Police identify victim killed on Skinner road in Westmoreland
The Oneida County Sheriff s Office has identified the victim of the fatal accident on Skinner Road in Westmoreland.
Posted: Jan 2, 2021 12:49 PM
Updated: Jan 2, 2021 11:21 PM
Posted By: Brent Kearney
WESTMORELAND, N.Y. - The Oneida County Sheriff s Office has identified the victim of the fatal accident on Skinner Road in Westmoreland.
Police say 16-year-old Damien D. Williams of Oneida was walking in the middle of the road when he was hit by a driver heading southeast between Tudman and Moore roads around 6 a.m Wednesday morning.
Oneida County Sheriff Robert Maciol said the driver, Tamara Danyew, of Vernon, was not able to see Williams walking because there are no streetlights in the area, and he was wearing all black. Danyew tried to brake when she saw Williams but was unable to stop in time, according to Maciol.
Oneida teen identified as victim of Westmoreland car-pedestrian crash
Staff reports
A 16-year-old male from Oneida was identified as the pedestrian killed after being struck by a vehicle the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, on Skinner Road in Westmoreland, according to the Oneida County Sheriff s Office.
Damien D. Williams was walking in the middle of the lane with his back to traffic when he was struck by Tamara Danyew of Vernon, who was driving to work around 6 a.m. on Skinner Road, between Moore and Tudman roads, deputies previously reported. Williams was dressed in all black and Danyew only saw him at the last second. While she tried to stop, she was unable to avoid him, deputies said.
Oneida County Sheriff s Office trying to identify victim in fatal Westmoreland accident
The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a man who died after he was hit by a car on Skinner Road in Westmoreland Wednesday morning.
Posted: Dec 30, 2020 11:34 AM
Updated: Dec 30, 2020 12:26 PM
Posted By: WKTV
WESTMORELAND, N.Y. – The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office is trying to identify a man who died after he was hit by a car on Skinner Road in Westmoreland Wednesday morning.
According to Sheriff Robert Maciol, the man was walking in the middle of the road when he was hit by a driver heading southeast between Tudman and Moore roads around 6 a.m.