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Jennifer Chauvin, 33, killed and her 3- and 6-year-old sons injured after their car is struck by New York State Trooper Joshua Lenkins in Keeseville

Modified Date: 
Fri, 10/31/2014 - 7:17pm
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Mother killed in crash involving state trooper

Lenkins, a 10-year state police veteran, was taken to CVPH and released. 

Peru community grieves over fatal crash involving a mother and state trooper

State Police say Trooper Joshua Jenkins failed to yield at a stop sign in Ausable, New York. Autopsy results say Chauvin died from a broken neck.
New York State Police trooper Joshua Lenkins was on routine patrol on Telegraph Road in Keeseville at approximately 7:15 am when he allegedly struck a vehicle driven by Jennifer Chauvin of Peru. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her two sons, ages three and six, were in the car when the accident occurred, and they are being treated at CVPH for non-life threatening injuries. New York State Police and the Clinton Country District Attorney's Office are investigating the accident.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Joshua Lenkins
Jennifer Chauvin
Roadway: 
Telegraph Road
City: 
Keeseville, NY
County: 
Essex County, NY
Area: 
Burlington, VT-Plattsburgh, NY

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