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Off-duty NYPD detective from New Windsor killed in Palisades Parkway crash

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

News 12 Staff

Dec 7, 2024, 4:46 PM

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Officials have identified the person that was killed in Friday’s one-car crash on the Palisades Parkway as 45-year-old Charles Cato, an off-duty NYPD detective from New Windsor.

Police say Cato was traveling north when he struck a tree in the mediannear Exit 19. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Details surrounding what led up to the crash were not immediately available.

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