State Police in Horseheads are investigating a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred on September 9, 2024. At approximately 4:26 p.m., troopers responded to an accident on Backer Road where the driver was ejected from the vehicle.
The preliminary investigation revealed that Floyd W. Werner, 76, of Pennsylvania, was driving a 2005 Toyota Tundra when it left the roadway, struck a ditch, and overturned. Werner was ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene by the medical examiner.
The Tompkins Corners Fire Department and Erway Ambulance Service assisted at the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
FingerLakes1.com is the region’s leading all-digital news publication. The company was founded in 1998 and has been keeping residents informed for more than two decades. Have a lead? Send it to news@fingerlakes1.com.