Putnam County Sheriff's Deputy Injured In Two-Car Accident

CARMEL, NY —A Putnam County Sheriff's Department deputy was injured Monday afternoon when his car collided with a truck on Route 301 in the area of Canopus Lake in Fahnestock State Park, the Putnam County Sheriff's Department said.

The department said the names of those involved in the accident are not being released in order to protect their privacy, but said the deputy was assigned to the patrol division. No specifics were given about the condition of either driver, except the department did wish the deputy and the truck driver a quick recovery from the injuries they sustained.

According to reports, at about 12:40 p.m., the deputy was traveling west on Route 301 when his vehicle collided with an eastbound truck. The Kent County Fire Department was called to the scene, and it had to use the jaws of life to extricate the deputy from his vehicle. The deputy was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center.

The driver of the truck was ejected from his vehicle in the crash, and he was transported to Westchester Medical Center via ambulance.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Department said the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

On social media, the department offered its thanks to those who responded to the scene: The New York State Police, Kent Fire Department, EMStar Medics, Kent Ambulance and members of the Fire Police.

"These professionals performed flawlessly in this time of crisis," the sheriff's department wrote online.