James P. McPartlon

Sheriff: Driver in fatal Duanesburg ambulance crash fell asleep

  “The May 24 ambulance crash on Western Turnpike that killed a patient who was being transported home from the hospital occurred because the driver fell asleep, Schenectady County Sheriff Dominic Dagostino said late Friday. Mohawk Ambulance driver Cody Bryans, 21, was behind the wheel when the crash happened, Dagostino said. Bryans and an emergency … [Read more…]

Police: Ambulance driver fell asleep ahead of fatal Duanesburg crash

  “The Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office released the cause of a fatal crash that involved a Mohawk ambulance. The ambulance was transporting 64-year-old Chris Aernecke, of Sloansville, on Route 20 in Duanesburg when the vehicle veered off the road and hit a tree. Aernecke died as a result of massive internal injuries sustained in the … [Read more…]