20-05-2025
Crash near Fort Drum claims life of Carthage man
FORT DRUM, N.Y. (WWTI) – A motor vehicle accident near Fort Drum over the weekend has claimed the life of a 54-year-old Carthage man.
Fort Drum Emergency Services were called to a single-vehicle crash around 10:50 a.m. on State Route 26 (Fort Drum Road), near the overpass by the 10th Mountain Division Museum.
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Emergency responders used the Jaws of Life to remove the sole occupant of the vehicle, Patrick Bevens Jr., and started life-saving measures.
Bevens was transported to Carthage Area Hospital by Fort Drum ambulance, where he was pronounced deceased.
State Route 26 was reduced to a single lane for around an hour due to the accident.
New York State Police responded to the scene to assist the emergency services.
There was no word on how the crash occurred.
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