NEW: Sheriff’s Office investigates fatal motor vehicle accident in Turin

TURIN- The driver who crashed into some parked machinery along the roadway Monday afternoon in Lewis County has died, emergency responders have confirmed.

The accident happened shortly after 1:00 p.m. in the town of Turin, the Sheriff’s Office reported.

Investigators say that David J. Kantor, 49, of West Turin, NY was driving a 1988 Ford dump truck in an easterly direction on the Lyman Road. According to police, this is when Kantor failed to negotiate a right curve, resulting in a collision with a parked trailer and excavator.

Specifically, deputies clarified that the crash itself occurred on the Gomer Hill Road.

A landing zone was established nearby for a medical helicopter and Kantor was flown to SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse.

However, authorities say that Kantor tragically succumbed to his injuries. State Police and their Collision Reconstruction Unit/Commercial Vehicle Unit assisted.

Members from Turin Fire Department, Lyons Falls Ambulance, Town of Turin Highway and Groff’s Towing all assisted.

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