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UPDATE: State Police investigate fatal motorcycle crash in Schroe...

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Added to The State & Nation: October 13, 2026

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New York State Police identified the motorcyclist killed in an October 9 crash in Schroeppel as Hunter J. Hennessey, 22, of Baldwinsville. According to the preliminary investigation, Hennessey was traveling south on County Route 57 and attempting to pass a tractor-trailer near Bankrupt Road when his motorcycle collided with a pickup crossing the road; the motorcycle then caught fire, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the investigation remains open, so the release's account is preliminary.

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