MONTICELLO, NY — The Village of Monticello Police Department is investigating a fatal motor vehicle that occurred at 11:25 a.m. on Tuesday, May 7, on Route 17B, across from the Monticello Raceway.

Witnesses reported seeing an elderly male driver in a 2012 Ford Escape driving west and then suddenly veering across the eastbound lanes. The car struck a utility pole and an embankment before rolling over. The driver was extricated from the vehicle by the Monticello Fire Department and declared dead on the scene by Sullivan County Coroner Alan Kesten.

No other vehicles were involved in the incident, and the driver was the lone occupant in his vehicle. The driver’s name is being withheld pending locating and notifying next of kin, police said.

At this time, police believe the driver had sustained a medical emergency while driving, which caused his car to veer off the roadway.

Also assisting at the scene were Mobile Medic EMS and the NYS Department of Transportation.