Watertown man involved in fiery crash dies A Watertown man pulled from a fiery car crash near Deferiet on December 12 has died. (Source: WWNY) By 7 News Staff | December 29, 2020 at 3:26 PM EST - Updated December 29 at 5:37 PM SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WWNY) - A Watertown man pulled from a fiery car crash near Deferiet on December 12 has died. According to his fiancée, Brittany Weaver, 25 year old Michael Thibeault passed away Monday night in a Syracuse hospital. She said family members have been notified. He was airlifted there after a crash on State Route 3A in the town of Wilna. Police said Thibeault was driving at a high rate of speed when his vehicle left the road, struck a tree, overturned, and caught fire.