Sheriff: Kansas Man Intentionally Struck Pedestrian With Car Attempted Murder Charge Levied By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com HARTWICK SEMINARY – A Kansas man has been charged with attempted murder after he allegedly drove off the roadway and intentionally struck a pedestrian, according to Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr. George K. Wang, 23, Lawrence, Kansas, was driving a 2013 Hyundai on Route 28 in Hartwick when he allegedly drove onto a grassy area at the front of…
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Woman Treated At Albany Med DOT Said ‘No’ To Grant; Now, Pedestrian Struck By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – In 2018, the City and Town of Oneonta collaborated on a state Department of Transportation grant that would have built sidewalks and increased lighting on both sides of Lettis Highway, from Main Street to Route 23, the Southside strip. “The roadway could be safer for pedestrians,” said Mayor Gary Herzig. “It is used by pedestrians out of necessity…
Exit 15 Ramp Closed After Accident PEDESTRIAN STRUCK ON LETTIS HIGHWAY By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Police are on the scene of a motor vehicle accident on the James F. Lettis Highway after a pedestrian was allegedly hit by a car this evening. According to Rob O’Brien, Otsego Count 911 director, a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near the I-88 Exit 15 westbound off-ramp at 7:42 p.m. The pedestrian was transported to Fox Hospital with…
Struck By Car, Pedestrian Dies Utica Driver Charged With DWI NEW BERLIN –The pedestrian struck by a car on Friday evening near the Unadilla Motorcross Track has died, state police reported a few minutes ago. A Utica man is being held on DWI and other charges in the incident, which was investigated by troopers from the Oneonta Barracks deployed to the track for a race weekend.…
Struck By Car, Teen Life-Flighted, Dies UNADILLA – A 15-year-old was struck by a car Monday evening while walking in Unadilla died this morning, according to State Police. Edward A. McKinley II, 15, was walking in the westbound shoulder of Main Street in the Town of Unadilla when he was struck by a 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe that was also traveling westbound. Mr. McKinley was transported by helicopter to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse with severe head and body injuries…
Car Hits Hartwick Student As He Jogs Near Campus ONEONTA – Police are on the scene near the entrance to Hartwick College investigating a motor vehicle accident involving a pedestrian who was jogging near the school. The victim, a male Hartwick student, was running with a group of students when he was struck while crossing West Street in front of the entrance to the college. He has been airlifted to Bassett Hospital, and, according to witnesses, he was conscious when he was…
Car Hits Woman At Maple, Main ONEONTA – A young woman is recovering from minor injuries after being struck by a car in the crosswalk at Maple and Main. On Sunday afternoon, Clayton Corna, 22, was driving eastbound on Main Street when he turned left onto Maple. According to police, he struck a female pedestrian, who Lt. Doug…
DOT To Upgrade Main, Chestnut, Where Pedestrian Died In October ONEONTA – The state Department of Transportation today announced that sign and traffic signal work, prompted after a car struck and killed a pedestrian in October, will be performed at Main and Chestnut streets 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. Mayor Gary Herzig sent a letter to the DOT requesting the work after Daniel Heath, 75, of Oneonta, died on Oct. 28.…
No Additional Charges Expected In Pedestrian’s Death, Police Say ONEONTA – No additional charges will be filed against driver Mark Fedorov in the death of Daniel Heath, 75, the pedestrian struck by a car as he crossed at Main and Chestnut streets Wednesday morning, city police report. “No other charges apply,” said Lt. Douglas Brenner. “The driver was not reckless, he wasn’t impaired, there was no depraved indifference. It’s just a tragedy.” After reviewing camera footage and witness statements, Oneonta Police determined…
Oneonta Pedestrian Struck By Car Dies This Evening At Bassett Hospital ONEONTA – Daniel Heath, 76, the pedestrian struck by a car at Main and Chestnut this morning, has died at Bassett Hospital, OPD Lt. Douglas Brenner said a few minutes ago. Brenner said he was alerted by the family to the elderly man’s passing. The driver in this morning’s mishap, which occurred about 10:18, had been ticketed with failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. He is Mark…