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On October 28, 2024, at about 4:15 p.m., State Police in Herkimer responded to Butler Road in the town of Newport for a crash involving a motor vehicle and an Amish Buggy.
A preliminary investigation revealed that a 2017 Jeep Renegade operated by Andrew Bienkowski, age 36, from Newport, NY was traveling east on Butler Road in the town of Newport when it struck the rear portion of the Amish Buggy traveling in the same direction.
As a result of the collision, both occupants of the Amish buggy, Rebecca Swartzentruber, age 31, from Newport, and one-year-old Mattie Swartzentruber were ejected.
Rebecca Swartzentruber was pronounced deceased at the scene. Mattie Swartzentruber was transported to Wynn Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The operator of the vehicle, Bienkowski was not injured in the crash.
State Police were assisted on the scene by the Newport Fire Department, Schuyler Volunteer Fire Company, and Kuyahoora Valley Ambulance.
The investigation is continuing.
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