A 20-year-old female resident of Rye was involved in a multi-car accident Thursday afternoon on Interstate 81 in Chenango, according to New York State Police authorities. The names of the resident and others in the accident were not released.
On December 15, 2022, at approximately 1:03 p.m., a member of the New York State Police TIM (Traffic Incident Management) Unit responded to Interstate 81 south in the town of Chenango near exit 6 for a report of a four-vehicle pile-up. Four people were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
An investigation at the scene revealed that a 20-year-old female of Rye, NY was in a Hyundai SUV when she lost control of the vehicle and struck a guide rail then came across the roadway. A 76-year-old female of Locke, NY in a Hyundai sedan then sideswiped the SUV. A 19-year-old male of Queens, NY in a Honda SUV then struck the Hyundai SUV. A 68-year-old woman from Hilton, NY in a Chevrolet Silverado attempted to avoid the Hyundai SUV and the Honda SUV when she struck the Hyundai sedan.
The two occupants from the Hyundai SUV, the 20-year-old female driver (from Rye) and a 19-year-old female passenger from Bronx, NY passenger where both checked out by ambulance members but not transported to a hospital.
The female driver of the Hyundai sedan and the three occupants of the Honda SUV in addition to the driver, a 20-year-old female of Queens, NY and a 2-year-old male of Queens, NY were all transported to Wilson Hospital.
New York State Police Troop “C” covering seven counties Upstate including the area of the accident had responded to 172 weather related incidents from Thursday afternoon after snowstorms began through 5:30pm Friday.
