A Silver Springs woman is facing charges stemming from a fatal accident in October of 2017. Karen A. Budlong, 48, of Silver Springs was charged with Criminally Negligent Homicide, an E Felony, following an investigation by the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office, into a fatal utility vehicle accident (UTV) in the Town of Gainesville in October 2017. It is believed that alcohol was a factor in the accident that killed Jesse M. Caudill, 36, from the Town of Wethersfield. Caudill was a passenger in the Utility Vehicle operated by Budlong at the time of the crash. Budlong has a return court date in the Town of Gainesville on April 9th.
ORIGINAL - October 21, 2017
The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Rescue, and
Medic 80 investigated a fatal accident in the Town of Gainesville involving a
Utility Vehicle.
Jesse M. Caudill, 36, from the Town of Wethersfield was
killed in a Utility Vehicle (UTV) accident.
The accident occurred Saturday night in the Town of Gainesville. Caudill, a passenger in the UTV and two other
subjects were traveling east on an abandoned railroad bed when the operator of
the vehicle lost control and drove over an embankment. Caudill was ejected from the vehicle and died
as a result of his injuries.
