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Manuel Boitel

Age : 61

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 01/22/2026

Location : Taconic State Parkway

City : Mount Pleasant

County : Westchester

State : New York

Agency : New York City Police Department

Officer(s) :Unknown

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police vehicle crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 01/22/2026, Manuel Boitel, a 61 year old man from Peekskill, was driving on the Taconic State Parkway in Mount Pleasant when an off duty New York City Police Department sergeant drove the wrong way in the northbound lanes and struck his vehicle head on. Boitel was transported to Westchester Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. The officer was hospitalized with injuries. Authorities have not released information explaining why the officer was traveling in the wrong direction, and toxicology results have not been made public. The crash remains under investigation by New York State Police with oversight from the New York State Attorney General’s Office.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/nyregion/nypd-crash-tiffany-howell.html
https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/taconic-state-parkway-crash-nypd-officer-injured/
https://abc7ny.com/post/wrong-way-crash-taconic-state-parkway-nypd-officer/