported to Garnet Hospital where he died from his injuries.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office presented the results of the investigation to the Orange County Grand Jury, and Shawn Dehaan was indicted for Vehicular Manslaughter.

On March 24, 2023, The Town of Crawford Police arrested Dehaan and charged him with Vehicular Manslaughter in the second degree and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs. After processing, Dehaan was turned over to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office pending arraignment