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VERONA, NY (WSYR-TV) – State Police are investigating the exact cause of a crash on the bridge over the Erie Canal in Verona on Sunday. A Verona woman was killed in the accident and a man died the following day as a result of injuries he sustained.
According to investigators, Ellie Dombrowski, 59, was driving an older model convertible sports car northbound on Stoney Creek Road with a passenger, H. Carlton Reames, 68.
At about 2:30 p.m., police say Dombrowski was somehow distracted and drove toward the bridge over the canal.
The bridge has been closed to traffic since November.
There is a metal beam about three feet high stretching across the both the north and south ends of the bridge. The beams are welded to the rails on the bridge and other barricades are nearby as a sign that no traffic is allowed.
The car went under the southern beam, skidded along the guardrail, across the bridge and went under the northern beam until it came to a stop about 50 feet away.
The impact of the crash caused severe damage to the windshield. The top of the convertible was down.
The Dombrowski died in the crash. Reames, who was the passenger, was taken to Upstate Hospital in Syracuse. Reames was initially listed in critical condition, but he eventually succumbed to his wounds.
Witnesses heard the sound of metal scraping at about 2:30 p.m. but they thought it was a boat on the canal squeezing under the bridge.
The scene of the accident was discovered by a young boy who was walking in the area at about 4:15 p.m. When he saw the crash scene, he went to get his parents. The age of the boy is not known.
State Police are investigating.
2 dead after Verona car crash.
