Weedsport, N.Y. - One person is dead following a crash involving a tractor and vehicle in Cayuga County.
Investigators say the tractor was on the shoulder of State Route 31 in Weedsport yesterday when it was struck from behind. The impact caused the person to be thrown from the tractor and they were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle ran away but police tracked them down and took them into custody a short time later.
Police are asking anyone who may have seen what happened to call them.