Walmart Employee Dies After Getting Hit by Car

One of the victims who was hit by a vehicle at the Wilton Walmart has died. 

Michael Bushey, 69 of Saratoga Springs died Nov. 3 while receiving treatment at Albany Medical Center. Bushey was struck by Timothy W. Besaw, 34 of Gansevoort in October after an incident at the Wilton Walmart. 

According to State Police, Besaw had attempted to leave the store with items he hadn’t paid for before being stopped by an employee. He then left the store with some of the items but got into an altercation with an employee. After this he got in his vehicle and intentionally drove it into two employees. 

At the time, Troopers listed their condition as serious but not life threatening. 

After fleeing the scene, Besaw crashed his vehicle on Perry Road and was taken into custody. After initially refusing a breathalyzer, Besaw later received a blood test at Glenns Falls Hospital. 

Besaw was initially charged with vehicular assault in the first and second degrees, driving while intoxicated, and leaving the scene of an accident. As of time of publication, Besaw has not been charged with any additional crimes related to the incident.