Residents asked to check home security cameras after motorcycle hits pedestrian and flees

The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is asking area residents to review any outdoor home security cameras for footage of a motorcyclist who fled after striking a pedestrian in the Town of Wappinger last week.

The hit-and-run accident occurred on April 9, 2025 around 11:43pm on Spook Hill Road in Wappinger. According to the sheriff’s department: The rider was described as wearing a black “puffy” jacket, as well as a black helmet. It is believed that there was at least one other motorcycle travelling with the motorcycle in question who struck the victim. The female pedestrian was hit along the southbound shoulder of Spook Hill Road, south of Myers Corners Road. The female pedestrian sustained significant injury to her upper left arm and lower leg due to the contact with the motorcycle and its’ rider. The motorcycles were last seen heading southbound on Spook Hill Road.

The name of the pedestrian is being held as the accident remains under investigation.

The sheriff’s office urges anyone who may have witnessed the crash or the events leading up to it, to please contact Detective Twaddell at 845-486-3828 or ktwaddell@dutchessny.gov. The Sheriff’s Office can also be contacted via the tipline at 845-605-2583 or dcsotips@gmail.com.

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