Lewis County resident deceased in wake of car v. tractor trailer accident

LAWRENCE- Authorities have announced the death of a local resident in the wake of a car v. tractor trailer collision in the North Country.

It happened last Thursday afternoon at the intersection of County Route 55 and 54 in the town of Lawrence, St. Lawrence County.

According to State Police investigators, Jerry B. Flanders, of Copenhagen, NY, was driving eastbound on County Route 54 in a 2018 Chevy Equinox.

It’s reported that Flanders failed to yield the right of way, resulting in a collision with an oncoming tractor trailer, traveling southbound on County Route 55, operated by John S. Sharpe, 43, of Norfolk, NY.

After the vehicles collided, the tractor trailer struck a utility pole, and both vehicles came to a stop in a field on the east shoulder of County Route 55.

Flanders was pronounced deceased on scene. Sharpe was not injured.

The investigation is ongoing.

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