Carthage Man Dies in 3-Vehicle Crash on State Route 3 in Black River
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: September 24, 2023
One fatality, non-life-threatening injuries reported
A tragic accident occurred on Friday when a three-vehicle crash took the life of a Carthage man. The incident took place on State Route 3 in Black River.
According to the State Police, Shane Umstead, a 32-year-old resident of Plessis, was driving eastbound when his Ram pickup truck collided with the back of a Hyundai Elantra that had come to a stop in traffic. The Elantra was being driven by Roxanne O'Connor, a 74-year-old from Carthage.
The impact caused O'Connor's vehicle to be propelled into the path of an oncoming dump truck driven by Joseph England, aged 51 and hailing from Adams.
While O'Connor sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Watertown's Samaritan Medical Center for treatment, her passenger Charles Taylor did not survive. Taylor, who was also from Carthage and aged 79 years old, was initially taken to Samaritan but later flown to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse where he was pronounced deceased.
Fortunately, no other injuries were reported as a result of this devastating crash.
Authorities are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding this incident. Further details regarding potential charges or factors contributing to the collision have yet to be released.
Our thoughts go out to all those affected by this tragedy during such difficult times.
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Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Shane Umstead, Roxanne O’Connor, Joseph England, Charles Taylor
- Vehicles:
- Ram pickup truck, Hyundai Elantra, dump truck
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- New York
- City:
- Black River
- Location:
- State Route 3, Black River, New York
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-09-22
- Time of Incident:
- Friday
State Route 3, Black River, New York
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