Tompkins Sheriff – Pickup That Crashed into House Was Traveling at High Speed

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office has released information to the cause of a crash which involved a pickup truck smashing into a house on the 300 block of Mineah Road in the Town of Dryden around 4:30 in the morning on November 16th. 

The Sheriff’s Office says when officers arrived on scene to the crash, they found a 2015 Ford F-350 had crashed into the side of the residence causing significant damage to the kitchen area of the house. No one who was inside the house at the time was injured. Dryden Fire assumed control of the scene upon their arrival with the operator of the pickup truck transported to a regional trauma center. Their condition is unknown at this time and their identity has not been released.

An investigation into the cause of the crash found the Ford F-350 was traveling eastbound on Mount Pleasant Road at a high speed when the driver failed to negotiate the intersection with Mineah Road which caused it to leave the roadway and crash into the residence.

The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office says at this time, there is no criminal element to the crash and the operator will be issued Traffic Tickets for traffic violations when the investigation is completed.