Two Accidents At Rte. 20 Intersection, One Fatality

A motorcyclist was killed in a collision at the intersection of Roue 20 and Madison Street in Waterville a day before another accident there resulted in minor injuries.

According to the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department, on Wednesday, Nov. 4 Deputies responded to a personal injury motor vehicle accident involving a passenger vehicle and a motorcycle.

The accident occurred on State Route 20 at the intersection of Madison Street at 1:10 p.m. Sheriff’s Investigators determined that Kenneth Northrop, 68, of Waterville, was driving a 2025 Mitsubishi passenger vehicle south on Madison Street and stopped at the intersection of State Route 20.

After stopping at the intersection, Northrop attempted to cross over Route 20 onto Newberry Road when he struck a 2006 Suzuki motorcycle that was being driven westerly on Route 20 by Evan Downen, 20, of Oriskany Falls.

Downen was ejected from the motorcycle. ...