State police ID victim of fatal tractor trailer/motorcycle crash on Route 17 near Owego
One person is dead and another injured following a tractor trailer collision with a motorcycle Thursday in Tioga County.
New York State Police identified the person who died as Karie L. VanDeusen, 52, of Olean. VanDeusen was a passenger on a motorcycle operated by 52-year-old Steven Myszka, also of Olean, troopers said.
Myszka was transported to UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City for treatment. His condition was stable Friday afternoon.
The investigation determined around 1 p.m., a large group of motorcycles was merging onto Route 17 eastbound from the exit 66 ramp. A tractor trailer was already in the eastbound lane of the highway when one of the motorcycles collided with the tractor trailer, state police said.
The area where the crash occurred is currently under construction and only one lane of travel is open.
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The eastbound lane of Route 17 was closed to traffic between exits 65 and 67 for several hours while the state police collision reconstruction team was on the scene. The lane reopened to traffic around 5:30 p.m.
Representatives from the state police Bureau of Criminal Investigation interviewed the operator of the tractor trailer after the crash.
The investigation into the incident is continuing.
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This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Fatal crash occurred in Route 17 construction zone in Owego
