On March 8th a two-car fatal accident occurred on State Route 21 near Isaman Road in the town of Wayland prompted a response from state police and numerous other agencies.
At approximately 11:27 a.m., first responders were called to the scene of the accident, which involved a Fedex delivery van and a passenger car. According to the investigation, Kalie M. Moses, 27, from Wayland, and her 5-year-old son were traveling northbound on State Route 21 when she drifted off the east shoulder of the road. In an attempt to correct the vehicle’s direction, Moses overcorrected, causing her car to slide sideways across the north and southbound lanes before colliding with the driver side of the Fedex van.
Tragically, Moses was pronounced dead at the scene by the Steuben County Coroner. Her 5-year-old son and the operator of the Fedex van were taken to Strong Memorial Hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries.
State Police were aided at the scene by the Wayland Village Police Department, Perkinsville Fire Department, Cohocton Fire Department, Cohocton Ambulance, Springway Ambulance, Livingston County ALS, and New York State DOT.
The accident resulted in the temporary closure of State Route 21 while emergency services worked to clear the scene. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.
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