A 20-year-old from Hyde Park has died after the car he was driving struck a tree.
On May 5, the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office reported the investigation of a May 3 crash in the Town of Hyde Park which resulted in the death of Austin Caston.
Caston was the sole occupant operating a 2009 Pontiac G6 driving southbound on N Quaker Lane near Forest Drive around 9 p.m. when he lost control of the vehicle.
The car left the roadway, striking a tree.
Caston was transported to Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The sheriff’s office said the investigation will be continued by members of its detective bureau and crash investigation unit.
Anyone who may have witnessed the crash, or the events leading up to it, is asked to contact Detective Sansoni at 845-867-5647 or ssansoni@dutchessny.gov. Witnesses may also use the confidential tip line at 845-605-2583 or dcsotips@gmail.com.
More information may be released in the future as it becomes available.
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