{"id":103872,"date":"2026-02-03T13:44:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:44:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103872\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T13:44:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T13:44:06","slug":"fatal-crash-on-erie-boulevard-west-in-syracuse-started-with-pursuit-by-sheriffs-deputies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/103872\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatal crash on Erie Boulevard West in Syracuse started with pursuit by sheriff\u2019s deputies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KXJLUWKZENG7FAXZYFZKBVINXU\">Syracuse, N.Y. \u2014 A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/crime\/2026\/02\/traffic-alert-accident-shuts-down-part-of-erie-boulevard-delays-expected.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.syracuse.com\/crime\/2026\/02\/traffic-alert-accident-shuts-down-part-of-erie-boulevard-delays-expected.html\">fatal crash on Erie Boulevard West<\/a> in Syracuse started with vehicle pursuit by Onondaga County Sheriff\u2019s Office deputies early Tuesday morning, according to a law enforcement source.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"EO3SK3Y64RGNRHIGCDJ4W5VZLE\">A pursuit by deputies was reported at 2:30 a.m. at Avery Avenue and West Genesee Street in the city, according to the Onondaga Count 911 Center. That\u2019s about a mile from where the crash was reported on Erie Boulevard between West Genesee and South Geddes streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KB65CDM4ZRDLHCDWLC56OT32LA\">The fatal crash is being investigated by the state Attorney General\u2019s Office, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BEU52ZIGJZDBNF6EFKUACJCFOI\">The AG\u2019s office investigates any incidents involving police and a death. It does not investigate fatal traffic accidents unless they involve officers. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"3HY6STTD45FTHJXUQVVAN4LU34\">Thomas Newton, a spokesperson for the sheriff\u2019s office, did not respond to questions about whether the fatal crash involved a pursuit by deputies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"RFETBFK63ZC4ZOC3IPQFRBFZEM\">Newton said Erie Boulevard West is closed between West Genesee Street and South Geddes Street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"NFRQETWHEVCIDCIL4EFDXJZTQA\">The road has been closed since about 2:45 a.m., according to 511NY reports. <\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"H4MPDFBVKRFTJJXSTIRA5YYH6U\">Drivers are being urged to use alternate routes and expect delays.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4MU4BV2QVBHQDJMDU6CDUPE4DA\">The street is expected to reopen around 9 a.m., Newton said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"4GAEYRDKZZEG7P4HJUASSE4Y4A\">This breaking news article will be updated when more information is available. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Syracuse, N.Y. \u2014 A fatal crash on Erie Boulevard West in Syracuse started with vehicle pursuit by Onondaga&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103873,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[136,138,137],"class_list":{"0":"post-103872","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-erie","8":"tag-erie","9":"tag-erie-headlines","10":"tag-erie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103872","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103872"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103872\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103873"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103872"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103872"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103872"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}