An Oswego man was killed in a motorcycle crash Friday in the village, officials said.
Austin Komar, 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash near Route 34 and Boulder Hill Pass in Oswego despite lifesaving measures performed by police officers and paramedics, Oswego police said in a press release Saturday.
Oswego police responded to the scene at around 8 p.m. A preliminary investigation determined the motorcycle driver was traveling westbound on Route 34 at a high rate of speed when the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a utility pole, according to the release.
No one else was injured or involved in the crash, police said.
The Oswego Police Department’s Reconstruction Unit responded to the scene to conduct a reconstruction of the crash, the release stated. Route 34 was closed to traffic between Boulder Hill Pass and Wolf’s Crossing Road for about five hours following the crash, police said.
Linda Girardi is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News.