Troopers investigate roll-over crash on I-81 in LaFayette
State Police are investigating a one-car roll over crash that occurred Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, on Interstate 81 in Lafayette, Onondaga County.
The investigation revealed a 1963 Alfa Romeo, operated by Edmund L. Panek, 56, from Syracuse, was traveling north bound on Interstate 81 in the town of Lafayette when he swerved onto the right shoulder subsequently striking several posts that support the guiderail. The vehicle then overturned and pinned the driver underneath the guiderail.
Panek was airlifted to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse by Mercy Flight. A family member who was traveling behind Panek stated he had just purchased the vehicle at a car show in Cortland and was headed home.
State Police were assisted at the scene by Lafayette and Tully Fire Departments. The investigation is continuing.