Madison County sheriff’s deputies investigate fatal accident
On Thursday, Aug. 23, at approximately 1:16 p.m., Madison County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a pickup truck that struck a tree.
Passing motorists observed the pickup truck traveling southbound on Lewis Point Road when it swerved off the east side of the road and struck a tree; one of the witnesses called the 911 center to report the accident.
Deputies and emergency medical personnel responded to the scene, where they found two occupants in the vehicle.
The driver of the vehicle, Coby R. Stevens, 16, of Canastota, was pronounced dead at the scene;a passenger in the vehicle was transported to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse for non-life threatening injuries.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted by Canastota Fire Department, Greater Lenox Ambulance and the state police.
The investigation continues.