A late-night snowmobile romp by a gaggle of buddies resulted in tragedy in a pile up on a frozen upstate lake over the weekend, killing a 22-year-old Genesee County man, state police stated.
Spencer Schmidt of Batavia was out driving with 4 buddies every on their very own snowmobiles shortly earlier than 3 a.m. Sunday when the group slammed into one other, deserted snowmobile on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County, troopers stated in a launch.
Three of his buddies — Cole Phelps, Carl Stephens and Joshua Boyle, all 26 — have been injured within the crash and handled on the scene, however Schmidt was pronounced lifeless on the lake, police stated.
Just one member of the group, 26-year-old Zachary Dusky, prevented crashing.
In keeping with state police, the deserted snowmobile was registered to a 37-year-old man recognized as Eric Butler, who was compelled to desert the craft after it grew to become disabled earlier.
Police stated not one of the riders concerned have been underneath the affect of medication or alcohol on the time.
“Right now, there isn’t a indication of criminality, and the incident seems to be a tragic accident.”
The snowmobiles have been taken to State Police in Carthage for additional examination by the State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit and Forensic Investigation Unit, syracuse.com reported.
No prices have been filed and an investigation is underway.
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