Police: Speeding to blame after Benton crash

   July 27, 2021 @ 1:59 PM 

Police say a Penn Yan man was speeding when he lost control of his vehicle while rounding a curve in the town of Benton, resulting in a crash.

Joshua Riley, 33, was traveling west on Ferguson Corners Road near Lovejoy Road when his car went off the road.


It traveled a significant distance off the road before coming to rest on its side.

He was taken to the hospital in Penn Yan and ticketed for speeding.

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