Rattled eyewitness reveals Treat Williams, 71, was alert and speaking to paramedics after being thrown from his motorcycle, as driver of Honda in deadly collision is pictured for the first time
- 10 months ago
EXCLUSIVE: 'I saw him go flying through the air.'
Actor Treat Williams was conscious and alert after being thrown from his motorcycle, answering questions from paramedics as he was sprawled out on the pavement, DailyMail.com can reveal.
'He was totally alert, answering questions,' said Matt Rapphahn, the owner of Long Trail Auto on Route 30, adjacent to the crash site.
Matt, 29, was standing outside his shop when the crash took place right in front of him.
Ryan Koss, who DailyMail.com is picturing for the first time, was driving his Honda Element SUV on Route 30, turning into the auto shop parking lot when he collided with the motorcycle.
'I saw Treat go flying through the air,' Matt said.
Williams, wearing a helmet, was left sprawled out on the pavement a few feet from his motorcycle.
'The tire was still spinning,' he added.
The Golden Globe-nominated actor, 71, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries before being pronounced dead on Monday in Vermont.
Reports released by Vermont State Police revealed that Williams didn't stand a chance as the Honda cut across the northbound lane of the V-30 into his $3,500 bike.
Koss, 35, attempted to turn left onto Morse Hill Road into a parking lot and came to a stop as he indicated at around 4:53pm.
He was 'checked by medical personnel at the scene for minor injuries' but was not taken to a hospital and has not been arrested by officers.
Koss was not intoxicated, cops say, as they probe who was responsible for the fatal incident.
Williams and Koss in all likelihood knew each other, as Koss works at the theater where Williams performed American Buffalo in 2017.
The police report states that 'Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle.'
Data collected by the Vermont Agency of Transportation revealed that there have been five incidents on that stretch of road in 12 years, with three resulting in injury but only Williams being pronounced dead.
Koss' car had major damage to the front end passenger side, while Williams' 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle had 'front-end damage'.
Shop owner Matt pointed out that Koss had an appointment to bring his SUV to his shop to get a state inspection sticker, and that Koss' husband had pulled into the lot in another car to pick him up.
Williams - who was wearing a helmet - 'suffered critical injuries' and was taken by helicopter to Albany Medical Center in New York where he was pronounced dead.
Actor Treat Williams was conscious and alert after being thrown from his motorcycle, answering questions from paramedics as he was sprawled out on the pavement, DailyMail.com can reveal.
'He was totally alert, answering questions,' said Matt Rapphahn, the owner of Long Trail Auto on Route 30, adjacent to the crash site.
Matt, 29, was standing outside his shop when the crash took place right in front of him.
Ryan Koss, who DailyMail.com is picturing for the first time, was driving his Honda Element SUV on Route 30, turning into the auto shop parking lot when he collided with the motorcycle.
'I saw Treat go flying through the air,' Matt said.
Williams, wearing a helmet, was left sprawled out on the pavement a few feet from his motorcycle.
'The tire was still spinning,' he added.
The Golden Globe-nominated actor, 71, was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries before being pronounced dead on Monday in Vermont.
Reports released by Vermont State Police revealed that Williams didn't stand a chance as the Honda cut across the northbound lane of the V-30 into his $3,500 bike.
Koss, 35, attempted to turn left onto Morse Hill Road into a parking lot and came to a stop as he indicated at around 4:53pm.
He was 'checked by medical personnel at the scene for minor injuries' but was not taken to a hospital and has not been arrested by officers.
Koss was not intoxicated, cops say, as they probe who was responsible for the fatal incident.
Williams and Koss in all likelihood knew each other, as Koss works at the theater where Williams performed American Buffalo in 2017.
The police report states that 'Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle.'
Data collected by the Vermont Agency of Transportation revealed that there have been five incidents on that stretch of road in 12 years, with three resulting in injury but only Williams being pronounced dead.
Koss' car had major damage to the front end passenger side, while Williams' 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle had 'front-end damage'.
Shop owner Matt pointed out that Koss had an appointment to bring his SUV to his shop to get a state inspection sticker, and that Koss' husband had pulled into the lot in another car to pick him up.
Williams - who was wearing a helmet - 'suffered critical injuries' and was taken by helicopter to Albany Medical Center in New York where he was pronounced dead.