A 19-year-old Palermo man died Friday evening, November 6, 2026, after his pickup truck left a rural Schroeppel roadway and struck a tree, according to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office. Jacob Lovins was the only person inside the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado when it crashed on Peter Scott Road, just south of Sutton Road, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Deputies were dispatched to the crash at around 5:29 p.m. Friday, November 6, 2026, according to Oswego County Today. A preliminary investigation found that Lovins had been driving the Silverado north on Peter Scott Road when the truck left the west side of the road and collided with a tree, as reported by syracuse.com. The Newport Dispatch also reported that Lovins was the vehicle’s only occupant.
Emergency Crews Respond on Peter Scott Road
The Phoenix Volunteer Fire Department and Menter Ambulance responded to assist at the crash scene, the outlet's report noted. The crash remains under investigation, and no further details about what caused the truck to leave the roadway have been released.
Lovins graduated from Phoenix High School in June, according to syracuse.com, citing Syracuse.com and The Post-Standard archives. He was identified by the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office in a news release issued Saturday.
Other Fatal Crashes in the Area
The Schroeppel crash is not the only fatal single-vehicle wreck reported in the region in recent years. In August 2024, a motorcyclist identified as 22-year-old Austin Grigsby of Baldwinsville was killed when his 2016 Kawasaki lost control at a high rate of speed and struck a guard rail at the exit 14 off-ramp of State Route 481 in Schroeppel, according to Oswego County Today. And in July 2025, a two-year-old boy died after a minivan his family was riding in left State Route 49 in Hastings, overturned, and struck a utility pole, per the outlet's reporting.
A separate fatal crash in Schroeppel, reported by CNY Central, claimed the life of 66-year-old Theodore Grader of Phoenix after his 2022 Subaru Forester left County Route 57 near North Shore Road, went down an embankment and overturned. In that case, the sheriff’s office said poor weather and hazardous road conditions may have contributed. No cause has been attributed to Saturday’s crash that killed Lovins, and investigators have not released additional findings.
