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North Country man killed Sunday in horse-and-buggy crash; horse euthanized at scene
Updated Feb 22, 2021;
Gouverneur, NY A 23-year-old man was killed early Sunday when his horse and buggy were struck by a SUV in the town of Gouverneur, state police said.
Levi L. Swartzentruber Jr., of Antwerp, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 5:15 a.m. crash on Route 11, near the intersection with Bristol Road, troopers said.
Swartzentruber was riding in an Amish buggy with Mose L. Swartzentruber, 20, at the time of the crash.
Their buggy was struck by a Ford Expedition driven by James R. Shuster Jr., 36, of Brushton, troopers said.
GOUVERNEUR â State police have identified the occupants of the horse-drawn Amish buggy involved in a fatal crash Sunday morning.
Levi L. Swartzentruber Jr., 23, and Mose L. Swartzentruber, 20, both of Antwerp, were traveling in the buggy near Bristol Road on Route 11, when their buggy was struck by a 2002 Ford Expedition operated by James R. Shuster Jr., 36, of Brushton, according to state police.
St. Lawrence County Coroner Kevin Crosby pronounced Levi Swartzentruber dead at the scene. Mose Swartzentruber was taken to Gouverneur Hospital for leg and shoulder pain, and the horse was severely injured. No other injuries were reported.
St. Lawrence County sheriff s deputies assisted on scene and the crash remains under investigation.
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