SCHOHARIE — State Police responded to a report of a one-car crash off Rickard Hill Road on Sept. 14 at about 12:56 a.m.
Troopers responded to the area near the intersection of Rickard Hill Road and Mossy Cliff Lane for the report of a vehicle that had crashed off the roadway.
The investigation determined a vehicle being driven by Delwin C. Shaver, 59, of Kissimmee, Fla., was traveling eastbound on Rickard Hill Road when the vehicle exited the roadway and struck a tree.
The vehicle subsequently caught fire.
Shaver was declared deceased at the scene.
Bystanders were able to remove the passenger Sybil Laraway, 50, of Kissimmee, Fla., from the vehicle.
Laraway was transported to Albany Medical Center where she later succumbed to her injuries.
The investigation is ongoing.
