A Pittsfield, Massachusetts, man is dead after driving the wrong way on the New York State Thruway Sunday night and crashing into three vehicles.
New York State Police responded just after 9 p.m. to reports of wrong-way travelers between exits 19 and 20 in Saugerties. An initial investigation determined 42-year-old Joseph Mensah-Otoo crashed into two cars and a pickup truck before he was ejected from his car. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He was the sole occupant.
The Ulster County crash left six others with non-life-threatening injuries. All were transported to a Kingston hospital for treatment.