One driver is dead and another is listed in stable condition following a three-car accident just outside of Schuyler County on State Route 13 in the town of Veteran.
According to a preliminary investigation by State Police, a 2016 Ford Fusion operated by 41-year-old Juria Vaness, of Ithaca, was traveling northbound on State Route 13 in the left lane, approaching a 2019 Chevy Silverado pulling an open trailer with lawn equipment operated by a 25-year-old male of Pine Valley, which was also northbound on State Route 13 in the right lane. A third vehicle, a 2018 Freightliner driven by 33-year-old Jeremy Sobles, of Skaneateles, with an open trailer hauling bagged concrete, was traveling southbound on State Route 13 in the single southbound lane.
The Chevy began to merge left due to the right lane ending. The Ford was speeding up in an attempt to get around the Chevy when it made contact with the rear of the pickup and trailer, causing it to lose control and travel into the southbound lane. The Freightliner then struck the Chevy.
The unidentified 25-year-old male operator and sole occupant of the Chevy was pronounced deceased on the scene. Vaness was transported to Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in PA by Life Flight and is in stable condition. Sobles was checked over by EMS on the scene and released.
This remains an active investigation.
