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Mount Vernon man injured in Bedford crash

Trooper cars are pictured at the State Police

Photo credit: Angela Gaul | Trooper cars are pictured at the State Police headquarters in Pomona. (Feb. 15, 2012)

A Mount Vernon man was sent to a local hospital early Tuesday after a one-car crash in Bedford, authorities said.

Akiela Bennett, 22, was driving north on the Interstate 684 just north of exit 4 about 1 a.m. when he lost control, drove onto the highway's median and hit a tree, State Police said. Sleet and rain may have caused the crash, News12 reported.

Bennett was sent to Westchester...

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