Rt. 12 crash kills two
NORWICH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Department responded to the scenes of two serious accidents this weekend, one that claimed the lives of two area residents.
Kimberly L. Riopel, 43, of County Rd. 2, Greene, and Brian Knapp, 33, of Carmichael Road, Binghamton, were both killed in a head-on collision, which occurred just after 5 p.m. on state Rt. 12 near the Halfway House Bridge in the Town of Norwich.
Kimberly Riopel was northbound on Rt. 12, when a second car, driven by Cameron Gilbert, 19, of Oak Drive, Hamilton, allegedly crossed the center line and struck her vehicle. The Sheriff’s Department reported that Riopel was killed instantly. Knapp was airlifted to Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
A third passenger in Riopel’s vehicle, Raymond Riopel, 36, also of County Rd. 2, Greene, was transported to Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich for treatment of undisclosed minor injuries.
Gilbert, listed on Colgate University’s Web site as a student in the school’s class of 2010, was transported to Wilson Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for a broken wrist. Gilbert has been charged with failure to keep right and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was given appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in Town of Norwich Court on June 5.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the City of Norwich Fire Department and the Oxford Fire Department. As of press time this morning, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office at 337-1924.
The Sheriff’s Department also responded to a serious accident in the Town of Sherburne on Sunday. Christopher M. Lown, 20, Sherburne, was traveling southbound on state Rt.12B, when his vehicle allegedly veered into the northbound lane, striking the vehicle on Marsha K. Fornal, 62, Pharsalia, head-on.
Fornal was airlifted to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, by Mercy Flight Medivac. She was treated for chest, leg and head injuries. A passenger in Fornal’s vehicle, Robert F. Fornal, 63, was taken to Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton and treated for an arm injury. Lown was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, where he was treated for head and leg injuries.
The Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by the Sherburne Fire Department, Earlville Fire Department and the North Norwich Fire Department, who helped with landing zone operations. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
– Michael McGuire contributed to this story.
Kimberly L. Riopel, 43, of County Rd. 2, Greene, and Brian Knapp, 33, of Carmichael Road, Binghamton, were both killed in a head-on collision, which occurred just after 5 p.m. on state Rt. 12 near the Halfway House Bridge in the Town of Norwich.
Kimberly Riopel was northbound on Rt. 12, when a second car, driven by Cameron Gilbert, 19, of Oak Drive, Hamilton, allegedly crossed the center line and struck her vehicle. The Sheriff’s Department reported that Riopel was killed instantly. Knapp was airlifted to Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival.
A third passenger in Riopel’s vehicle, Raymond Riopel, 36, also of County Rd. 2, Greene, was transported to Chenango Memorial Hospital in Norwich for treatment of undisclosed minor injuries.
Gilbert, listed on Colgate University’s Web site as a student in the school’s class of 2010, was transported to Wilson Regional Medical Center, where he was treated for a broken wrist. Gilbert has been charged with failure to keep right and unlawful possession of marijuana. He was given appearance tickets and is scheduled to appear in Town of Norwich Court on June 5.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the City of Norwich Fire Department and the Oxford Fire Department. As of press time this morning, the cause of the accident is still under investigation. Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office at 337-1924.
The Sheriff’s Department also responded to a serious accident in the Town of Sherburne on Sunday. Christopher M. Lown, 20, Sherburne, was traveling southbound on state Rt.12B, when his vehicle allegedly veered into the northbound lane, striking the vehicle on Marsha K. Fornal, 62, Pharsalia, head-on.
Fornal was airlifted to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse, by Mercy Flight Medivac. She was treated for chest, leg and head injuries. A passenger in Fornal’s vehicle, Robert F. Fornal, 63, was taken to Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton and treated for an arm injury. Lown was transported to St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Utica, where he was treated for head and leg injuries.
The Sheriff’s Department was assisted at the scene by the Sherburne Fire Department, Earlville Fire Department and the North Norwich Fire Department, who helped with landing zone operations. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.
– Michael McGuire contributed to this story.
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