One Transported to Upstate After Crash on I81 in Cortland

Around 8pm Monday, March 24th, New York State Police responded to I81 near Exit 53 (Old Exit 11) located within the City of Cortland for a single-vehicle crash. Cortland Fire and TLC Ambulance also responded to the scene.

One person, a 51 year old man from Marathon, was taken to Upstate University Hospital. State Police say he sustained non-life-threatening injuries. An investigation into the cause of the crash found the mans vehicle, a Dodge Ram Pick-up, was traveling southbound near mile-marker 52.8 when he went off the highway and into the median where he then struck an embankment located above Route 13 (Clinton Ave.).