Rome woman killed in head-on collision, 2 others hospitalized, troopers say

Oneida County Fatal crash

A woman was killed in a head-on collision in Oneida County on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (Courtesy of the New York State Police Department)

Verona, N.Y. — A 79-year-old woman was killed Thursday after a head-on collision in Oneida County, troopers said.

The two-vehicle accident was reported at about 12:40 p.m. on State Route 46 in the town of Verona, State police spokesman Trooper Jack Keller said in a news release.

Judith E. Webb, of Rome, was driving a 2008 Ford Fusion south on Route 46 when a 2008 Honda Pilot crossed into her lane and hit her head on, Keller said.

The Honda was being driven by Cory D. Delahunt, 36, of Rome, Keller said.

Webb was pronounced dead at the scene, Keller said. Her passenger, a 74-year-old woman, was airlifted to Upstate University Hospital and is listed in stable condition, Keller said.

Delahunt was taken by ambulance to St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center in Utica with non-life-threatening injuries, Keller said.

Police are still investigating the cause of the crash.

The Oneida County Sheriff’s Office, New London Fire Department and AM Care Ambulance assisted troopers at the scene.

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