Town of Clay, New York – The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate an accident involving a vehicle that struck a pedestrian on Oswego Road near Long Branch Road in the Town of Clay.
Yesterday evening at approximately 5:18 P.M., Sheriff’s Deputies along with rescue personnel from the Moyers Corners Fire Department and NOVA Ambulance responded to the 7300 block of Oswego Road for a reported accident involving an SUV that struck a pedestrian. When Deputies arrived on scene, they discovered an unconscious adult male in the road with severe injuries. The victim, later identified as 56-year-old Sean Gleason of Liverpool, was transported to Upstate University Hospital where he died a short time later. Deputies investigating the accident report that Gleason appeared to have been attempting to cross the road when he was struck in the left northbound lane by a 2005 Buick Ranier Ford that was being operated by a William Orton (64) of Fulton. Orton was not injured in the accident.
Oswego Road between Long Branch Road and Old Cove Road was closed for several hours in both directions while members of the Sheriff’s Accident Investigation Team processed the scene. The investigation is ongoing.
