Two Vehicle Fatality in Dover Under Investigation

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reports the investigation into a two-vehicle fatal crash, which occurred at the intersection of State Route 22 and State Route 55 in the Town of Dover (Hamlet of Wingdale) at approximately 3:45 pm on 6/13/24. NOTE – there are two Route 22/Route 55 intersections in close proximity to each other in Wingdale; the crash described here occurred at the southernmost intersection, south of the Mobil Station.

Vehicle one is a 2010 Chevrolet pickup, and is on State Route 55 preparing to enter traffic onto Route 22. Vehicle two is a 2020 Kenworth tractor-trailer, and is northbound on State Route 22 approaching State Route 55. Vehicle one then enters Route 22 directly into vehicle two’s path and is struck by vehicle two. The operator of vehicle one, identified as Joseph W. Hogan (age 74 of Sherman CT), was later pronounced dead at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie and vehicle two’s operator was transported to Vassar Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. At the time of the crash both operators were the sole occupants of their respective vehicles, and vehicle two was unloaded.  

At this time no charges have been filed and the primary factor in the crash appears to be failure to yield the right of way on the part of vehicle one, however the investigation is continuing by members of the Sheriff’s Office’s Detective Bureau and Crash Investigation Unit. The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the State Police and J.H. Ketcham Hose Company, and more information may be released at a later time as it becomes available.