Donald Gerber Killed in Fatal Crash in Town of Champion
By Accident.NEWS
Publish Date: May 6, 2023
Donald Gerber was pronounced dead at the scene. Peter Schroy was airlifted to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
West Carthage firefighters spent hours cleaning up the scene of a fatal crash that occurred on Thursday night in the town of Champion. The accident resulted in the death of one person and left another injured.
According to state police, the accident occurred when a pickup truck, driven by 54-year-old Peter Schroy, went off State Route 26 at a high rate of speed and crashed into several trees. The accident occurred around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday.
56-year-old Donald Gerber was a passenger in the truck and was thrown from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Schroy was extricated from the truck by the West Carthage Fire Department and was airlifted to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
West Carthage Fire Chief Peter Crump said, "We had a serious situation with a motor vehicle accident. We had two patients seriously entrapped. Had a long extrication. One patient was flown to Upstate Medical. Unfortunately, the other one did not survive."
The pickup was found 15 yards off the highway. It took more than 30 minutes to get Schroy out of the truck. "Due to the nature of the accident and the events that unfolded, it was a little larger than what a normal car accident would be," said Crump.
Route 26 between Harper Road and Cole Road, near Carthage High School, remained closed for several hours while crews worked until 5 a.m. Friday at the scene. State police and the West Carthage fire department had help from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s office, the Great Bend Fire Department, Carthage Area Rescue Squad, and Guilfoyle Ambulance.
Volunteers were seen carrying mangled engine parts, a twisted door, and a shattered windshield on Friday. "Where the vehicle was - came to rest after its accident, the time of night, the darkness, the location, traffic, all those factors play into a situation like that, that make it a struggle sometimes," said Crump.
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Tags: New York, Fatality, Pickuptruck, Fatalcrash, Watertown, Townof Champion, Donald Gerber, Peter Schroy, West Carthage Fire Department, Town of Champion
Incident at a Glance
- Parties Involved:
- Donald Gerber
- Vehicles:
- pickup truck
- Fatality:
- YES
- State:
- New York
- City:
- Town of Champion
- Location:
- State Route 26 between Harper Road and Cole Road, near Carthage High School
- Date of Incident:
- 2023-05-04
- Time of Incident:
- around 9:45 p.m.
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