Police Release ID Of Motorcyclist, 28, Killed In Dutchess Crash

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- A Poughkeepsie man was killed on Sunday after his motorcycle was hit by a car on Route 9, north of Spring Road, around 5:40 p.m., according to the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department.

A Poughkeepsie man was killed on his motorcycle on Sunday when he was hit by a car on Route 9 north of Spring Road.
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09/27/2016 11:00 a.m.

Investigators with the department's Traffic Enforcement Unit are investigating the accident that killed Brian Freer, 28, and closed the highway overnight, police said.

A preliminary investigation shows the accident occurred when a 2011 BMW 328i, being operated by an 18- year-old female from Cypress, Texas, was exiting a local business. As the driver was exiting the business, a 2003 Honda motorcycle, driven by Freer, collided with her vehicle in the roadway.

On and off-duty officers with the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department, along with Arlington Fire Department personnel, performed CPR on Freer at the scene. He was transported to Vassar Brothers Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:29 p.m.

The Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit was assisted in the investigation by members from the Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office. The investigation is continuing with the assistance of the Dutchess County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Anyone who witnessed the accident is asked to contact the Town of Poughkeepsie Police Department Traffic Enforcement Division at 845-485- 3680.

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