On February 19, 2025, State Police responded to a serious two-vehicle crash on I-90 in Amsterdam, NY.
At approximately 8:44 p.m., troopers arrived at the scene of a head-on collision in the westbound lanes of I-90.
The investigation revealed that Veronica Armbruster, 59, of Selkirk, NY, was driving eastbound in the wrong direction when her vehicle collided with a westbound car driven by 26-year-old Cole M. Sevigny of Hudson, NH.
Both drivers, who were the sole occupants of their vehicles, had to be extricated from the wreckage. They sustained severe injuries and were transported to area hospitals for treatment.
Sevigny was later pronounced dead at Saint Mary’s Hospital, while Armbruster remains in critical but stable condition at Albany Medical Center.
As a result of the crash, all westbound lanes on I-90 were closed between exits 27 and 28 for approximately six hours as authorities conducted their investigation and collision reconstruction.
The incident remains under investigation.
