A Herkimer man is dead after a fatal motorcycle crash in the town of Kirkland, according to the New York State Police.
At around 11:38 a.m., on July 10, troopers received a call for a fatal crash involving a motorcycle and a pickup truck on Route 5 in the town of Kirkland in Oneida County.
State police said a preliminary investigation showed a 2024 Chevrolet Colorado, driven by Ronald Jubis, 78, of Marcy, was making an eastbound left turn from French Road onto Route 5. And at the same time, a 2006 Suzuki GSX-R motorcycle, driven by David Humphrey II, 34, of Herkimer, was traveling westbound on Route 5 and struck the rear driver’s side door of the truck.
Humphrey was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.
Jubis was transported to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The New York State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to assist with the investigation, which remains ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Herkimer man dead after motorcycle crash in Kirkland
Reporting by Casey Pritchard, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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