The 18-year-old from Tompkins County who was behind the wheel of a car involved in a fatal crash a week and a half ago is improving in the hospital.
According to an update from Mansfield University, Daniel “Ty” Beeman’s condition has been upgraded to stable condition at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre. According to State Police, Beeman’s Toyota Yaris rear-ended a stopped Jeep Patriot before getting struck by a Cadillac C-T-6 in the oncoming lane of traffic. Beeman’s passenger, 17-year-old Peyton Shaw, of Waverly, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The two other drivers involved in the accident were checked over at the scene and released.
Beeman is a freshman at Mansfield and is a member of the University’s baseball team