ADDISON, N.Y. (WETM) — State Police reported that an Elmira woman has died after a fatal multi-vehicle accident in Steuben County Wednesday afternoon.
The three-vehicle crash happened at approximately 2:59 p.m. on July 6, 2022, on State Route 417 in the Town of Addison, according to New York State Police.
Susan Elston, 51, died after the accident on SR 417 near Beeman Hollow Road when Elston’s car and another collided. According to State Investigators, Stueben and Chemung County 911 received several calls that Elston was driving erratically on SR 417 and I-86 before the accident.
Police said that Elston was traveling westbound when she moved across the center lane and struck an eastbound vehicle. The third car involved was a parked car with no one inside, according to NYSP.
Police said that the operator of the eastbound vehicle from Corning was not injured. State Police were assisted by NYS DOT, the Addison Fire Department, and AMR Ambulance.