A 57-year-old Watertown woman is dead after her Jeep flew off a curve on Main Street in the village of Mexico, struck a guardrail and slammed into several trees. Lori D. Miller died at the scene of the crash, which happened Saturday, and she was the only person in the vehicle. New York State Police say they are still working to determine exactly why it happened.
According to WWNY, the crash occurred at the intersection of North and Main streets in the village of Mexico, in Oswego County. Miller was driving her Jeep on Main Street at a high rate of speed, according to state police, when the vehicle left the roadway, struck a guardrail and came to rest after hitting several trees.
A preliminary investigation from New York State Police found that the Jeep was traveling westbound on Main Street at a high rate of speed when, for an unknown reason, it exited the north shoulder of the roadway while negotiating a curve. Troopers have not said what caused the vehicle to leave the road.
A 2006 Jeep, a Curve, and an Unanswered Question
The Watertown Daily Times, via nny360.com, reported that Miller was driving west on Main Street at a high speed when the 2006 Jeep went off the north shoulder near North Street. The outlet's account adds that the Jeep struck a guardrail before hitting the trees, matching the sequence described in the state police investigation.
Investigators have not released a measured speed, identified any contributing factors, or said whether road or weather conditions played a role. The cause of the crash remains under investigation as troopers continue to piece together what happened in the moments before Miller's Jeep left the road.
Community Mourns a Watertown Resident
Miller, of Watertown, was the only occupant of the Jeep at the time of the crash, and she died at the scene. No further details about her background have been released as the investigation continues.
