Brookfield, N.Y. - State Police investigating a fatal crash in Madison County:
Monday night, around 6, Troopers responded to State Route 8 in the town of Brookfield. They discovered that 29 year old Abner Padilla, from Utica, was driving when he slammed into a Flatbed tow truck, with a vehicle on it, partially parked in the roadway with its emergency lights on.
The collision threw an 11-year-old backseat passenger, Nelson Padilla of Pennsylvania from the vehicle. The child was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 9-year-old backseat passenger and the driver were not injured.
Troopers say the driver was unlicensed but there were no signs of impairment. Investigation continues.