Saugerties police ‘analyzing video and cellphone data’ in hit-and-run that killed a 21-year-old woman

Saugerties police ‘analyzing video and cellphone data’ in hit-and-run that killed a 21-year-old woman

SAUGERTIES, N.Y. — Police are “analyzing video and cellphone data” collected at the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash Wednesday night on U.S. Route 9W and “hope anyone who has information calls us,” Saugerties Police Chief Robert Nuzzo said Friday. Starllie Swonyoung, 21, of Saugerties, was a student at SUNY Purchase and was home for a one-day visit with family and friends when she was killed, Adrienne Hood, dean of students at the Woodstock Da…

Saugerties police identify 21-year-old woman killed in hit-and-run

The Saugerties Police Department is investigating a hit-and-run car accident that occurred on Wednesday, January 10, where 21-year-old Starllie Swonyoung of Saugerties was fatally struck from behind by a southbound vehicle while walking along the shoulder of the roadway on Route 9W between the Village of Saugerties and the hamlet of Malden. Swonyoung was transported by Diaz Ambulance to HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston where she succumbed to …