HECTOR, N.Y (WETM) — One teenager is dead and another was injured after a single car crash that occurred on Monday morning in the Town of Hector, as stated in a release from the Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office.

Marcus Knight, 17, of Trumansburg, was declared dead at the scene of the crash that occurred on Monday, Sept. 29, around 11:46 a.m., the release said. Deputies said Knight was a passenger in the car.

The driver, 18-year-old Michael Blake, of Ithaca, was injured as a result of the crash and taken to Upstate Medical via helicopter for treatment, the release said.

On Monday, deputies were called to the report of a crash that happened on County Road 1 (Searsburg Road) in the town of Hector, the release explained. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies found a car that failed to make a

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