Jon Gearhart, 44, fatally struck by vehicle while attempting to remove dead deer from State Route 14 near Horseheads, New York

Modified Date: 
Mon, 11/14/2022 - 11:10am
Accident Date: 
Friday, November 11, 2022

Man removing deer from the road is killed in a hit-and-run, New York police say

Jon Gearhart, 44, was driving Nov. 11 on a state Route 14 in Horseheads, a village near the New York-Pennsylvania border, when he pulled over to move a deer carcass from the road, New York State Police said in a Nov. 12 press release.

People Involved: 
Jon Gearhart
Roadway: 
State Route 14
Area: 
Elmira, NY