Bethlehem, NY (WRGB) — Bethlehem police are asking for the public’s help as they investigate a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a SUV at a busy Glenmont intersection.
The Bethlehem Police Department responded Monday, April 27, 2026, to a report of a motor vehicle crash involving a car and a motorcycle at the intersection of Route 9W and Magee Drive in Glenmont. A preliminary investigation indicates a sport utility vehicle traveling southbound on Route 9W collided with a motorcycle traveling northbound on Route 9W.
Police said the SUV’s driver, 53-year-old Eric Thompson of Glenmont, was taken to Albany Medical Center Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The motorcyclist, 19-year-old Mason Ruggaber of Delmar, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bethlehem Police crash investigation personnel responded and conducted a crash reconstruction. The crash remains under investigation to determine contributing factors, and police said all parties are cooperating.
Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have surveillance or dash camera video from the area to contact the Bethlehem Police Department’s non-emergency number at 518-439-9973.