The off-duty NYPD officer who was killed early Friday morning after a one-car crash on the Palisades Parkway in the town of Highlands has been identified. State Police say 45 year-old Charles Cato was heading northbound when his car left the roadway for reasons unknown and struck a tree in the median just north of exit 19. Cato was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital where he was pronounced dead. This incident remains under investigation. Police ask anyone who may have witnessed the crash to contact them at 845-344-5300 [reference case number NY2400969180].