Serious accident locks up Rt. 12 traffic
OXFORD – Traffic was reduced to a crawl between Oxford and Norwich Friday afternoon when a serious accident took place on Rt. 12.
Keith Reed Jr., 47, of Norwich, was traveling south on his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle along state Rt. 12 in Oxford at around 3:30 p.m. when he collided into the side of a 1994 Ford pickup operated by Randy Cooper, 43, Oxford, as he pulled into the roadway from Georgetown Road (County Rt. 4). According to police, Cooper failed to yield the right of way.
The bike struck the truck’s front tire and Reed was ejected, hitting the truck before being thrown from the impact. New York State Trooper Jamieson Tefft reported that the truck and motorcycle were engulfed in flames by the time emergency crews arrived at the scene.
Reed, Sherburne-Earlville’s high school principal, was transported to Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City by ambulance because the emergency helicopter was not readily available. He remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit today.
Tefft said Cooper was ticketed for failing to yield the right of way, accused of turning north onto Rt. 12 directly in the path of Reed, failing to see the oncoming motorcycle.
“There were very few skid marks at the scene,” said Tefft. Police also said that alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the incident.
S-E Superintendent Gayle Hellert said Reed is still in intensive care, where she’s been told he’ll most likely remain for about a month. Hellert contacted staff and parents through the district’s automated messaging service over the weekend, alerting them of the incident. “He is in need of everyone’s thoughts and prayers,” said Hellert.
An hour and 24 minutes after that accident, a second took place on East River Road and Rt. 220 in Oxford as fire police directed traffic.
Jared Alger, 25, Greene, was traveling along 220 heading east when he encountered fire police directing heavy traffic at the intersection, said Sergeant Detective Richard Cobb of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department. A second vehicle operated by Kathryn Tefft, 63, South Plymouth, was traveling through the intersection and Alger failed to stop, striking the vehicle’s side.
Cobb said Tefft suffered injuries to her shoulder and was taken by ambulance to Chenango Memorial Hospital with a possible dislocation. Alger and his passenger were not injured. The vehicles had to be towed from the scene, causing the closure of East River Road and stalling the redirected traffic from the first accident for over 45 minutes, reported Cobb.
Traffic on Rt. 12 and East River Road was backed up for nearly two hours as many were on their way home from work at the time of the accidents.
Keith Reed Jr., 47, of Norwich, was traveling south on his 2005 Yamaha motorcycle along state Rt. 12 in Oxford at around 3:30 p.m. when he collided into the side of a 1994 Ford pickup operated by Randy Cooper, 43, Oxford, as he pulled into the roadway from Georgetown Road (County Rt. 4). According to police, Cooper failed to yield the right of way.
The bike struck the truck’s front tire and Reed was ejected, hitting the truck before being thrown from the impact. New York State Trooper Jamieson Tefft reported that the truck and motorcycle were engulfed in flames by the time emergency crews arrived at the scene.
Reed, Sherburne-Earlville’s high school principal, was transported to Wilson Regional Medical Center in Johnson City by ambulance because the emergency helicopter was not readily available. He remains in critical condition in the intensive care unit today.
Tefft said Cooper was ticketed for failing to yield the right of way, accused of turning north onto Rt. 12 directly in the path of Reed, failing to see the oncoming motorcycle.
“There were very few skid marks at the scene,” said Tefft. Police also said that alcohol and drugs were not a factor in the incident.
S-E Superintendent Gayle Hellert said Reed is still in intensive care, where she’s been told he’ll most likely remain for about a month. Hellert contacted staff and parents through the district’s automated messaging service over the weekend, alerting them of the incident. “He is in need of everyone’s thoughts and prayers,” said Hellert.
An hour and 24 minutes after that accident, a second took place on East River Road and Rt. 220 in Oxford as fire police directed traffic.
Jared Alger, 25, Greene, was traveling along 220 heading east when he encountered fire police directing heavy traffic at the intersection, said Sergeant Detective Richard Cobb of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Department. A second vehicle operated by Kathryn Tefft, 63, South Plymouth, was traveling through the intersection and Alger failed to stop, striking the vehicle’s side.
Cobb said Tefft suffered injuries to her shoulder and was taken by ambulance to Chenango Memorial Hospital with a possible dislocation. Alger and his passenger were not injured. The vehicles had to be towed from the scene, causing the closure of East River Road and stalling the redirected traffic from the first accident for over 45 minutes, reported Cobb.
Traffic on Rt. 12 and East River Road was backed up for nearly two hours as many were on their way home from work at the time of the accidents.
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