Posted on: October 20, 2026 09:00 AM

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State Police arrest Napanoch man following indictment in fatal Wawarsing crash

The New York State Police have arrested Raul E. Braddock-Toala, 26, of Napanoch, NY, following an indictment in connection with a fatal two-vehicle crash that claimed the life of Kaelyn A. Rausch, 24, of Ellenville, NY.

 

On October 5, 2025, Troopers from State Police Ellenville, members of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation and the Troop F Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to a two-vehicle crash near 8097 State Route 209 in the town of Wawarsing. Rausch died as a result of the crash.

 

Following an extensive investigation by State Police Troop F BCI and the Ulster County District Attorney’s Office, an Ulster County grand jury indicted Braddock-Toala on October 6, 2026.On October 14, 2026, members of Ellenville BCI and the Troop F Community Stabilization Unit arrested Braddock-Toala and transported him to State Police Ellenville for processing on the following charges:

Manslaughter in the second degree, a class C felony

Criminally negligent homicide, a class E felony

Reckless endangerment in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor.

From NYSP