*UPDATE* State Police Investigate Fatal Motor Vehicle Collision on Interstate 287 in White Plains
UPDATE:
On October 19, 2026, at approximately 2:17 p.m., New York State Police in Tarrytown responded to a report of a serious personal injury motor vehicle collision on Interstate 287 westbound, near mile marker 3.9, in the City of White Plains.
A preliminary investigation conducted by the Troop K Bureau of Criminal Investigation (BCI) and the Troop K Collision Reconstruction Unit (CRU) determined that a 2026 Nissan was traveling in the right lane near the Exit 6 off-ramp when it traveled onto the shoulder. The Nissan subsequently reentered the travel lane and struck the rear of a 2025 Mazda.
Following the initial impact, the Nissan traveled off the roadway and onto the grassy shoulder, where it struck a New York State Thruway Authority employee, identified as Jamil B. Wilson, 47, of White Plains, New York, who was operating a mowing tractor at the time of the collision.
Wilson was transported to Westchester Medical Center, where he subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
The operator of the Nissan sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Westchester Medical Center. The operator of the Mazda and the passenger were also transported to Westchester Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
This investigation is ongoing
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