A 59-year-old Utica man was killed Sept. 30 in an automobile crash in Newport, according to New York State Police.
New York State Police responded just after 9:15 p.m. to a 2-car crash with injuries involved on Butler Road in Newport, Herkimer County.
A preliminary investigation determined that Jordan F. Doxtader, 32, from Newport, was driving a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado eastbound on Butler Road when he lost control of his vehicle around a sharp curve. Doxtader’s vehicle crossed into the westbound land and collided head-on with a 2024 Ford Transit Connect being driven by Rodney K. Dodge.
Dodge was pronounced dead at the scene, troopers said.
One passenger in the Ford, Dale R. Dodge, 27, also of Utica, was transported to Wynn Hospital in downtown Utica for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
Doxtader, who was alone in his vehicle, was airlifted by Mercy Flight Helicopter to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, but his injuries were determined not to be life-threatening, troopers said.
New York State Police were assisted at the scene of the accident by the Newport Fire Department, Mercy Flight, and Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance.
The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.
This article originally appeared on Observer-Dispatch: Utica man killed in Newport crash
Reporting by Cara Dolan Berry, Utica Observer Dispatch / Observer-Dispatch
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