Dylan Blair, 18, killed and 4 people injured in head-on crash on State Route 3 in Hannibal, New York

State Police in Fulton are investigating a fatal crash that occurred shortly before 5:00 Tuesday afternoon on State Route 3 in the Town of Hannibal, Oswego County. The investigation has revealed a car, operated by Dylan Blair, 18, from Fulton, NY along with 3 other passengers, were westbound on State Route 3 when he came upon a vehicle slowing down to assist a disabled vehicle who was off the roadway and parked along the shoulder. Witnesses state the Blair vehicle attempted to pass the slowed vehicles and crossed over into the oncoming lane and struck an oncoming SUV, operated by Cheryl Murnane, 47, from Martville, NY head-on. Murnane was transported to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse for non-life threatening injuries. Dylan Blair was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three teenage passengers sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

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