
Henderson man dies after crash involving tractor-trailer in Ellisburg
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said a 36-year-old Henderson man died after his vehicle collided with a tractor-trailer at County Route 79 and Mixer Road in Ellisburg.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said James A. Sturges, 36, of Henderson, died after his 2018 Chevrolet Trax collided with a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon at the intersection of County Route 79 and Mixer Road in Ellisburg.
Sturges was removed from the vehicle and taken by ambulance to Samaritan Medical Center, where he died, the sheriff's office said.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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