Victim of TSP Fatal Crash identified

New Castle – A popular football coach in New Jersey, who lives in the Granite Springs Department of Somers and three residents of the garden state, were identified as victims of the terrible crash at the Taconic State Parkway in Nord -Westchester.

The state police said Robert Violante, 45, returned home from his teaching mandate in the Bergenfield school district when his Honda was hit south of the outer sprinter towards the north, which crossed the median and stormed into flames.

He died of injuries suffered in the Medical Center West Chest.

The soldiers identified the three occupants of the van, who was killed as a 20-year-old Odenis Balladares Martinez from Neptune, New Jersey. 34-year-old Harrison Mauricio Reyes Rivera from Long Branch, New Jersey; And 45-year-old Bryan Aguilar Castillo from Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The driver of the vehicle, 50-year-old Yader Reyes from Long Branch, New Jersey, was taken into the west chest of Medical Center in a critical condition.

The state police said the investigation of the cause of the crash continued to continue.

The headmaster Dr. Christopher Tully said, Violant, known as coach V, “was more than just a teacher and coach – he was a mentor, a father figure and a real friend for so many. She always put the students in the first place and believed to help them exhaust their great potential.”

Anyone who has seen the crash or has information about the tragedy is asked to contact 677-7300 under (845).