OXFORD — New York State Police at Norwich were dispatched by the Chenango County 911 Center to State Route 12 in Oxford for a report of a vehicle on fire at approximately 1:21 a.m. on March 1.
When Troopers arrived on scene, members of the Oxford Fire Department were extinguishing the fire and discovered the driver of the vehicle was deceased.
An investigation at the scene determined that while northbound on State Route 12, a Nissan Pathfinder went off the roadway, struck a guiderail, then hit a tree and caught on fire.
The driver and only occupant is identified as Christopher O. Ojuro, age 25, of New Hartford.
