One person is dead and another injured following a crash Saturday afternoon on the NYS Thruway.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It happened on I-87 Northbound near Exit 23.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A car driving in the left lane attempted to move into the right lane when it sideswiped another vehicle, state police said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first car then veered back into the left lane and rear ended a sedan, police said. The sedan hit then struck a guardrail.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver of the sedan hit was killed, police said. A passenger in that vehicle was taken to Albany Medical Center with injuries, according to authorities.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Two people in the car that was sideswiped were also taken to the hospital, troopers said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sobriety tests were done on the driver of the car that police say started the incident. No signs of impairment were found, according to police.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That driver is now charged with multiple vehicle and traffic law violations and the investigation continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n