DRYDEN, NY. (THECOUNT) — Chase Nash, 24, of Dryden, was killed Thursday evening when his pickup truck left the roadway, struck a tree and caught fire in Tompkins County, New York. Nash was trapped inside the burning vehicle, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office.
The single-vehicle crash occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Nov. 5 near the 100 block of Hurd Road near the town of Dryden, in the Ithaca metropolitan area of central New York.
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A preliminary investigation determined that the pickup truck drifted off the roadway before striking a tree. The vehicle caught fire with Nash trapped inside.
Authorities said the driver sustained fatal injuries. His death was determined after firefighters extinguished the blaze.
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office said no other vehicles were involved in the crash. The investigation remains ongoing, and officials have not released additional details about what caused the pickup to leave the roadway.
Dryden is located in Tompkins County, northeast of Ithaca in New York’s Finger Lakes region. The reported crash site was near the 100 block of Hurd Road.
Google Maps: Dryden (approximate crash area)
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