All of the occupants in one of two vehicles involved in a fatal crash early Sunday morning in Schuyler County — including the passenger who was killed — were from out of state.
New York State Police on Tuesday, July 7 released the names of people involved in the Town of Cayuta crash after notifying next of kin.
State police identified the person who was killed as Prasanna Atlur, 31, of New Jersey. Atlur was seated in the rear of the vehicle at the time of the crash and was later pronounced dead at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre.
The crash occurred shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of state routes 224 and 13 in the Alpine Junction area, state police said.
The preliminary investigation determined a 2023 Tesla, operated by 25-year-old Madhu Mala, of New Jersey, was traveling north on state Route 224 when it failed to stop for a red light and entered the intersection.
The Tesla was struck by a 2023 Dodge Charger driven by Bryan J. Woodworth, 52, of Elmira, who was eastbound on Route 13 with a green traffic signal, troopers said.
Mala was initially taken to Guthrie Corning Hospital and was later transferred to Robert Packer Hospital and is in stable condition. A passenger was listed as stable and the other passenger wasn’t on the patient list.
Woodworth was taken to Arnot Ogden Medical Center in Elmira with non-life-threatening injuries after the collision. He was treated and later released.
The investigation into the crash is continuing. The State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and Forensic Identification Unit responded to assist with the investigation.
This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Victims in fatal Schuyler County crash were from New Jersey, police say
Reporting by Jeff Murray, Elmira Star-Gazette / Elmira Star-Gazette
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