TOWN OF HOUNSFIELD, New York (WWNY) – The Jefferson County’s Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash that happened early Saturday morning.
Police say at 1:30am, a group of motorcyclists was on Jericho Road in the Town of Hounsfield when 2 of the motorcyclists went off the road at a curve.
One motorcycle, a 2005 Yamaha driven by 20-year-old Patrick McGrew Jr. of Watertown, hit a parked pickup truck in a driveway.
A 2007 Yamaha driven by 33-year-old Cheyenne Middlemiss of Evans Mills hit a mailbox.
When police got on scene, other motorcyclists were helping the 2 injured riders.
McGrew was taken to Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown and later passed away from his injuries, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
Middlemiss was flown to a Syracuse hospital and is in stable condition, police say.
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