The accident occurred on State Route 28 in Shokan, New York. Police say a Toyota Sienna minivan driven by Danny Griffin was traveling westbound when it crossed into the eastbound lane and crashed head-on into a Subaru, killing the driver. Griffin was transported to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries.
Police say that in addition to Griffin being under the influence of Fentanyl, they found a large number of used hypodermic needles in Griffin's car, along with heroin and pipes used to smoke crack cocaine.
Fentanyl is an opiate-derived controlled substance that is 50 times more powerful than heroin.
Griffin was arraigned in Ulster County Court, where he was sent to jail in lieu of $15,000 cash bail.