On September 18, 2026, at approximately 4:49 p.m., State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 3 and County Route 66 in the town of Hounsfield.
A preliminary investigation determined that a 2016 Honda Fit, operated by an 83-year-old female from New Hartford, was traveling north on County Route 66 and attempting to cross State Route 3 onto State Route 180. The Honda Fit failed to yield at a stop sign and entered the path of a 2024 Honda CR-V, operated by a 55-year-old female from Sackets Harbor, who was traveling east on State Route 3, resulting in a collision.
Both operators were transported to Samaritan Medical Center. The operator of the Honda Fit was subsequently pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The investigation is ongoing.