Glenmont, NY (WRGB) — A 19-year-old Delmar motorcyclist was killed Monday in a crash at a busy Glenmont intersection, Bethlehem police said.
Bethlehem Police Department officers responded Monday, April 27, 2026, to a report of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Route 9W and Magee Drive in Glenmont.
A preliminary investigation found that a SUV traveling southbound on Route 9W crashed with a motorcycle traveling northbound on Route 9W.
Police identified the SUV driver as 53-year-old Eric Thompson of Glenmont. He was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The motorcyclist was identified as 19-year-old Mason Ruggaber of Delmar. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bethlehem Police crash investigation personnel responded and conducted a crash reconstruction as part of the investigation. The crash remains under investigation to determine contributing factors, and police said all parties are cooperating.