At around 3:00 AM the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office reports that on 10/02/2021 Sheriff’s Deputies along with several fire agencies responded to the area of 8913 state route 96 in the Town of Covert for a serious one car motor vehicle accident. Upon further investigation it was discovered the driver, Tacara Ortiz age 22 of 162 Ludlowville road Lansing, New York was traveling north bound on state route 96 when her vehicle left the roadway and made impact with a culvert, this resulted in the vehicle becoming airborne and to roll on its side where it came to rest in a nearby ditch. Fire crews from Interlaken, Lodi, Ovid, and Trumansburg along with members from Trumansburg ambulance used stabilization and extraction equipment to safely remove the driver. Tacara Ortiz was transported to Cayuga Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries. The Seneca County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the cause of the accident.
Seneca County
Sheriff
New York