Somers man, 77, dies in crash that damages historic elephant statue

From LoHud.com: SOMERS - A 77-year-old town man died Wednesday night after his car struck the pedestal of the historic elephant statue in front of Town Hall, state police said this afternoon.

Steven L. Semons of Heritage Hills died at Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt, where he was taken by ambulance after the 6:30 p.m. accident that damaged the statue's pedestal and cracked the elephant's front right foot. Troopers said they were awaiting the results of an autopsy to determine if Semons died from injuries from the crash or if a medical condition preceded the accident.

The complete news article published at LoHud.com on December 2 is located here.

LINK: http://www.lohud.com/article/20101202/NEWS02/12020427/Somers--historic-elephant-statue-damaged-in-car-crash