EDWARDS, New York (WWNY) – A 16-year-old snowmobile operator was airlifted to Upstate Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after a head-on collision on a St. Lawrence County trail Sunday afternoon.
New York State Police responded to the crash on a snowmobile trail off County Route 24 in Edwards at approximately 1:39 p.m. on February 1.
The teen was operating a 2016 Arctic Cat with an 18-year-old male passenger, both from Edwards, when they approached a blind hill crest while traveling southwest. A 2021 Polaris Indy operated by Gregory J. Coller, 50, of Canton, was traveling northeast and approaching the same hill crest.
Both snowmobiles were traveling near the middle of the trail when they struck each other head-on, police said.
Star Lake Rescue and Gouverneur Rescue responded to provide medical care to all three people involved in the crash.
The 18-year-old passenger was transported to Gouverneur Hospital for treatment of minor injuries. Coller was taken to Canton-Potsdam Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.
The 16-year-old operator is listed in stable but critical condition at Upstate Medical Center.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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