South Nyack, NY - Family Visiting From Israel Injured in Van-Truck Accident

South Nyack, NY - Five members of a family visiting from Israel were injured yesterday when their rental van was struck from behind by a truck that pushed them into a van in front of them.

David Salomon, 47, his 38-year-old wife and their three daughters - ages 7, 3 and 11 months - were driving south on the New York State Thruway when his Dodge Caravan slowed down because of a traffic snarl in front of him.
Peter Ireland, driving a 2003 Freightliner behind the Salomon vehicle, apparently could not stop in time and struck the van.
Esteves said Ireland, 48, of Dewitt, N.Y., told him that he attempted to step on the brakes but it wasn't enough. The road was slick, he was not ticketed, although NY State Police say that they felt the accident was caused because Ireland was driving too close to the Salomon van.

The Salomons' Caravan was pushed into a Ford van driven by Brian Pugliese, 29, of Prospect, Conn. Neither Pugliese nor a passenger in his van was injured.
Rockland Paramedic Services took the Salomon family to Nyack Hospital after all five complained of back and neck pain.