Press Release
On April 19, 2025, at approximately 11:24 a.m., New York
State Police from SP Painted Post responded to a report of a motor vehicle
accident involving an electric motorbike and a pickup truck with a trailer on
Victory Highway in the town of Erwin, Steuben County.
The preliminary investigation revealed that the operator of
an electric motorbike, a 19-year-old male, entered the roadway from an address
on Victory Highway, Painted Post, NY, and failed to yield the right of way to a
2019 Dodge pickup truck hauling a trailer, operated by Christopher E. Tyler,
age 31, of Painted Post, NY, which was traveling eastbound on Victory Highway.
As a result, the E-Bike collided with the 2019 Dodge pickup
and its trailer. The 19-year-old sustained life-threatening injuries and was
airlifted to Guthrie Corning Hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Tyler did not sustain any injuries.
The investigation remains ongoing.
