OLIVE - State police said two men were killed in a two-car collision on Route 28 in the Town of Olive on Aug. 23.
Troopers from the Kingston state police barracks responded to the scene at 6:47 a.m. Aug. 23.
According to state police, an investigation revealed that a 2024 Chevrolet driven by Peter B. Bonenfant, 19, of Smithtown on Long Island, was traveling west on Route 28 when, for unknown reasons, it crossed into the eastbound lane and struck a 2021 Mercedes-Benz driven by Philip F. Jacobus, 72, of New York City, head-on.
The Olive Fire Department responded to the scene and extricated both men from their vehicles.
They were transported to HealthAlliance of the Hudson Valley Hospital in Kingston by Olive First Aid Ambulance.
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Bonenfant was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Jacobus was later transferred to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, where he was also pronounced dead.
State police said their investigation of the crash is continuing.
The Ulster County Sheriff's Office assisted state police at the scene.
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