A 31-year-old Deferiet woman died Sunday afternoon after the Honda CR-V she was riding in crossed into oncoming traffic on County Route 46 in the town of Le Ray and slammed head-on into a northbound Buick Encore. Both drivers survived with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, while the woman was pronounced dead at the hospital.
According to New York State Police, troopers responded to the two-vehicle crash on County Route 46 at approximately 3:57 p.m. on September 27. Around that time, a 32-year-old Gouverneur man was driving a 2002 Honda CR-V south on the roadway when he attempted to pass another vehicle, according to syracuse.com. That maneuver sent the Honda across the center line and into the northbound lane, where it collided head-on with a 2023 Buick Encore driven by a 65-year-old Theresa man, as detailed by WWNY.
Passenger Pronounced Dead at Samaritan Medical Center
Emergency responders transported all three people involved — the Deferiet woman, the Honda driver, and the Buick driver — to Samaritan Medical Center. The 31-year-old woman, who had been riding in the Honda's passenger seat, was later pronounced dead there, per the same syracuse.com report. The Honda driver and the Buick driver both sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the outlet noted.
The crash occurred a few miles north of Fort Drum, according to the report. No further details on road conditions, weather, or vehicle speed at the time of the collision were included in the available reporting.
Collision Reconstruction Unit Joins Ongoing Investigation
State Police say the New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit is assisting with the investigation, which remains active and ongoing. No charges, citations, or arrests connected to the crash had been announced as of the latest reporting.
For those looking to understand broader patterns in roadway fatalities across the state, the New York State Department of Health maintains motor vehicle traffic crash statistics broken down by county. Investigators have not yet released additional findings on what led to Sunday's crash on County Route 46.
