Catskill man, 93, killed in collision with dump truck
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June 4, 2026
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Note: Saugerties Police initially reported the driver of the Volkswagen to be a 73-year-old man from Catskill.
SAUGERTIES―A 93-year-old Catskill man was killed Thursday afternoon when his car collided with a dump truck.
It happened around 1 p.m. at the intersection of Route 32 and Old Route 32 in Saugerties, police said.
A 2022 Volkswagen traveling southbound on Route 32 and driven by Robert Goldberg, 93, of Catskill, struck a 1988 Freightliner dump truck being operated by a 57-year-old man from Palenville, according to the Saugerties Police Department.
The dump truck, police said, was making a turn from Route 32 onto Old Route 32.
Goldberg was treated at the scene by members of the Centerville Fire Department and Diaz Ambulance before being transported to HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston where he succumbed to his injuries.
The driver of the dump truck has not been identified and was not reported to have been injured.
The investigation remains ongoing and is being handled by the Saugerties Police Department with assistance from the New York State Police and the Ulster County District Attorney's Office Collision Reconstruction Team.
At this time, Saugerties Police said charges are not expected.
