OCSO: Driver in Rome motor vehicle accident reportedly fell asleep at the wheel

ROME- The driver who was injured in a motor vehicle accident Wednesday morning fell asleep at the wheel, authorities are reporting.

It happened sometime shortly before 11:00 a.m. on the Rome Taberg Road in the city of Rome, NY.

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, the driver was trapped in the wreckage after going off from the roadway.

Upon arrival, Deputies located the vehicle and sole occupant, Kelly Crosby, 40, of Remsen, NY while members from Rome Fire Department had already started efforts to extract her from the wreckage.

After being freed from the vehicle, Crosby was evaluated by members of AmCare Ambulance before being airlifted by a LifeNet helicopter to SUNY Upstate Medical Center for further treatment of injuries, which emergency personnel did not describe or specify.

On scene, Deputies determined that Crosby had fallen asleep at the wheel and veered off the roadway before striking an earth embankment and rolling over and coming to rest.

Deputies were assisted on scene by Rome Fire Department, Amcare Ambulance, LifeNet and New York State Police.

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