A SUNY Cobleskill student died after a two-vehicle head-on accident on Route 10 in Sharon Springs last Wednesday morning.
Two other people were injured in the accident which occurred at 9:17am in the north end of the Village of Sharon Springs, according to the Schoharie County Sheriff's Office.
SUNY Cobleskill student Nicholas Failla died in the accident, announced college officials.
Mr. Failla, of Wilson, was a bachelor of technology student in his senior year of study, college officials said.
Mr. Failla was driving south on Route 10 in a 2008 Dodge Dakota and was entering Sharon Springs when his vehicle crossed the center line striking a northbound 2008 Ford F-250 driven by Larry C. Mondore, 50, of Deansboro.
Mr. Failla was pronounced dead at the scene by Schoharie County Coroner Donna McGovern.
Mr. Failla was the sole occupant of one of the vehicles, police said. Mr. Mondore and his passenger, Paul Randall Jr., 30, of Richfield Springs, were transported to Bassett Hospital in Cooperstown. Both were treated for their injuries and released, according to police.
Mr. Failla was transported to Albany Medical Center where an autopsy was scheduled for November 20.
The State Police and the State Police Accident Reconstruction unit were assisting with the investigation, according to police. Personnel from the SUNY Cobleskill Police Department, Sharon Springs Fire and EMS, Cobleskill EMS and Schoharie County Paramedics assisted at the scene.
The road was closed until about 4pm while the investigation was being conducted.
"SUNY Cobleskill extends its deepest sympathy to the Failla family, friends, and the entire SUNY Cobleskill campus community in this time of loss," college officials stated in a release.
Wellness Center counselors began meeting with those directly affected by the loss and anyone seeking additional support should access campus resources, college officials added.