State Police in Fulton are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 481 in the Town of Schroeppel, Oswego County.
On Monday, Nov. 07, 2016, at approximately 11 a.m., Onondaga County 911 received reports of a small dark colored sedan traveling northbound on State Route 481 when it crossed over into the center median, across the southbound lanes and into the brush on the west side of the highway. Witnesses then reported the vehicle began to back up through the brush and begin to drive north in the southbound lanes.
A State Police vehicle attempted to stop the vehicle in the southbound lanes near State Route 31; however, the driver drove around the patrol vehicle and continued going north in the southbound lane.
The wrong-way vehicle, a 2004 Toyota Corolla, then struck a 2008 Dodge avenger head-on causing the Toyota to spin into the path of a 2006 Chrysler Town & Country minivan.
The driver of the Toyota Corolla, Bruce R. Drury, 68, of 477 James St., Syracuse, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the Dodge Avenger, Ronald M. Porter, 70, from 102 Cedarwood Drive, Fulton, was transported to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse with internal injuries and was listed in stable condition.
Two passengers in the Dodge Avenger, Louise A. Porter, 69, and her twin sister, 69-year-old, Linda M. Robillard were pronounced deceased at the scene.
The operator of the Chrysler minivan, Mark S. Visconti, 55, from Elmira, was treated at the scene and released. State Route 481 was closed for several hours as the State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit investigated the crash scene.
The investigation is continuing.