Man dies in fall through gap on Newburgh-Beacon Bridge after car breaks down

BEACON, Orange County (WABC) -- A man trying to get to a safer location after his car broke down on an Orange County bridge fell to his death through a gap in the roadway Tuesday night.

New York State Police say the victim, 29-year-old Paul Montenero, of Poughkeepsie, was driving eastbound on Interstate 84 when his vehicle became disabled on the Newburgh-Beacon Bridge just before 10 p.m.
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Montenero exited his vehicle and was attempting to gain access to the pedestrian walkway located adjacent to the roadway, authorities said.

But in his efforts to get to a safer place, he subsequently fell through a gap between the roadway and the pedestrian walkway.

Montenero's body was recovered by the Orange County Technical Rescue Team.

The investigation is ongoing, but no criminality is suspected.

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