The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene
by the New York State Police Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Unit, New York
State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit, Waverly-Barton Fire Department,
Nichols Fire Department, Greater Valley EMS, and the New York State Department
of Transportation.
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Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Child dies, others critically injured in davastating crash on Route 17 in Tioga County
On Sunday October 20, 2019 at approximately 6:43 p.m., the
Tioga County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a serious motor vehicle
accident involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle on State Route 17
eastbound, approximately 2.5 miles east of exit 61. The initial investigation
revealed that the passenger vehicle, a 2017 Mitsubishi Mirage hatchback, was
traveling eastbound when it struck a deer and began to decelerate. The
passenger vehicle was being operated by 38-year-old Darlene L. Allen of Sayre,
Pennsylvania and was also occupied by 7-year-old Zachary D. Allen of Owego, New
York, 11-year-old Trinity G. Allen of Owego, New York, and 5-year-old Nathan G.
Slater of Sayre, Pennsylvania, all of whom were wearing the appropriate vehicle
safety restraint systems. The tractor-trailer, which was being operated by
66-year-old Volodymyr Frolyak of Ontario, Canada, was also traveling eastbound
and struck the passenger vehicle in the rear after unsuccessfully attempting to
stop. Zachary D. Allen died shortly after the collision. Trinity G. Allen was
initially transported to Robert Packer Hospital and thereafter flown to Upstate
Medical Center in Syracuse, New York where she is currently reported to be in
critical condition. Nathan G. Slater was transported to Robert Packer Hospital
and released. Darlene L. Allen was transported to Robert Packer Hospital and is
currently reported to be in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing
and anyone with any information about this incident or who may have witnessed
the crash is asked to contact the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Criminal
Investigations Division at 607-687-1010.