POUGHKEEPSIE – The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate a fatal car crash on Clove Road in Union Vale on Saturday evening that claimed the life of 25-year-old Ryan Nichols of Poughquag.

The original Mid-Hudson News report of the fatal crash that occurred around 6:40 p.m. can be found here .

Sheriff’s Captain John Watterson says that “ unsafe speed appears to be a contributing factor” as to why Nichols lost control of his Dodge Ram pickup and struck a tree near Mack Road.

Nichols was pronounced dead at the scene.

The sheriff’s office was assisted at the scene by the County Medical Examiner’s Office and the Union Vale Fire Department. The investigation is continuing by the sheriff’s Detective Bureau and Crash Investigation Unit.

See Full Page