Snowmobile accident claims life of Smithville man
McDONOUGH – The Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the cause of a snowmobile accident that took the life of a Smithville man early Wednesday morning.
Sheriff’s Lt. Richard Cobb said 48-year-old Ross Scribner Jr. was killed between 1 and 4 a.m. Wednesday after the Polaris snowmobile he was riding along Creek Road in the Town of McDonough left the side of the road and went down a steep embankment.
Cobb said the snowmobile tilted slightly before striking a tree, causing Mr. Scribner to absorb much of the force of the accident and knocking him off the vehicle. The snowmobile continued another 25 yards down the 45-degree incline without its driver before coming to rest.
Cobb said Mr. Scribner appears to have died instantly from massive head trauma.
McDonough Fire Chief Mike Beckwith said the body was discovered early this morning at around 3:45 after a passing Town of McDonough plow operator noticed the snowmobile tracks disappearing into the wooded area.
“The driver took another pass by and stopped and looked around for the snowmobile and found the victim,” Beckwith said.
The Smithville Fire Department also responded to the scene and crews closed Creek Road for about three hours while they removed the body and debris.
Sheriff’s Lt. Richard Cobb said 48-year-old Ross Scribner Jr. was killed between 1 and 4 a.m. Wednesday after the Polaris snowmobile he was riding along Creek Road in the Town of McDonough left the side of the road and went down a steep embankment.
Cobb said the snowmobile tilted slightly before striking a tree, causing Mr. Scribner to absorb much of the force of the accident and knocking him off the vehicle. The snowmobile continued another 25 yards down the 45-degree incline without its driver before coming to rest.
Cobb said Mr. Scribner appears to have died instantly from massive head trauma.
McDonough Fire Chief Mike Beckwith said the body was discovered early this morning at around 3:45 after a passing Town of McDonough plow operator noticed the snowmobile tracks disappearing into the wooded area.
“The driver took another pass by and stopped and looked around for the snowmobile and found the victim,” Beckwith said.
The Smithville Fire Department also responded to the scene and crews closed Creek Road for about three hours while they removed the body and debris.
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